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Herbert Smith Poaches From Linklaters for Madrid Office

Herbert Smith will launch a new office in Madrid, Spain with a group from Linklaters . Alvaro Sáinz, Miguel Riaño…

Cohen Jayson & Foster Lawyers Start New Firm

Name partner Chris P. Jayson, and three other lawyers from Tampa Bay, Florida's Cohen Jayson & Foster, have left the…

Judge: Defunct Firm Can Sue Lowenstein Sandler Over Defections

Essex County, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Donald Goldman has ruled that defunct law firm Ravin Sarasohn may sue Lowenstein…

Skadden Partners Jump Ship, Found New Firm

Two partners from Skadden's Washington, DC office, Andrew Sandler and Benjamin Klubes, are leaving the firm to form their own…

Court: Firm Can Sue Departing Partners

A California appeals court ruling from 1984 that a firm can sue a departing partner for profits lost from open…

Haynes and Boone Lays Off Three at NYC Office

Dallas' Haynes and Boone yesterday laid off one associate, one of counsel and one staff in their New York City…

SEC Still Hunting to Fill Legal Positions

US Securities and Exchange Chairman Mary Schapiro has named David Becker, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, as…

Did Lawyer Defections Kill Firm?

Nine years after a 14-lawyer exodus led to the demise of a prominent bankruptcy firm, the partners left behind are…

Update: 30 Morgan & Finnegan Lawyers Move to Locke Lord

Last week we reported that Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, of Dallas and Chicago, had extended offers to the bulk…

Mayer Brown Focuses on Los Angeles Office; Plans to Hire 100

Global law firm Mayer Brown is taking action to shore up its Los Angeles office, which saw the departure of…

Cadwalader Loses Partner; Fires Associates in New York, Charlotte

New York City's Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, America's oldest law firm, has lost another partner from its Manhattan office as…

Addleshaw Goddard to Lay Off 19 Partners

Addleshaw Goddard, Britain's fifteenth largest firm, is poised to lose 19 partners because of falling demand for legal services. More…