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Carl Nichols Joins WilmerHale

Carl Nichols, a former senior litigator for the Department of Justice has joined WilmerHale as a partner. Nichols worked in…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! It's Thursday, December 17, and here's your snapshot of yesterday's news... John Schulman, top counsel for Warner…

Five of Nine New Partners at WilmerHale are Women

WilmerHale announced its new partnership class this week. Nine associates have been promoted to partner and of those, five are…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! It's Wednesday, December 16, and here's a quick look at yesterday's news... Sonnenschein lays off some staff…

WilmerHale Ditches Lockstep

WilmerHale is abandoning lockstep compensation and adopting a merit based three tiered system that should look familiar to anyone that's…

Staff Layoffs at WilmerHale

WilmerHale laid off 57 staff members across 4 offices today, with the biggest cuts coming in Washington DC and Boston.…

WilmerHale Trying to Stifle Leaks

The legal blog Above the Law is reporting that associates at WilmerHale have been warned not to talk to them.…

The Week in Law Firm Layoffs

This week in law firm layoffs: Husch Blackwell: 10 lawyers WilmerHale: undisclosed K&L Gates: 5 staff Ferrell Law: undisclosed Eckert…

Rumor: WilmerHale Cutting Up to 15% of Associates Firmwide

In June, we reported that WilmerHale informed an undisclosed number of associates and counsel that they will lose their jobs…

McCain Campaign Counsel Returns to WilmerHale

Todd R. Steggerda, former chief counsel to the John McCain 2008 presidential campaign, is returning to WilmerHale as a partner…

Obama Makes Key DOJ Appointments [UPDATE]

President-elect Barack Obama announced the nominations of four well-known lawyers to key posts in the Justice Department, including deputy attorney…

Anti-virus Firm Doesn’t Want to Pay WilmerHale for “Luxury Hotel Rooms, Limousines and Bar Tabs”

In more overbilling news, Wilmer Pickering Hale & Dorr has lost a bid to toss out a fraud claim in…