Howrey LLP
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Biglaw, Howrey LLP, Intellectual Property, Litigators, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
This Is Howrey Do It: Partner Departures and Other Updates
This week has been fairly quiet in terms of news about the troubled Howrey law firm. A post over at the Howrey Doody Time blog — with a brilliant punny title (wish I had thought of it myself) — describes the current state of affairs as “a painful holding pattern.” Well, this morning we do […] -
Antitrust, Biglaw, Dissolution, Howrey LLP, Musical Chairs
Howrey Holding Up This Weekend? Some Updates
Yesterday we passed along a rumor that Barbara Werther and some of her colleagues in government contracts were leaving Howrey. We have since received additional confirmation of this report. According to one source, Werther informed Howrey partners of her departure on Thursday, and her office was cleaned out on Friday. As we previously mentioned, a […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Howrey LLP, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: More Howrey Departures
We’re hearing rumors about a few additional departures from Howrey….
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dissolution, Howrey LLP, Law Firm Mergers, Musical Chairs
Howrey Going to Survive the Storm? Board the Winston Lifeboats, Leaders Urge
Accept your offers. It’s wise advice for 2Ls going through fall recruiting, and it’s wise advice for partners of the rapidly unraveling Howrey law firm, most of whom have offers to join Winston & Strawn. Last weekend, Winston made offers to a little over 75 percent of Howrey partners, with responses requested in 21 days. […] -
Environment / Environmental Law, Howrey LLP, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs, Venable
Non-Sequiturs: 02.02.11
* I’m doing Non-Sequiturs today, since Elie is too busy marching on City Hall. [Reuters] * A round-up of lawyer moves inside the Beltway — including another defection from Howrey (patent litigatrix Jennifer Dzwonczyk, to Venable). [Capital Comment / Washingtonian] * Speaking of Howrey, Professor Larry Ribstein, a partnership law guru, has some questions about […] -
Biglaw, Dissolution, Howrey LLP, Musical Chairs
Howrey Going to Hold On to Partners? Eleven Lawyers Leave for Morgan Lewis
The troubled law firm of Howrey has previously been compared to a ship. If the comparison is accurate, then one has to wonder whether the ship be sinking. Look at how many sailors — officers, even — are abandoning ship. The latest news: eleven Howrey lawyers have left for Morgan Lewis & Bockius, in Chicago […] -
Biglaw, Dissolution, Howrey LLP, Law Firm Mergers
Winston Reportedly Makes Offers to Over 75 Percent of Howrey Partners
In our last story on the trials and tribulations of Howrey, we expressed doubt that a full-on merger between Howrey and Winston & Strawn would take place. We suggested that Winston would probably wind up “picking up large chunks of Howrey, maybe even entire offices — just like Sonnenschein picked up 100 lawyers from Thacher […] -
Biglaw, Howrey LLP, Law Firm Mergers
Howrey Going to Make This Merger Happen?(Plus two interesting internal emails.)
Developments are flying fast and furious out of Howrey. Yesterday we passed along reports that Howrey’s merger talks with Winston & Strawn were off. Today we’re hearing that they might be back on (or that they never stopped in the first place). According to the U.K.-based Legal Week (via the ABA Journal), the talks are […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Blogging, Heller Ehrman, Howrey LLP, Law Firm Mergers, Partner Issues
Howrey Going to Get Out of This Pickle?
When we last wrote about goings-on at Howrey, the once-strong law firm that’s now experiencing troubled times, we mentioned the possibility of partner losses in the Chicago office. The firm pushed back on this, denying knowledge of any imminent defections in the Windy City. It now seems, however, that additional partner departures may be on […] -
Antitrust, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Howrey LLP, Intellectual Property, john quinn, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Howrey Going To Fix This? (Partner Defections, Office Closings -- Not Good.)
When asked for some 2011 predictions by the folks over at Hellerman Baretz, I had this to say (among other commentary): “Although business is generally picking up, some firms still haven’t managed to shake off the effects of the recession — and they are now seeing significant defections, as their partners leave for firms that […] -
Howrey LLP, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.13.10
* Bad news for Howrey: Gary Bendinger, co-chair of litigation, is leaving for Sidley Austin, along with two other litigation partners, Gregory Ballard and Kevin Burke. [Am Law Daily] * Richard Epstein and Megan McArdle on today’s judicial smackdown of Obamacare. [Instapundit] * Quipped our tipster: “Three cheers to annoying psychology undergrads getting mugged in […] -
Biglaw, Howrey LLP, Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoff Watch: Howrey Makes Cuts
It looks like layoffs are making a comeback of sorts. If you are working as legal support staff in a Biglaw firm, you need to keep your head on a swivel. Last week, we reported on cuts for staff (in terms of bonuses) at Jones Day. Today Above the Law can report on cuts of […] -
Biglaw, Chadbourne & Parke, Crowell & Moring, Ho-Love, Holland & Knight, Howrey LLP, Lovells, Patton Boggs, Rankings, Vault 100 Open Threads: 2011, Vault rankings
Fall Recruiting Open Threads: Vault 61 – 80 (2011)
With fall recruiting gearing up, and the lateral market warming up, we continue our annual series of open threads about the law firms featured in the Vault prestige rankings. These threads provide ATL readers with a forum to discuss the different firms and their various strengths and weaknesses. The end of the Vault 100 is […]
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Biglaw, Howrey LLP, Killing Lockstep
Legal Press More Fascinated By Apprenticeship Programs than Law Firms
A year ago, Howrey announced that it was slashing first-year starting salaries and radically changing its first-year program. Drinker Biddle had adopted a similar “apprenticeship” approach a few weeks before Howrey. Aside from Howrey, Drinker Biddle, and some firm in Kentucky, no other law firm has tried to sell below market salaries and intensive “training” […] -
Associate Salaries, Howrey LLP, Killing Lockstep
Will Law Firms Follow Howrey's Profit Diminishing Lead?
Last June, we reported that Howrey decided to make a big change to the law firm business model. The firm cut first year starting salaries to $100,000. In exchange, the first year program would involve a heavy emphasis on training. Associate billables would be capped at 700 hours and Howrey reduced the rates charged to […] -
Howrey LLP, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Biglaw Mummification
I’m sorry but the pyramid [structure of law firms] is not going to last as long as those in Egypt. — Robert Ruyak, managing partner and CEO of Howrey LLP -
Howrey LLP, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
What's Wrong With Howrey? Profits are Down and Partners Will Be Axed.
It’s been almost a year since a Biglaw firm dissolved, so don’t expect any more lights to be turned off because of the recession. But an article in Legal Week announces that Howrey is facing some difficult times: Howrey is set to cut up to 10% of its partnership over the coming months in the […] -
Howrey LLP, Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Howrey Layoff Update: The Final Tally?
Yesterday we reported on layoffs at Howrey. Our sources told us that 100 people were axed, but a Howrey spokesperson declined to give us firm numbers. It turns out that our sources were pretty accurate. The firm confirmed to AmLaw Daily today that it laid off 94 people: 29 associates and 65 staff, from 10 […] -
Howrey LLP, Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Howrey Can't Utilize Everybody
Update: Howrey has confirmed that 94 people were laid off. More information here. Howrey LLP has been generating a lot of news recently. Last week, the firm got hit with a $30-million racial discrimination suit by a former Brussels-based associate. But the rumor mill there was already churning with other, more depressing news here in […] -
Howrey LLP, Minority Issues, Racism
Ex-Howrey Associate Alleges Racial Discrimination, Wants $30 Million -- Mule Soon to Follow
The Great Recession just wouldn’t be as fun without the occasional employment discrimination lawsuit. The Blog of the Legal Times reports that Howrey is getting slapped with a discrimination lawsuit from one of its former associates who — surprise — hasn’t been able to find employment since the firm let her go: Kamisha Menns, a […]