King & Spalding
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King & Spalding, Shira Scheindlin, Staff Attorneys / Discovery Attorneys, Technology
Judges Making More of a Case for E-Discovery Sanctions
Ed. note: Gabe Acevedo will be covering LegalTech for Above the Law this year. If you are interested in communicating with someone from ATL about LegalTech coverage, please contact Gabe at gabe@abovethelaw.com. Thanks. It seems that judges are no longer afraid to unleash the power of the gavel when it comes to e-discovery violations. There […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2009, King & Spalding
Bonus and Salary News from King & Spalding
The past few weeks have brought a fair amount of news about King & Spalding. Some of it has been good — e.g., adding talent from Orrick. And some of it has been bad — e.g., getting benchslapped (and disqualified from a case) by the Federal Circuit. This week also brought compensation news to King […] - Sponsored
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Dewey & LeBoeuf, King & Spalding, Vault 100 Open Threads: 2010
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Vault 41 - 50 (2010)
As we finish off the Vault top 50, we look at some firms went through some tough layoffs. Here’s the list: 41. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe 42. Baker & McKenzie 43. Goodwin Procter 44. DLA Piper 45. King & Spalding 46. Jenner & Block 47. Dewey & LeBoeuf 48. Proskauer Rose 49. Vinson & Elkins […]
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King & Spalding, Salary Cuts
Nationwide Salary Cut Watch: King & Spalding Is So Last Season
I thought we were done with salary cuts. It’s almost September! Fashion week is on the horizon, but King & Spalding is coming out with an old style. I mean, it’s been multiple weeks since I used this picture. Just before 5:00 p.m. yesterday, King & Spalding decided it was ready to cut associate salaries: […] -
King & Spalding, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, Start Dates
The Latest and Greatest Nationwide Start Date Round-up
Last month, we brought you Open Thread: Nationwide Start Date Round-up. After a flood of tips in response to that, we brought you an Expanded Nationwide Start Date Round-up. After that post, we got another deluge of tips. So now we bring you the latest and greatest round-up: more firms, more 2010 start dates, more […] -
King & Spalding, Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: King & Spalding Is Making Cuts (But Not Talking)
Update (5:40): King & Spalding has confirmed this report. Read the statement after the jump. We’ve heard all kinds of things about King & Spalding over the past week. We now believe that layoffs are in fact happening at the firm today. The preliminary numbers we are hearing are that about 80 people will be […] -
Dissolution, King & Spalding, Law Firm Mergers, Real Estate, Thacher Proffitt & Wood
Law Firm Merger Mania: Thacher Proffitt To Be Rescued by King & Spalding?
Talks between Thacher Proffitt and King & Spalding, a story we broke here, remain ongoing. From the Legal Times: Atlanta-based King & Spalding is in talks to acquire most, but not all of Thacher Proffitt & Wood’s lawyers, say two sources aware of the discussions. In order to avoid dissolution, New York-based Thacher hopes to […] -
King & Spalding, Law Firm Mergers, Thacher Proffitt & Wood
Law Firm Merger Mania: Thacher Proffitt + King & Spalding?
This is just a rumor, so take it with a grain — nay, a shaker — of salt. But we hear that Thacher Proffitt & Wood — which has been badly bloodied by the mortgage meltdown and Wall Street crisis, and has gone through multiple rounds of layoffs — is in “serious” merger discussions with […] - Sponsored
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Dewey & LeBoeuf, King & Spalding, Vault 100 open threads - 2009
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Vault 41-50 (2009)
We’re back with another installment in our series of open threads on the Vault 100. This is an opportunity for insiders to sound off on their firms for the benefit of wannabe potential first-year and lateral associates. Here are the next ten on the Vault list, with prestige scores in parentheses: 41. Baker Botts LLP […] -
Alston & Bird, Biglaw, Bonuses, King & Spalding, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: The Lay of the Land in Atlanta
As we reported earlier this week, the Atlanta office of Paul Hastings has adopted a new pay scale, with a starting salary of $160,000. The Fulton County Daily Report picks up the news today. It’s not new, since it was announced on Wednesday. But the article, by Meredith Hobbs, has a nice round-up of where […] -
Biglaw, King & Spalding, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: King & Spalding
Earlier today, King & Spalding announced the rest of its new associate pay scale, which will take effect on January 1, 2008. The firm had previously announced a starting salary for first-year associates of $145,000. In terms of base salary, the K&S scale is similar to the Alston & Bird scale, but slightly better from […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches, King & Spalding, Shameless Plugs
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Vault 41-45
We’re pressing on with our series of open threads on Vault 100 law firms. We know that some of you are eager to discuss firms ranked in the 70’s, and we don’t want to disappoint you. And a quick word from one of our sponsors, ATL’s Career Partner, Lateral Link: “Lateral Link provides free access […] -
Allen Matkins, Biglaw, King & Spalding, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Odds and Ends
None of these items is new. But as we were going through our overflowing inbox — if we owe you an email, we apologize for our delinquency (or blame our spam filter) — we came across some associate pay raises not previously mentioned here: 1. King & Spalding: We provided extensive coverage of their recent […]
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Alston & Bird, Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, King & Spalding, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Troutman Sanders
The dominoes are falling in Atlanta. Last night, Troutman Sanders made its associate pay raise announcement. From the Fulton County Daily Report: Troutman Sanders raised associate pay $15,000 across the board in its Atlanta, Washington, Virginia and North Carolina offices Thursday, with the starting salary going from $130,000 to $145,000. The firm’s managing partner, Robert […] -
Biglaw, King & Spalding, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: More on King & Spalding
Earlier this week, we reported on King & Spalding raising starting salaries for its associates to $145,000. A subsequent article, in the Fulton County Daily Report, contained this interesting analysis: [Legal recruiter Raffaele V.] Murdocca predicted that King & Spalding would not simply match the new Alston & Bird pay scale for more senior classes. […] -
Biglaw, King & Spalding, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: King & Spalding
Good times for associates at King & Spalding in Atlanta. They get kidnapped, but they’re released unharmed. And now they get pay raises! We’ve confirmed the rumor from yesterday afternoon that King & Spalding has raised starting salaries for first-year associates. Here’s the email: We are pleased to announce that, effective January 1, 2008, the […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Food, King & Spalding, Rudeness, Summer Associates
X-Summers: Crab Stabber AKA Senorita Foulmouth
Time for another summer associate story. We’re still taking submissions on these, so if you have one, check the submission guidelines and fire away. Here’s our latest X-Summer: 1. Superhero name: Crab Stabber AKA Senorita Foulmouth 2. Special power: Crazed Crustacean Impaling / Spanish Profanity 3. Summered: King & Spalding, Houston, Summer 2004 or 2005 […] -
King & Spalding
King & Spalding Attorney Kidnapped!
Two attorneys were reportedly kidnapped after leaving a nightclub in Atlanta Saturday night. They were found unharmed after one wrote a text message to his brother. David Deganian, 26, and a friend, Herman Hoying, 28, stayed behind to pay a bar tab as everyone started to leave around 2:30 a.m., Arman Deganian said. But David […] -
Biglaw, Hogan & Hartson, King & Spalding, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Two D.C. Developments
First, King & Spalding is now on the $160K salary scale in Washington, DC. We hear that the associates back in Atlanta, who have not seen any raise action, aren’t happy campers. Memo after the jump. Second, with respect to the rumor that Hogan & Hartson has raised salaries for its lower-hours track, we’d appreciate […] -
Alston & Bird, Biglaw, King & Spalding, Money, Morris Manning, Powell Goldstein, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Atlanta
The day that many of you have been waiting for has arrived. Today ATL goes to ATL: the fair city of Atlanta! Based on NALP forms and prior news articles, it seems that starting salaries in the Big Peach generally range from $130,000 and $145,000 (similar to Philadelphia). At $130K: Alston & Bird; Arnall Golden […]