Kramer Levin
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Holland & Knight, Kramer Levin
When What Goes Up Can't Come Down: Who Pays For Climbing Misadventures?
Why climb a mountain? Because it's there... and to spark litigation. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Kramer Levin, Morning Docket, Reality TV, Staff Attorneys / Discovery Attorneys, Television, Trendspotting
Morning Docket: 03.03.14
* If your firm has not yet given in to the demands of corporate clients for more reasonable billing structures, please be aware that a) your firm is behind the times, and b) you better be prepared to get your white shoes scuffed. [Boston Globe]
* Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which is the fairest firm of them all? According to the 2014 Acritas Brand Index survey, Skadden is the firm on everyone’s mind — for the third year in a row. They must be doing something right. Congrats! [Am Law Daily]
* Part of this former staff attorney’s discrimination suit against Quinn Emanuel was dismissed, but as our editor, Elie Mystal, mused when he first heard of this case, it’s likely “the only color Quinn cares about is green.” [New York Law Journal]
* Trendspotting: Because fast-growing technology equals fast-growing money when it comes to the law, LeClairRyan is the second firm in the U.S. to open up a drone practice group. [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
UPDATE (1:00 p.m.): Actually, Kramer Levin launched its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Practice Group back in December 2013, as noted by the ABA Journal and Bloomberg News.
* Bachelorette-in-waiting Andi Dorfman was granted an unpaid leave of absence from her job as an ADA to star in this summer’s edition of the reality show. We guess her boss gave her career a rose. [Daily Report]
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Drugs, Football, Kramer Levin, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.14.13
* So we’ve had some technical difficulties this morning. Sorry all. So let’s kick off this abbreviated morning docket with news that Robert Dell will retire from Latham & Watkins at the end of 2014 after helming the firm for 20 years. [The Am Law Daily]
* Dwayne Bowe was arrested for alleged marijuana possession. He’s still going to start on Sunday though in case you were relying on his almost unnoticeable fantasy football impact this year. Remember when I didn’t understand the “Weeden Wayne Bowe” joke. Good times! [Kansas City Star]
* Whitey Bulger considers his trial a sham. He’ll be sentenced this morning. [LA Times]
* Former NBCUniversal General Counsel Lawrence Tu was named top lawyer at CBS. Congrats on “pulling a Letterman.” [Deadline]
* Sean Coffey is joining Kramer Levin. He previously headed up a litigation financing company. So when David asked if litigation finance was the hot new trend, apparently the answer is “no.” [New York Times / Dealbook]
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Biglaw, Kramer Levin, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Voluntary Separations at Two Major Law Firms
Kramer Levin and Sullivan & Cromwell are trimming headcount. -
Alston & Bird, Biglaw, Cold Offers, Job Searches, Kasowitz Benson, Kramer Levin, No Offers, Summer Associates
Summer Associate Offer Rates (2012): A Round-Up
Which firms are making job offers to 100 percent of their summer associates? A whole lot of them.... -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Brobeck Phleger & Harrison, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Howrey LLP, JPMorgan Chase, Kramer Levin, Litigators, Money, Partner Issues, Vicious Infighting
Dewey Spawn Ugly Litigation? And Battling in Bankruptcy Court? But Of Course!
Which former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner is now suing ex-leaders of the firm? And what's the latest news in the firm's bankruptcy battle? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dewey Ballantine, Dissolution, JPMorgan Chase, King & Spalding, Kramer Levin, Lateral Moves, LeBoeuf Lamb, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Dewey Partners Get Any Capital Back? Good Luck With That!(Plus more partner moves, including Ralph Ferrara.)
What will happen to the capital contributions of former Dewey partners? And on that subject, who are the latest defectors, and where are they going? -
Biglaw, Drinking, Football, Kramer Levin, Morning Docket, Privacy, Sports, Technology
Morning Docket: 07.20.11
* News Corp. has hired Paul Weiss attorney Mark Mendelsohn, a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act expert, to advise them. In related news, Chuck Norris has hired Wendi Deng Murdoch to advise him. [WSJ Law Blog] * Utah’s goofy liquor laws are examined in this New York Times article. The restrictive laws clearly came out of […]
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Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Billable Hours, Bonuses, Kramer Levin, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Kramer Levin
Last week, Kramer Levin announced its bonuses. The firm is paying bonuses on the Cravath scale, to associates “in good standing.” So it looks on the surface like a market match. But the memo contains the following language worth noting: As has been our practice, eligibility to receive the Year-End Bonus will be based on […] -
Blank Rome, Kramer Levin, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Sheppard Mullin, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Vault 100 Open Threads: 2010
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Vault 91 - 100 (2010)
Here we are. The end of the Vault 100. To be on the Vault 100 is to be a well-known firm. Sure, maybe not well-known to law students or junior associates who can’t see past the mountain of doc review boxes in their windowless conference rooms. But known to partners … and clients. Look down […] -
Kramer Levin, Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Kramer Levin Kuts 39 (18 Lawyers, 21 Staffers)
Layoffs, layoffs everywhere. And not a one doesn’t stink. The latest bummer comes from Kramer Levin, where attorney layoffs were conducted last Thursday. Staff layoffs took place today to the reaction of “shocked” personnel (in the words of a tipster). The firm confirmed the bad news to us via phone: We confirm that in connection […] -
Kramer Levin, Movies
'Impossible Pursuits' at Kramer Levin
Kramer Levin is going to be a film star. The New York office received notice yesterday that a movie shooting will start there next week. From: Tortorella, Nicholas J. Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:39 AM To: All NY Subject: Movie Shoot at KL The firm has consented to permit several scenes from “Love and […] -
Bankruptcy, Kramer Levin, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Bankruptcy Lawyers on the Move
This is not the best time to be losing Bankruptcy rainmakers. But according to the ABA Journal, that is exactly what is happening to Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel. The three partners are: David Feldman, Eric Wise and Matthew Williams. David Feldman was formerly the co-chair of Kramer Levin’s bankruptcy group. Gibson Dunn’s press release […]
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2nd Circuit, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, Harvard, Kramer Levin, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 9.7: No Ordinary Love
For the commenters who yearn to see more “ordinary” couples in the Legal Eagle Wedding Watch, we commend this pair to your attention. The groom is a radio personality, and the bride has a JD from Loyola. They seem likable and . . . ordinary. Is this the type of couple our readership craves? Should […] -
Fenwick & West, Kramer Levin, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, Lovells, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, Vault 100 open threads - 2009
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Vault 91-100 (2009)
This marks the end of our review of the firms in the Vault 100. This is the final bunch up for discussion (with prestige scores in parentheses): 91. Lovells (4.494) 92. Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP (4.489) 93. Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP (4.478) 94. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP (4.459) 95. […] -
Advertising, Announcements, Job Searches, Kramer Levin
An ATL / Kramer Levin Public Service Announcement: Don't Forget to Spring Forward This Weekend
From a student at Duke Law School: I had to laugh out loud at Kramer Levin’s use of the daylight savings time maxim, “spring ahead/spring forward,” to suggest that we could do the same for our careers by coming to their firm. See the flyer below, which they seem to have sent to the entire […] -
Barack Obama, Death Penalty, Google / Search Engines, Hillary Clinton, Kramer Levin, Media and Journalism, Microsoft, Morning Docket, Munger Tolles & Olson, New York Times, Pictures, Politics, Sports
Morning Docket: 02.01.08
* NFL Union president prepared for strike. [ESPN] * Microsoft offers to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 billion to compete with Google. [MSNBC] * Times reporter subpoenaed over “State of War” source. [New York Times] * French President and supermodel girlfriend sue over pictures. [Washington Post via WSJ Law Blog] * HLS grad Obama and YLS […]
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Allen & Overy, Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Kramer Levin, Money, Skaddenfreude, Thacher Proffitt & Wood
Associate Bonus Watch: Monday Round-Up(Plus a Hint of a Base Salary Increase?)
Bonus season is still with us, although it’s winding down. Announcements continue to trickle in, but at a reduced pace. Going forward, we will combine bonus info into omnibus posts that will go up periodically, depending on whether we have a critical mass of tips. Here is today’s compilation of associate bonus news — plus […] -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Kramer Levin, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Perks / Fringe Benefits
Biglaw Perk Watch: Associate Client Fees
Here’s an interesting (and potentially lucrative) Biglaw benefit, which was recently brought to our attention: How about a Biglaw perk watch thread on associate client fees? For example, at Kramer Levin, if an associate brings a new client to the firm, he or she gets 7 percent of all fees collected from that client. The […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Kramer Levin, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Kramer Levin Announces(Bonuses Subject to 'Merit' and Hours Threshold)
A day without bonus announcements is like a day without sunshine. And for a while it looked like today was going to be one dark day — perhaps fitting, given the stock market tumble. But Kramer Levin has come to the rescue. Check out their bonus memo, after the jump.