Locke Liddell & Sapp
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Biglaw, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, Edwards Wildman, Law Firm Mergers, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Locke Lord, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Law Firm Merger Mania: Locke Lord / Edwards Wildman Deal Wins Approval
When will the merger go into effect, and how big will the post-merger firm be? -
Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, Faegre & Benson, Law Firm Mergers, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Locke Lord, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Partner Issues, Patton Boggs, Technology
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Biglaw, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, Edwards Wildman, Intellectual Property, Lateral Moves, Law Firm Mergers, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Locke Lord, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Could Defections Derail The Edwards Wildman / Locke Lord Merger?
Who is leaving Edwards Wildman, and what implications might this have for the Locke Lord transaction?
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Biglaw, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, Edwards Wildman, Law Firm Mergers, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Locke Lord, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Law Firm Merger Mania: Locke Lord And Edwards Wildman Might Combine
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Eyes of the Law, Harriet Miers, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
The Eyes of the Law: Harriet Miers Gets Sworn In
Our latest Eyes of the Law celebrity sighting involves a household name: former White House counsel and Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. She may not have succeeded in getting on to the SCOTUS, but apparently she has joined another D.C. institution. We received this tip from a reader yesterday: FWIW…. Just got sworn into the […] -
Dissolution, Law Firm Mergers, Layoffs, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Locke Lord, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, Morgan & Finnegan
Nationwide Dissolution Watch: Morgan & Finnegan?
The law firm of Morgan & Finnegan, a leading intellectual property boutique, will be dissolving imminently, according to several sources at the firm. Some (but not all) of its lawyers, including prominent partners John Sweeney and James Gould, will join Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell. Last month, we mentioned the possibility of a merger between […] -
Biglaw, Law Firm Mergers, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
Here’s some recent associate pay raise news from Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell (the entity formed by the merger last year of Texas-based Locke Liddell & Sapp and Chicago-based Lord Bissell & Brook): Attached is a memo from, purportedly, the Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell (the new combined firm) management regarding associate salary increases. Despite […] -
Biglaw, Law Firm Mergers, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Lord, Bissell & Brook
Law Firm News: Odds and Ends
1. Back in May, Locke Liddell & Sapp, of Houston and Dallas, and Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago, announced plans to merge. Those plans have now been finalized, and the merger will take effect on October 2. Sadly, they didn’t take our advice about that unwieldy name: the new firm will be known as […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: More on Locke Liddell
Pretty much every time there’s a mainstream or legal media article about associate pay raises, we’ll link to it. So of course we’re linking to this article, from the Texas Lawyer, which reports as follows: All levels of associates at Houston- and Dallas-based Locke Liddell & Sapp may start their holiday shopping early since receiving […] -
Biglaw, Harriet Miers, Hotties, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Locke Liddell Has Raised
The rumor is true. Locke Liddell & Sapp has raised salaries for first- and second-year associates. As noted by a commenter, “Now that they have Harriet Miers back, Locke Liddell’s future is blindingly bright.” The news was reported in the Texas Lawyer. We’ve also gotten a copy of the email, sent out this afternoon by […] -
Biglaw, Harriet Miers, Law Firm Mergers, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partner Profits
Law Firm Merger Mania: Locke Liddell + Lord Bissell
The latest Biglaw combination brings together more “L”s than you can shake a stick at. From the Texas Lawyer: Locke Liddell & Sapp, based in Houston and Dallas, and Chicago-based Lord, Bissell & Brook have agreed to merge, and will form a 700-lawyer firm named Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell. Hmm, that’s a mouthful — […] -
Biglaw, Harriet Miers, Litigatrix, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Nathan Hecht, White House Counsel
Musical Chairs: Welcome Back, Harriet
There was much speculation about where former White House counsel Harriet Miers, of the ill-fated Supreme Court nomination, would wind up. Would Miers oversee the George W. Bush Presidential Library at her alma mater, SMU? Would she be nominated to the Fifth Circuit? Would she launch a new line of high-end eye make-up? The suspense […] -
Biglaw, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: 10.18.06
The only noteworthy moves today come from Texas. Oh well, at least yesterday was busy. Lateral Moves: * Corporate lawyers Paul Bishop, T. Alan Harris, Annette Trip, and Don Wood, to Sutherland Asbill & Brennan (Houston), from Locke Liddell & Sapp. * A pair of Geralds — Gerald Pels, and Gerald Higdon — to Sutherland […]
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