Musical Chairs
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Biglaw, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
When Poaching Partners, It's All About the Benjamins
I like it when the artifice drops and Biglaw is shown to be dominated by greed. I don’t necessarily use the word “greed” pejoratively. I like money, you like money, and if somebody offered you more money to do what you are doing already, you’d take it. I just like it when people can admit […] -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Dewey Deepens Its Bankruptcy Bench
The economy seems to be on the mend. Corporate profits are strong, and the Dow is north of 12,000. In the legal world, layoffs are down, bonuses are up, and hiring is way up. But governments — federal, state, and local — are staggering under mountains of debt. State and local governments have borrowed $2.4 […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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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 […]
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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…. -
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 […] -
Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
More on Cadwalader's Capture of Energy Lawyers from McDermott
Sometimes lawyers at Cadwalader are the victims of theft. And sometimes they’re the ones doing the stealing. Here’s the promised follow-up to yesterday’s post about Cadwalader’s successful raid on the energy law practice of McDermott Will & Emery. It’s big news in Biglaw. As of now, nine partners are moving — Paul Pantano, Karen Dewis, […] - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
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 […] -
Google / Search Engines, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.04.11
* Musical chairs: Donald M. Remy leaves Latham to become the new general counsel for the NCAA. No offense, but I hope he’s terrible at his job. The NCAA needs to be sued by all comers until they stop profiteering off the sweat of poor young athletes so that old, rich university presidents can make […] -
Akin Gump, Musical Chairs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Thomas Goldstein
Musical Chairs: Tom Goldstein Is Leaving Akin Gump
Superstar Supreme Court litigator Thomas Goldstein — who has argued 22 cases before the high court, racked up numerous honors from legal and general-interest publications, and, most importantly, served as a judge of ATL Idol — is leaving Akin Gump. Goldstein has led the powerhouse firm’s Supreme Court and appellate practice and serves as presiding […] -
David Souter, Duane Morris, Election Law, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs, Politics
Non-Sequiturs: 12.29.10
* Warning to criminal defendants: if you say “f–k, y’all” in open court, it might be you who ends up getting f**ked. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times via WSJ Law Blog] * Musical chairs: Epstein Becker & Green closes up shop in Miami, after managing partner Michael Casey defects to Duane Morris (with […] -
Biglaw, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
Nixon Peabody Management Shuffle
Nixon Peabody has suffered a series of partner defections over the last year. Last month, we reported that a number of partners at Nixon were preparing for a mass exodus from the firm. According to our Nixon Peabody sources, the disgruntled partners wanted one thing: managing partner Richard Langan’s head on a plate. From our […]
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Biglaw, Intellectual Property, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
Is Nixon Peabody Facing a Mutiny? Significant Partner Defections Could Happen
We know that most Biglaw shops couldn’t care less about mass associate departures. As exhibit A, I present this year’s bonus news. But partner defections are another matter entirely — especially if a number of partners leave all at once, or if a thriving practice group jumps ship all at the same time. According to […] -
Biglaw, Blind Item, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Prostitution
Biglaw Blind Item: Client No. 10?
A prominent partner left his white-shoe law firm some time ago, purportedly for falsifying expenses. A juicy detail that is less widely known: some of the fake expenses were for what might be described as improper forms of entertainment. (This blind item — relating to someone who left his firm prior to 2010 — has […] -
Biglaw, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Weirdness
Musical Chairs: Is Ted Freedman Out at Kirkland?Plus a request for updates on ex-DPW and S&C partners.
Theodore Freedman is — or was — a prominent bankruptcy and restructuring partner at Kirkland & Ellis, based out of the firm’s New York office. Freedman has been practicing law for almost 40 years; he graduated from Northwestern Law in 1972 and is admitted to the bars of D.C. (1973), Illinois (1976), and New York […] -
John Edwards, Musical Chairs, Plaintiffs Firms, Washington Post
Musical Chairs: Cate Edwards Follows in Her Father's Footsteps
No, she didn’t cheat on a cancer-stricken spouse through an affair with a trashy “videographer”; Cate Edwards, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Edwards, isn’t married. Rather, the 28-year-old Harvard Law graduate has become a plaintiffs’ lawyer, like her father before her. As reported today in the Washington Post’s Reliable Source column, Edwards recently became […] -
Health Care / Medicine, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs, Scott Black, Securities and Exchange Commission
Non-Sequiturs: 10.14.10
* A federal judge allows state challenges to Obamacare go forward. Whatever, wake me up in 15 years when we have to have the single-payer debate again. [Wall Street Journal] * The purpose of teaching lawyers how to act isn’t to help them become better liars. [End Scene, Exit Right]. [Underdog] * “It’s okay in […] -
Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Wildman Harrold
Wildman Harrold Bars the Doors: Enforces 90-Day Notice Period on Partners Who Want Out
Does Wildman Harrold force its partners to take a blood oath? The story ripping around the blogosphere today involves Wildman Harrold enforcing a 90-day notice period on a group of partners who want to leave the firm for Barnes & Thornburg. What is the upside in forcing colleagues to stay who don’t want to be […] -
Musical Chairs, Robert Link
Musical Chairs: Bob Link, Former Cadwalader Chairman, Retires
So ends the legal career of Robert Link, former chairman of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. The New York Law Journal reports that Link has retired from legal practice: The unannounced departure took place July 1, Link, 55, said Thursday. Link, the firm’s former chairman and managing partner, left Cadwalader after being replaced as chairman in […]