Musical Chairs
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Duke Lacrosse Team Rape Case, Layoffs, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Gilbert Randolph To Add Jerry Oshinsky Dickstein Shapiro, 'Morin & Oshinsky' To Change Stationery
Gilbert Randolph has added Jerry Oshinsky to their partnership ranks. The firm will change its name to “Gilbert Oshinsky” to highlight this new acquisition. Firm chairman Scott Gilbert announced the new hire via a firm-wide email: I have a number of exciting announcements. First, I am extraordinarily pleased to tell you that Jerry Oshinsky will […] -
Bankruptcy, Dissolution, Heller Ehrman, Musical Chairs
Anatomy Of A Dissolution: Why Buy The Cow When You Can Get The Milk For Free?
If any Heller Ehrman attorneys were hoping that a major firm would sweep in and hire a whole bunch of Hellerites, the Dissolution Committee is warning you not to hold your breath. The Recorder reports: On Tuesday, Peter Benvenutti, the chairman of the dissolution committee now controlling the firm, confirmed whispers that Baker & McKenzie […] - Sponsored
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Kannon Shanmugam, Musical Chairs, SCOTUS, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Williams & Connolly
Musical Chairs: Kannon Shanmugam To Williams & Connolly
He's W&C's first lateral partner hire in 22 years.
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Bankruptcy, Boutique Law Firms, Law Firm Mergers, Musical Chairs, Wall Street
Musical Chairs: Hughes Hubbard Is Ready For Some Action
We mentioned that litigation boutiques would likely be big winners from the market collapse. Some small firms are already cashing in. The bankruptcy boutique of Luskin, Stern & Eisler has merged with Hughes Hubbard & Reed. There was enough room on the Hughes Hubbard bandwagon for everybody at Luskin. All eight lawyers will be joining […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Legal Ethics, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Weirdness
Former Sullivan & Cromwell Partner Resigns for Defrauding Clients and the Firm (to the tune of $500K)
Back in July, we were the first to wonder about the mysterious departure from Sullivan & Cromwell of Carlos Spinelli-Noseda, a rising star at the über-prestigious (and profitable) law firm. Some commenters viewed our interest in his departure as unseemly, prying, or reflecting bias against S&C. We don’t mean to gloat — okay, maybe just […] -
Heller Ehrman, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Covington & Burling Snaps Up Heller's IP Department
It turns out that the mystery meeting at Covington & Burling involved some great news for Covington, and some bad news for Heller Ehrman. Fifteen IP partners will be leaving Heller to join Covington, as Covington expands into Silicon Valley. The Daily Journal reports that in the wake of the latest defections and yesterday’s failed […] -
Law Firm Mergers, Musical Chairs
Covington & Burling's Mystery Meeting
A couple of tipsters have let us know that Covington & Burling has scheduled a firmwide meeting tomorrow. We don’t think they’re going to announce a merger (because no suitable partner comes to mind). We have it on good authority that they’re not announcing layoffs (or anything else negative). So what gives? Why does a […] -
Musical Chairs
Got an Axiom To Grind?
There is a lot of career angst among Biglaw associates. Especially these days. And legal recruiters often to try to tap into that ennui to convince associates to change firms or lifestyles (and use their services of course). But we can’t recall a recruiter trying to start an associate revolution. That is pretty much what […] - Sponsored
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Musical Chairs, Thelen Reid & Priest
Musical Chairs: Picking on Thelen is the New Bloodsport
Loeb & Loeb announced the addition of two new partners to their New York office, Kenneth A. Adler and Steve A. Semerdjian. Both partners are Thelen refugees. As you may have heard, Thelen is limping. Not Lehman Brothers limping (Dealbreaker has the latest on Lehman’s desperation). But Thelen clearly needs something positive to happen for […] -
Alice Fisher, Loretta Preska, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Last Call To Cash In Before The Election
The problem with being a government lawyer is that you don’t have a lot of control over which “government” you are working for. Even if you have a non-partisan, non-patronage position, anytime a new administration takes power there is the possibility of turmoil. Like the swallows of Capistrano, now is the season we expect public […] -
Gunderson Dettmer, Law Firm Mergers, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Cooley and Gunderson's Failed Romance
Fans of Sex and the City will recall the famous episode in which Carrie was dumped via post-it note. If law firm mergers are like relationships, here’s a tale that seems as classy as breaking up by post-it. [FN1] The New York office of Gunderson Dettmer was all set to move, en masse, to Cooley […] -
Environment / Environmental Law, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Cadwalader Loses Former Environmental Chair to Steptoe
In his defense in the Wall Street Journal (subscription) of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, America’s Firingest Law Firm™, Ashby Jones wrote: [W]hile it might take several months to determine the full damage, so far the firm hasn’t seen large groups of partners bolt for the door, a phenomenon that can create a mini-panic at a […] -
Bankruptcy, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Mayer Loses Bankruptcy Chief to Orrick
With the U.S. economy in the toilet, third tier or otherwise, law firms are building up their bankruptcy practices. They’re eagerly scooping up lateral associates in the field — and partners, too. From the American Lawyer: A rough 18 months for Mayer Brown got a little worse on Monday, when San Francisco’s Orrick, Herrington & […]
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Law Firm Mergers, Law Firm Names, Musical Chairs, Thelen Reid & Priest, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner
Thelen Their Oats: Will A New Name Lure Suitors?
As we reported last month, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner is on the prowl for a merger partner. And just like a divorcée plunging back into the dating market, the firm is taking steps to make itself more attractive. Like changing its name. From the firm’s press release: In a move to present a […] -
Law Firm Mergers, Law Firm Names, Musical Chairs, Thelen Reid & Priest, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner
Thelen Their Oats: Will A New Name Lure Suitors?
As we reported last month, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner is on the prowl for a merger partner. And just like a divorcée plunging back into the dating market, the firm is taking steps to make itself more attractive. Like changing its name. From the firm’s press release: In a move to present a […] -
Akin Gump, John Dowd, Musical Chairs, Thomas Goldstein
Musical Chairs: The Akin Gump Defections
“My Gump, my Gump, my lovely Akin Gump. Check it out….“ What’s going on at Akin Gump? That seems to be what many of you are wondering, based on some comments posted to a recent open thread featuring the firm: “What is happening to Akin Gump DC? I saw that a bunch of lit partners […] -
Akin Gump, Musical Chairs, Weirdness
Musical Chairs: Akin Gump Shutters Taipei and Silicon Valley Offices
Here’s some news of a rather odd move, from the WSJ Law Blog: Bruce McLean, the head of Akin Gump, sent an e-mail to all the attorneys at the firm informing them of a “substantial reshaping and enhancement of several practices,” and a “change” in the firm’s “geographical footprint.” That change involves “withdrawing from Taipei […] -
Aaron Charney, Gay, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Aaron Charney to Clifford Chance!
Back in February 2007, shortly after young gay lawyer Aaron Charney sued his former firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, alleging anti-gay discrimination and retaliation, the WSJ Law Blog asked: “Are Aaron Charney’s Big Law-Firm Days Over?” Based on the experts it spoke to, the WSJ concluded that “it’ll be tough for Charney, though not impossible, […] -
Asians, Litigators, Musical Chairs, R. Ted Cruz, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Musical Chairs: Jim Ho Replaces Ted Cruz as Texas SG
Congratulations to our old friend James Ho. The good news first surfaced on Sophistic Miltonian Serbonian Blog: A quiet trickle of a rumor last week was that James C. Ho, currently of counsel with Gibson Dunn and a former law clerk to Justice Thomas at SCOTUS, has been tapped to serve as the next Solicitor […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Musical Chairs, Skaddenfreude, Weirdness
What's Up at Sullivan & Cromwell?
The Brokeback Lawfirm scandal folded its pup tent months ago. But there’s still stuff to cover at one of ATL’s favorite firms, the venerable Sullivan & Cromwell. Here are two items. First, from a tipster: If I recall correctly, Sullivan & Cromwell sent out a memo in December or January saying that even though they […]