Musical Chairs
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Law Firm Mergers, Media and Journalism, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Everything Is Great, K&L States: Peter Kalis Comes Out Swinging
Peter Kalis, chairman and global managing partner of K&L Gates, issues a forceful response to speculation in the media about the state of the firm. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Law Firm Mergers, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Sheppard Mullin, Snell & Wilmer
Partners Streaming Out Of The K&L Gates?
What's going on at K&L Gates? Reports have surfaced of significant partner departures. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Comment of the Day, Musical Chairs, Pets
Comment of the Week: I Don't Think Adopted Means What You Think It Means
Who won the award for Comment of the Week?
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Media and Journalism, Mergers and Acquisitions, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Wall Street
Musical Chairs: A Prominent Deal Lawyer's Unusual Move
A prominent M&A lawyer leaves his law firm not for an investment bank -- he's already done that before -- but for something very different. Where's he going? -
Biglaw, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Weirdness
Musical Chairs: A Sidley Austin Partner's Mysterious Departure
Wherein we discuss a high-powered partner's mysterious departure from the Chicago office of Sidley Austin. -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, LeBoeuf Lamb, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Former Dewey CFO Finds New Employment
The former chief financial officer for Dewey & LeBoeuf, Joel Sanders, has a new job. Where is he working? -
Biglaw, David Boies, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Musical Chairs: Star Litigator David Bernick Joins Boies Schiller
A closer look at Boies Schiller's hiring of David Bernick, former general counsel of Philip Morris and former Kirkland & Ellis partner. -
Biglaw, Books, David Boies, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Litigators, Litigatrix, Musical Chairs
Elizabeth Wurtzel Bids Bye-Bye to Boies Schiller
Elizabeth Wurtzel, the bestselling writer turned Biglaw litigator, is no longer at Boies Schiller. What led to her departure? - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Associate Salaries, Chadbourne & Parke, Husch Blackwell, john quinn, Morning Docket, Musical Chairs, State Judges, Trials
Morning Docket: 08.03.12
* The Apple Samsung carnival returns to court today. I can’t wait to see what happens. We will probably have more on this later. [Bloomberg Businessweek]
* After being found guilty of judicial misconduct for misappropriating public funds, Michigan state Judge Sylvia James will be removed from the bench for the remainder of her term. [Detroit Free Press]
* London-based Herbert Smith poached six partners from Chadbourne, including the head of the firm’s litigation group, Thomas Riley, and Gregory Loss, who helmed the products liability group. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* San Bernardino is the newest California city to declare bankruptcy. The city apparently has over $1 billion in debt. I wonder if they had to cut their prosecutors’ salaries also. [Wall Street Journal]
* First-year associates at Husch Blackwell will see a nice salary bump this year. Oh boy! [Blog of the Legal Times]
* President Obama nominated prosecutor Pamela Chen to be a new judge for the Federal District Court in New York. If confirmed, she would become the second female Chinese-American federal judge in U.S. history, and also would be one of the first openly lesbian federal judges. [Metro Weekly]
* Republicans filibustered the Obama administration’s high-priority cybersecurity bill. [New York Times]
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Sports
Buying In: Euro Fever and Biglaw Transfer Value
How is soccer like Biglaw? And what lessons does soccer hold for those of us who work in law firms? -
Drugs, Guns / Firearms, Media and Journalism, Morning Docket, Musical Chairs, Police, Violence
Morning Docket: 06.26.12
* Congratulations to Justice Keith Blackwell, the newest member of the Georgia Supreme Court! [Associated Press]
* Is News Corp. going to divide itself in two? [Dealbook / New York Times]
* Speaking of job changes, Patrick Fitzgerald, the outgoing U.S. Attorney for Chicago, will be replaced by long-time prosecutor Gary S. Shapiro on July 1. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* I admit, when I first saw the words “heroin burrito” I thought: that sounds delicious. Not because of the heroin, necessarily. Burritos are simply very tasty. [New York Daily News]
* Flo Rida was caught lying to a judge in the “slave wages” case filed by his former assistant, who claims he paid her only $3.08 an hour. Now he has been ordered to cough up $7,000. Not cool, Flo. [Inquisitr]
* Defense attorneys for a man on trial for assaulting a priest who allegedly abused him as a child are now claiming prosecutorial misconduct. Can you spell M-E-S-S? [Mercury News]
* A police officer in Carteret, N.J. saved Ellen Shane’s life by shooting and killing the man who held her hostage at knife point. But apparently that wasn’t enough, and now she has sued the city for $5 million. If she wins, she might want to consider donating the money to her lucky stars. [Newark Star-Ledger]
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Boutique Law Firms, Cardozo Law School, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Melvyn Weiss, Milberg Weiss, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Plaintiffs Firms, Small Law Firms
A Portrait of a Plaintiffs' Firm: Seeger Weiss
What is it like to work at a successful and growing plaintiffs' firm? We take a detour from Biglaw to check out Seeger Weiss.... -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Headhunters / Recruiters, Lateral Moves, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
Dewey Plan To Give Retired Partners a Seat at the Bankruptcy Table?
What's the latest news in the Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy?
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Asians, Biglaw, Kathleen Sullivan, Law Professors, Litigators, Musical Chairs, Susan Estrich
Musical Chairs: Quinn Emanuel Picks Up Another Law Professor
Quinn Emanuel seems to have a thing for legal academics. Which prominent professor is their latest hire? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Contests, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Duane Morris, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Pictures, Reader Polls
Dewey Have A Meme Contest Winner? Oh Yes We Do!(Plus some news updates.)
Which entry won our Dewey & LeBoeuf Meme Contest? And what other news do we have to report about the firm? -
Department of Justice, Federal Government, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Job Searches, Musical Chairs, Patrick Fitzgerald, Rod Blagojevich, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: Patrick Fitzgerald Steps Down As U.S. Attorney
Patrick Fitzgerald is stepping down as U.S. Attorney in Chicago. What's he up to next? -
Arnold & Porter, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, ERISA, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
L'Affaire LeBoeuf: The Latest Links and News
Dewey & LeBoeuf is preparing itself for the afterlife: it's shedding overseas offices, sending partners packing, and finding new takers for its real estate (and its pension obligations). -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Lateral Moves, Layoffs, Money, Musical Chairs, Severance, Staff Layoffs
Dewey Have the Ability To Keep Paying Severance? Apparently Not
Dewey & LeBoeuf has cut off severance payments to previously laid-off employees. How are they reacting to the news? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Gay, Lateral Moves, LeBoeuf Lamb, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Willkie Farr
Boy, Dewey Have A Reading List For You!
Dewey have news for you: who's to blame for the firm's downfall, more partner departures, and revelations about ex-chairman Steve Davis's personal life.... -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, King & Spalding, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Dewey Know Where the Firm Leaders Are Going? Heads of Departments Head for the Exits
Two of Dewey & LeBoeuf's leaders, both members of the Office of the Chairman, are abandoning ship. Where are they going?