Partner Issues
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3rd Circuit, Gender, Parties, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Female Partner's Discrimination Case
There’s a serious gender-based wage gap in the legal profession. Female partners make $66K less than male partners on average. If you’re a female partner who has thought about tackling that gap with a lawsuit, you may be interested in the case of Alyson J. Kirleis. Kirleis, a shareholder at Dickie McCamey in Pennsylvania, has […] -
Partner Issues
Latham & Watkins: New Managing Partner for the New York Office
As multiple tipsters have been telling us, Dave Gordon, managing partner of Latham & Watkins’s New York office is putting down the mantle of leadership. But Gordon will be staying at the firm, continuing his private practice. James Brandt will be taking over at the Lipstick Building. And of course Robert Dell remains in place […] - Sponsored
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Associate Advice, Biglaw, Partner Issues, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: It's A Partner's Life
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear Above the Law, I’d like your insight on a recurring event at my firm. It seems that several partners love to hit the “reply all” button in response to mass emails. Here’s an example: Email: Is anyone familiar with an attorney […]
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Biglaw, Feminism, Gender, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
Wage Gap Persists Among Female Partners: Where's the Outrage?
A couple of days ago, a survey came out showing that the wage gap between male and female partners is still very large. The National Law Journal put it this way: It’s no secret that women earn less than their male colleagues at law firms. The National Association of Women Lawyers concluded last year that […] -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Law Firm Survey Confirms All the Depressing Stuff You Already Knew About the Business of Biglaw
In April and May of this year, the Altman Weil consulting firm surveyed the leaders of 787 law firms with 50 or more lawyers about the state of the legal industry. After receiving responses from 218 of them (a 28% response rate), Altman Weil crunched the data and compiled it in a big law firm […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Job Searches, Partner Issues, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Can You Make It to the Top?
Welcome to the latest post in our series on the results of the 2010 ATL/Career Center Associate Satisfaction survey. We’ve used the survey results to revamp the Career Center, powered by Lateral Link, with completely updated profiles and each week, we are highlighting insider information that Members shared about their firms in the eight key areas […] -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Music, Partner Issues
Ropes & Gray Partner Rob Skinner Puts on a Midlife Crisis Cabaret
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Law Firm Mergers, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Sonnenschein, Thacher Proffitt & Wood
Ghosts of Thacher Proffitt Get SNR Denton Off on a Sour Note
Now that both partnerships have voted, the merger between Sonnenschein and Denton Wilde is a done deal. But the ride between now and the effective merger date of September 30th could still be bumpy. The first bump is coming from Thacher Proffitt & Wood. As TPW was dissolving, Sonnenschein scooped up 100 lawyers from Thacher […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Partner Issues
New Managing Partners Bringing New Blood to BiglawLeadership changes at Baker & McKenzie, Dechert.
Over the last 24 hours, there have been some managing partner shake-ups at some notable large law firms. Let’s tackle the news in Vault order. First up: Baker & McKenzie. The firm has gone international to find its next managing partner. The WSJ Law Blog reports: [I]f anyone had any doubts about the firm’s commitment […] -
Biglaw, Killing Lockstep, Law Firm Mergers, Partner Issues, Sonnenschein
Law Firm Merger Mania: Sonnenschein to Merge with Denton Wilde
Sonnenschein isn’t going to let the recession slow down its expansion. Back during the heart of the recession, Sonnenschein saved around 100 lawyers from the sinking Thacher Proffitt. Today brings news that Sonnenschein has expanded its reach across the Atlantic Ocean. The firm has proposed a merger with U.K.-based Denton Wilde, to form SNR Denton. […] -
Lawyer of the Day, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
Lawyer of the Day: Gary Cruciani Collects $8.8 Million Award from His Former Law Firm
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including awards for lawyers who sue firms for making misleading promises during the wooing period. Gary Cruciani sued asbestos litigation firm Baron & Budd and its managing partner Russell Budd in 2008, for luring him away from McKool Smith with “negligent and fraudulent misrepresentations,” according to a lengthy Texas Lawyer article: […] -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Are Am Law 100 Firms Ever Going to Change?
Am Law Daily has what can only be termed a frightening headline today: The Am Law 100 2010: Too Big to Fail? Nooooo! Haven’t we learned that “too big to fail” is terrible? It’s bad for our economy when things are too big to fail — too often, too big means too inefficient to change: […] -
Gender, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
A Grim Report From Female Lawyers, Including De-Equitized Partners
The American Bar Association is currently holding its Women in Law Leadership Academy in Philadelphia; prior to the conference, they surveyed female partners in regional and international firms. Harder for women than figuring out what they’re allowed to wear is becoming a partner. (Though there are signs that’s changing.) Apparently, female lawyers must go elsewhere […]
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Biglaw, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings, Williams & Connolly
The Am Law 100 for 2010: 'It Could Have Been Worse'
Today is an exciting day. As we noted earlier, the Am Law 100 rankings for 2010 have been announced. This is a big deal — the Biglaw version of the U.S. News law school rankings. You can access the various charts via this portal page. Aric Press and Greg Mulligan summarize the results: It could […] -
Feminism, Gender, Partner Issues, Women's Issues, You Go Girl
Female Partners Are on the Rise
Last fall, we gave props to Sullivan & Cromwell for making a high number of women partners — four out of five, or 80 percent. If you consider only U.S.-based partners, S&C had a new partner class that was 100 percent female. (Tax partner Eric Wang is based in London.) As it turns out, Sullivan […] -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Weirdness
An Exorcism at Bryan Cave?
Last month, Midwestern firm Polsinelli Shughart raided Bryan Cave. Approximately 22 attorneys from Bryan Cave’s Phoenix, D.C., and Chicago offices spread their wings and flew over to Polsinelli. The Phoenix flock was the largest, consisting of 12 partners and associates. When a big group of attorneys leave, it sometimes spooks those left behind. We hear […] -
Old People, Partner Issues
Kelley Drye Strikes Back at the EEOC and Ancient De-equitized Partner
Earlier this year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Kelley Drye & Warren for stripping aging partners of equity in the firm. Here at ATL, we have mixed feelings about the elderly. In an ATL debate over mandatory retirement policies at law firms, Elie endorsed kicking old partners to the curb, while I objected […] -
Email Scandals, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Screw-Ups, Tax Law
Here's One Way To Reveal Your Firm's Non-Equity Partners
It’s one of the few things still shrouded in secrecy at most firms: which partners have equity in the firm and which don’t. Actual partners, of course, get a share in the firm’s profits, and are part of the PPP calculations reported by Am Law. Non-equity partners get the partner honorific, but in actuality they’re […] -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
The Proskauer-to-Cadwalader Litigation Defections: Another Perspective
Earlier this month, we broke the news of three prominent Proskauer partners — Louis Solomon, Hal Shaftel, and Colin Underwood — jumping ship to Cadwalader. In addition, Michael Lazaroff, who has been senior counsel at Proskauer, will join Cadwalader as special counsel (as noted in the New York Law Journal). In its press release, Cadwalader […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Partner Issues
Mark McCombs's Overbilling Costs Greenberg Traurig $3.2 Million
Prestige has a price. Former Greenberg Traurig partner Mark McCombs found a sucker to foot the bill for him. As we reported earlier this month, he was the village attorney to Calumet Park, Illinois. He was charged with bilking the village of over one million dollars — money he allegedly sought not for personal gain, […]