Laterals
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Biglaw, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Lateral Moves, Law Firm Mergers, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
K&L Reinstates: Peter Kalis Elected to Fifth Term as Chairman and Managing Partner
It seems that Peter Kalis's hold on power at K&L Gates remains strong. Meanwhile, here's some information about partner capital contributions at the firm. -
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. - Sponsored
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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.
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Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Magic Circle, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: From One Magic Circle Firm to Another
More lateral movement, this time from the New York office of one Magic Circle firm to another. Who's moving, from where to where? -
Biglaw, Citigroup, Lateral Moves, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
More Bad News for Biglaw: Waning Confidence of Managing Partners Spells Trouble Ahead
What does the rest of this year look like for large law firms? Not great, it seems. -
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, 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? -
2nd Circuit, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, California, Dissolution, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Robinson & Cole, S.D.N.Y., Thelen Reid & Priest, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner
A Welcome Ruling for the New Law Firms of Refugees from Bankrupt Firms
A decision just handed down by a judge of the Southern District of New York has important implications for law firm dissolutions. - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Feminism, Gender, In-House Counsel, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
Buying In: Biglaw Lady Issues (Part 2) - Selling to Lady Lawyers
Wherein the Anonymous Partner discusses how the increasing numbers of women in-house counsel are starting to affect Biglaw partners from a business development perspective. -
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, Lateral Moves, Media and Journalism, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
Buying In: The 'Watershed'
The launch of the American Lawyer magazine had a profound effect upon the world of large law firms, according to one fairly senior partner. And it wasn't necessarily a positive effect.... -
Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Buying In: Meeting a Biglaw Insider
Wherein our Anonymous Partner sits down with a high-ranking confidential informant -- a former leader of a major law firm.... -
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?
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Biglaw, Canada, Food, Football, Gambling, Gambling / Gaming, Insider Trading, Lateral Moves, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Trials
Morning Docket: 06.15.12
* The first day of jury deliberations in the Rajat Gupta insider-trading case ended without a verdict. Benula Bensam’s boredom is epic — the poor girl can’t even blog about the trial anymore. [Bloomberg]
* Baker & McKenzie is celebrating its 50th year in Toronto, Canada by handing out spring bonuses luring in lateral hires. Welcome aboard to Kent Beattie, formerly of Slavies Davies. [Globe and Mail]
* You can run, you can hide, but you can’t escape Sandusky’s love. Alleged Victim No. 9 testified that he screamed for help in vain while staying in the former coach’s allegedly “soundproof” basement. [CNN]
* It’s hard out here for a shoeshiner: Cooley Law grads suing their alma mater over allegedly misleading employment statistics may face an “uphill battle” when it comes to fraud allegations. [WSJ Law Blog]
* The CEO of Caesars Entertainment has proclaimed that he has “tremendous confidence” that online poker will become legal in the near future. So much for keeping your poker face on that one, eh? [MSN Money]
* Imagine my surprise when I found out that a yet another man in Springfield, MA, was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Here’s the surprise… the dangerous weapon was wasabi sauce. [TIME]
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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.... -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Litigatrix, Money, Partner Issues, Severance, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Thompson & Knight
Dewey Know A Partner Whose Alleged Actions Led to a $400K 'Severance Arrangement'?
Dewey know the identity of one of the partners that Emily Saffitz complained about (on her way to getting a big severance deal)? Oh yes we do. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Heller Ehrman, Howrey LLP, In-House Counsel, Lateral Moves, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Thelen Reid & Priest, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner
Inside Straight: Dewey Know Who's Next?
Mark Herrmann believes it’s a near certainty that another firm will collapse within the next year or two. Who will it be? -
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? -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dewey Ballantine, Dissolution, JPMorgan Chase, King & Spalding, Kramer Levin, Lateral Moves, LeBoeuf Lamb, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Dewey Partners Get Any Capital Back? Good Luck With That!(Plus more partner moves, including Ralph Ferrara.)
What will happen to the capital contributions of former Dewey partners? And on that subject, who are the latest defectors, and where are they going? -
Biglaw, Headhunters / Recruiters, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: On Crossing The In-House Rubicon And Law Firm Stupidity
Why can't a senior in-house lawyer go back to being a Biglaw partner if he wants to? And what are some mistakes that law firms make in their lateral partner hiring?