Orrick
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Akin Gump, Biglaw, Law Firm Mergers
Law Firm Merger Mania: Akin Gump and Orrick Are Talking
Last week we started to hear rumors of a possible merger between Akin Gump and Orrick. One tipster offered this unenthusiastic take: “Suddenly, the firm that is known for professionalism and California-style collegiality courts the firm whose softball team is named ‘The Cheatahs?'” Meow! Well, it appears that the rumors are true. Spokespersons for each […] -
Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Pomerantz's Palatial Park Avenue Pad
Many real estate lawyers are also real estate investors. It makes perfect sense: they know the market, they know the intricacies of complex transactions, and they see a lot of deals in the course of their practice. For example, Jonathan Mechanic, the renowned real estate lawyer who heads the practice at Fried Frank, owns retail […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, Killing Lockstep
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Orrick
While expressing a commitment to maintain its new, incredibly transparent, merit-based salary structure, Orrick is moving its base salary back to reaffirming its commitment to $160,000 for first-year associates working in major markets. That’s right, the time for $145K in big offices is almost at an end. UPDATE: Initially spokespeople from Orrick termed the move […]
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john quinn, Quote of the Day, Trials
Tweet of the Day: John Quinn on Trial(And a bit about the Barbie / Bratz case.)
It’s not clear why John Quinn — founding partner of litigation powerhouse Quinn Emanuel, and one of the country’s leading business litigators — doesn’t have more followers on Twitter. Right now he’s up to 475. He’s definitely worth following; you can follow him here. You’ll be exposed to some interesting tweets — like this one, […] -
Non-Sequiturs, Rankings, U.S. News
Non-Sequiturs: 08.18.10
* We know you love rankings. Here are the top 25 national universities and liberal arts colleges, according to the 2011 U.S. News college rankings. [TaxProf Blog] * CHECK YOU ETHICS? In the seemingly endless Barbie/Bratz litigation, lawyers from Orrick, which now represents Bratz maker MGA, have accused Mattel lawyers from Quinn Emanuel of participating […] -
Akin Gump, Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Rankings, Vault 100 Open Threads: 2011, Vault rankings, Willkie Farr
Fall Recruiting Open Threads: Vault 31 – 40 (2011)
We’ve gotten away from plowing through the latest Vault Rankings, but fear not. Your firm is coming up soon. We’ve been through the top 30 firms. But now we’re getting into a group of firms that really utilized the cost-cutting measures of salary cuts and layoffs to weather the recession of 2009. Did these guys […] -
From Playboy to Biglaw: New Orrick CFO Has A Bitchin' Resume
Let’s be honest: although we strive to bring you the inside scoop about major law firms around the country, we don’t usually report on new law firm Chief Financial Officers. But the new CFO at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Linda Havard, is special. Check out her prior experience, from Orrick’s press release announcing the new […] -
Movies, Politics, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
ATL Movie Night: Advise & Dissent
Last night I headed across town to NYU Law School for a screening of Advise & Dissent, a new documentary about the Supreme Court confirmation process. Here’s a brief description of the film: ADVISE & DISSENT is the first documentary to go behind the lines and into the trenches of the judicial confirmation wars. SCOTUSblog […] - Sponsored
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Partner Profits
Orrick Will Abandon Publishing Profits Per Partner Next Year
Are profits per partner the appropriate metric to measure law firm success? It’s been a long time since firms seriously looked at the question. I didn’t know my Skadden from my Sullivan back when American Lawyer founder Steve Brill first started shining a light on the black box of top American law firms back in […] -
Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Orrick's New Digs in New York
Last summer, we reported that Orrick would be moving into fancy new offices in New York. Earlier this week, the office move took place. From the firm’s press release: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has moved its New York office to 51 West 52nd Street, the same building that houses CBS headquarters and which is […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Media and Journalism, Musical Chairs, Solo Practitioners
Musical Chairs: More About Lanny Davis's Departure from McDermott
In yesterday’s post about the departure of D.C. power broker Lanny Davis from McDermott Will & Emery, a firm he joined a little over six months ago, we put out a request for more information. That request was promptly answered — by none other than Lanny Davis himself. The drama lover in us was hoping […] -
Biglaw, Federal Government, Media and Journalism, Politics
A Look at Orrick's Crisis Management Practice
Last week we wrote about the move of prominent D.C. lawyers Lanny Davis and Eileen O’Connor from Orrick to McDermott Will & Emery. Am Law Daily described the jump as follows: “Lanny Davis, a longtime Washington, D.C., lawyer who supported Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid and was a fraternity brother of George W. Bush, is taking […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…