6 Things Managing Partners Need To Know About Law Firm Mergers
Law firm mergers are often bad ideas; if you're going to do one, do it right.
The 2013 Am Law 100: A Year of ‘Slow Growth’
Which firms had the biggest revenue and the highest profits per partner last year, according to the latest Am Law 100 rankings?
Law Firm Merger Mania: Faegre & Benson and Baker & Daniels Make It Official
Back in August, the law firms of Faegre & Benson and Baker & Daniels confirmed that they were engaged in merger talks. Today the firms announced that their partnerships have voted in favor of the combination. The merger will take effect on January 1, 2012, and the new entity will be known as Faegre Baker […]
Law Firm Merger Mania: Faegre & Benson and Baker & Daniels Make It Official
Back in August, the law firms of Faegre & Benson and Baker & Daniels confirmed that they were engaged in merger talks. Today the firms announced that their partnerships have voted in favor of the combination. The merger will take effect on January 1, 2012, and the new entity will be known as Faegre Baker […]
Non-Sequiturs: 07.20.10
* Century Regional Detention Facility is sentenced to Lindsay Lohan. Watch out, she looks a little menacing in her mug shot. [People] * Fellow legal blogger and prominent immigration lawyer Lavi Soloway opines on the intersection of immigration reform, evangelicals, and same-sex marriage. [Politico] * Why BP oil leak victims might want to look to […]
Misadventures in Trademark Law: Faegre & Benson Helps Pigs Fight Unicorns
No, this isn’t about a lawsuit arising out of the writing of Animal Farm II: Sharks on Retainer — but who knows, my original thought for a post title might be subject to trademark infringement. More on that later; for now, let’s turn our attention to this delicious product offered by ThinkGeek (which went on […]
How LexisNexis State Net Uses Gen AI To Tame Gov’t Data
Its new features transform how you can track and analyze the more than 200,000 bills, regulations, and other measures set to be introduced this year.
Faegre & Benson Layoff Update: Firm Denies, Associates Disagree
Yesterday, we reported on Thanksgiving week layoffs at Faegre & Benson. Our sources reported that between six and ten people were let go from just before the holiday. The firm responded after our post went up. Faegre & Benson spokespeople denied that the firm laid anybody off: Faegre & Benson did not lay off any […]
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Faegre & Benson Gobbled Up Some Associates for Thanksgiving
I really didn’t think any firm would lay people off last week. I figured the coming turkey holocaust would spare the jobs of any associates Biglaw wanted to devour. I was wrong. A tipster reports: There was another round of layoffs at Faegre & Benson last week. The partners decided to send six to ten […]
Nationwide Salary Cut Watch: Don’t Forget About Faegre & Benson
We’ve been doing a lot of coverage on Dorsey & Whitney. The firm canceled its 2010 summer program and only had a 56% offer rate to its 2009 summers. But we don’t want to forget about another Minneapolis powerhouse firm, Faegre & Benson. Earlier this month, we learned that the firm had decided to cut […]