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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.

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?

Quote of the Day: Lawyer, Poet, Salesman

He was clearly the salesman-in-chief, and he did a darn good job at it. I remember being told that despite the fact that the economy was essentially collapsing around everyone’s heads, 2008 was going to come in well over budget with record revenues and profits. — Andrew Ness, former managing partner of the D.C. office […]

Howrey Met Your Mother (Then Lost Her to Another Firm)

Yesterday we reported on talks last week between Jones Day and key partners in the construction group of Howrey. It appears that the talks have borne fruit. As reported yesterday by the Daily Journal (subscription), a group of seven Howrey partners — led by prominent construction lawyer Steve O’Neal, former chairman of the now-defunct Thelen […]

Howrey Losing More Partners? Construction Lawyers Might Be Next to Leave

After all, there are fewer partners for Howrey to lose with each passing day, as the Howrey lawyer diaspora continues to grow. Let’s review the recent activity — and discuss some possible future defections. On Friday we reported that IP litigator Mark Whitaker would be joining Baker Botts. That news has now been publicly announced. […]

Winston & Strawn Tries To Rewrite History By Editing Out a Problematic Partner

It’s clear that Winston & Strawn isn’t happy about all the publicity it’s getting over Jonathan Bristol, the Winston partner — or former partner? — who has gotten entangled with Kenneth Starr In case you haven’t been following the case of Kenneth Starr — not the one who brought us the delectable Starr Report, but […]