Thomas Fitzgerald

Who Is Biglaw’s $9 Million Man?

Whoa, talk about an eye-popping salary! Which law firm does he work for?

Nationwide Layoff Watch: Shaping Up For Summer

Which law firm just announced double-digit cuts?

Nationwide Layoff Watch: Several Secretaries Sent Packing

Are legal secretaries an endangered species? Yet another large law firm makes cuts.

Nationwide Layoff and No-Offer Watch: In Defense of Winston & Strawn

We covered recent associate layoffs and summer associate no-offers at Winston & Strawn. Here's some follow-up -- including words in support of the firm.

Howrey Going to Survive the Storm? Board the Winston Lifeboats, Leaders Urge

Accept your offers. It’s wise advice for 2Ls going through fall recruiting, and it’s wise advice for partners of the rapidly unraveling Howrey law firm, most of whom have offers to join Winston & Strawn. Last weekend, Winston made offers to a little over 75 percent of Howrey partners, with responses requested in 21 days. […]

Howrey Going to Make This Merger Happen?<br><em>(Plus two interesting internal emails.)</em>

Developments are flying fast and furious out of Howrey. Yesterday we passed along reports that Howrey’s merger talks with Winston & Strawn were off. Today we’re hearing that they might be back on (or that they never stopped in the first place). According to the U.K.-based Legal Week (via the ABA Journal), the talks are […]