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• Dewey & LeBoeuf ousts former chairman, while merger negotiations fail

  Apr 30 2012 Troubled US law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has dumped former chairman Steven H. Davis, who is under criminal investigation for alleged financial improprieties.... more

• Chairman of the Bar Counsel of India nears end of term

  Apr 16 2012 The Chairman of the Bar Counsel of India is set to end his current term on 16 April without seeking re-election. Ashok Parija took over the role from former chair... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf in discussions with its bankers over 9-figure debt

  Apr 04 2012 Troubled US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has confirmed that it is in discussions with its bankers concerning the large debt that stands on the firm’s accounts. The firm’s... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf shakes up management team in response to stream of departures

  Mar 28 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf is changing its leadership strategy, with a plan to appoint London partner Stephen Horvath to a new role of executive partner. The plan proposes... more

• New Chair at O'Melveny & Myers says things are looking up

  Dec 05 2011 O'Melveny & Myers is set to gain new leadership with the appointment of Bradley Butwin as chairman. Butwin is looking on the bright side, portraying the departure of... more

• WilmerHale hires star Antitrust lawyer Molly Boast

  Oct 21 2011 WilmerHale has boosted its New York antitrust and competition practice with the hire of Molly Boast, the former deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice... more

• Boutique corporate an tech firm hires former Wragges senior partner

  Jul 11 2011 Former Wragge & Co senior partner John Crabtree has left to become the chairman of boutique corporate and technology firm White & Black. White & Black managing... more

• Howrey partners vote to dissolve firm

  Mar 10 2011 Howrey’s partners have voted to dissolve the partnership, a decision that will take effect on 15 March 2011 and put the 55 year old firm out of its misery. The... more

• Former SJ Berwin Senior Partner David Harrel to be the Chairman of CPA Global

  Feb 10 2011 Legal Processing Outsourcing Company CPA Global has appointed David Harrel as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Harrel, former Senior Partner at SJ Berwin, succeeds... more

• US firms Kilpatrick Stockton and Townsend and Townsend and Crew to merge

  Nov 04 2010 US corporate law firms Kilpatrick Stockton and Townsend and Townsend and Crew have announced that they will merge on 1 January 2011, launching a combined firm under... more

• US-based firm Proskauer Rose apoints new Chairman

  Oct 06 2010 Proskauer Rose has appointed Joseph M Leccese as Chairman. Leccese will assume the role in January 2011, succeeding Allen I Fagin, who has served in the role for the... more

• Australian firm Henry Davis York appoints new chairman

  Sep 20 2010 Henry Davis York has appointed Philip Crawford as the chairman of partners. Crawford is an insolvency, commercial and banking expert, and has worked with Henry Davis... more

• Dechert announces new leadership

  Jun 04 2010 After 25 years in the dual roles of chairman and CEO of Dechert, Barton Winokur will step down in mid-2011. Dechert has called on top litigator Andrew Levander to... more

• Baker & McKenzie appoint Brazilian lawyer to global chair

  Jun 04 2010 US-based Baker & McKenzie has called upon a Brazilian energy lawyer to become the firm’s global chairman. Eduardo Leite is currently based in the Sao Paulo office,... more

• Addleshaw Goddard chooses Monica Burch for Chairman

  Mar 31 2010 Addleshaw Goddard litigation partner Monica Burch has won the partnership’s backing to succeed senior partner Paul Lee following a contested election. Addleshaw... more

• Lehman examiner Valukas fights to make Lehman report public

  Feb 10 2010 Jenner & Block chairman 66-year-old Anton Valukas, court-appointed receiver in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, has completed his probe. Valukas, a former federal... more

• Joseph Shenker suceeds Rodge Cohen at Sullivan & Cromwell

  Jan 05 2010 On January 1, Joseph Shenker, 53, took over as Sullivan & Cromwell's chairman, replacing corporate real estate attorney Rodge Cohen, 65. Rodge Cohen who will... more

• Squire Sanders chairman steps aside after 20 years in top role - Legalweek

  Nov 03 2009 Squire Sanders & Dempsey has elected a new chairman for the first time in 20 years. James Maiwurm, who has been the top 60 US firm's global managing partner since... more

• Bingham hires former SEC chairman Christopher Cox

  Jul 21 2009 Bingham McCutchen LLP has hired Christopher Cox, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under President George W. Bush, to continue the... more

• Mayer Brown completes management overhaul

  May 28 2009 Mayer Brown has completed the restructuring of its management team after electing the final five partners to its 12-member partnership board. The new structure will... more

• Three up for top post at McDermott

  Mar 18 2009 McDermott Will & Emery has narrowed its search for a replacement for chairman Harvey Freishtat to three attorneys. A new chair is scheduled to be elected this month,... more

• Mayer Brown chairman James Holzhauer to step down

  Mar 09 2009 Mayer Brown announced that chairman James Holzhauer will step down before the end of 2009. The firm did not name a successor. The announcement comes after years of... more

• Ex-Greenberg Traurig tax chairman Gordon pleads guilty

  Dec 15 2008 Jay Ira Gordon, ex-chairman of Greenberg Traurig's tax practice pleaded guilty to defrauding the Internal Revenue Service and is cooperating with the government in a... more

• Nörr partner Molitoris becomes chairman of the Lex Mundi legal network

  Nov 08 2008 The Munich lawyer and Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz partner Michael Molitoris has been elected chairman of Lex Mundi, the world's leading network of independent law firms.... more

• Thacher Proffitt loses vice chairman Leslie to Greenberg Traurig

  Oct 27 2008 Thacher Proffitt & Wood lost its vice chairman and lawyers in the firm's now-closed White Plains office to Greenberg Traurig. The incoming group includes real estate... more

• Dechert chairman: layoff rumours are 'bull'

  Oct 22 2008 Dechert chairman Barton J. Winokur has denied rumours on the legal blog Above the Law about "stealth layoffs" at Dechert. Several posters to the site have claimed... more

• Cornelius Brandi new chairman CMS alliance executive committee

  Jun 17 2008 CMS Hasche Sigle managing partner Cornelius Brandi has been elected as the new chairman of the executive committee for the CMS law firm alliance. Brandi replaces... more

• Heller Ehrman Chairman Matthew Larrabee Heads for New York

  Jun 11 2008 In a way, there's no longer any such thing as a big San Francisco law firm. When Heller Ehrman Chairman Matthew Larrabee moves to New York City this month, none of the... more

• Brad Karp Elected Next Chairman of Paul Weiss

  May 10 2008 New York-based Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Brad S. Karp, age 48, has been elected as the new Chair of the firm, effective January 1,... more

• Should Law Firm Leaders Get CEO Pay?

  Nov 19 2007 Arguing that attorneys at the nation's top law firms need higher salaries may be a tough sell. But at a time when many big firms are operating more like corporations,... more