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• Dewey & LeBoeuf to restructure Middle East practice after further departures

  Apr 23 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf has initated a restructuring of its middle east operations, which could result in the closure of the firm’s Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha offices. The... more

• US Court dismisses suit by retired partners of defunct firm Coudert

  Apr 17 2012 A US District Court has dismissed a claim brought by 24 retired partners from the now-defunct law firm Coudert. The group alleged that Baker & McKenzie, Orrick... more

• Legal Project Management Enters Adolescence

  Feb 28 2012 Legal Project Management has become one of the most significant trends in legal practice. It has grown in its maturity as well as globally in major law firms. This... more

• DLA Piper and Dechert settle dispute over lateral hire

  Jan 18 2012 A long running dispute between DLA Piper and Dechert over Dechert’s hire of former DLA litigation co-head Neil Gerrard has been settled after going through arbitration... more

• Dechert bonuses based on performance requirement

  Jan 16 2012 Dechert announced its 2011 end-of-year bonuses for US associates just after Christmas, with a schedule of bonuses that broadly matches the standard set by Cleary... more

• Quinn Emanuel set to launch in Moscow after Dechert hires

  Oct 19 2011 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is set to launch a new office in Moscow with the hire of two senior litigation partners from Dechert. Ivan Marisin and Vasily... more

• Merit list: law firms that offered jobs to 100% of summer associates

  Aug 17 2011 Above The Law has posted a list of firms that have offered jobs to 100 per cent of summer associates, readying themselves to start naming and shaming those firms that... more

• LPM Momentum: The Dechert Experience

  Aug 03 2011 In 2009, Dechert established itself as a committed first-adopter in the burgeoning Legal Project Management (LPM) trend by offering LPM training to every partner in... more

• Law firms seek fast bucks from M&A suits

  Jul 18 2011 The number of mergers and acquisitions lawsuits filed in 2010 increased by nearly 850% over 2008 figures, according to new reports. M&A suits, which typically... more

• 12 year pay freeze for New York judges

  Jul 05 2011 Here is an interesting article about the remuneration of judges in New York, where the bench hasn’t seen a pay rise in 12 years. According to the article, judges have... more

• Philadelphia-based firm Dechert announces spring bonuses

  Apr 13 2011 International firm Dechert has announced the award of spring bonuses to associates and counsel. The firm will pay qualifying associates in May, according to the... more

• Howrey loses another partner in Washington

  Dec 15 2010 Howrey has suffered another in a series of defections the departure of antitrust specialist Mike Cowie to the Washington office of rival firm Dechert. The news... more

• Dechert hires alternative investment expert from SJ Berwin

  Sep 01 2010 Dechert has announced the hire of partner Achim Pütz, the former head of German financial markets at SJ Berwin. Pütz will join the firm’s Munich office, and is... more

• Dechert boosts financial services practice with Shearman hire

  Aug 05 2010 Dechert has boosted its financial services practice group in New York with the hire of M. Holland West, a former head of Shearman & Sterling's derivatives and... more

• Dechert boosts Dublin office with new hire

  Jul 12 2010 Dechert has boosted its new Dublin office with the hire of Michelle Moran, formerly the head of legal at Invesco Perpetual. Funds partner Declan O’Sullivan said... more

• Dechert boosts London finance and banking practice with Orrick hire

  Jul 02 2010 Dechert has given its London finance and banking practice a boost with the hire of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe structured finance partner Jim Waddington.... 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

• Irish funds market attracts talent

  Apr 22 2010 The Irish funds market is currently experiencing a period of growth, and Irish law firms are responding by boosting their expertise in this area. Eversheds... more

• Is Dechert Ahead of the Curve?

  Apr 02 2010 In-house counsel are looking for their law firms to deliver legal services efficiently and cost-effectively. Dechert, a global law firm, is training all partners and... more

• Legal Project Management - Global Firm Trains All Partners

  Apr 02 2010 One global law firm is responding to client demands for efficient delivery of legal services. All partners and associates worldwide are being trained in legal project... more

• Dechert strengthens UK corporate and securities practice with hire of former Ashurst partner

  Mar 30 2010 US firm Dechert has announced the appointment of former Ashurst partner Jonathan Angell to its corporate and securities practice in London. This hire takes the... more

• Firms double dealing on human rights?

  Mar 19 2010 I thought I'd point out this interesting article on the role of law firms in the protection of human rights. The article notes that the wealthiest international... more

• Fortress sues Dechert over Dreier Ponzi scheme loss

  Dec 23 2009 New York-based private equity firm Fortress Investment Group LLC is suing law firm Dechert LLP alleging that the law firm issued a "false" legal opinion letter, which... more

• Bankrupt Coudert sues Baker, Dechert and DLA for millions

  Nov 24 2009 The liquidation agent for the defunct Coudert Brothers law firm has filed claims against Baker & McKenzie, Dechert and DLA Piper seeking a chunk of profits those firms... more

• Chadbourne partner rejoins firm after four months

  Sep 17 2009 Former Chadbourne & Parke corporate partner Konstantin Konstantinov who joined Dechert earlier this year as part of the firm's Moscow launch, has rejoined his former... more

• Dechert adds two Clifford Chance partners to New York office

  Aug 20 2009 Clifford Chance hast lost finance partners Stuart Strauss and Richard Horowitz to Dechert in New York. With the departures the loss of partner headcount in Clifford... more

• 25 more associates laid off at Dechert

  Jul 24 2009 According to the legal blog Above the Law, around 25 associates at US firm Dechert LLP are being let go. "Sources report that the pain is being spread between... more

• Two partners stay with Chadbourne's Mosow office after Dechert raid

  May 15 2009 Chadbourne’s Moscow senior partner Mikhail Rozenberg and banking and finance specialist Jennifer Handz have decided to remain with the New York firm. Dechert... more

• Dechert will start incoming associate class in groups

  Apr 23 2009 Major firm Dechert stated recently that it would be dividing its first-year associate class into three groups with different start dates, some as late as the fall of... more

• Corporate Partner Junius leaves Dechert's Frankfurt office

  Mar 25 2009 Corporate partner Andreas Junius of Dechert's Frankfurt office departed the firm last week to work full-time with an independent German firm. The departure might... more

• Orrick, Dechert reach settlement in Whole Foods antitrust case

  Mar 09 2009 Whole Foods' battle against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is finally over. In 2007 the FTC lawyers tried to prevent the merger of Whole Foods and Wild Oats by... more

• Another round of layoffs at Dechert

  Feb 26 2009 US firm Dechert has confirmed its second round of layoffs within weeks, cutting 10 lawyers. A spokesman said the layoffs were related to "insufficient work levels". more

• US law firms laying off 1,000 in one day

  Feb 13 2009 It’s one of the legal world’s darkest days ever: American law firms eliminated some 1,000 jobs on Thursday. Several US firms - including DLA Piper, Goodwin Procter,... more

• Dechert and K&L Gates sued for malpractice

  Jan 20 2009 Money market fund Reserve Management Co. Inc. has launched a malpractice suit against Dechert and K&L Gates, claiming that the firms failed to advise it four years ago... more

• O'Melveny bankruptcy co-chair Sage quits for Dechert

  Jan 13 2009 Michael Sage, the co-head of restructuring at O'Melveny & Myers, has joined Dechert in the latest in a series of high-profile moves in the bankruptcy Bar. Sage has... more

• Dechert lays off 72 staff members

  Dec 17 2008 Philadelphia-based Dechert laid off 72 staff members in the US. That amounts to about 12.5 percent of the 1,045-attorney international law firm's 570 administrative... more

• UCL hold on to glory at Dechert quiz

  Dec 12 2008 University College London students fought off stiff competition at the Dechert annual quiz to emerge victorious for the second year in a row. The London School of... more

• Dechert set for redundancy consultation

  Nov 28 2008 Dechert has become the latest firm moving to cut jobs, with the US firm reviewing the positions of a number of administrative staff in its London office. 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

• "Underworked" Dechert lawyer claims $6million

  Oct 11 2008 Marc Lubin is seeking $6million from Dechert claiming that he moved from Skadden to Dechert for less money because he wanted greater exposure to deals. He claims that... more

• Ex-Dechert lawyer sues firm for discrimination

  Oct 07 2008 Marc Lubin, a former Dechert has filed suit against the firm in New York claiming it exaggerated the extent of its corporate work in order to woo him, did not provide... more

• Finance fiasco slows business at US law firms

  Sep 29 2008 A recent Citibank survey of the nation's top 160 law firms found the number of hours billed by lawyers to their clients for the first half of the year was down as much... more

• Ashurst raids Dechert for Islamic finance star Kamalpour

  Aug 22 2008 Ashurst has bolstered its Islamic finance practice with the hire of Dechert's London-based Islamic finance head Abradat Kamalpour. Kamalpour is set to join... more

• US law firms continue China expansion

  Aug 16 2008 US firm Dechert has been granted a licence to open an office in Beijing, its first in mainland China, the firm has said in a statement. So far this year, ten US firms... more

• How to Build a Book of Business as a Young Lawyer

  Jun 19 2008 On a recent flight for vacation, Dechert associate Connie Merriett sat between her child and her husband and hammered out an article for a new quarterly IP newsletter... more

• Rumours of redundancies at Dechert

  Apr 28 2008 According to RollOnFriday rumours abound that Europe's first credit crunch casualties of 2008 will be at Dechert. Last month the firm showed the door to 13 of its... more

• Law-Firm Blogs: Marketing Device or Mere Diversion?

  Mar 04 2008 That was the question posed Friday by Dechert’s James Beck and Jones Day’s Mark Herrmann, co-authors of the well-read Drug and Device Law blog. Given that, for... more

• Dechert Gives 13 Associates Layoff Notices

  Mar 01 2008 The slowing economy has hit home at Dechert, which has just issued layoff notices to 13 associates strictly in its finance and real estate practice, according to a... more

• Dechert's European offices have best year ever

  Jan 29 2008 Dechert's strongest year ever in its international offices and the right mix of practice areas helped garner a 14.7 percent increase in gross revenue for 2007 -- a... more

• DLA Piper kicks off laterals season in the US

  Jan 27 2008 The first few weeks of 2008 already have marked an abundance of lateral hires among partners making a switch for better opportunities at some of the nation's biggest... more

• Dechert Opens Hong Kong Office

  Jan 15 2008 Dechert has become the latest in a line of large Pennsylvania firms entering the Asian market. The firm opened a Hong Kong office and established a formal association... more

• The American Lawyer chooses Litigation Department of the Year

  Jan 03 2008 The American Lawyer has chosen a Litigation Department of the Year for the fourth time. The Am Law 200 firms have been invited to compete for the overall title as well... more

• Dechert launches in Hong Kong

  Dec 04 2007 Dechert has launched an office in Hong Kong, taking a former M&A partner from Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker. Basil Hwang only joined Paul Hastings last October from... more