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• Dewey & LeBouef's leaders explain the firm's collapse

  May 18 2012 This article gives an account of an interview in DealBook with Martin Bienenstock and L. Charles Landgraf, both of whom served as the ‘office of the Chairman’ at Dewey... more

• Tough going in Scotland: redundancies, defections and shutters

  May 09 2012 Scottish firm Maclay Murray & Spens has initiated a redundancy consultation in its Private Client department, with four support staff roles and two legal roles at... more

• Juris Corp partner and Banking & Finance expert leaves firm

  May 06 2012 Juris Corp Mumbai Partner Nisar Ookabhoy has resigned from the firm for personal reasons, and is now 'looking for opportunities to join an organization which wishes to... more

• Dewey continues to lose talent

  May 04 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf continues to hemorrhage its lawyer base, with the Moscow team jumping ship to open a Russia base for Morgan Lewis & Bockius, while London banking and... more

• 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

• Dewey & LeBoeuf has until the end of the month to negotiate debt problem

  Apr 27 2012 Reports are circulating that troubled New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf is facing serious debt problems, and has until the end of the month to negotiate extending a... more

• Dewey's Hong Kong office is unaffected by the firm's troubles, says MP

  Apr 24 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf has said that its troubles in the US have no bearing upon its operation in Hong Kong. Hong Kong managing partner Heng Loong Cheong said: “The Hong Kong... more

• More partners walk away from Dewey & LeBoeuf

  Apr 11 2012 US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has not yet managed to stem the flow of departing partners, with another two announcing their intention to leave the firm’s London office.... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf loses six more partners

  Apr 06 2012 New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has seen six more partners and one of counsel resign this week, bringing the number of partner departures this year to 46, out of the... 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

• Another partner leaves Dewey & LeBoeuf

  Mar 30 2012 The dramatic overhaul in the management structure at Dewey & LeBoeuf has not yet stemmed the flow of partners leaving the firm, with antitrust litigator lawyer Eamon... 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

• Another six partners depart from Dewey & LeBoeuf

  Mar 26 2012 There is surely some hand wringing going on in firm management at Dewey & LeBoeuf, as six more partners announce that they are leaving the firm. The departing... more

• Head of bank litigation practice at Hogan Lovells to launch litigation boutique

  Mar 21 2012 Hogan Lovells is losing the leader of its bank dispute resolution practice, Graham Huntley, who is leaving the firm to launch a litigation boutique. Huntley is... more

• 12 partners depart troubled NY firm Dewey & LeBoeuf

  Mar 19 2012 Twelve insurance law partners from Dewey & LeBoeuf resigned on Friday of last week. The group is headed to Willkie Farr & Gallagher, bringing the total number of... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf set to make layoffs

  Mar 07 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf will be conducting layoffs and other cost-cutting measures, according to firm-wide memo from Chairman Steven H. Davis. The memo came after the... more

• Indian firm Amarchand plans to double headcount to 1000 lawyers in 5 years

  Feb 22 2012 India’s largest law firm Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co is pursuing a rapid expansion strategy, with plans to double in size over the next five years to... more

• Four associates leave London office of Quinn Emanuel

  Feb 04 2012 Four litigation lawyers have departed from the London office of US litigation firm Quinn Emanuel, punching a largeish hole in the team of 13. The firm’s London has... more

• Large law firms likely to award spring bonuses again this year, say experts

  Jan 27 2012 Legal industry experts predict that large law firms will again award spring bonuses in 2012, following on from a trend begun in 2011, but that spring bonuses are... more

• UK firms DWF and Cobbetts finally announce plans to merge

  Jan 18 2012 UK firms DWF and Cobbetts have finally announced their plans to merge in May, after unconfirmed reports circulated about the tie-up since November, when the domain... more

• Reports indicate more departures from BLP's banking and capital markets group

  Jan 16 2012 Rumour has it that seven associates have resigned from Berwin Leighton Paisner's Banking and Capital Markets group in the last week. According to Roll On Friday a... more

• Baker & McKenzie loses team of 25 in Amsterdam

  Jan 06 2012 Baker & McKenzie is set lose a team of around 25 lawyers from its Amsterdam office, as the group sets out to launch an independent firm. The team is led by private... more

• Reed Smith loses three partners in Hong Kong

  Dec 21 2011 Reed Smith has lost three partners from its Hong Kong office. The trio of partners - litigation veteran and former senior partner Chris Howse along with partners Kevin... more

• Five partners to depart from Mayer Brown's London office

  Dec 18 2011 US firm Mayer Brown is set to lose five partners from its London office in the coming weeks. Mayer Brown's London co-head of capital markets Stephanie Bates is... more

• US firm Brown Drew & Massey set to shut down

  Dec 17 2011 Brown Drew & Massey, a US law firm that specialized in oil, gas and corporate practice, is set to shut down at the end of this calendar year, after being in business... more

• Linklaters may shear 35 from equity partnership

  Dec 08 2011 Linklaters is set to take the shears to its partnership for the second time in three years, and has announced a major restructuring to its London partners. Some within... 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

• Herbert Smith boosts Paris infrastructure practice with A&O hire

  Dec 04 2011 Herbert Smith has boosted its energy and infrastructure practice in Paris with the hire of partner Christophe Lefort, who was previously the general counsel at French... more

• LG bolsters London real estate practice with SJ Berwin hire

  Nov 16 2011 LG is set to bolster its London real estate practice with the hire of senior associate Mark Mallon from SJ Berwin. Mallon will join the firm as a partner, and will... more

• UK firm Watson Burton loses another four partners

  Nov 08 2011 Watson Burton has lost four partners this week, continuing a steady run of departures over the past two years. RollOnFriday reports that the firm had 29 partners last... more

• HBJ Gateley remains upbeat as seven partners walk out

  Nov 07 2011 HBJ Gateley Wareing's Glasgow office has just lost six partners, with a seventh departing from the Edinburgh office. The departures have gutted the Glasgow office,... more

• Ashurst loses 8 partners since start of September

  Oct 14 2011 Roll on Friday points out that there is a steady depletion in the partner ranks over at Ashurst, with eight partners departing since the start of September.... more

• Two more senior departures from Ashurst

  Oct 12 2011 Ashurst will see two more senior departures from its litigation practice, with litigation chief Michael Madden leaving the firm and partner Wil Thorburn set to join JP... more

• Hogan Lovells in Hamburg loses 13 media lawyers to Bird & Bird

  Aug 31 2011 Hogan Lovells in Germany has seen further departures in what is turning into a major talent leak. The most recent departure sees a team of 13 Hamburg-based media... more

• Norton Rose to lose four partners in Middle East

  Aug 08 2011 Norton Rose is set to lose four partners from its Middle East practice to other firms. Regional managing partner Campbell Steedman, a corporate lawyer based in... more

• O'Melveny & Myers appoints Bradley Butwin as Chairman

  Jul 29 2011 O'Melveny & Myers has appointed New York-based litigation head Bradley Butwin as its new chair. Butwin was selected for the top job over two other candidates,... more

• DLA Piper starts to rebuild China IP group with Foley & Lardner hire

  Jul 25 2011 DLA Piper has hired former Foley & Lardner senior counsel Yan Zhao to join its Greater China intellectual property team as a partner. Yan brings over 13 years... more

• UK firm Manches announces redundancy consultation

  Jul 18 2011 UK firm Manches has announced that a redundancy process is underway, though the firm will not reveal how many staff will be affected. A spokesman for the firm... more

• Hunton & Williams downsizes in London after mass departures

  Jul 18 2011 The London office of Hunton & Williams has downsized in response to a torrent of departures. The office has lost 60 per cent of its headcount in less than three... more

• The myth of work-life balance in big firms

  Jul 01 2011 Here is an interesting article in the Guardian about work-life balance – or the lack thereof – in large law firms. The article observes that firms maintain the fiction... more

• A&O's Moscow office sees 30% of lawyers depart

  Jun 06 2011 RollOnFriday has reported that almost a third of the lawyers in Allen & Overy's Moscow office have departed the firm in the last year, including four partners, five... more

• A chat with Ranji Dua, Managing Partner of Dua Associates

  Jun 06 2011 Bar & Bench conducts an interview with Ranji Dua, Managing Partner of Indian law firm Dua Associates, discussing (among other things) the early strategy for building... more

• Texas firm Clark, Thomas & Winters closes after mass defections

  Apr 08 2011 Texas firm Clark, Thomas & Winters has closed its doors after the departure of more than 50 lawyers in the past two months. Clark, Thomas & Winters was founded in... more

• Pinsent Masons lures funds practitioner from SJ Berwin

  Mar 10 2011 TheLawyer reports that Pinsent Masons has bolstered its funds practice with the hire of a senior associate from SJ Berwin’s fund formation team. Daniel Greenaway... more

• Linklaters Hires top Dutch restructuring lawyer from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

  Mar 09 2011 Linklaters has has bolstered its Amsterdam office with the hire of Jan Willem de Boer, the head of the restructuring practice at Dutch firm De Brauw Blackstone... more

• Howrey partnership to vote on wind-down

  Mar 06 2011 With the departure of over 100 partners since 2009, the question of the future of Howrey has been growing ever more acute. And it seems that the question might soon be... more

• 17-lawyer antitrust team leaves Howrey for Shearman & Sterling

  Feb 24 2011 A 17-lawyer antitrust group from the Brussels office of Howrey is departing for Shearman & Sterling. The group is led by five partners, including the current and... more

• Another seven Howrey IP partners leave the firm

  Feb 16 2011 The exodus at Howrey continues with another seven IP partners leaving the firm’s US offices. Among the group was San Francisco-based rainmaker KT Cherian, who has... more

• The (mis)fortunes of Howrey

  Jan 28 2011 Interesting article here from Above The Law on the (mis)fortunes of Howrey – a firm that has sustained a steady stream of partner losses over the past year. It appears... more

• Winston ends negotiations with Howrey; recruits lawyers on the way out

  Jan 26 2011 Merger negotiations between Chicago-based Winston & Strawn and Washington DC-based Howrey have ended, but Winston’s interest in Howrey is not concluded. According to... more

• SJ Berwin makes a promotion in response to London real estate departures

  Dec 06 2010 SJ Berwin has made an out of season promotion to the partnership, making up London-based associate Darren Rogers to real estate partner. The firm was planning on... more