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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

• 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

• LA firm Silver & Freedman set to close down after 36 years of practice

  Nov 23 2011 Los Angeles law firm Silver & Freedman has announced its imminent closure after 36 years of practice. The demise of the brand has been described as an ‘amicable... more

• 124 year old law firm to close down

  Jun 27 2011 Warner Smith & Harris, a Fort Smith, Arkansas based firm founded in 1887, is set to close after a sting of defections left the firm incapable of servicing its clients.... more

• Limited liability to be blamed for Howrey failure?

  Mar 24 2011 Most commentators say that Howrey failed as a result of a quick expansion and partner dissatisfaction arising from a combination of fluctuating profits and a lack of... more

• Howrey partners jump ship

  Mar 16 2011 Howrey lawyers are leaping to other firms after the firm announced its imminent dissolution. Construction litigation partners David Mancini and James Newland Jr are... 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

• Orrick accused of wrecking Coudert Bros

  Dec 16 2010 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has been accused of delivering the ‘fatal blow’ to rival law firm Coudert Brothers, five years after the latter firm announced its... more

• Best Best & Krieger hire 18 lawyers from failed firm McDonough Holland & Allen

  Aug 16 2010 Best Best & Krieger’s Sacramento office will double its lawyer headcount on 1 September when it takes 18 municipal, land use and redevelopment lawyers from the... more

• Halliwells no more?

  Jun 25 2010 Halliwells is in negotiations with Hill Dickinson for the sale of its business in a deal that would lead to the dissolution of the firm and the end of the Halliwells... more

• 85-year old US law firm Thelen files for bankruptcy

  Sep 21 2009 Thelen LLP, a US law firm founded in 1924 in San Francisco, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York on Thursday night, almost a year after... more

• 300-lawyer Philadelphia firm Wolf Block to dissolve

  Mar 25 2009 In an emotional meeting, partners at Wolf Block yesterday voted to dissolve the 106-year-old Philadelphia law firm. The decision was the result of a decline of the... more

• Thacher Proffitt in talks with King & Spalding to avoid dissolution

  Dec 12 2008 The Legal Times reports that Atlanta-based King & Spalding is in talks to acquire most, but not all of Thacher Proffitt & Wood's lawyers. In order to avoid... more

• Heller Ehrman Lays Off 139; Tech Law Firm Is Dissolving

  Oct 01 2008 Heller Ehrman has laid off 139 workers in its Seattle office, effective November 28, according to Washington State’s Employment Security Department. This comes on the... more

• Heller Ehrman law firm to dissolve Friday

  Sep 26 2008 The San Francisco law firm Heller Ehrman will formally vote Friday to dissolve, ending a legal partnership that survived the 1906 earthquake, a depression, wars and... more

• Heller Ehrman's Partnership briefed on closure

  Sep 25 2008 Heller Ehrman' management held a firmwide videoconference yesterday to inform the partnership on the status of the firm's credit line, opportunities for groups and... more

• Heller Ehrman may face dissolution as Mayer backs off

  Sep 19 2008 West coast giant Heller Ehrman appeared on the brink of dissolution, with some partners already looking to move with what amounted to tacit approval from firm... more