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• McDermott Takes Heller's Silicon Valley Space

  Nov 11 2008 Heller Ehrman's Menlo Park, Calif., office, which underwent a fancy remodel two years ago, will be taken over by McDermott, Will & Emery, as part of a negoatiated deal... 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

• Venerable San Francisco law firm Heller Ehrman struggles to survive

  Sep 24 2008 Heller Ehrman, a storied San Francisco law firm founded in 1890 that was considered one of the most solid and successful in the nation only a year ago, is now... 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

• Heller Ehrman's merger talks with Mayer Brown called off

  Sep 16 2008 The merger talks between Mayer Brown and troubled west coast firm Heller Ehrman have been called off. The firms have been in discussions for several weeks, with Heller... more

• Proskauer launches in Hong Kong and Beijing with two Heller partners

  Sep 10 2008 Proskauer Rose has secured its long-awaited Asia launch after hiring a two-partner team in Beijing from Heller Ehrman, including chief representative partner Joseph... more

• Mayer Brown and Heller Ehrman in merger talks

  Aug 29 2008 Fresh off its aborted tie-up with Baker & McKenzie, San Francisco-based Heller is now in merger talks with Mayer Brown according to the American Lawyer blog. In the... more

• Heller Ehrman to Delay Associate Start Dates

  Aug 24 2008 Heller Ehrman became the most recent firm to push back start dates and the firm has also withdrawn from some campuses for its interview process. The start date for new... more

• Merger talks between Heller Ehrman and Baker & McKenzie fail

  Aug 13 2008 Following months of speculation and rumours, merger talks between Heller Ehrman and Baker & McKenzie have been called off. Heller chairman Matthew Larrabee cited... more

• Bingham McCutchen raids Heller Ehrman for DC regulatory push

  Aug 06 2008 Bingham McCutchen has hired four lawyers for its international securities practice, including the managing partner of Heller Ehrman's DC office, Geoff Aronow. more

• Heller Ehrman hires DLA Piper IP partner for London office

  Aug 04 2008 Heller Ehrman has recruited IP partner Richard Penfold from DLA Piper to boost its year-old London office as speculation over an impending merger with Baker & McKenzie... 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

• Latham names new finance chief

  May 23 2008 Latham & Watkins has announced the appointment of David Heller as the new global chair of the firm’s finance department. Heller is currently co-chair both of Latham’s... more

• Orrick beefs up New York litigation with Heller Ehrman hire

  May 16 2008 Orrick Herrington & Suttcliffe has bolstered its litigation practice with the hire of partner Richard Martin, formerly managing partner and head of litigation at... more

• Former DLA Asia head Seddon joins Heller Ehrman

  Mar 06 2008 Heller Ehrman has hired former DLA Piper Asia head Nick Seddon to lead its four offices in the region as Asian managing partner. The move comes after Seddon... more

• San Francisco Bay Area Law Firms Float on Turbulent Waters

  Jan 11 2008 Despite the subprime mortgage crisis and resulting credit crunch, most of the eight Bay Area law firms that have released financial data so far showed solid increases... more