Law News
Law news found and posted by the lawyrs community.
Add news
-
Nov 22 2008
Cravath, Swaine & Moore announced reduced end-of-year associate bonuses last week in a memo to its staff. The numbers are down sharply from last year. The bonuses...
more
-
Nov 05 2008
Cravath, Swaine & Moore has withdrawn as pro bono counsel for a convict who won a new trial on the basis of another man’s audiotaped murder confession that is now...
more
-
Oct 14 2008
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Sullivan & Cromwell have snared the lead roles on Morgan Stanley’s $9bn (£5.2bn) injection from Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial...
more
-
Jul 21 2008
Smith Moore LLP, a 130-attorney firm with offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Wilmington, N.C., and Atlanta, will join operations with Leatherwood, which has...
more
-
Jun 15 2008
Greenberg Traurig attorneys Cesar L. Alvarez, Patricia Menendez-Cambo and Rodney G. Moore have been recognized as three of “The 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in...
more
-
Jun 11 2008
The best corporate law firm in American is Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, according to a survey released today of 1,390 directors and 279 GCs of public...
more
-
Jun 01 2008
After more than a month of discussions about a merger that would have created the world's largest airline, U.S. Airways and UAL Corporation, the parent of United...
more
-
May 23 2008
Cravath Swaine & Moore and Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison have bagged lead roles on the divestment by by Time Warner of its cable division in a $9.25bn deal, as...
more
-
May 02 2008
The American Lawyer reported today that two law firms, Skadden, Arps and Latham & Watkins, broke the industry’s $2 billion gross revenue barrier for the first time. It...
more
-
Apr 08 2008
Allen & Overy (A&O) has bagged a lead advisory role opposite Cravath Swaine & Moore on the sale of eye-care company Alcon to Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis – a...
more
-
Jan 09 2008
Cravath Swaine & Moore senior litigation partner John Beerbower has moved to the firm's London office to spearhead the dispute resolution practice in the capital. The...
more
-
Jan 08 2008
Norton Rose has gained one partner in Asia and lost another, including hiring a new head of asset finance in Hong Kong. Energy partner Stephen Begley rejoins Norton...
more
-
Nov 02 2007
The race is on to see which of the city's top law firms will boast the best-paid associate. As is common when it comes to law firm pay, the going is neck and neck....
more
-
Nov 01 2007
Cravath, Swaine & Moore has raised the salary bar for law firm associates in Manhattan. The firm has announced that it will award a special one-time bonus for...
more