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• Yale Law Women choose top ten family-friendly law firms

  May 02 2012 Yale Law Women have announced their annual ranking of the top 10 family friendly law firms, which this year shifted focus from the availability of family friendly... 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

• Orrick gives associates incentives to bill on time

  Feb 08 2012 Here is a brief article on the merit-based compensation system at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. According to this report there are two features of Orrick’s... more

• US discrimination laws apply to some partners, says NY Supreme Court

  Dec 19 2011 US workplace anti-discrimination laws generally apply to employees, while leaving partners to fend for themselves. But a new decision handed down by the New York... 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

• More US firms offer offset to compensate for discrimination against same-sex couples in tax code

  Nov 01 2011 Numerous major law firms have begun to offer a benefit for employees that enroll their same-sex partner in the firm’s health care plan. The benefit aims to offset... more

• Orrick boosts NY financial institutions practices with five hires

  Oct 05 2011 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has hired five bank finance and high-yield partners for its New York office. The new partners are Ronan M. Wicks and Patrick J.... more

• Merit-based pay does not seem to have caught on

  May 23 2011 Here is an interesting article about associate compensation. The article asks why merit-based compensation hasn’t caught on as a trend after a number of firms –... more

• Facebook v Winklevoss twins feud comes to an end

  Apr 13 2011 Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has won the legal battle against former Harvard classmates who accused him of stealing their idea for Facebook. A three-judge... more

• Debevoise hires Council from Orrick for Shanghai base

  Feb 23 2011 Debevoise & Plimpton has announced the hire of Niping Wu to the role of International Counsel in the firm’s Shanghai office. Wu comes to the firm from Orrick,... more

• Orrick promotes eight to partnership

  Feb 06 2011 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has announced the promotion of eight lawyers to the partnership. Ralph Baxter, the firm’s Chairman and CEO, said: "The new partners... more

• Orrick acquires Munich branch of Holme Roberts & Owen

  Jan 11 2011 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has acquired the Munich branch of US firm Holme Roberts & Owen. The acquisition marks the end of Holme Roberts & Owen’s German presence,... 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

• Hogan Lovells to pay marketing professional close to US$1m

  Nov 01 2010 A new marketing officer at Hogan Lovells is rumoured to be taking home a salary of close to $1 million a year. Jolene Overbeck has worked with a number of US law... more

• Hogan Lovells hires top marketing professional from DLA Piper

  Oct 18 2010 Hogan Lovells has recruited star marketing professional Jolene Overbeck from DLA Piper, and appointed her as chief marketing officer for the firm. Overbeck has a... more

• Orrick and Akin end merger talks without agreement

  Oct 05 2010 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld have terminated merger negotiations less than a week after confirming that they were in preliminary... more

• Merger of Akin Gump and Orrick could make waves in NYC

  Sep 30 2010 Following confirmation that Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe are in merger talks, speculation has begun on what impact the combined... more

• US firms consider merger: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

  Sep 29 2010 US-based law firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe are in merger talks, according to representatives from both firms. A deal... more

• Orrick announces pay rise

  Aug 27 2010 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has announced a pay rise for all associates except for first-years. Under the new pay scheme, which will come into effect in... more

• Orrick and Greenberg lead deal for sale of US loans

  Jul 15 2010 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Greenberg Traurig have taken lead roles in the government's creation and partial sale of a $2 billion package of real estate loans... 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

• Innovation in law office layout

  Jun 14 2010 Interesting article about tradition and innovation in the layout of law offices. The traditional model is based upon strict hierarchy, with secretaries in open pods,... more

• Orrick to stop reporting partner profits

  May 13 2010 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has announced that it will stop reporting the average profit each partner makes as it seeks other ways to measure performance. The San... more

• Merger talks between SJ Berwin and Orrick fall through

  May 05 2010 Negotiations between London firm SJ Berwin, and San Fransisco firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, were abandoned today. Orrick was considered the most likely partner... more

• Bird & Bird hire two corporate partners from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

  Apr 08 2010 Bird & Bird has given its London corporate group a boost, hiring partners Richard Eaton and Struan Penwarden from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. The duo focuses on the... more

• Orrick lawyer demands end to Apple tablet 'scavenger hunt'

  Jan 19 2010 Valleywag, at tech industry gossip site run by Gawker Media, announced on 13 January that it is offering up to $100,000 reward for information about Apple's... more

• Orrick advises One Equity Partners on China Medicine investment

  Jan 08 2010 A team of M&A and tax lawyers from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's offices in Hong Kong and New York, led by partners Mark Lee and David Cho, has advised One... more

• Hughes Hubbard antitrust partner Robert Reznick joins Orrick

  Jan 08 2010 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced that Robert P. Reznick has joined the firm's Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its antitrust and competition... more

• Orrick loses corporate partner Lena Hodge to Brown Rudnick

  Sep 15 2009 Brown Rudnick has appointed Lena Hodge as a partner in the corporate and securities department in London. Hodge practices in corporate finance, mergers and... more

• Orrick signs deal for new London headquarters

  Aug 07 2009 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe's London office has signed a lease to move its City headquarters to 107 Cheapside from Tower 42, Old Broad Street. more

• Orrick delays start date for new associates

  Jul 10 2009 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is pushing back the start date for its current summer class to January 2012 and also delaying its on-campus recruiting season by several... more

• Orrick advises on second-largest Hong Kong IPO this year

  Jul 02 2009 The China practice of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has led on the HK$1.8 billion (US$233 million) listing of Chinese sportswear company 361 Degrees International on... more

• Law firms hold down pay for associates in 2009

  Jan 05 2009 Base pay for US first-year associates rose about 30 percent to $160,000 over the last three years, but those days seem to be over as the economic downturn reaches the... more