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• Record number of lateral partner moves in 2009

  Feb 02 2010 Lateral partner moves in the US reached an all-time high in 2009, according to The American Lawyer’s annual Lateral Report. In the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2,775... more

• Sonnenschein cuts staff and drops lockstep pay for associates

  Dec 16 2009 Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal laid off an undisclosed number of non-lawyer staff members last Friday. The US law firm also plans to abandon lockstep pay. Associates... more

• Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal cuts more than 30 attorneys

  Sep 03 2009 Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, which has 800 attorneys in the U.S. and Europe with 13 offices including Zurich, Los Angeles, New York, Brussels and Silicon Valley.... more

• When big law firms crumble

  Feb 09 2009 Wall Street lawyers whose businesses falter find their bankers promptly at the door asking for repayment of loans. BusinessWeek article by Michael Orey about the fall... more

• Sonnenschein, Cadwalader advise on auto restructuring

  Feb 06 2009 The US government has hired two law firms with bankruptcy experience - Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft - to advise the Treasury... more

• Sonnenschein inherits IndyMac role from Thacher

  Jan 09 2009 Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal has taken the lead role on the $13.9bn sale of US bank IndyMac following its December capture of 100 lawyers from Thacher Proffitt &... more

• Sonnenschein lays off 24 associates

  Oct 18 2008 700-lawyer-firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal has laid off 24 associates as well as support staff in its second round of staff cuts this year... more

• Law firms defy downturn to post bumper results

  Jul 14 2008 As investment banks continue to announce widespread redundancies, the largest global law firms are turning in double-digit revenue increases despite the credit crunch... more

• Morrison Foerster raids Sonnenschein for trio of IP partners

  Jun 25 2008 Morrison Foerster has hired a three-partner IP team from Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal for its Palo Alto and Washington DC offices. Alexandria Hadjis and Kristen... more

• US Legal Sector Sees Third Month of Job Losses

  Jun 07 2008 The U.S. legal service sector lost 1,100 jobs in May, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics released Friday. Layoffs at large firms, along with... more

• Sonnenschein Announces Layoffs -- More Than 100 Legal, Nonlegal Jobs Cut

  May 29 2008 According to a post on Above the Law, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal has recently laid off 37 lawyers, 75 staff members, and 12 nonlawyer timekeepers. Firm Chairman... more

• 18 Lawyers From Sullivan & Worcester Energy Group Head for Sonnenschein

  Apr 05 2008 Sullivan & Worcester's Washington partner Vince, James Costan, and 16 other members of Sullivan's energy practice have bolted for Sonnenschein's Public Law and Policy... more

• U.S. law firm layoffs pick up pace as economy slows

  Mar 12 2008 For the second year in a row, 460-lawyer Chicago firm Jenner & Block has axed equity partners. At least 10 partners have been told to give up their equity and some... more