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• What do you do when the ship is sinking? Advice for associates at failing firms

  Mar 09 2011 This is an interesting article about the plight of associates that find themselves in a failing law firm. The article looks back to the period from late 2008... more

• US lateral market at a ten year low

  Feb 07 2011 2010 was the slowest year for partners making lateral moves since 2000. In the 12 month period ending 30 September 2010, just 2,014 partners left or joined top law... 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

• Dead law firm web sites haunt the web

  May 14 2009 The American Lawyer publishes list of dead law firm web sites. more

• Chadbourne & Parke expands telecommunications practice

  Dec 04 2008 The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that James A. Stenger has been named counsel at the firm in its communications, media and... more

• Nixon Peabody and Foley & Lardner add partners from Thelen

  Nov 26 2008 Nixon Peabody has added 11 attorneys from Thelen to its energy and environmental practice across three offices. Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner has added three former... more

• Associates sue Thelen over lost wages

  Nov 26 2008 Three Thelen associates and a staff member filed suit against Thelen in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that the firm... more

• Winston Strawn bags 19 lawyers from Thelen

  Nov 21 2008 Chicago-based Winston & Strawn is the latest to profit from the demise of Thelen, hiring 19 Thelen lawyers into three of its offices, reports The Lawyer. The... more

• Thelen law firm faces threat of closing

  Oct 29 2008 Thelen LLP, a 400-attorney San Francisco firm founded in 1924, is poised to be the latest corporate-law firm forced out of business amid an industrywide slowdown.... more

• Thelen chairman Stephen O’Neal job-hunting?

  Oct 27 2008 According to the Recorder, Thelen's chairman Stephen O’Neal and 30 or so lawyers from Thelen’s construction and mass torts practice are currently in talks with Howrey,... more

• Some law firms hire in slump

  Oct 10 2008 The economic downturn has forced many law firms to downsize and cut spending. But a smaller group is on the prowl, looking to expand even as their earnings are falling... more

• Thelen and Nixon Peabody Discuss Merger

  Sep 11 2008 Thelen is the latest firm seeking a merger to shore up the firm in the wake of significant partner departures. According to sources close to the situation, Thelen and... more

• Following Losses, Thelen Renames Itself

  Aug 26 2008 Following the departure of a third name partner, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner announced today that it will rename itself "Thelen." The news followed word... more

• Thelen Departures Cloud Prospects for Possible Merger Partner

  Aug 18 2008 The path to merger appears a little rockier for Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner after the departure of another one of its name partners. Last week, Richard... more

• US firms Thelen Reid and Wilson Sonsini hire securities lawyers in Shanghai

  Aug 12 2008 Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner has announced the appointment of senior securities lawyer Woon-Wah Siu, formerly with Chicago’s Bell Boyd & Lloyd. Former... more

• Thelen Lays Off 26 Associates, 85 Staffers

  Mar 20 2008 Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner laid off 26 associates and 85 staff on Wednesday afternoon, the most dramatic step in a package of moves reacting to tough economic... more