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• Lombardi Aguilar Attorney To Speak at New York State Bar Association Panel Discussion

  Sep 04 2011 Sep 04, 2011 - Lombardi Aguilar Group partner Alvaro Aguilar-Alfu will be a speaker at a panel discussion during the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)... more

• Ex-Ingrams lawyer to launch personal-injury boutique in UK

  Aug 18 2011 UK firm Ingrams Solicitors has sold most of its personal injury cases to Neil Hudgell Solicitors, which has offices in York and Hull. But former Ingrams lawyer... more

• A new leader for the NY federal public defender’s office

  May 02 2011 New York’s federal public defender’s office has a new leader in David E. Patton, a visiting law professor at Stanford. In his new role Patton will oversee the lawyers... more

• Reed Smith Recruits NY partner from Dorsey & Whitney

  May 27 2010 Reed Smith has recruited finance partner Jonathan Ross from Dorsey & Whitney. Ross specialises in capital markets products including corporate, securitised and... more

• DLA Piper set to expand in Brazil

  May 25 2010 DLA Piper is set to expand its operations in Brazil, after announcing the commencement of a cooperation agreement with local firm Campos Mello Advogados. The local... more

• Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Helen V. Cantwell joins Debevoise & Plimpton

  Sep 09 2008 Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has announced that Helen V. Cantwell has joined the firm as counsel in the Litigation Department, resident in the firm’s New York office.... more

• Dewey signs up Fried Frank partner in New York

  Aug 22 2008 Dewey & LeBoeuf has hired a partner from Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson to co-chair its compensations, benefits and employment department. Howard Adler is set... more

• Anti-Feminist Lawyer Sues Columbia Over Women’s Studies Courses

  Aug 19 2008 The NYT’s City Room blog reports that Roy Den Hollander — “a Manhattan lawyer and a self-described antifeminist” who in the past year has sued nightclubs for favoring... more

• Associate's Sex Discrimination Claims Proceed Against Law Firm

  Aug 05 2008 A federal judge in New York City has allowed sex discrimination claims to proceed against Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane, an intellectual property law firm that... more

• Kirlkland captures restructuring partner from Weil

  Jul 30 2008 Christopher Marcus, a restructuring partner from Kirkland's US rival Weil, joins the firm as partner in New York. Marcus has advised on a number of high-profile... more

• Simpson, Weil, Linklaters, Cravath on KKR’s landmark dual listing

  Jul 30 2008 The world’s elite firms are jostling for position on Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’s (KKR) landmark dual listing in Amsterdam and New York. A team from Simpson Thacher &... more

• White & Case rebuilds with Wall appointment

  Jul 11 2008 White & Case has appointed former chairman Duane Wall as head of the firm’s global bank advisory practice. The move is a response to the loss of prominent financial... more

• Willkie Farr & Dickson Minto confirm transatlantic alliance

  Jul 01 2008 After months of speculation, Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Dickson Minto have announced that they have formed a strategic alliance. The Anglo-Scots boutique and New... more

• Goldman Sachs man in Orrick New York switch

  Jun 24 2008 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has bagged a high-profile structured finance partner in the US, with former Goldman Sachs in-house counsel Howard Altarescu joining the... more

• JPMorgan axes Linklaters from panel after litigation row

  Jun 23 2008 JPMorgan has ditched Linklaters from its list of preferred advisers following a row over the magic circle firm’s role in suing Bear Stearns on behalf of ­Barclays... more

• Energy M&A Lawyer Michael S. Shenberg Joins White & Case

  Jun 19 2008 Global law firm White & Case LLP today announced the arrival of partner Michael S. Shenberg in its Mergers and Acquisitions Practice in New York. A recognized leader... 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 & Watkins lands Davis Polk derivatives partner

  Jun 09 2008 Latham & Watkins has boosted its US derivatives practice with a rare partner hire from elite Manhattan firm Davis Polk & Wardwell. Witold Balaban, an expert for highly... more

• Watson Farley hires Orrick partner in New York

  Jun 06 2008 Watson Farley & Williams has moved to expand its US corporate practice with the hire of a new partner in New York. The addition of Antonios Backos, who was... more

• Yoko Ono’s Injunction Against “Expelled” Producers Denied

  Jun 03 2008 he Fair Use Project of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society today announced that Yoko Ono’s attempt to enjoin Premise Media’s documentary, “Expelled:... more

• Clifford Chance taps Thacher Proffitt for US banking hire

  May 20 2008 Clifford Chance has hired a securitisation partner from Thacher Proffitt & Wood to beef up its US financial products practice. Robert Villani will join the firm'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

• Allen & Overy settles New York Jewish discrimination case

  May 15 2008 Allen & Overy (A&O) has resolved a religious discrimination suit filed against the firm by a former New York associate. Schoenfeld, an associate who was laid off last... more

• For US Summer Associates, Will There Be Enough Work?

  May 14 2008 This year’s biglaw summer associates may face a shortage of client work. This year, with the slowdown in transactions, some firms like WilmerHale and Latham expect to... more

• K&L Gates Adds Two Intellectual Property Lawyers in New York Office

  May 12 2008 The New York office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) welcomes Gary A. Walpert and Andrew L. Reibman as partners in the firm’s intellectual... more

• Brad Karp Elected Next Chairman of Paul Weiss

  May 10 2008 New York-based Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Brad S. Karp, age 48, has been elected as the new Chair of the firm, effective January 1,... more

• McGuireWoods Appoints New Managing Partner of New York Office

  May 09 2008 McGuireWoods LLP announced it has appointed Philip Goldstein to be the managing partner of the firm’s New York City office. Goldstein’s practice focuses on mass tort,... more

• Skadden Pledges $9.6 Million to Help Minorities Enter Law

  Apr 16 2008 To redress what it terms a "persistent lack of diversity" in the legal profession, one of the nation's largest corporate law firms will commit $9.6 million over the... more

• DLA Piper launches NY patent team with former Clifford Chance IP chief

  Apr 10 2008 DLA Piper has snared former Clifford Chance America IP head to lead its IP practice group in the New York office. Drew Wintringham, who joined the firm as partner on... more

• Akin Gump Law Job Recruiter Lawsuit Thrown Out

  Apr 06 2008 A New York state judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought against Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld by a legal recruiter who claimed the law firm stiffed him on a... more

• Freshfields makes friends with White & Case

  Apr 01 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer finance partners Maurice Allen and Mike Goetz are setting up an informal conflicts referral relationship in London with their previous... more

• Former Latham Partner Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Clients and Firm

  Mar 29 2008 A former partner at Latham & Watkins pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding both clients and his own firm by charging them more than $300,000 in personal or false... more

• Woman Sues Clifford Chance Over Blacklisting

  Mar 20 2008 A Haitian woman is suing one of the world's largest law firms for $75 million, claiming that the firm used her only as window dressing because of her race, fired her... 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

• Eliot Spitzer's New Lawyer is Old Colleague: Paul Weiss’s Michele Hirshman

  Mar 12 2008 Soon after federal prosecutors in Manhattan unsealed their complaint last Friday against four individuals charged with running a prostitution ring, Michele Hirshman... more

• Weil Gotshal takes Bear Stearns legal chief to run global operations

  Mar 06 2008 Weil Gotshal & Manges has recruited the chief operating officer for legal & compliance at Bear Stearns as its new global executive director. David Strumeyer will be... more

• Skadden starts up in Shanghai

  Feb 15 2008 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is opening a brand in Shanghai, the New York firm’s third office in the China region. The US giant is to officially open next... more

• MySpace 'Friend Request' Could Violate Protection Order

  Feb 14 2008 In a case of apparent first impression, a Staten Island, N.Y., judge has ruled that a MySpace "friend request" can constitute a violation of a temporary order of... more

• N.Y. Law Firms Wanna Be Just Like Obama

  Feb 08 2008 The New York Observer has answered a burning political question that never occurred to us, at least until now: “If the major presidential candidates were top New York... more

• Willkie Farr revenues, profits up 20 per cent

  Feb 02 2008 Willkie Farr & Gallagher posted double digit increases in revenue and profits for the second year in a row. The New York firm posted a 20 per cent rise in fee income,... more

• DLA Piper kicks off laterals season in the US

  Jan 27 2008 The first few weeks of 2008 already have marked an abundance of lateral hires among partners making a switch for better opportunities at some of the nation's biggest... more

• Reed Smith makes 55-lawyer raid in NYC

  Jan 23 2008 Reed Smith has today secured its long-awaited deal to ramp up in New York with the hire of 55 lawyers from 120-lawyer Anderson Kill & Olick. The new lawyers will take... more

• Fearing Recession, Law Firms Tighten Belts

  Jan 23 2008 Over the past several years, with the economy booming and business brisk, New York City's best law firms scrambled to hire as many lawyers as they could out of school,... more

• Google Replaces Phil Beck With Mayer Brown Team in Viacom Suit

  Jan 20 2008 The lawsuit filed by Viacom in March claims copyright infringement based on the unauthorized appearance of numerous Viacom shows on Google's YouTube video-sharing... more

• Holland & Knight Strengthens the Firm's National Construction Industry

  Jan 12 2008 Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that a prestigious group of construction attorneys have joined the firm's New York office. Frederick "Rick" Rohn, Harry Sacks,... more

• U.S. Law Firm Cadwalader To Lay Off 35 Attorneys

  Jan 11 2008 One of the nation's most profitable law firms announced it was laying off just under 5% of its staff due to a slowdown in some practice areas -- including those hurt... more

• Holland & Knight Sued for Tortious Interference

  Jan 04 2008 After working under three bosses in less than a year, Dillman, the director of Holland & Knight's litigation support group, decided to look for a fresh start. She... more

• Sullivan & Cromwell Is Top Deal Adviser; Pace May Slow in 2008

  Dec 31 2007 Sullivan & Cromwell, hired to advise on six of the 10 biggest deals this year, led all law firms in mergers and acquisitions for the fourth year in a row. New... more

• Court Rejects Billionaire's Bid to Obtain Milberg Weiss Work Product

  Dec 28 2007 A Manhattan appeals court has rejected a billionaire investor's bid to obtain the work product of three plaintiffs firms, led by Milberg Weiss, which he claims settled... more

• Lawyer Avoids Jail in Contempt Case

  Dec 24 2007 An attorney who ducked and weaved for years to avoid paying a malpractice judgment was given a second chance last week, but with conditions. Southern District of New... more

• Jewish associate sues A&O for race discrimination

  Dec 22 2007 A former associate from Allen & Overy’s New York office is suing the firm for race discrimination. Former associate Norman Schoenfeld, who worked at the firm from... more

• N.Y. High Court: No LLP Shield in Disputes Among Law Firm Partners

  Dec 22 2007 The New York Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that partners in a law firm operating as a limited liability partnership are not shielded from personal liability in... more

• Hughes & Luce joins up with K&L Gates

  Dec 18 2007 Dallas law firm Hughes & Luce is merging with New York firm K&L Gates. Partners at the two law firms voted for the combination, which will be effective Jan. 1. A... more

• Shearman & Sterling promotes lucky 13 to partner

  Dec 12 2007 Shearman & Sterling has promoted 13 to the partnership across its global network. The New York headquarters has received the most promotions at three, while in London... more

• Tidal Wave of Lawyers Nears, Bar Applications Forewarn

  Dec 04 2007 Even with 91,000 practicing attorneys in the five boroughs last year, a new wave of lawyers is hitting the city, as a record number of law school students are taking... more

• Weil restructuring chief joins Dewey

  Dec 01 2007 Dewey & LeBoeuf in New York has hired a Weil Gotshal & Manges restructuring team headed by partner Martin Bienenstock. The hire of such a significant team from one of... more

• Credit Market Collapse Claims Victims as Lawyers Exit

  Nov 21 2007 New York law firms are cutting associates for the first time since 2001 as the collapse of the subprime mortgage and credit markets causes private equity deal volume... more

• Second-Year Associates on Track To Earn More Than Chief Justice

  Nov 08 2007 It's not even Thanksgiving, but already large firms have been announcing year-end bonuses for their staff lawyers. The bounty generally ranges from around $35,000 to... more

• Law Firms Racing To Boast Best Pay for Associates

  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

• Gay lawyer settles lawsuit against Sullivan & Cromwell

  Oct 27 2007 A gay lawyer who sued Sullivan & Cromwell, one of America’s most prestigious law firms, over allegations of discrimination has settled his case. Aaron Charney, 28,... more

• New York Attorney General Cuomo subpoenas Facebook

  Sep 25 2007 Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced an investigation into the popular online social networking site Facebook after undercover investigators posing as... more

• High-Profile Lawyer Melvyn Weiss Accused of Kickbacks to To Class-Action Clients

  Sep 23 2007 A federal grand jury yesterday indicted the 72-year-old New York lawyer Weiss for his role in an alleged scheme to pay millions in kickbacks to clients in exchange for... more

• Law Firm Akin Gump Expands New York Real Estate Practice

  Sep 20 2007 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced today that Jordan J. Metzger has joined the firm as a partner in the real estate and finance practice group in New York.... more

• Law Firm Says Partner to Be Indicted

  Sep 20 2007 A New York law firm accused of paying kickbacks to plaintiffs in class-action and shareholder lawsuits said Wednesday that one of its partners will be indicted and... more