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A History of Legal Market Conditions and Attorney Lateral Hiring

You're sitting in your office on a quiet random Tuesday afternoon when you receive a call from a partner in the Corporat....

Is Bingham Looking for a Merger

Rumors that Boston-based law firm Bingham McCutchen is looking for a merger is going hot. Last week, Casey Sullivan did ....

New Jersey Law Firm Sued By Paralegals for Overtime Pay

This week, the New Jersey Law Journal published the news of a law firm being sued in a collective action brought by para....

Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Forty Six Partners

Following the merger of Norton Rose and Fulbright & Jaworski, this year has seen the largest number of attorneys added o....

Sidley Austin Considering Closing Office in Germany

Sidley Austin LLP is considering closing down its only office in Germany, its Frankfurt office. The law firm has taken t....

Two Veteran Texas Law Firms Merge to Form a Legal Powerhouse

The pace of law firm mergers show no sign of abating this year, and now two veteran Texas law firms are joining hands to....

Sidley Austin LLP Hires a New Global Finance Partner

Sidley Austin LLP has hired Ram Burshtine as a partner in its New York office. Ram will be joining the Global Finance P....

Weil, Gotshal & Manges Loses Eight Lawyers to Sidley Austin

Global law firm, Sidley Austin LLP announced that eight lawyers are joining as partners at the Dallas office. All eight....

Dorsey Hires Real Estate Expert Eileen Roberts

International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP has announced the recruitment of real estate expert Eileen Roberts to serve....

New York Recruiter Margaret Gilleran: Why Real Estate Law Is a Hot Market

The New York market for real estate attorneys is making a comeback, with mid-level associates in particular demand.....

Texas - Austin/San Antonio

Lawyer Brings Baby to Court to Highlight Need for Maternity Leave

Amber Vazquez Bode, a new mom and a criminal defense attorney from Austin, brought her baby to court to protest the judg....

Dewey & LeBoeuf Confirms Layoffs in Memo

Law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has confirmed that it s laying off people in an internal memo that legal gossip and news site A....

CMC Hires Sidley Austin as Counsel on $1.73 Billion Acquisition Deal

Sidley Austin has been hired by The Commercial Metals Company (CMC) to advice on a $1.73 billion acquisition deal by act....

Shearman & Sterling Will Advice Amerigas Partners on $2.9 Billion Acquisition Deal

AmeriGas Partners plans to buy the propane operations of Energy Transfer Partners. The deal of about $2.9 billion is exp....