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03-04-2013

Patton Boggs Lays Off 30 Associates and 35 Staff in Face of Falling Profits

Washington D.C. based Patton Boggs is laying off 30 associates and 35 staff members in the face of falling revenues and partner profits in 2012. But as of now, no partners have been asked to leave. The D.C. based firm has 485 lawyers.....[more]
02-27-2013

Skadden Partner Leaves Law to Support Wife’s Music Career

Skadden litigation partner Garrett Walktzer is quitting the firm and the practice of law. But he is not quitting to write a novel or start a blog. He is doing it to support the career of his wife, R&B singer TaQuita Thorns.....[more]
02-26-2013

Florida Law Firm Cannot Sue Bbb Over ''F'' Grade Using Lanham Act

A Florida law firm which claimed that it lost clients over bad reviews and an “F” grade given to it by the Better Business Bureau will not be able to sue the organization.....[more]
02-25-2013

Milwaukee Law Firm Fails to Win Reinstatement of Lawsuit Over Rival’s SEO Strategy

Habush Habush & Rottier, a law firm based in Milwaukee, has failed to get its lawsuit against a rival firm reinstated by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.....[more]
02-21-2013

The Law Firm Where Everybody Has a College Degree

Busch, Slipakoff & Schuh, a law firm in Atlanta, is in the news. The reason – everybody working there has a four-year college degree.....[more]
02-19-2013

American Airlines & US Airways Proposed Merger to Involve Dozen Am Law 100 Firms

The proposed $11 billion merger of AMR (parent company of American Airlines) and the US Airways Group will create the world’s largest airline. It will also involve about a dozen Am Law 100 firms.....[more]
02-18-2013

Am Law Looks into Lateral Hiring Trend in Law Firms

A new Am Law blog post has looked into lateral hiring and what it means for law firms.....[more]
02-13-2013

Dewey Retirees Group Demanding Millions Agrees to Settle Bankruptcy Case for $5000 Each

A group of retired partners of the bankrupt law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has suddenly announced that the partners are willing to pay up to $5,000 each in exchange for a release of all claims that might be made against them. The same group of partners until recently had been asking for $80 million from t....[more]
02-12-2013

ABA Approves Resolution Allowing Foreign Lawyers to Work in US as In-house Counsel

The American Bar Association’s House of Delegates has approved a resolution allowing foreign lawyers limited authority to serve as in-house counsel in the United States.....[more]
02-11-2013

Debevoise & Plimpton to Eliminate Trusts and Estates Practice

NY-based law firm Debevoise & Plimpton has decided to eliminate its trusts and estates practice.....[more]