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10-24-2012

Ex-Dechert Associate Allowed to Go Ahead with Retaliation Claim

Ariel Ayanna, an ex-Dechert associate, has been given permission by a federal judge to continue with his claim that the firm retaliated against him. However his charges of the firm indulging in sex discrimination against him have been dismissed.....[more]
10-23-2012

Pat Fitzgerald Joining Skadden Arps

Former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, (a celebrity in his own right) is joining Skadden, Arps, Slate,....[more]
10-22-2012

Texas Law Firm Offers Its 2013 First-Year Associates Salary of $185,000

Dallas-based law firm Bickel & Brewer is shaking up the legal hiring market by offering its 2013 first-year associates a base annual salary of $185,000. This is an increase of $10,000 over this year's salary of its first-year associates. The salary figure is substantially higher than the salaries gi....[more]
10-19-2012

Law Firm Gets Sued By Disabled Vet Who Claims He Was Told ''you should have died''

A law firm is being sued by a disabled veteran over what the vet says were its aggressive collecting tactics and its debt collector insulting him by saying "you should have died".....[more]
10-17-2012

Connolly Bove’s Merger with Novak Still on Track Despite Partner Exits

IP boutique firm Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, based in Wilmington, DE, has lost at least six partners according to the ABA since the firm announced that it is merging with Houston-based Novak Druce + Quigg. The merger announcement was made in September.....[more]
10-16-2012

Legal Expert Warns Law Firms Against ''Suicidal Prices''

Law firm consultant Bruce MacEwen in an interview with Bloomberg Law has warned that law firms are setting themselves up for failure by quoting lower prices to get work. He says that this race to the bottom is because of excess capacity in the legal industry, which results in law firms having to dea....[more]
10-15-2012

Reed Smith Opens Singapore Office

Reed Smith opened a Singapore Office last week marking the firm's fourth local office in Asia. The law firm, which is continually strengthening its presence in Asia, already has offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai. Speaking on the new expansion into Singapore, Reed Smith's Global Managing Pa....[more]
10-12-2012

Bay Area Law Firm Tries Reality Show Approach to Hire Associates

San Mateo-based Mullen Law Firm is trying to hire associates using the reality TV show approach seen on hit shows like Project Runaway and Top Chef.....[more]
10-11-2012

Dewey Partner Settlement Approved, Judge Rejects Ex-partners Request for Independent Examiner

In a major development in the Dewey bankruptcy story, Judge Martin Glenn has approved a $71.5 million settlement for various parties involved in the case. This is the single largest recovery to date for the firm's creditors. This is also one of the fastest resolutions with respect to a law firm of t....[more]
10-10-2012