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03-20-2012

Hawaii Agrees to Settle in Case of Gibson Dunn's Partner's Accidental Death

The government of Hawaii has agreed to pay $15.4 million as compensation to the families of Elizabeth Warke Brem and her cousin Paula Ramirez. Brem was a partner at Gibson Dunn and both women died in a hiking accident in December 2006.....[more]
03-19-2012

Dewey Loses 12 Partners to Willkie

Dewey has lost 12 of its partners to Willkie Farr & Gallagher. The partners were from the firm’s core insurance sector transactional team. Dewey has already lost 18 partners so far this year to rival firms. Dewey released a statement in which it said that the firm had an idea that this was going t....[more]
03-16-2012

White & Case Gets Privatization Work from German Government

Law firm White & Case has been hired by the German finance ministry for advice on a proposed $2.3 billion privatization deal. The German unit of White & Case will be advising on the privatization of the government-owned real estate firm TLG Immobilien. White & Case will be represented by Jorg Kraffe....[more]
03-15-2012

Dewey & LeBoeuf to Advise Dell on Firm's $1.25 Billion Purchase

Dell, the world's third largest computer maker, is going to acquire SonicWall from private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Although the details of the deal have not been released yet, the New York Times says that Dell is expected to pay $1.25 billion for SonicWall. SonicWall provides data protection and ne....[more]
03-14-2012

Nixon Peabody Plans Expansion in China

Nixon Peabody is planning to expand in China by teaming up with Hylands. Hylands has over 300 employees in its Chinese offices. They include lawyers, patent and trademark agents and other legal industry professionals. Nixon Peabody hopes to use the alliance to boost its own profile in China and want....[more]
03-13-2012

Attorney Gets 5 Years Probation for Stealing from 94-year Old

Jeffery Elverman, a 52 year old lawyer who used to work for Quarles & Brady was sentenced last week to five years probation and seven months in jail for stealing from one of his elderly clients. Dorothy Phinney, a 94-year old woman who lives in a nursing home was robbed of over $370,000 over a perio....[more]
03-13-2012

K&L Gates Tries to Regain Stolen Funds from Casino

K&L Gates is suing Melco Crown Entertainment, which owns two casinos in Macau to recover its stolen funds that were gambled away but one of its ex-partners. Mavin Kumar Aggarwal, who was a corporate partner in K&L, resigned from the firm nine months ago and is now charged with forgery and theft. Agg....[more]
03-13-2012

Dewey Defers Payments to be made to Partners

Dewey & LeBoeuf is not only cutting down on its legal staff but also is asking some of its partners to share the pain. The law firm has apparently asked some of its partners to defer the compensation that was due to them for the year 2011 and the total amount is supposed to be in the range of $70 mi....[more]
03-07-2012

Weil’s Bill for Lehman Stands at $383 Million

Weil, Gotshal & Manges played an important role in helping Lehman Brothers file for Chapter 11, which turned out to be the largest in U.S. history, and has helped the company emerge from bankruptcy after three years on Tuesday.....[more]
03-06-2012

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 Above the Law got hold of. The law firm could lay off 60 attorneys out of its 1,100 attorneys world wide. Six associates from the firm’s D.C., New York and Los Angeles offices hav....[more]