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12-12-2011

9th Circuit Now Says that Traffic Stops Are Not Arrests

The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that a traffic stop cannot be counted as an arrest, reversing an earlier ruling. The court voted 10-1 that a traffic citation is not equal to a formal arrest. An arrest would be informing the suspect that he was under arrest and then taking the suspe....[more]
12-09-2011

Sullivan & Cromwell Announces Bonuses, Exceeds Cravath's

Sullivan & Cromwell has announced that its associates will get year- end bonuses which will match what they received last year. The law firm also announced that it is going to give out Spring bonuses, but did not specify the amount. S&C's 2011 bonus scale exceeds the one announced by Cravath, Swaine....[more]
12-09-2011

Ex-Nixon Peabody Partner Facing Criminal Charges

Ex-Nixon Peabody partner David Tamman has been indicated on ten criminal counts by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles. Tamman has been charged with his alleged role in a cover up scheme involving securities fraud scheme worth over $20 million. The U.S. attorney's office for the Central District of ....[more]
12-09-2011

U.K.-based Herbert Smith Plans to Open Branch in New York City

U.K.-based Herbert Smith is planning to reopen its New York City office. The firm wants a presence in the city within the next 12 months. Herbert Smith is one of the top 10 legal firms in U.K. and had a presence in New York City till the 90s, when it pulled out. The firm is now planning expansion in....[more]
12-08-2011

Sheppard Mullin to Open Office in Seoul

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton announced on Wednesday that it is planning to open an office in Seoul, South Korea by the first quarter of 2012.The Seoul office will be headed by Byoung Soo "Seth" Kim. He is the finance and bankruptcy partner currently working out of the firm's New York and Los ....[more]
12-08-2011

Hughes Hubbard to Open Office in Kansas City

Hughes Hubbard & Reed will be opening a branch in Kansas City as of January 1, 2012. It will be adding a products liability litigation team from Kansas City–based Shook, Hardy & Bacon. The firm has been cautious in the past about opening new branches, but says that the new office fits into its str....[more]
12-08-2011

Law Firms See Fall in Revenues

The Census Bureau's quarterly services survey showed that the legal industry's revenue fell by about $970 million in the previous quarter. This drop wiped out gains made in the second quarter of 2011 when revenue had grown from $60.74 billion in the first quarter to $61.74 billion. J.P. Morgan has s....[more]
12-07-2011

Arnold & Porter and Howard Rice to Merge on January 1, 2011

A merger between Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin and Washington, D.C.-based Arnold & Porter was announced Tuesday. The merger will be completed by Jan. 1. The merger will have about 800 attorneys in the United States and Europe which will focus on litigation and regulatory work in a cros....[more]
12-07-2011

Greenberg to Expand Its Hold in Tel Aviv

Greenberg Traurig plans to open an office in Tel Aviv next month. This is a move to make it the first major U.S. law firm with an on-the-ground presence in Israel. It also has plans to hire up to five U.S. or U.K. trained lawyers to staff the office full time. The firm has roughly 1,800-lawyer. It b....[more]
12-07-2011

Holme Roberts and Bryan Cave in Talks for a Merger

Denver-based Holme Roberts & Owen and Bryan Cave have reached a merger deal. In partnership, the two firms have approved to join forces as a single firm. After the official tie-up on January 1, the merger will be known as Bryan Cave. According to The American Lawyer's most recent Global 100 rankings....[more]
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