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Wachtell Lipton tops poll for associates pay
US associates have voted on the top US law firms to work for with Wachtell Lipton getting top marks for pay and Paul Hastings overall best.
Quinn Emanuel to open in Houston after boutique raid
David Gerger, co-founder of litigation boutique practice Gerger & Clarke, is to become managing partner in the new Houston office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
Greenberg Traurig swipes Dickstein Shapiro policy team
Dickstein Shapiro has lost part of its Washington team to Greenberg Traurig which is looking to strengthen its public policy and law group.
Summer bonuses at Cahill Gordon US$15k
Associates at New York-based Cahill Gordon will be getting summer bonuses of between US$5,000 and US$15,000 depending on seniority.
Shearman & Sterling traded for Stephenson Harwood in case
Shearman & Sterling has lost a litigation mandate after Robert Tchenguiz traded the US firm for Stephenson Harwood in a £300m case.
US firms prepare to increase partner numbers
Law firms are expecting to increase the numbers of senior lawyers in their ranks, according to a survey.
Microsoft GC attacks secrecy of surveillance court
Brad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel, has said that the secretive US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court does not use an 'approach inclined to promote justice'.
New York lawyers groups spend US$1.15m on lobbying
Two organisations representing lawyers have spent record amounts lobbying against proposals in New York state which could reduce awards in civil cases.
Madonna excused from jury duty for being a distraction
The singer was excused early from jury duty because her presence would have been a distraction.
Murder trial to start for ex-White House lawyer
Former White House lawyer John Farren is to be tried in absentia for the alleged attempted murder of Mary Farren, his then wife who had been a lawyer at Skadden, Arps.
US law school classes at smallest since the 1970s
US law schools admitted just 39,675 students this year, an 11 per cent fall on the previous year, and the smallest number since the 1970s.
False brands lead to law firm failure
More than 1,000 partners have lost their livelihood in over 12 leading firms which have gone extinct in the last seven years, and the cause could be a faulty brand.
Former Sidley partner hearing over faked receipts
DLA Piper is monitoring the billeable hours and expenses of a former Sidley partner who fabricated taxi receipts to the tune of $69,000,
DoJ ready for more criminal actions against banks
The new head of the US Department of Justice's criminal division is promising to be 'appropriately aggressive' and to bring further 'timely' cases against financial institutions.
Former Paul, Weiss partner's penthouse on sale for $15m
Arthur Liman's River House penthouse is selling in Manhattan for $15 million.
No comfort for law firms in age verdict
A managing partner at a law firm has lost his case claiming the fixed age to retire at 65 is discriminatory but law firms cannot take comfort from the ruling.
Glass walls point to future in law firms
Three trends - including glass-walled interiors - are showing themselves in the new designs of leading law firms, according to an analysis in the ABA Journal.
Squire Pattons Boggs dominates 2014 law firm merger listings
There have been 39 law firm combinations announced in H1 of 2014, about the same volume as there was in the first half of 2013, according to Altman Weil.
Unfinished-business profits not allowed on defunct law firms
The New York Court of Appeals has ruled that bankrupt law firms cannot claw back unfinished-business profits on hourly fee matters as and when the lawyers take the matters to other practices.
GM provides lessons for all legal depts
The General Motors internal investigation of ignition switch calls, which saw three lawyers losing their jobs, is a cautionary tale for inhouse legal departments, according to an ex-corporate counsel.