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The Churn

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

Quinn Emanuel broadens its D.C. office to include white-collar expertise, Dinsmore & Shohl opens its second Pennsylvania office in a Philadelphia suburb, and Ballard Spahr adds five lawyers in Atlanta. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.

Posted by Sara Randazzo | Comments

The Work

Jones Day, Kirkland Work Advise on Eastman Chemical's $4.7 Billion Solutia Buy

Eastman Chemical is set to acquire specialty chemicals manufacturer Solutia Inc. for $4.7 billion, including debt, that will allow the former Eastman Kodak subsidiary to expand its Asian Pacific operations.

Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr. | Comments

The Score

The Am Law 100, The Early Numbers Revenue: Revenue, Profits Surge at Quinn Emanuel

The litigators at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Quinn saw the firm's gross revenue rise more than 30 percent last year, to just over $732 million. Profits per equity partner, meanwhile, jumped nearly 15 percent, to $4.16 million, according to an announcement issued by the firm Friday.

Posted by Irene Plagianos | Comments

The Firms

Edwards Wildman Hits Back at Allegations Over Managing Partner's Affair

Edwards Wildman Palmer has responded to a salacious suit filed earlier this month in which two former partners accuse the Am Law 100 firm's soon-to-be-former managing partner Walter Reed of putting his amorous pursuits ahead of the firm's interests in negotiating a merger last year.

Posted by Brian Baxter | Comments

The Firms

Bankrupt Howrey May be Off Hispanic Farmers' Suits, But Ex-Firm Lawyer Vows to Soldier On

With the defunct firm exiting litigation that accuses the federal government of discriminatory lending, some of the affected plaintiffs are asking the judge overseeing Howrey's bankruptcy to ensure they aren't simply abandoned. What they apparently don't know is that their legal team is in fact still on the case.

Posted by Sara Randazzo | Comments

The Talent

The Ultimate Lateral Hire

Among 2011's noteworthy lateral big law hires, one?and his new firm?stand out as symbols of the profession's transformation.

Posted by Steven Harper | Comments