Fulbright & Jaworski and international firm Norton Rose will combine next June, creating a firm comprising 3,800 lawyers in 55 offices around the world and with annual revenues of around $2 billion. “We undertook a strategic review and realized that we needed to follow our clients’ needs into the global marketplace,” Fulbright chairman-elect Ken Stewart said.
FRESH NOMINATIONS
President Obama announced seven nominations for federal district courts, asking the U.S. Senate to promptly consider all of his judicial nominees because “too many of our courtrooms stand empty.” The move was cheered by liberal groups that have long decried the political stalemate stalling confirmations and leaving bench seats open.
