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Conn. Large Firms Hike Pay for First-Years
Many of the largest Connecticut-based law firms have hiked their first-year base pay by at least $5,000 from last year, and some new associates are earning $10,000 a year more. Other firms are following suit, such as Stamford-based Cummings & Lockwood, which, says managing partner Jonathan B. Mills, is considering a $10,000-a-year pay increase. But for newly minted lawyers toiling at small to midsized firms across the state, pay rates are essentially the same as they were a year ago.Thacher sees exodus of partners, associates
Ten U.S. partners and two dozen associates have voluntarily left Thacher Proffitt & Wood in the past six months after a severe slump in structured finance. Some former partners said the departures come as firm profits are anticipated to slide substantially in 2008. Last year, Thacher Proffitt reported slightly more than $1 million in profits per partner, down about 22% from 2006. "It's a tough marketplace to be in," acknowledged firm chairman Paul Tvetenstrand.PTO director looks back on his first year on the job
In a wide-ranging discussion with reporters about his first year as director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, David Kappos discussed the application backlog, controversial parts of the agency's three-track patent processing proposal and agency funding.Emails Result in Motion for Sanctions Against Lawyer
The plaintiffs in a Tarrant County breach of contract suit have filed a motion for sanctions against opposing counsel Martin J. Sweeney of Dallas. The motion stems from deposition-scheduling emails exchanged between Sweeney and three plaintiffs' lawyers in Buxton Arlington Pet LLC, et al. v. Pete & Mac's Arlington LLC, et al.Year of Departing Partners for Bingham McCutchen
At least 16 partners have parted ways with Bingham McCutchen this year, including several practice leaders and firm managers. Also, the firm confirmed last week that it laid off a total of 17 staff in two California offices. Some former partners say they've simply seized a better opportunity, but many cite poor integration of past mergers, a top-down management style stemming from chairman Jay Zimmerman and the firm's unwillingness to let newer partners build a practice with initially lower-margin clients.Trending Stories
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