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October 01, 2009 |

The 2009 Global 100: The Great Game

The American Lawyer's 2009 Global 100 rankings, compiled in conjunction with London's Legal Week, provide a glimpse of the far-reaching impact of the financial meltdown on the world's largest firms. In many cases the effect is profound: Clifford Chance's profits per partner, for example, fell by 41 percent, while Latham & Watkins' dropped by 20.5 percent. Such results are a far cry from the steep upward trajectory that global firms have long enjoyed.
8 minute read
May 08, 2006 |

Watchdog Group Singles Out 'Junketing Judges'

Despite negative publicity about "junkets for judges" in recent years, a watchdog group reported last Monday that more federal judges than ever are taking subsidized trips.
3 minute read
June 09, 2006 |

DLA Piper Takes Four From Smith Gambrell

Smith, Gambrell & Russell partner Michael Rubinger has left the firm for DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary's new Atlanta office, joining as a partner in the corporate and securities group. Richard Greenstein, the partner in charge of Smith Gambrell's franchise and distribution-law practice, will also join DLA Piper along with two other partners. Smith Gambrell managing partner Stephen Forte says the firm is "enjoying a record year ... . I don't see any of these partners leaving derailing these accomplishments."
2 minute read
April 28, 2006 |

CRC report says increased amount of 'junkets for judges'

Despite negative publicity about "junkets for judges" in recent years, a watchdog group reported on Friday that more federal judges than ever are taking subsidized trips.
3 minute read
August 22, 2006 |

Cooley Godward and Kronish Lieb Agree to Merge

Leading Silicon Valley law firm Cooley Godward has agreed to merge with New York litigation boutique Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman to create a national firm of 550 lawyers, effective Oct. 1. Although the 440-lawyer Cooley has made no secret of its merger ambitions and its quest for a substantial New York presence, Kronish Lieb is something of a surprise partner. The 110-lawyer firm has long been regarded as one of the city's most fiercely independent firms.
5 minute read
July 23, 2003 |

Gathering Storm

Business advocates nationwide are gearing up for a legal and lobbying battle over the Alien Tort Claims Act now being invoked to hold multinational corporations liable for human rights abuses committed by government officials around the world. Meanwhile, labor and human rights activists, religious groups, environmental organizations and plaintiffs' lawyers are mobilized to defend the statute.
10 minute read
July 01, 2003 |

Bay Area Backslide

Hammered by the sour stock market and dismal economy, California's elite technology firms continued their slide among the nation's top grossing firms. The annual rankings of the 100 highest-grossing U.S. firms, published Monday in Recorder affiliate The American Lawyer magazine, shows that firms like Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich and -- of course -- the now-defunct Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison sank in both revenue and profitability last year.
5 minute read
October 20, 2005 |

New Law Firm Targets E-Discovery Angst

In a fitting response to the burdens of electronic discovery, four far-flung experts launched a "virtual" law firm Monday, hoping to capitalize on the growing anxiety at legal departments and boardrooms across the country. A partner at Redgrave Daley Ragan & Wagner says the new firm will offer strategic advice on management of digital information, responses to e-discovery requests and the risks involved in the integration of information systems in the aftermath of a merger or acquisition.
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