Law Firm News

Wachtell, Shearman head up $50bn Merrill takeover legalweek.com Tue, Sep 16, 2008Cravath, Davis Polk acting on $70bn cash lifeline set up after Lehman collapse thelawyer.com Tue, Sep 16, 2008Former federal prosecutor Michael Buchanan joins Jenner & Block jenner.com Tue, Sep 16, 2008Heller Ehrman's merger talks with Mayer Brown called off thelawyer.com Tue, Sep 16, 2008Lehman hires Weil Gotshal & Manges for biggest bankruptcy filing in history bloomberg.com Mon, Sep 15, 2008Orrick and Hölters & Elsing agree to merge orrick.com Mon, Sep 15, 2008DLA Italy private equity chief Proverbio joins Norton Rose legalweek.com Fri, Sep 12, 2008Gibson Dunn snares SEC director Schonfeld thelawyer.com Fri, Sep 12, 2008Former Arnold & Porter partner Cinquegrani admits tax fraud shelter reuters.com Fri, Sep 12, 2008Bingham snares Schulte Roth restructuring partner Jeffrey Sabin thelawyer.com Thu, Sep 11, 2008King & Spalding opens eight offices in 18 months law.com Thu, Sep 11, 2008Big California firms pay associates $160K to $265K abajournal.com Thu, Sep 11, 2008Bird & Bird opens in Bratislava, Budapest, Prague and Warsaw thelawyer.com Thu, Sep 11, 2008Major law firms compete in Africa's growing energy market amlawdaily.typepad.com Thu, Sep 11, 2008IP attorneys increasingly getting their own patents and suing techdirt.com Thu, Sep 11, 2008Thelen and Nixon Peabody Discuss Merger grimeslegal.com Thu, Sep 11, 2008Yale Law Women Group selects top 10 family-friendly firms law.yale.edu Wed, Sep 10, 2008Wachtell advises US Treasury on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac takeover thelawyer.com Wed, Sep 10, 2008Abraaj Capital hires lawyers from Simpson Thacher and Allen & Overy thelawyer.com Wed, Sep 10, 2008Proskauer launches in Hong Kong and Beijing with two Heller partners legalweek.com Wed, Sep 10, 2008Allens and Freehills lead Australian M&A table asia.legalbusinessonline.com Wed, Sep 10, 2008Skadden advises Coca-Cola Co. on $2.4 billion China deal dealwatchblog.com Wed, Sep 10, 2008Central-American law firm Morgan & Morgan enters Asia with new Singapore office asia.legalbusinessonline.com Wed, Sep 10, 2008Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Helen V. Cantwell joins Debevoise & Plimpton debevoise.com Tue, Sep 9, 2008Skadden private equity partner Kenju Watanabe joins Paul Hastings in Tokyo paulhastings.com Mon, Sep 8, 2008SJ Berwin wins Samsonite UK mandate from Skadden thelawyer.com Mon, Sep 8, 2008 Shearman lands key role on Dresdner Bank sale thelawyer.com Mon, Sep 8, 2008Gender gap at London's elite law firms ft.com Mon, Sep 8, 2008Simmons hires former Freshfields counsel Eric Milne in Dubai thelawyer.com Mon, Sep 8, 2008Clifford Chance takes steps to improve its public image business.timesonline.co.uk Mon, Sep 8, 2008