Cadwalader promotes two in London among nine globally
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has announced its latest round of partner promotions, with nine lawyers being made up in the firm worldwide. The firm promoted two…
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Mayer Brown promotes 31 globally
Mayer Brown has completed its latest promotion round, which included a total of 31 new partners globally. Among the promotions were four in London, including Rebecca Bothamley,…
Bond Dickinson merges with Womble Carlyle to create Womble Bond Dickinson
Bond Dickinson has completed its merger with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, creating a new transatlantic firm that…
Troutman Sanders launches in NC after hiring K&L team
Troutman Sanders has launched an office in Charlotte, North Carolina, following the hire of a five-partner team of corporate and real estate lawyers from [K&L Gates…
Sonnenschein to close Charlotte office
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal is closing its Charlotte office next month, the latest law firm the recession has squeezed out of the largest city in North Carolina. Sonnenschein's Charlotte office has eleven lawyers…
Cadwalader loses insurance partner and lays off nine more associates
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is set to law off nine associates in the US. According to reports, six associates will have to leave the firm's New York office and three will be affected in Charlotte. The firm has also…
King & Spalding opens eight offices in 18 months
Between 2000 and 2006, King & Spalding more than doubled the number of lawyers in its New York and Houston offices, the American Lawyer reports. Beginning with Dubai in 2007, King & Spalding went on to add offices in…
Clifford Chance sends funds team to Dubai
Clifford Chance has highlighted the Middle East’s importance to the firm’s bottom line by relocating a funds team to the region. Partner Nigel Clark, who was made up this year, will relocate to Dubai in October…
Smith Moore LLP set for merger with Leatherwood
Smith Moore LLP, a 130-attorney firm with offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Wilmington, N.C., and Atlanta, will join operations with Leatherwood, which has more than 50 attorneys, to form Smith Moore Leatherwood…
Former Governor Martin joins McGuireWoods
Jim Martin, former governor of North Carolina, has joined McGuireWoods Consulting, the government-relations arm of the Richmond, Va.-based law firm, and he will be based in the firm's Charlotte office. He will join the…
DLA Piper kicks off laterals season in the US
The first few weeks of 2008 already have marked an abundance of lateral hires among partners making a switch for better opportunities at some of the nation's biggest law firms. In one of the more prominent switches to…
Chicago law firms expand in Charlotte
In 1998, Chicago law firm Mayer Brown established an office in Charlotte to be close to that city's bankers. A decade later, its local rivals are trying to muscle in on what has become a lucrative financial-services…