A former U.S. ambassador who was arrested Friday for allegedly acting as a Cuban agent had recently worked at Foley & Lardner as a senior adviser on international business.
A federal judge in Memphis, Tennessee, is advising law firms involved in a kerfuffle over double-spacing that they should spend less time “figuring out how many sometimes-useless words will fit on a page.”
It took three weeks of waiting after Milbank announced bonuses and raises for associates. But now, Cravath, Swaine & Moore has stepped into the BigLaw breach with its announcement.
Hybrid partnerships are becoming more popular, particularly at law firms where the cost of becoming a full equity partner has increased significantly over the last few years.
Updated: A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has said she has “zero tolerance for immature sniping and sharp litigation practices,” yet “that behavior continues” in a case involving Walgreens and its former law firm.
Two energy companies allege that Winston & Strawn bungled two intertwined contracts involving the purchase of Southern California oil and gas wells, leading the two clients to give up a 25% equity stake in their businesses while receiving nothing in return.
A second Polsinelli defendant is denying sexual harassment claims in a lawsuit filed by a former international corporate attorney at the law firm who claimed that she was “repeatedly hounded” for after-hours drinks and hotel meetings.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore has “quietly created” a new partnership tier for nonequity partners who are paid salaries and don’t share in the profits, Bloomberg Law reports.
Milbank announced Tuesday that it is matching last year’s year-end bonuses while also giving annual raises of $10,000 to its associates beginning Jan. 1.
Updated: Deans of the nation’s top law schools received a letter on Wednesday signed by 24 major law firms, encouraging them to condemn the anti-Israel protests and harassment flaring up on campuses.
