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Dewey Loses Two UK Partners, Including Co-Chief of Its Environmental Litigation Group

Dewey & LeBoeuf is losing two more partners. With the latest departures, the firm has lost at least 49 partners in 2012. This time, the partners are in the firm’s London office. Nicholas Rock, who co-chairs Dewey’s environmental litigation practice group, is headed to Reed Smith, Legal Week reports. And…

Apr 10, 2012 12:59 PM CDT

4-Lawyer IP Team Leaps from SNR Denton to Dallas Office of Patton Boggs

A four-lawyer team headed by partners Robert Hilton and Robert “Bob” H. Johnston III is making the move from SNR Denton to the Dallas office of Patton Boggs. The addition of the two partners and two associates will significantly enhance the firm’s intellectual property capabilities, the Dallas Business Journal reports.…

Apr 9, 2012 8:39 PM CDT

Ex-Dewey Partner: ‘I’m Not Sure How They Can Weather the Departures’

A Dewey & LeBoeuf partner who left the firm last week for DLA Piper says he expects more people will be leaving his former firm, and he’s not sure how it will fare in the aftermath. John Altorelli will co-chair the U.S. finance practice for DLA Piper. He spoke with…

Apr 9, 2012 12:36 PM CDT

Dewey Structured Finance Chief to Join Mayer Brown; He Is the 47th Partner to Exit Firm

Another partner of Dewey & LeBoeuf has given notice, bringing to at least 47 the number who have headed for the exit in 2012. Stephen Rooney, who heads the firm’s structured finance practice, is the ninth partner to announce his exit this week. He will soon join Mayer Brown, which…

Apr 6, 2012 5:59 PM CDT

Six More Dewey & LeBoeuf Partners Exit, Bringing Total Departure Tally in 2012 to 46

Another six partners of Dewey & LeBoeuf have announced that they are leaving the law firm, bringing to 46 the total number of partner departures in 2012. Among those leaving are James R. Woods, who co-chaired the firm’s global insurance practice. He joined Mayer Brown on Wednesday, the Wall Street…

Apr 4, 2012 11:00 PM CDT

Former Cozen Associate Suspended for False Billings, Practicing Law on Inactive Status

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has imposed a 30-month suspension on a former associate at Cozen O’Connor accused of false billing while at the law firm and continuing to practice law while on inactive status. The associate, Matthew Francis Henry, was an associate at Cozen from at least September 2001 through…

Apr 4, 2012 4:46 PM CDT

Biggest Law Firm, by US Headcount Only, Is Jones Day

Baker & McKenzie is the nation’s largest law firm, but its ranking falls to No. 47 on a list of firms based on U.S. headcount only. Baker has 3,805 lawyers, but only about one-sixth of them are in the United States, the National Law Journal reports. The publication has created…

Apr 4, 2012 1:11 PM CDT

Paul Weiss Partner Can’t Get Divorce Deal Do-Over Because of Madoff Losses, NY Top Court Says

A partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison can’t revise his divorce settlement because his proceeds included $5.4 million invested with Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, New York’s top court has ruled. The decision by the New York Court of Appeals reverses a January 2011 ruling allowing a do-over for…

Apr 4, 2012 12:08 PM CDT

American Lawyer Lowers Dewey Financial Numbers by More than $150M

The American Lawyer has lowered its reported gross revenues for Dewey & LeBeouf by more than $150 million for both 2011 and 2010. The publication is now reporting that Dewey had gross revenues of $782 million in 2011, instead of $935 million, and $759.5 million in 2010, instead of $910…

Apr 4, 2012 11:33 AM CDT

Hildebrandt Inst. Tallies 20 Law Firm Mergers in 1st Quarter of 2012, Up 43 Percent from 2011

Law firm mergers rose in the first quarter of 2012, up by 43 percent from 2011, a survey found. The Hildebrandt International survey tallied 20 completed law firm mergers, Reuters reports. Altman Weil reached a similar conclusion in survey results that were reported Monday, as an Am Law Daily article…

Apr 3, 2012 10:25 PM CDT

Docs in EEOC Case Detail 12-Year Pay Battle Between Onetime ‘Life Partner’ and Kelley Drye

As a pay battle between an 81-year-old labor and employment partner of Kelley Drye & Warren and the law firm nears its 12th anniversary, documents released Monday pursuant to a federal court order detail some of the issues in the age discrimination case. Arguing that he was being treated unfairly…

Apr 3, 2012 9:55 PM CDT

The Dewey Dozen: Capital Sufficiency and Survival

When news first broke about troubles at Dewey LeBoeuf, I wondered whether problems like Dewey’s are an outlier or representative of broader trends. Then, I explored the long-term trends that are likely to lead to more Deweys. In this third piece, I want to describe what happens in the very…

Apr 3, 2012 9:20 PM CDT

Hinshaw Adds Rockford, Ill., Law Partners and Consulting Firm They Built, Plans National Rollout

A Chicago-based national law firm has acquired both a small law firm in Rockford, Ill., and the cross-disciplinary legal and business consulting firm they built. Hinshaw & Culbertson will combine the Buckley Cos. into its newly formed consulting subsidiary, which it plans to market throughout the country, the Rockford Register…

Apr 3, 2012 8:52 PM CDT

4-Lawyer M&A Team Exits Dewey for DLA Piper; Leader Will Co-Chair US Finance Practice There

Updated: A four-lawyer mergers and acquisitions team is exiting Dewey & LeBoeuf for megafirm DLA Piper, bringing to 40 the number of partners known to have left Dewey since the beginning of 2012. The team, which practiced in Dewey’s office in New York, joined DLA Piper on Tuesday and is…

Apr 3, 2012 6:34 PM CDT

A Year After Fla. Foreclosure King’s Law Firm Collapsed, Many Cases are Still Sputtering or Stalled

A year after an attorney known as Florida’s foreclosure king closed his once-mighty law firm, many of the 100,000 cases he reportedly abandoned are still sputtering their way through the legal system or even stalled entirely. Meanwhile, David J. Stern remains licensed and in good standing. His attorney says he…

Apr 2, 2012 4:53 PM CDT