Dickstein Shapiro partners are informed their capital is gone; some could lose more than $1M

Equity partners at the now defunct law firm Dickstein Shapiro won’t be getting any capital back, they were told in a letter on Friday. For some high-earning partners, that means a loss of $1 million or more, the National Law Journal (sub. req.) reports. Dickstein Shapiro held as much as…

Feb 16, 2016 10:36 AM CST

10 partners exit 26-attorney Nashville firm to join Bass Berry

One of Tennessee’s largest law firms announced Thursday the addition of 10 shareholders, including two name partners, from a 26-attorney Nashville firm. An unstated number of associates and staff from Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner also are expected to join Bass Berry & Sims, reports the Nashville Business Journal.…

Feb 4, 2016 1:15 PM CST

Spencer Fane opens Oklahoma City office with 9 attorneys from Lester firm

Corrected: Spencer Fane announced Monday that the 170-attorney firm is opening an Oklahoma City office, its first in the state, with at least 9 lawyers from the former Lester Loving & Davies. Spencer Fane was able to extend the group’s existing lease, following the dissolution of the Lester firm, but…

Feb 1, 2016 4:00 PM CST

Southern firm triples Austin, Texas, office by acquiring Taube Summers

One of Tennessee’s oldest law firms has tripled the attorney roster in its Austin, Texas, office by acquiring a 13-attorney legal shop that specializes in commercial litigation, insurance and bankruptcy matters. The group from Taube Summers Harrison Taylor Meinzer Brown is the largest ever taken in by the 225-attorney Waller…

Feb 1, 2016 3:00 PM CST

9 partners leave Dickstein Shapiro; is there a new potential merger partner?

Nine partners have left Dickstein Shapiro, eight of them in the law firm’s Stamford, Connecticut, office. The Stamford office also lost one counsel and two associates, the National Law Journal (sub. req.) reports. Six of the lawyers listed their new home as Holland & Knight in their LinkedIn profiles this…

Feb 1, 2016 10:04 AM CST

Megyn Kelly of Fox News handled law firm ‘macho culture’ as a former lawyer

Megyn Kelly was a lawyer at two well-known law firms before she became a Fox News anchor who tangled with Donald Trump in a debate. DNAInfo has a story on Kelly’s legal past, citing information in a New York Times Magazine profile and a 2014 story by Business Insider. Kelly…

Jan 28, 2016 7:44 AM CST

Star litigators exit Paul Weiss to form new trial firm with other BigLaw attorneys

Two star litigators are exiting Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison to form a new trial firm. Along with Beth Wilkinson and Alexandra Walsh, partner Sean Eskovitz of Munger,Tolles & Olson will be the third name on the marquee at Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz, reports the Am Law Daily (sub.…

Jan 21, 2016 3:05 PM CST

11 lawyers from LA office of Arent Fox form litigation boutique; new firm seeks associates

Eleven lawyers exiting the Los Angeles office of Arent Fox to form their own litigation boutique are now looking to hire a handful of top associates. “We’re convinced that there is a strong future for a litigation boutique with a very strong brand that handles high-stakes matters,” said name partner…

Jan 19, 2016 2:15 PM CST

Metrics can tell the tale of a firm’s fate

It's never easy being a star witness. Take former Dewey & LeBoeuf finance director Frank Canellas. In late July, at a time when many law firm executives are planning trips to exotic locales or spending time in their summer homes, Canellas got to hang out in lovely downtown Manhattan. He…

Jan 1, 2016 4:30 AM CST

Midsize corporations are slow to pick up on e-discovery innovations

Jan 1, 2016 1:40 AM CST

Fox Rothschild to acquire 82-attorney Oppenheimer firm

As of Jan. 1, the 82 lawyers at Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly will be operating under a new banner. The Minneapolis-based firm is being acquired by 700-attorney Fox Rothschild, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports. “Establishing a strong presence in the upper Midwest is an important component in Fox’s overall…

Dec 14, 2015 4:30 PM CST

Associates got bonuses of up to $350K at Boies Schiller this year, law firm leader says

Once again, hefty year-end bonuses of $15,000 to $100,000 being paid to associates of major corporate law firms are being eclipsed by the largesse of a well-known business litigation boutique. At Boies Schiller & Flexner, those working in California, New York and Washington, D.C., who have been at the firm…

Dec 11, 2015 9:00 AM CST

Law firm that once employed Gerald Ford will soon merge with larger competitor

A longtime Grand Rapids, Michigan, law firm that once had then-future president Gerald Ford on the payroll is set to merge with a larger legal shop. As of Jan. 1, the 16-attorney Law Weathers will become part of 150-attorney Varnum, MLive.com reports. The two law firms already have offices in…

Dec 3, 2015 5:00 PM CST

Brownstein Hyatt closes Phoenix office

Five years after Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck opened an office in Phoenix, that office has closed its doors. But the Denver-based business and lobbying firm is still going strong in 14 other locations. “This decision was not made lightly given our immensely talented team in Phoenix. We worked hard over…

Nov 24, 2015 4:40 PM CST

Following layoffs, 60-attorney law firm says it will close its doors by end of 2015

Hard hit by the downturn in the oil and gas industry, a 60-attorney Houston-based law firm is closing its doors at the end of the year. Founded nearly a decade ago with two attorneys, the fast-growing Burleson firm at one point had over 140 lawyers on its roster. However, the…

Nov 24, 2015 10:10 AM CST