Move for Shanghai Corporate PartnerFormer Lovells corporate partner Colin Law will take on a new job with U.S. firm O'Melveny & Myers. The move will bring O'Melveny to 11 partners and 70 attorneys in its Shanghai practice.
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Baker Botts Recruits Time Warner GCTime Warner VP and Assocaite General Counsel Dennis P. Duffy has taken a job with Baker Botts' Houston office. He will join the firm's 30 lawyer Labor & Employment practice group as a partner, with the expectation of heading the group shortly.
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New York Firms Recruit Labor PartnersKelley Drye & Warren's New York office has hired two former attorneys for is Labor & Employment practice. Both had left the firm to for in-house jobs, but will return at partner level. McCarter & English has also hired new Labor & Employment partners, luring two shareholders from Greenberg Traurig.
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Law Firms Advise on Big Buy-OutsMajor law firms Weil Gotshal & Manges and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz are currently advising on the $22 billion buy-out of Kinder Morgan. Weil Gotshal's Boston corporate partner James Westra is representing Kinder Morgan, and Wachtell corporate partners Daniel Neff and David Silk are representing the buyer.
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Cooley Godward to Merge with Kronish LiebIn a move to become a full-service firm with a national presence, Silicon Valley-based Cooley Godward will merge with New York's Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman. Effective October 1st, the new entity will be known as Cooley Godward Kronish and employ 550 attorneys firmwide.
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Firms Report Need for Bankruptcy AssociatesAnticipating an increase in bankruptcy and restructuring cases for 2007, firms across the country are expressing the desire to grow the practice area. This includes many major Texas, New York, and California firms. All report the desire to expand their staffs by at least 10%, particularly with mid-level lateral attorneys.
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Wachtell Lipton Tops SurveyIn an annual survey conducted by Vault.com, New York's Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz placed number one as the most prestigious law firm in the country. The rest of the top ten was dominated by major NY firms.
1 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz New York, NY
2 Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP New York, NY
3 Sullivan & Cromwell LLP New York, NY
4 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP New York, NY
5 Davis Polk & Wardwell New York, NY
6 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP New York, NY
7 Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP New York, NY
8 Latham & Watkins LLP Los Angeles, CA
9 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP New York, NY
10 Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chicago, IL
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Akin Gump to Move Manhattan OfficeAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld will move its Manhattan office to One Bryant Park in 2008 upon completion of a new, 54-story tower. The firm will occupy 203,218 square feet across six floors of the building. With 20 attorneys recently added to its New York practice, Akin Gump expects to hire 75 more by the time of the move.
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Raises at Gibbons Del DeoNew Jersey-based firm Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione announced associate raises effective as of January 1 for its New York and Newark offices. First-year associates will earn $125,000 for 2007, a 23% increase over its 2006 rate. Gibbons Del Deo employs 200 attorneys and has additional offices in Trenton and Philadelphia.
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