Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has high hopes for its London office, specifically its dispute resolution practice. The firm moved New York partner, Jon Blackman, to London to grow the litigation practice. Cleary will be hiring laterally as well in the near future.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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Baker Botts has launched its third office in the Middle East in Abu Dhabi. Partner Greg Golden is transferring over from the firm’s DC office to act as Partner in Charge. Baker Botts is also expanding its other offices in this region, Dubai and Riyadh, due to their growth in number of attorneys. When the Dubai office opened in 2005, it only had 5 lawyers. Now it houses more than 20.
Source: www.in.sys-con.com
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Stanley Weiner is retiring from Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP after 24 years with the firm. Weiner received his JD from University of Michigan Law School. He first practiced at Smith Gill Fisher & Butts, which later merged into Bryan Cave LLP. In 1984, Weiner arrived at Shook Hardy.
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Venable’s New York office has acquired a new partner. Edwin M. Larkin, a commercial litigator and e-Discovery attorney. Previously to joining Venable, Larkin spent the last 13 years of his career with Winston & Strawn.
Source: www.ecmconnection.com
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DLA Piper’s managing partner of its Kuwait and Bahrain is leaving the firm. Alex Saleh headed the launch of the Kuwaiti office in October 2008 via a joint venture with Al Wagayan Al Awadhi & Al Saif. He opened the Bahraini office as well. Saleh is replaced byu Abdulaziz Al Yaqout.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
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Brown Rudnick has successfully hired a team of lawyers from boutique Gherson. Neil Micklethwaite joins the firm as partner bringing along an associate and two trainees. Micklethwaite is Brown Rudnick’s fifth litigation partner in London.
Source: www.legalweek.com
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Jim Murray could not stay away from Pepper Hamilton. Previously, Murray performed as executive partner and currently joins the firm as director of strategic services. One of his new responsibilities is to assist in the management of the firm, including recruiting lateral attorneys. Muray’s first experience at Pepper lasted 30 years.
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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has taken David Asmus from Baker Botts to boost its energy practice. Asmus will be in charge of the Morgan Lewis’ energy transactions practice. Another Baker Botts partner, Michael King, will join him.
Source: www.amlawdaily.typepad.com
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Kaye Scholer is making pay cuts a little differently than other firms. All first and second year associates who on the track of making fewer than 1600 hours this year will lose 20% of what they make the second half of the year. Third year associates stand to lose 15% of their second half earnings if they fail to make their billable hours. If these associates make their hours quota, they will be reimbursed.
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Tags: Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPConsulting firm, Hildebrandt International, has published a survey (.pdf) about the state of the economy and its effects on law firms in the present and future. 133 Am Law 200 firms took part in the survey, specifically, the chairman or managing partner of each firm gave their educated opinions. The general consensus is that things are looking up for both the economy and for the legal field.
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