Kevin T. Kerns has joined Cozen O’Conner’s commercial litigation practice group from Dechert. At Dechert, Kerns was a partner in the antitrust & competition department. He joins Cozen’s Philadelphia office.
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Dick Armey resigned from DLA Piper due to his connections to a nonprofit group responsible for the nationwide disruptions at town hall meetings about health care reform. Armey ties to both DLA Piper (as a senior policy advisor) and to FreedomWorks (the group that is thought to be behind the unruly disruptions) have been discussed on several center and liberal blogs. DLA maintains Armey left on his own volition.
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Tags: DLA PiperTexas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister plans to join Andrews Kurth LLP. Brister was appointed in 2003 by Gov. Rick Perry. He will be a partner in the Austin office and will head the appellate practice. This is Brister’s second time at Andrews.
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Baker & McKenzie’s profits per equity partner have fallen by 17 percent to $992,000. Total revenue decreased by 3.5 percent to $2.11 billion. The firm explains that these losses are due to the economy.
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Greenberg Traurig Maher will be joined by two partners from White & Case in its London office. This announcement comes soon after the news of another White & Case partner, Tim Jeveons, jumped to Greenberg a few weeks ago. Andrew Caunt and Andrew Croxford will join Greenberg within the next few days.
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Smaller billing rates at smaller firms are attracting not only clients but attorneys from big law firms. Stephen G. Rhoads is just one of those attorneys. Rhoads moved from Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads to Gawthrop Greenwood for the ability to provide his clients with better rates. July 20 was his first day.
Source: www.law.com
In these difficult economic times there are a number of reasons why lawyers are out-of-work: lay-offs, deferments, firms are just not hiring like once before. Whatever the reason, what do all of these people share in common? They are either actively in search of or currently finding ways to fill their time, their resumes, and their wallets. The luckiest of the bunch are those deferred for a year and offered an opportunity to work for a non-profit as they are still able to work in their field. There are also programs such as the Boston Bar Association’s Lawyers in Transition Task Force which helps the unemployed find paid and volunteer work. More and more lawyers are taking positions at smaller firms as competition becomes fiercer. Some out-of-work lawyers are turning in their ties and suits for service industry uniforms.
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Stephen Crimmins joins K&L Gates from Mayer Brown. Crimmins joins the Washington office as a partner. Prior to practicing with Mayer Brown, he was with the SEC for 14 years.
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Saul Ewing is officially allied with Concord & Partners based in Beijing. Concord also has offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen. It launched in 1995. The firms will remain two separate entities with their own fee structures, but will give each other referrals and will share marketing.
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A new trend has emerged in which associates fresh out of law school are no longer allowed to bill clients the same amount as seasoned associates. Howrey, for instance, will initiate a type of training program for new associates. Their first year, associates will be able to bill clients as much as 700 hours out of 2,000. The second year, associates will be able to charge for 1,000 hours of work. The hours billed will also be half of the Howrey’s current rates.
Source: www.businessweek.com
