O’Melveny & Myers has announced they recently offered partners 50 and older the opportunity to retire early. Typically O’Melveny partners usually qualify for the full retirement package at the age of 65 and the partial package at the age of 55. This has been seen by many as an attempt to raise profitability.
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Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP has announced its hiring of two new parterns and six associates to join its government contracts litigation group in Washington. The team joins from Epstein Becker Green P.C. and are led by parterns Kenneth B. Weckstein and Daniel B. Abrahams.
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Maurice Allen, co-head of global banking and, Mike Goetz, co-head of banking and capital markets, have officially resigned. They both leave White & Case this Friday, March 14th. Hugh Verrier, managing partner and, David Koschik, a Finance Partner, are taking action; they had a meeting on Tuesday, March 11th, with the London finance team to discuss the management structure.
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Nixon Peabody announced on Friday that it has hired William Tripp as counsel in its private client practice. Tripp brings much experience in the areas of trusts and estates. Tripp arrives at Nixon Peabody from the firm Choate Hall & Stewart LLP.
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Wiley Rein’s Labor and Employment Practice chair, Garen Dodge, has departed for the employment law firm Jackson Lewis as a Partner. Dodge admitted that it was difficult to leave Wiley, but went through with it because the Jackson Lewis’ national platform and specialized focus is just right for him. In his career, Dodge has defended Fortune 500 companies in the areas of workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
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Taylor Wessing waits approval from the Chinese authorities for its planned launch of its Beijing office. Taylor Wessing already has offices in Shanghai and in Dubai. The firm hopes that the new addition will bring in more Chinese companies.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Private equity Partner Raymond McKeeve wil be leaving Kirkland & Ellis (K&S) in 3 months. Where he will he be going is currently kept secret. Because of his successful career, his departure and his next steps will be closely watched.
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Littler Mendelson plans to open an office in Birmingham. The San Francisco based law firm has decided to open an office in Birmingham to make a greater inpact in the Southeast. Including this new office, Littler Mendelson has more than 700 attorneys in 45 offices throughout the U.S.
Tags: Littler Mendelson, P.C.Pinney L. Allen is retiring from Alston & Bird and from her career as a lawyer all together. Her new career? She has accepted the position of the head of school for the Atlanta Girls’ School. She starts the job July 1. At 54, Pinney Allen is diving into a long-held interest of education and women’s issues.
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Perkins Coie has a policy of turning down even successful lawyers if they do not work well with others. Besides not hiring grumps, Perkins awards its lawyers with bonuses for good behavior (toward others). Decision are based, in part, on questoionnaires filled by partners concerning other the “citizenship” of other partners. Besides the perk of the lack of jerks in the firm, Perkins also offers 100% health care coverage, 50% reimbursement of mass transit commuting costs, and free milkshakes!
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