White & Case and WilmerHale have each announced good news: increase in their global revenues. The former made $1.3 billion in 2007, a 7 percent raise compared to last year’s $1.46 billion. WilmerHale, on the other hand, had only a 1 percent increase. The firm made $940 million in 2007 and $955 million in 2008. Revenue per lawyer increased by 5.8 percent to make a grand total of $1,027 million.
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Tags: White & Case LLPRobert here. I am writing from Miami, where I am recovering from another Gators BCS title. It has been a few weeks since we have posted here, due to the holidays and then being slammed upon return to work. There has also been a tremendous amount of partner level recruiting that we have been pre-occupied with in Asia. We will be pumping out two posts per week from here on out.
Tags: Asia | Hong KongCMS Cameron McKenna is searching for the perfect firm to merge with in the UK. Their only requirement? That it be small, profitable boutique. Managing partner, Duncan Weston, assures that no member of the CMS network will be left in the dark when it comes to making the final decision.
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Anderson Kill & Olick has recently merged with California based firm, Wood & Bender. This marriage will bring Anderson Kill’s numbers to a little over 90. The firm has gained 14 lawyers in California.
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Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has launched a Moscow office with approximately 70 attorneys from Pepeliaev, Goltsblat & Partners (PGP), a top Russian firm. Andrey Goltsblat, previously co-managing partner of PGP, will run the new office, and is also its namesake. The attorney brought 8 partners along with him. It is estimated that Goltsblat (the office), will make a tenth of BLP’s overall revenue.
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Tags: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | Moscow
Nathan Haynes is the latest addition to Greenberg Traurig’s New York office. Haynes joins as shareholder in the bankruptcy practice group. He was previously with Cadwalader. Greenberg Traurig has added immensely to its New York office in the past few months. They have hired 13 lateral partners, prior to Haynes.
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Ex-Thacher Proffitt partner, John Woods, has accepted a position with firm Clyde & Co. Woods, litigator and maritime insurance specialist, joins the London office as partner and head of Commercial Recoveries and Dispute Resolution. The attorney brings along another ex-Thacher associate, and two more will most likely join soon.
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Tags: Clyde & Co LLP
Allen & Overy is in the midst of restructuring its Hong Kong arm as a response to the ailing economy as well as to its loss of seven corporate partners who laterally moved to Latham & Watkins in October 08. The firm is left with four partners. Allen & Overy has assured its staff that it is thinking of them first. The public, as well as its staff, will have to wait to see the outcome of this restructure.
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Stinson Morrison Hecker has shared its secret to its success over 28 years, even through the times of suffering real estate market: “focus on customer service”. It seems simple. It even seems cliché. But, David Frantze, chairman of the firm’s real estate division, says it works, that and having the ability to make deals happen. They don’t force the deals. They instead think of alternatives and routes around obstacles. Today, Stinson Morrison has offices in Washington, Arizona, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska.
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K&L Gates has launched a new office in Frankfurt with the lateral hires of Mathias Schulze Steinen and Frank Thomas. Both partners join form Simmons & Simmons. This will mark K&L Gates second office in Germany, the first being in Berlin. The Frankfurt office will focus its practice on corporate, M&A and finance.
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Tags: K&L Gates | Germany