Ruden McCloskey has cut 18% of associate and non-equity partner salaries. The firm has also cut eight attorneys from its ranks, totaling 13 attorneys laid off since the end of 2008. These cut backs are most likely due to Ruden’s gross revenue falling 9%, making it $85.3, in 2008.
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Howrey LLP and intellectual property litigation boutique Day Casebeer Madrid and Batchelder LLP has confirmed their plan to merge. Howrey will be adding Day Casebeer’s nine partners and 16 associates to its firm of 700 attorneys, 300 of which do intellectual property work.
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Jenner & Block has taken the number 1 spot according to The American Lawyer’s annual pro bono rankings. The firm has devoted more pro bono hours than any other firm. Jenner & Block’s lawyers averaged almost 170 pro bono hours last year. Latham & Watkins came in second with an average of 164 hours.
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Alas, we now know where Paul Maher has landed after retiring from Mayer Brown. Maher has joined Greenberg Traurig as founding member of its London office. The new office will assume the name of Greenberg Traurig Maher, LLP. Cate Sharp and Fiona Adams will co-manage the London office.
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The A-List ranks law firms by measuring and weighing factors that create an “elite” law firm. The four factors include: revenue per lawyer, pro bono work, lawyer diversity, training, and satisfaction. The A-List began in 2003. The list has almost completely transformed since last year, despite four firms holding on to last year’s rankings. Four firms fell off list, which in turn allowed another four to join. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and Howrey rejoin the list, while Irell & Manella and Kirkland & Ellis are entirely new to the list.
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has just recruited its 11th litigation attorney from Clifford Chance in the span of a month. Litigation partner, George Schieren will be stationed at Gibson Dunn’s New York office. He joins Mark Kirsch, ex-Clifford Chance global head of litigation, partner Joel Cohen, and counsel Christopher Joralemon, along with seven associates.
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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.
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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.
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