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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Norton Rose is merging with Deacons Australia and obtaining the new name of Norton Rose Group. Deacons’ offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou will not be joining the merge and will even have new competition as a result of this merger. The newly combined firm has plans to expand throughout Asia.
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McCarter & English has boosted its Tax & Benefits group with a recent hire. Kenneth Yoon joins the firm’s New York office as partner. Arent Fox LLP is taking the hit of Yoon’s departure.
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John Douglas has taken a position with Davis Polk & Wardwell to lead its bank regulatory practice. Douglas most recently practiced with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. He joins the New York office.
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Barnes & Thornburg will envelop 22 attorneys from The Parsinen Law Firm PA, effective July 1. This the third big move the firm has made this year. It has opened offices in Atlanta and in Columbus, Ohio. With the addition of these three new offices, Barnes & Thornburg has ten offices and about 475 attorneys.
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