Davis Polk & Wardwell is to close its Frankfurt office August 31. The firm explained that the closing was due to resident partner, Patrick Kenadjian’s retirement. He had planned to retire at the end of the year. The lawyer who was to take over for Kenadjian left the firm for personal reasons.
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Clifford Chance has recently had four departures from its New York litigation practice. The latest two are Joel Cohen and George Schieren, security litigation partners. Mark Kirsch announced his leaving of the firm about a week ago. Mark Holland is dumping Clifford Chance for Goodwin Procter.
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McKool Smith has added five litigators to its New York office. Eric P. Berger, Virginia Iglesia, Katherine B. Thornburgh, John F. Petrsoric, and Benjamin J. Warlick join the firm as newbies but are certainly not new to the legal field. Berger joins the firm from the New York office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges. Miami’s Greenberg Traurig lost Iglesia to McKool. Thornburgh made the jump from the New York Office of Howrey LLP. Petrsoric worked most recently with Goodwin Procter in New York. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison is losing Warlick to McKool.
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The U.S. Department of Labor released the numbers of May. Last month, a total of 1300 legal jobs were lost in the United States. This number happens to be the lowest of the year, so far. Although this is comforting and perhaps a sign that the market is getting better, it may merely be a result of having already let go of so many; 14,400 have already been let go from the start of the year. 25,500 (or when not seasonally adjusted – 30,200) have been laid off in the past year. Only time will tell.
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has kept on all of its newly qualified lawyers at its London office. There were only three. Weil Gotshal & Manges has offered employment to 85% of its London trainees (11 out of 13). Latham & Watkins has hired 78% of its trainee group.
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1,200 attorney firm Pinsent Masons and 750 attorney firm Salans have announced a new strategic alliance. The agreement will give each firm a greater global reach and ability to better serve its clients.
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Today, Clark Hill PLC announced the addition of Lucius A. Vassar to its Government and Public Affairs Practice Group.
Vassar brings to the firm more than 15 years of extensive government relations and legislative affairs experience. Prior to joining Clark Hill, he devoted six years of service and leadership to the City of Detroit where he served in a variety of leadership positions.
Tags: Clark Hill PLC | DetroitThe liquidators of General American Life Insurance have filed a malpractice suit against Dewey & Leboeuf for damages of $3 billion. The plantiffs claim that Dewey did not act in their best interest ten years ago as the firm advised the sale of the company to MetLife, whom Dewey also represented. The firm has rejected all allegations at this point.
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Clifford Chance is allotting some time to hear from partners previously let go. The firm has launched an appeals committee take on this matter. Litigation partner, Simon Davis, leads the committee. It is believed that the group is made of 5 partners.
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Nicholas Porritt and William White have joined firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Washington. Both attorneys join as partners in the litigation group. Porritt previously worked with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati for six years. White has spent the last ten years with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.
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