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  • July 2, 2008 |

    US appeal court upholds sanctions against Cleary

    The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed sanctions against Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton for allegedly trying to convince a non-party witness not to attend a deposition, reports the New York Law Journal.The circuit's summary order came less than a week after Cleary appeared before the appeals court to argue for the reversal of the sanctions imposed last August by Southern District of New York Judge Loretta Preska.However, the panel of judges ruled that nothing in the record indicated Preska had ruled incorrectly.

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  • June 26, 2008 |

    Cleary appeals sanctions over Congo witness row

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton yesterday (25 June) took to the courts in a bid to overturn sanctions brought against the firm for improperly attempting to dissuade a witness from testifying, writes The American Lawyer. Lawyers from the firm, led by managing partner Mark Walker, filled a number of the gallery seats in the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeal as Cleary attempted to reverse a stinging sanctions order by Southern District of New York Judge Loretta Preska last August saying the firm had shown "a willingness to operate in the murky area between zealous advocacy and improper conduct" in attempting to interfere with the deposition of a non-party witness.

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  • June 18, 2008 |

    Simpson Thacher hires Akin Gump NY partner

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has beefed up its executive compensation capabilities, after hiring a partner from the New York office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Tristan Brown will join the firm as a partner in Simpson Thacher's office in Palo Alto, California. Alvin Brown, head of the firm's executive compensation and employee benefits group, said: "Having Tristan in Palo Alto will anchor our West Coast compensation and benefits work, as well as strengthen our efforts in Asia."

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  • June 16, 2008 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 16/06/08...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of the day's posts; a new Career Clinic dilemma; and more

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  • June 15, 2008 |

    Acting workshops for lawyers

    The prosecutor showed the jury grisly photographs of the victim, whose head had been severed with a hook. He looked each juror in the eye, his voice quivering…

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  • June 13, 2008 |

    US Briefing: Milberg 'to pay $75m to end charges'

    Milberg could agree to pay $75m as soon as this week as part of an agreement to resolve criminal charges against the New York firm in the US Government's kickback case, according to a source familiar with the situation. Federal prosecutors have alleged that Milberg and seven of its partners conspired to obtain $251m in attorney fees by paying kickbacks to lead plaintiffs in shareholder and class action lawsuits.

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  • June 11, 2008 |

    The Am Law 100: The sky's the limit

    In 2015 - the year that New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez will surpass 762 home runs and break the Major League record - Latham & Watkins and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom will both gross more than $5bn (£2.56bn), Baker & McKenzie will have more than 6,600 lawyers and the lucky partners at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz will bring home about $7.7m (£3.95m) each - a handsome sum, but one that will itself be dwarfed by the $15.7m (£8.05m) Wachtell partners will average in 2025. Or maybe not.

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  • June 1, 2008 |

    Global 100: restructured Freshfields smashes into PEP elite

    Last year it was Linklaters that proved you could be big and global and among the most profitable firms in the world. This year it looks like Freshfields’…

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  • May 22, 2008 |

    Countdown to this year's Global 100: the UK members

    Later this year Legal Week and The American Lawyer will be joining forces to produce the Global 100 the definitive ranking and analysis of the world’s…

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  • May 8, 2008 |

    Cleary leads as US firms hit 20% mark on diversity

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has been crowned as the US's most ethnically-diverse major law firm, according to research that shows US firms drawing on a wider pool of talent. The research, conducted by Legal Week sister title Minority Law Journal, puts Cleary at the head of an extensive ranking based on diversity of workforce.

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