• November 27, 2006 | Alm

    Bankruptcy Lawyers Adjust to Drought

    An improving economy isn't good news for everyone. With fewer businesses going broke, the pace of traditional work for bankruptcy lawyers has slowed considerably � for now.Industry exp

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  • July 10, 2003 | The Recorder

    Getting Back to Those Law Firm Roots

    Diane Savage left Cooley Godward at the height of the tech boom in 2000, looking for a slower pace and a more manageable life. She took a gig at Stanford University's business school a

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  • December 17, 2007 | The Recorder

    Fighting Crime May Not Pay

    Joseph Russoniello may have to decide how much he wants to invest in the U.S. attorney's office. Literally.The prospective top federal prosecutor in San Francisco � and longtime Cooley

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  • January 29, 2009 | The Recorder

    200 Lose Jobs at MoFo

    SAN FRANCISCO — The bad news continues for Bay Area associates and legal staffers. San Francisco giant Morrison & Foerster cut 53 lawyers and 148 staff Wednesday, adding to t

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  • September 10, 2007 | The Recorder

    Sidebar

    CLIENTS DONATE FLIGHTS FOR LAWYER WITH LOU GEHRIG'S It's normal to see suited businessmen climb hastily into the sleek corporate jets at the airport in San Jose.But it w

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  • September 30, 2002 | Legal Times

    Optimistic, but Cautious

    It was a good summer for the third-year student at American University's Washington College of Law. She liked the attorneys at the D.C. firm, and they seemed to like her. She had done great

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  • January 10, 2007 | The Recorder

    Firms Surf M&A, Litigation Wave

    The rising tide of M&A deals lifted law firms' bottom lines in 2006, swelling revenue for some firms and keeping others afloat."Put a 'B' for billion in the M&A column," said M

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  • November 22, 2006 | The Recorder

    Bankruptcy Lawyers Adjust to Drought

    An improving economy isn't good news for everyone. With fewer businesses going broke, the pace of traditional work for bankruptcy lawyers has slowed considerably -- for now.Industry experts

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  • May 2, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Bingham swallows Alschuler Grossman

    LOS ANGELES � Bingham McCutchen has acquired the roughly 40 la from Santa Monica, Calif.-based Alschuler Grossman. With the combination, Bingham McCutchen now has 1,000 la

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  • January 29, 2009 | The Recorder

    200 lose jobs at Morrison & Foerster

    SAN FRANCISCO — The bad news continues for Bay Area associates and legal staffers. San Francisco giant Morrison & Foerster cut 53 lawyers and 148 staff

    1 minute read