• July 5, 2004 | Legal Times

    Pulling Its Punches

    Just before the Supreme Court convened for its final sitting of the term on June 29, Solicitor General Theodore Olson was asked how long it would take for him to recover from the defeats

    1 minute read

  • May 16, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Law firms learn to live large

    The test of success for many regional law firms has been their ability to expand nationally. But facing challenges such as the ho-hum morale of some partners, the integration of firm cul

    1 minute read

  • November 5, 2008 | Legal Times

    A Conservative High Court, But With Caveats

    WASHINGTON — If cameras were allowed in the Supreme Court, it would have been a Kodak moment. As it was, few spectators were on hand for the first oral argument on the morning

    1 minute read

  • December 21, 2009 | Daily Business Review

    13 attorneys in $1,000-an-hour club

    A handful of U.S.-based partners at major law firms have inched above the $1,000 rate barrier, making bankruptcy work as lucrative as it was plentiful in 2008 and 2009, a review of billing rates in

    1 minute read

  • February 13, 2012 | International

    Will U.S. Law Firms Head Down Under?

    With all the British firms--and now a Chinese one--pairing up with Australian firms, it's natural to wonder when the Americans are going to get in the game. Perhaps soon. A source at C

    1 minute read

  • March 5, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Vinson & Elkins Partner Joins Willkie Farr Willkie Farr & Gallagher has recruited the co-chair of the private equity practice at Vinson & Elkins. Bruce C. Herzog has

    1 minute read

  • September 18, 2006 | National Law Journal

    MOVERS

    UPDATESMilbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has opened an office in Beijing. AnthonyRoot, head of Milbank�s corporate practice, will serve as partn

    1 minute read

  • September 15, 2008 | National Law Journal

    MOVERS

    LATERALS p class

    1 minute read

  • August 20, 2010 | Law.com

    Stop Making Sense: Hire! Fire! Hire Again!

    Some people find silver linings in life's misfortunes. Me--I tend to find dark linings even when the news seems bright and cheery. Recently, there's been a flow of upbeat stories about how

    1 minute read

  • November 24, 2003 | Legal Times

    Inadmissible: Religious Right Activists; In-House Salaries; and More

    FOR RELIGIOUS RIGHT ACTIVISTS, BAD NEWS IS GOOD NEWSIn advocacy and special-interest politics, sometimes bad news is good for the cause. For the religious right, that came

    1 minute read