• October 22, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono Publico

    To many sports fans, fall is synonymous with football. But as a diehard Yankees fan � and I died hard Wednesday night � I think of it as the start of the real baseball season. Yet even sports

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  • September 6, 2004 | The American Lawyer

    Pro Bono Flourishes at D.C. Firms

    D.C.'s Legal Aid Society is located in the city's downtown business district, nearly swallowed by the bland postmodern office buildings proliferating in the area like objections during a

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  • August 19, 2011 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    SAN FRANCISCO Whit Bissell has joined VLP Law Group as a partner in its corporate and securities practice.

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  • March 16, 2009 | The Recorder

    Nonprofits Say Free First-Years Sound Good

    SAN FRANCISCO — Free associates? Where? The silver lining in the legal industry's recent mass layoffs and first-year deferrals: A handful of Am Law 100 firms ar

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  • March 25, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Accolades

    InMotion last month presented its 11th annual Commitment to Justice awards at a ceremony held at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center. InMotion trains and mentors vol

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  • June 6, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

    Moves: Reginald O'Shields Promoted to GC of Federal Home Loan Bank Atlanta

    When banks need money, they take out loans just like the rest of us do. Lenders in the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System serve as the bankers to America's "building and loan" inst

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  • August 22, 2011 | International Edition

    Cash and Carioca: NY Firm Opens in Brazil

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has opened for business in Sao Paulo after receiving approval to launch from the Brazilian authorities. Capital markets partner

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  • October 18, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Brazil Looking Good to Another BigLaw Suitor

    Add Jones Day to the growing ranks of global law firms setting up shop in S?o Paulo to chase cross-border deal work. The firm announced Monday that Luis Riesgo, the partner-i

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  • June 1, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Low, Low Price

    Convenience store clerks have long known the secret for pricing merchandise: No round numbers. Customers who balk at paying $2.00 for a bag of Doritos Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips will

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  • June 15, 2005 | Alm

    Coudert Bros. Shutters San Francisco Office

    After more than 30 years in San Francisco, Coudert Brothers is closing up shop. The firm told its attorneys and staff Monday that it is shuttering the 12-lawyer office. The closure fol

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