Recent Updates
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Morrison & Foerster to Cut Associates’ Salaries to $145,000
Headline News 10/21/2009Morrison & Foerster LLP, the San Francisco-based law firm, will cut starting salaries to $145,000 for associates based in U.S. cities except New York, where they will remain $160,000, the firm said. “The market for first-year salaries among natio...
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Sandoval takes job with Jones Vargas law firm
Headline News 10/20/2009Former U.S. District Judge Brian Sandoval has joined the Nevada law firm of Jones Vargas.Sandoval, a Republican, resigned from the bench last month to launch a campaign for governor.He said he will focus on building an alternative dispute resolution ...
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Sotomayor says nomination tightly scripted
Headline News 10/19/2009Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says her nomination process was so tightly scripted that even her clothes were chosen for her.Sotomayor made the comments when she appeared at her 30th Yale Law School reunion on Saturday.The New Haven Register r...
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Philip Morris drops challenge to tobacco ban
Headline News 10/16/2009San Francisco officials say cigarette maker Philip Morris has dropped its lawsuit challenging the city's prohibition on tobacco sales at pharmacies.The announcement Thursday by the city attorney's office follows a federal appeals court ruling denying...
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13 U.S. law-firm mergers in 3rd quarter
Headline News 10/02/2009There were 13 law firm mergers during the third quarter of this year, up from seven deals recorded during the second quarter, according to a new report from Altman Weil Inc.Most of the quarter's mergers were tiny acquisitions, reflecting "the continu...
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Senate confirms Durkan as U.S. Attorney
Headline News 09/30/2009The U.S. Senate, without opposition, on Tuesday night confirmed Seattle attorney Jenny Durkan as U.S. attorney for Western Washington, the Northwest's most important job in federal law enforcement."She will do a great job and make us very proud in th...
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Law firm Polsinelli Shughart completes move to LoDo
Headline News 09/29/2009Polsinelli Shughart PC has completed its move to Lower Downtown Denver, the firm announced Monday in a letter to clients.Effective Monday, the law firm is now located the newly built 1515 Wynkoop office building in the LoDo Historic District. Before,...
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Lawyers: Chinese drywall makers may ignore suits
Headline News 09/28/2009Lawyers for homeowners and homebuilders who used drywall suspected of causing corrosion and possible health risks say they expect Chinese manufacturers to ignore hundreds of lawsuits filed against them.So, who's going to be on the hook for any court-...
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ALI-ABA and ACLEA Team Up To Host Summit
Headline News 09/22/2009ALI-ABA and ACLEA Team Up To Host High-Level Summit on Lawyer Education and Development in the 21st Century ALI-ABA Continuing Professional Education (ALI-ABA) and the Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) are hosting a high-level summit...
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New FD for Manchester law firm
Headline News 09/21/2009Manchester-based law firm HL Interactive has announced Chris McSpirit as its operations and finance director. McSpirit was formerly finance director at insurance litigation specialists Keoghs.“This is a great time for Chris to join the team”, said CE...
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Sands Anderson Marks & Miller spins off group
Headline News 09/18/2009Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, a regional law firm based in Richmond, plans to spin off its workers’ compensation practice group as a separate company.A name has not been chosen.“We are looking for more flexibility to follow the market and keep o...
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Justice Stevens slows his hiring at high court
Headline News 09/02/2009Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has hired fewer law clerks than usual, generating speculation that the leader of the court's liberals will retire next year.If Stevens does step down, he would give President Barack Obama his second high court ...