September 11, 2013 | Law.com
Citi Survey: Law Firm Leaders Lose Optimism in Q3The latest managing partner confidence index from Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group finds continued caution among law firm leaders.
By Sara Randazzo
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January 31, 2012 | The American Lawyer
McKool Hires Day Pitney Partners to Launch Whistle-blower PracticeBy Sara Randazzo
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May 30, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Speculation ends as Dewey files for Chapter 11 bankruptcyA Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing over the holiday weekend marked the unavoidable end for Dewey & LeBoeuf in the largest law firm bankruptcy to date.
By Sara Randazzo
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December 07, 2011 | Law.com
Greenberg Traurig to Open in Tel AvivIn a move that appears to make it the first major U.S. law firm with an on-the-ground presence in Israel, Greenberg Traurig has announced it will open an office in Tel Aviv next month. The office will initially be staffed by current partners who will not permanently relocate; up to five lawyers will be hired later to staff the office full time.
By Sara Randazzo
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June 29, 2012 | New York Law Journal
Cravath Names New Presiding Partner, Creates ChairmanshipCravath, Swaine & Moore yesterday announced that corporate partner and deputy presiding partner C. Allen Parker will become the firm's presiding partner in January and that the man who now holds that title, Evan Chesler, will move into the newly created position of firm chairman.
By Sara Randazzo
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October 22, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Covington, Kirkland, Shearman Settle With Howrey EstatePending court approval, Howrey trustee Allan Diamond can count on adding another $2.02 million to the defunct law firm's coffers after reaching settlements this week with Covington & Burling, Kirkland & Ellis, Shearman & Sterling, and 11 former Howrey partners.
By Sara Randazzo
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December 18, 2012 | New York Law Journal
Cravath M&A Partner Jumps to Kirkland & EllisMergers and acquisitions specialist Sarkis Jebejian became one of the few Cravath, Swaine & Moore partners to make a lateral move out of the firm when he joined Kirkland & Ellis' New York office yesterday.
By Sara Randazzo
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November 08, 2011 | New York Law Journal
Judge Rules Ex-BigLaw Associate's Discrimination Suit Can ProceedWilson Campbell claims in the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey in February, that Sedgwick discriminated against him because he is black and forced him to resign after learning that he was having a romantic relationship with a white employee of Jersey City's municipal court.
By Sara Randazzo
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October 31, 2011 | Texas Lawyer
New Howrey Trustee Says Firm's Bankruptcy Will Get LitigiousAllan Diamond, the managing partner of Texas-based Diamond McCarthy, says he already had a full caseload of his own when he became the government-appointed Chapter 11 trustee of defunct law firm Howrey on October 7. Since then, "It's been all Howrey, night and day," says Diamond, whose firm focuses on bankruptcy, litigation, and real estate work.
By Sara Randazzo
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March 28, 2013 | New York Law Journal
Patton Boggs Taps New NYC Managing PartnerThe Washington, D.C.-based firm has announced that John Nonna is taking on the role. Nonna, 64, left Dewey & LeBoeuf last April to join Patton Boggs as part of a four-lawyer group.
By Sara Randazzo
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