July 12, 2012 | Law.com
In Early Reviews, Former Dewey Partners Pan Settlement Plan with Mix of Skepticism and AngerA day after being asked to pay the bankrupt Dewey & LeBoeuf estate between $25,000 and $3 million apiece in exchange for a blanket liability waiver, several former firm partners zeroed in on what they feel are serious inequities built into the proposal.
By Sara Randazzo
4 minute read
October 17, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Summer Associates Survey 2011: A Season In the SunAfter two years of economic anxiety, summer associates rediscover their optimism.
By Sara Randazzo
10 minute read
July 22, 2013 | Daily Report Online
Turn Layoff Into A BlessingWhen Tyler Coulson left Sidley Austin in March 2011 to walk across the country with little more than $5,000, a pile of camping gear, and his dog Mabel, he knew only one thing for sure: He never wanted to work on corporate bankruptcies again.
By Sara Randazzo
4 minute read
April 13, 2012 | Daily Report Online
Kelley Drye case is cautionary tale for firmsBy Sara Randazzo
6 minute read
December 04, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Jackson Lewis, Dorsey Tap Firm Veterans for Top PostsThe two Am Law 100 firms are getting new leaders, with labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis naming litigation head Vincent Cino to succeed Patrick Vaccaro as chairman, and Minneapolis-based Dorsey & Whitney choosing corporate partner Kenneth Cutler to follow Marianne Short as the firm's managing partner.
By Sara Randazzo
6 minute read
September 07, 2012 | New York Law Journal
Citi Pursues Ex-Dewey Partner Over Capital Contribution LoanCiti sued Steven Otillar in New York state court just three days after Dewey's May 28 bankruptcy filing. At issue: $209,670 Citi loaned the energy and finance lawyer who joined Dewey as a junior partner from Baker & McKenzie in January 2011, so that he could meet the capital demands of his new firm.
By Sara Randazzo
7 minute read
June 20, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Secretary's Lawsuit Against Fried Frank DismissedA New York federal court judge has thrown out a suit brought by former Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson secretary Roseanne Zito, who had claimed the firm unfairly targeted her during a round of staff layoffs in 2008. The suit is the third of its kind that the firm has gotten dismissed in the past year.
By Sara Randazzo
3 minute read
June 26, 2012 | The Recorder
Banks Pressure Former Dewey Partners to Repay LoansBy Sara Randazzo
6 minute read
September 20, 2012 | The American Lawyer
For Cleary Associates, a Crash Course in BusinessWith its introduction of a "mini MBA" program, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton joins the ranks of large law firms taking steps to familiarize first-year associates with business and finance concepts that are crucial to their clients.
By Sara Randazzo
6 minute read
October 17, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
French Firm Hires Bulk of Morgan Lewis' Paris OfficeFrench firm Gide Loyrette Nouel announced Wednesday that it has hired nine partners and 10 associates from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius' office in the French capital.
By Sara Randazzo
4 minute read
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