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DLA Piper to cut most partners' pay
DLA Piper informed all of its U.S. partners on Friday that it will reduce pay for most of them by 11.5% in 2009, while strong performers will get more money. The law firm projects that revenue will decline 7% in 2009 and that profits will drop 6%, according to U.S. managing partner J. Terence O'Malley, who said the move is a way for the firm to reduce its reliance on banks.Clifford Chance lays off 20 associates from U.S. litigation, dispute resolution practice
Clifford Chance is laying off 20 associates from its U.S. litigation and dispute resolution practice. The cuts will be in the London-based law firm's New York and Washington offices.UCLA dean defends donation from Milken brother
A $10 million donation to the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law has sparked a controversy, with one faculty member telling university administrators that accepting the gift will tarnish the law school's reputation.Former head of U.S. Patent office joins Whiteford Taylor
Bruce A. Lehman, the former head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during the Clinton administration, has joined Baltimore-based Whiteford, Taylor & Preston. The firm says this addition will help clients understand how the intellectual property landscape will change when president-elect Barack Obama moves into the White House.View more book results for the query "*"
FTC targets retailers as well as manufacturers for deceptive advertising
Advertising lawyers are warning retailers about the legal dangers of selling products that make bogus advertising claims, stressing that they can be held liable even though they didn't make the product. Their warning comes on the heels of a recent settlement in which Rite Aid Corp. agreed to pay $500,000 in consumer refunds to settle claims that its Germ Defense tablets were falsely promoted as being able to prevent and treat colds and the flu.Steptoe expands in Los Angeles
Three lawyers from Los Angeles litigation boutique McNamara, Spira & Smith, including founder Michael McNamara, have joined Steptoe & Johnson's Century City, Calif., office. McNamara joined Washington-based Steptoe as a partner, while Kirsten Spira joined of counsel and J. Patrick Jacobs as special counsel.Miami's Diaz Reus enters the Asian market
Diaz Reus Rolff & Targ, a Miami-based law firm, has announced it is officially entering the Asian legal market by opening an office in Shanghai. The office is expected to open in September and will be headed by Adam Ehrlich.Firm's novel relationship with trade groups helps it develop national practice
Milwaukee-based Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren's novel relationship with a hospice trade group — which is marketing the firm's legal "toolkit" to its trade group members — is helping the business law firm develop a national hospice practice. The firm's toolkits, which help hospices handle typical legal issues, include sample contracts and summarize key legal issues hospices might face, including regulatory and reimbursement issues.Trending Stories
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