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December 28, 2006 | National Law Journal

Sheppard Mullin Associate Pictures Trapeze Hobby as Recruiting Event

When associate Heather Cooper has a tough work week, she releases stress by flying through the air. Cooper, a fourth-year at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, has taken up trapeze classes at California's Hollywood Aerial Arts, an activity she says is a great complement to her day job as an antitrust attorney. "It really is a high-wire balancing act, like the practice of law often is," she says. And this summer she's hoping to invite the summer associates along as one of her firm's recruitment activities.
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August 28, 2007 | National Law Journal

Lawyers' Age Bias and Contract Breach Claims Against Hunton & Williams Could Settle

A pair of multimillion-dollar suits against Richmond, Va.-based Hunton & Williams by former partners may soon be settled, says the plaintiffs' attorney, Donald Temple. David Geneson is seeking $3 million, alleging that after he resigned from the firm after 19 years, he was deprived of his entitled payment as a partner and that his partnership interest was forfeited. Pauline Schneider, who was at Hunton for 21 years, is seeking $2.5 million for her claims of age discrimination and breach of contract.
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December 13, 2007 | National Law Journal

A $700,000 Catch

Some crab fishermen who were forced to stay ashore following last month's San Francisco Bay oil spill are now hauling in a big catch. Michael Duncheon, a San Francisco partner at Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, said his firm reached an agreement with an insurance company that represents the owner of the Cosco Busan container ship, to prepay for some economic damages caused by the spill. The fund will distribute $700,000 among 65 to 70 crab fisherman, without releasing any claims on future damages.
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March 14, 2007 | National Law Journal

Alston & Bird Raises First-Year Pay Yet Again

Alston & Bird has raised the starting salary for first-year associates in its Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C., offices to $145,000 -- almost 50 percent more than it was paying them a mere 15 months ago. It also has raised the starting salary for Atlanta patent attorneys to $160,000. The raises are effective April 1, which is, of course, April Fool's Day. "And we are," a managing partner said ruefully.
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December 10, 2007 | National Law Journal

Dewey & LeBoeuf Expands Frankfurt Office

New York's Dewey & LeBoeuf has expanded its Frankfurt office by adding Bela Jansen, a qualified lawyer and tax adviser. Jansen will join as partner in January. His arrival brings the tax practice in Frankfurt to 16 lawyers and tax advisers, including five partners. Jansen worked in the Frankfurt office of Clifford Chance since 2002. He will focus on advising international clients on cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, financings as well as public takeover offers.
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March 11, 2008 | National Law Journal

DLA Piper Opens in Houston

DLA Piper, the world's largest law firm, has expanded its reach in Texas with a new office in Houston. Jack O'Neill and Mark White, formerly of Howrey's Houston office, and Jack Langlois, who comes from Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld in Houston, joined DLA Piper on Monday to open the office. DLA Piper, which has 3,700 lawyers worldwide, has 47 lawyers in Austin and Dallas.
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October 08, 2007 | National Law Journal

Delphi Lawyers, Advisers Ask Court to Approve $65 Million in Fees

Lawyers and financial advisers working on the Delphi bankruptcy case have tallied the company's most recent bill, and say their collective tab adds up to $65.5 million for four months of work in the spring. Among the big billers: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, which said in court papers it is owed $12.59 million in fees and $678,644 in expenses for the period in question. A judge will consider the requests at a hearing Oct. 25.
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January 16, 2008 | National Law Journal

Clifford Chance Overhauls Pension Plan to Comply With New Age Discrimination Laws

Clifford Chance has voted to update its early retirement package for partners, with the Magic Circle firm bringing the system in line with age discrimination laws. Under the new system, which is retroactive to Jan. 1, more partners will qualify for the pension payments. The plan got 93 percent approval in voting that closed within the past week, according to executive partner Chris Perrin.
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October 04, 2007 | National Law Journal

Former Cravath Associate Pleads Guilty in Underage Sex Scandal

A former Cravath, Swaine & Moore associate has pleaded guilty to rape charges stemming from his sexual relationships with three underage girls. James P. Colliton pleaded guilty to second- and third-degree rape felony charges as well as one count of patronizing a prostitute and agreed to one-year prison sentences on each charge, to be served concurrently. Fired from Cravath when his conduct came to light, Colliton also agreed to register as a sex offender.
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October 05, 2006 | National Law Journal

Reading Is Fundamentalist: Guantanamo Librarian Wanted

Attention law librarians: If you're burnt out on your current job, there's always the chief librarian post at Guantanamo Bay. While the number of books at the prison is to increase from 4,500 to 20,000, exactly what will be allowed is unclear since all books are screened for content. Arabic-English dictionaries are conspicuously left off a list of possible new selections, and lawyers for detainees say there's a ban on "Hansel and Gretel," "Macbeth" and "Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power."
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