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September 11, 2007 | National Law Journal

Andrews Kurth Spells Out Raises, Bonuses for More Senior Associates

Texas associates with Andrews Kurth will get a big, fat paycheck in mid-September because of a new pay scale retroactive to Aug. 1. Earlier this year, the firm announced raises for its first- and second-year associates while also saying it planned to study compensation for other associates. Now, the firm has announced a new salary scale that includes significant raises for third- through ninth-year associates. The firm will also award discretionary year-end merit bonuses.
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August 15, 2007 | National Law Journal

ABA Takes a Stand Against Mandatory Retirement

The American Bar Association is calling on law firms to abandon their mandatory retirement policies. In a vote Monday by the ABA's House of Delegates at its annual meeting, the 413,000-member organization took the official position of urging law firms that require their attorneys to retire at a certain age to rethink those policies. Proponents of the measure argued that law firms with such policies operate contrary to almost every other workplace where mandatory retirement violates age discrimination laws.
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October 12, 2007 | National Law Journal

Patton Boggs Heads for Dubai

Patton Boggs plans to launch an office in Dubai in November -- the second Middle East base for the Washington, D.C.-based law firm. Dallas real estate partner Raymond Termini will relocate to Dubai to head up the new office, where he will be joined by a senior associate. In 2003, Patton Boggs became the first U.S. firm to open in neighboring Qatar.
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October 31, 2007 | National Law Journal

Edwards Angell to Acquire London's Kendall Freeman

Boston-based Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has sealed a merger deal with London firm Kendall Freeman to forge a 600-lawyer transatlantic practice, it was announced Tuesday. Under the terms of the merger, which is effective Jan. 1, Kendall Freeman managing partner Laurence Harris will become London chief of the combined practice, with senior partner David Kendall named co-chair of Edwards Angell's insurance and reinsurance division.
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February 15, 2007 | National Law Journal

WilmerHale Partner Joins McDermott Will

Chicago-based McDermott, Will & Emery has recruited Andrew D. Kaizer, a top partner from the New York office of WilmerHale, to become head of its SEC defense group and a member of its trial department. Kaizer's move comes days after WilmerHale lost a trio of London technology partners to a new U.K. office for San Francisco's Heller Ehrman.
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March 06, 2006 | National Law Journal

London Attorney to Lead Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance has elected London partner David Childs as its next global managing partner. Childs, 54, is expected to take over the firm's top management job May 1 and serve for four years. One of the largest firms in the world and a member of London's Magic Circle of leading corporate firms, Clifford Chance has had difficulty in its U.S. expansion efforts, seeing a large number of U.S. partner departures following its acquisition of New York's Rogers & Wells in 2000.
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December 13, 2007 | National Law Journal

Judge Dismisses N.Y. Suit Against BAR/BRI

A federal judge has agreed to dismiss a class action case alleging that the makers of the BAR/BRI bar review course used deceptive ad materials to overcharge thousands of law school students preparing for the New York bar exam. Solo Robert Arleo had objected to a $49 million antitrust settlement in California with the same defendants, West Publishing and its parent company, Thomson Corp. Arleo's suit sought $48 million in damages and accused the companies of inducing consumers with fraudulent claims.
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March 10, 2008 | National Law Journal

Proskauer Adds Finance Partner to Paris Office

New York's Proskauer Rose has added Jean L'Homme, a banking and finance lawyer, to its Paris office. L'Homme, who joins as a partner, comes from the Paris office of London's Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he was head of the firm's finance and regulatory/financial services group. He is the latest addition to the Paris office, which recently also welcomed a group of private equity lawyers. The firm has more than 750 lawyers worldwide.
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October 05, 2007 | National Law Journal

Norton Rose to Open Tokyo Office

Norton Rose is to boost its Asia reach with the opening of an office in Tokyo, the firm announced Wednesday. The office will be the firm's seventh in the region, but its first in Japan. In recent months, a number of U.K. firms have looked to beef up their presence in Japan, the world's second-largest economy.
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July 30, 2007 | National Law Journal

Former Partner's Discrimination Suit Against Duane Morris Proceeds

A discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a former contract partner against Duane Morris has survived the law firm's motion to dismiss. U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow, of the Northern District of Illinois, allowed to stand age and sex bias claims in an action brought by Gail Beesen-Dwars against the firm and David Yelin, managing partner of its Chicago office. The court also declined to dismiss claims of breach of contract, intentional infliction of emotional distress and failure to promote.
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