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September 11, 2007 | National Law Journal

Gibson Bags Rare Latham Lateral

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has succeeded in snagging a corporate partner from Latham & Watkins, a firm known for its tight grip on its partnership. David Hernand made partner at Latham in the late 1990s, and worked on tech M&A deals for the firm, such as representing New Horizon Interactive in its $350 million sale to Disney. "Latham has a deep bench in Southern California of attorneys who do what I do, and it occurred to me that there might be an opportunity to make more of an impact at Gibson," he said.
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October 12, 2007 | National Law Journal

Freshfields Ruling Could Help Enforce Lockstep at U.K. Firms

U.K. partnerships could enjoy greater flexibility in enforcing lockstep following Wednesday's long-awaited judgment on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's age discrimination case, employment lawyers believe. Freshfields' victory in the high-profile age discrimination case helps clarify some of the potentially discriminatory issues surrounding the use of lockstep, according to many partners. The case is being scrutinized as the first real test for partnerships of the U.K.'s new age discrimination laws.
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March 27, 2006 | National Law Journal

Holland & Knight Names Executive Partner for Fla. Office

Martin Alexander has been named executive partner in the West Palm Beach, Fla., office of Holland & Knight. One of the founding partners of that office, Alexander practices general commercial and corporate litigation. He represents corporate and individual clients in a range of contractual and business disputes.
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July 25, 2006 | National Law Journal

Barrett Burke Chooses New Managing Partner

Addison, Texas-based Barrett Burke Wilson Castle Daffin & Frappier has selected Mary Daffin as managing partner of the firm. Daffin, who is African-American, says she believes that being good at what you do is what makes women and minority attorneys successful in a profession that is largely male -- and largely white. Although Daffin says she hasn't run across any other African-American female managing partners in Texas, she'd "love to have a network of other African-American women who do this."
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October 23, 2006 | National Law Journal

Kirkland Sends Gay and Lesbian Law Students to D.C.

Kirkland & Ellis can teach a lesson or two to other law firms about how to shed a conservative, stodgy image. The 1,100-lawyer firm recently went all out helping a San Francisco Bay Area gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender law group send several dozen law students to the National Lavender Law recruiting event in Washington, D.C. Kirkland's responsiveness could probably be attributed to its recently revamped diversity program, which now includes an LGBT subcommittee.
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December 02, 2007 | National Law Journal

Debevoise, Simpson Thacher Match Cravath Bonuses

Two more New York law firms have followed Cravath, Swaine & Moore in announcing year-end and one-time special bonuses for associates. The year-end bonuses announced by Debevoise & Plimpton and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett were the same as both firms paid last year but the special bonus is a new wrinkle that Cravath introduced Monday as a means of rewarding associates for the firm's strong year.
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March 12, 2008 | National Law Journal

Bryan Cave Opens Office in San Francisco

Another firm has entered the already-saturated San Francisco law firm market. St. Louis-based Bryan Cave, which was No. 61 on last year's Am Law 100 rankings, announced the firm's San Francisco move on Monday. The new office is the firm's third in California, after Los Angeles and Irvine. The firm already has more than 100 attorneys based in the state, some of whom work with Bay Area clients.
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March 06, 2006 | National Law Journal

Lawyer Sought for Sex With Underage Girls Arrested at Hotel

A former Cravath, Swaine & Moore associate fleeing rape charges was arrested Friday morning at a New York hotel. Tax lawyer James P. Colliton, 41, was indicted on charges he regularly paid two underage girls for sex. One of the girls, who was 13 at the time, allegedly moved into Colliton's Manhattan apartment, which he maintained in addition to the house where his wife and five children lived. The girls' mother, who Colliton allegedly paid for access to her daughters, was also in custody.
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November 07, 2007 | National Law Journal

Sullivan & Cromwell Is Latest Firm to Match Bonuses

Sullivan & Cromwell on Monday became the latest firm to match the bonus range announced last week by Cravath, Swaine & Moore, which said it would pay both year-end and one-time "special" bonuses to associates totalling $45,000 for first-years and going up to $110,000 for senior associates. Several other firms have also matched the Cravath bonus, including Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Debevoise & Plimpton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
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December 13, 2007 | National Law Journal

Cadwalader Bolsters Fledgling IP Practice

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has added three lawyers to its IP practice. Bartholomew Verdirame, Tony V. Pezzano and Michael P. Dougherty were all previously partners at IP firm Morgan & Finnegan. Verdirame and Pezzano will join Cadwalader as partners, while Dougherty will become a special counsel. The additions are a significant boost to an IP practice Cadwalader launched in August with the recruitment of partner Christopher Hughes, also formerly with Morgan & Finnegan.
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