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Top Antitrust Lawyer Leaves MoFo
After three years as co-chair of Morrison & Foerster's antitrust group, Jesse Markham Jr. is leaving the firm to join Holme Roberts & Owen. Markham cites lower billing rates and an opportunity to grow HRO's practice as the primary reasons for his move. Managing Partner Kenneth Lund "is very focused on building the antitrust practice at the firm," Markham said. "It's what I feel I'm good at and what I like to do." The addition of Markham brings HRO's San Francisco head count to 19.Top Antitrust Lawyer Leaves MoFo
After three years as co-chair of Morrison & Foerster's antitrust group, Jesse Markham Jr. is leaving the firm to join Holme Roberts & Owen. Markham cites lower billing rates and an opportunity to grow HRO's practice as the primary reasons for his move. Managing Partner Kenneth Lund "is very focused on building the antitrust practice at the firm," Markham said. "It's what I feel I'm good at and what I like to do." The addition of Markham brings HRO's San Francisco head count to 19.Associates Search for the Perfect Salary Fit
With first-year associate salaries at large law firms converging at $135,000, The Recorder focused its annual associate salary survey on "midsize" players. For many associates, choosing a top-tier national firm or a smaller regional outfit is a matter of balancing personal priorities and professional interests. McDonough, Holland & Allen associate Daniel Wolk was willing to forgo a top salary for the comfort of a smaller firm with lower billable hours: "What McDonough gave me just made more sense."As national coordinating counsel for the recording industry in its fight against illegal downloading, Reynolds won a verdict last Friday that was truly shocking: $1.92 million against a Minnesota mother of four who was found to have violated record company copyrights on 24 songs. Even one of the recording artists whose song was illegally downloaded has disavowed the verdict, but Reynolds makes no apologies.
Lawyer-Turned-Olympics CEO Looks Forward to Vancouver and Beyond
In January, the U.S. Olympic Committee named attorney Scott Blackmun as its new chief executive officer. Blackmun recently left Denver firm Holme Roberts & Owen, where he started his legal career in 1982, and which he rejoined in 2006 after stints with the USOC and Anschutz Entertainment Group, where he was chief operative officer. The National Law Journal spoke with Blackmun about his new job, the USOC's problems, the upcoming Vancouver games and what he'll miss about private practice.Sheppard Adds Attorney to Media Practice
Following a decade-long trend that has seen the media law practice edging over from large firms into the middle market, media defense attorney James Chadwick is leaving DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary -- along with most of his clients -- and joining the San Francisco office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton. Chadwick and other lawyers in the industry cite the high and inflexible billing rates at big firms as one reason the traditional media law practice has moved to smaller shops.Merger Mania Continues As Ohio Firms Unite, Other Shops Talk Tie-Ups
Bad economy could be good for midsize firms
Midsize law firms across the country have found a silver lining in the dark cloud looming over Wall Street. Many smaller shops are hopeful that the slowing economy will actually be good for their business, as clients looking to cut their legal budgets may consider shifting work from larger, pricier firms in New York and other major cities.Hogan Lovells Hired as Billionaire Seeks Sale of AEG
The Anschutz Company, a privately held holding company owned by billionaire Philip Anschutz, has retained Hogan Lovells to help explore a potential sale of its Anschutz Entertainment Group subsidiary, one of the world's leading presenters of sports and music events. A sale would reap billions for AEG's parent and have ramifications for several Am Law 100 firms.USADA Lawyers Speak Out About Armstrong Probe, Pro Cycling's "Omertà"
Bryan Cave's Richard Young and William Bock III of Indianapolis-based Kroger, Gardis & Regas discuss their work advising the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in connection with its investigation into Lance Armstrong's use of performance-enhancing drugs. They also respond to the efforts undertaken by Armstrong's legal team to undermine USADA's 202-page reasoned decision excoriating cycling's most famous figure.Trending Stories
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