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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.
Mozilo Settles SEC Charges for $67.5 Million; BofA to Pay All but $22.5 Million
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Lawyers Find Real Revenue in Virtual World
Lawyers in the online virtual world Second Life act like lawyers, but they practice law through an alter ego, a digital character called an avatar. And they may have avatars as clients that come with real legal problems like landlord-tenant issues, contract disputes and intellectual property concerns. Second Life is a lawyer's dream world in more than just a figurative sense. "There's real money changing hands," says Benjamin Duranske, whose avatar, "Benjamin Noble," created the Second Life Bar Association.Former McDermott Partner Gets 30-Day Suspension due to Billing Issues
In a case that has taken a decade to resolve, attorney Michael Romansky received a 30-day suspension Thursday from the D.C. Court of Appeals relating to overbilling issues while he was a partner and leader of the health care practice at McDermott Will & Emery in the 1990s. He has since left the firm. A McDermott spokeswoman didn't respond last week as to whether Romansky resigned or was fired from the firm.
Percent of Female Attorneys (PA Only)
The following is a list of Pennsylvania law firms ranked by the percentage of womenas reported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.As Lateral Losses Mount, McDermott Leaders Focus on Growth
More than two years into its current management regime, McDermott Will Emery has seen at least 38 partners-including several practice group leaders-leave in 2011.The latest defectors: Stephen Shahida, the head of the firm's IP litigation group in Washington, D.C., who joined Weil, Gotshal Manges on Monday, and Gary Moss, the head of the IP practice in London, who is leaving for British IP boutique EIP.'Bigger Is Better' Philosophy Prevails
The number of law firm mergers in 2005 topped that of 2004, with international and large-scale deals representing a big piece of last year's action.DeKalb schools' fee deal with K&S under fire
Of all the legal questions currently dogging the DeKalb County School District, one about a fee arrangement with a law firm would appear to be among the least of its concerns. After all, the district's construction contracts have spawned criminal charges against former top school officials and a civil suit against the school district by its former construction management companies that has already cost it more than $20 million to defend.Trending Stories
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