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August 24, 2011 | Law.com

Justices increasingly asking the SG's office for its views

What would the solicitor general have us do? The Supreme Court has been asking that question more than ever lately.
14 minute read
March 07, 2011 | Law.com

Jackpot! During Associate Bonus Season, Andrews Kurth Takes Out Its Wallet Twice

Andrews Kurth paid year-end bonuses of up to $100,000 to some of its associates in December 2010. But the firm paid associates an extra $1,000 to $20,000 at year end, because 2010 was such a good year for the firm. Managing partner Bob Jewell (pictured) says the extra bonuses, unlike regular year-end bonuses, were based solely on productivity.
13 minute read
February 21, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Greener Pastures: Greater Job Security, More Deals Lead to Lateral Hiring Growth

At the Texas offices of 19 of the 26 largest firms in the state, lateral hiring rose 10.3 percent in 2010 compared to lateral hires made by the same firms in 2009. Kevin Lashus (pictured) is a Texas lawyer who seized an opportunity in 2010 to move to a new firm where he believes his practice will grow because of cross-selling.
38 minute read
March 29, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Bonus Amounts, Factors Shift For Associates

Associate bonus amounts for work done in 2009 dropped like rocks at many large Texas firms. Additionally, at some firms the factors used to determine those bonuses became more subjective. Management for at least five large firms in Texas adopted a new system to calculate associate bonuses for 2009, changing longstanding policies of rewarding lawyers simply for meeting billable-hours targets and instead relying on more discretionary, subjective evaluations of associates.
70 minute read
March 31, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Green Warfare

A change-committed administration could redefine the shape of environmental litigation.
20 minute read
May 31, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

County Can't Sue Employers of Illegal Aliens

The recent crackdown on illegal aliens has left companies coast-to-coast reeling from new laws, criminal investigations and lawsuits that target the hiring of undocumented workers.But ...
18 minute read
April 14, 2006 | Inside Counsel

Former Enron GC Defends Relationship with Vinson & Elkins

Former Enron GC Jim Derrick defended his relationship with his former law firm, Vinson & Elkins, as he took the stand in the trial of his former bosses Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay April 6. Prosecutors quizzed Derrick at length about the company's response to a memo from Sherron Watkins,...
10 minute read
June 01, 2010 | Law.com

Mark Tuohey Leaves Vinson & Elkins for Brown Rudnick, Cites Retirement Policy

Mark Tuohey, who has made a name for himself as one of Washington, D.C.'s go-to white-collar defense attorneys, is leaving Vinson & Elkins after 16 years to join Brown Rudnick. The reason? At age 63, Tuohey was fast approaching Vinson & Elkin's mandatory retirement age of 65.
4 minute read
May 27, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Heavy Hitter Quits, Cites Old Firm's Mandatory Retirement Policy

Mark Tuohey, who has made a name for himself as one of Washington's go-to white collar defense attorneys, is leaving Vinson & Elkins after 16 years to join Brown Rudnick.
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June 30, 2003 | National Law Journal

The Scramble to Keep Women Partners

For firms struggling to bolster their ranks of senior female lawyers, Vinson & Elkin's unusually concerted approach offers valuable lessons.
15 minute read

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