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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Law Firms Find Growth Across State Lines

What do head count figures in this year's NLJ 500 say about the legal market for Pennsylvania firms?
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

In Volatile Market, Big Florida Law Firms Grew Financially — or Just Held On

Large firms in Florida are holding their own for the most part financially. But that means different things depending on the size of the firm.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Big Banks Are Off the Hook, but Law Firm Faces Liability for Overbilling the Feds

Small-time law firms allegedly cheated the government out of hundreds of millions of dollars by inflating prices for foreclosure-related legal services.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York IP Boutique Rockets Past Cravath With $210K Starting Pay

Desmarais, an IP litigation firm founded by ex-Kirkland partner John Desmarais, said first-year lawyers will now make $210,000, with $20,000 raises for each associate class.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Citi Hires Co-Founder of Wells Fargo's Law Firm Banking Group

Jeff Grossman is returning to Citi after 14 years at Wells Fargo. He will focus on growing Citi's presence in the Southeast, Washington, D.C., and with smaller firms.
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Akin Gump Is Second Big Texas Firm to Hike Associate Pay

The firm joined Vinson & Elkins in matching the new top-of-the-market salaries emanating from New York.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Everything Went to Hell': Coral Gables Attorney Sues Former Co-Counsel Over Tobacco Cases

Two plaintiffs attorneys are fighting each other after their plan to work together on smoker cases disintegrated. Tobacco litigation is expensive to bring because cigarette makers put on aggressive defenses.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Herbert Smith Freehills Hikes Pay for New York Associates

The U.K. firm said its associates in New York will join the $190,000 crowd, but additional bonuses—and raises in London—aren't certain for now.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Embracing Paternity Leave: A Father's Sabbatical Can be Part of a Successful Career

People thought I was joking when I told them that I was taking four weeks off after my wife and I welcomed our third boy earlier this year. My law career was in full swing. My billable hours were strong.
2 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Mid-Market Recap: Big Law Flood Insurance

Either sink, swim or climb aboard.
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