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Lucrative Bankruptcy-Trustee Group Switches from McElroy to McCarter
From: law.com, November 3, 2008 With boom times up ahead for bankruptcy lawyers, Charles Stanziale Jr. led a five-lawyer defection to McCarter & English last week. The move gives Stanziale a larger
Continue readingTop Milbank Bankruptcy Partner Leaves for Paul Hastings
From: law.com, October 28, 2008 A top bankruptcy partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy is leaving that firm to join Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. Luc A. Despins, well-known in the profession
Continue readingAre the Subprime Securities Lawsuits Faring Poorly?
From: D & O Diary, October 30, 2008 At what point can we declare that the subprime securities lawsuits are not doing particularly well in the courts? It may not yet be time, but there unquestionably
Continue readingWill Year-Old, Midsize Merger Help in Tough Times?
From: National Law Journal, November 3, 2008 It’s been a year since Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae joined forces to become Dewey & LeBoeuf, now one of the largest players
Continue readingThe Credit Crisis and Law School Loans: Take One
From: The Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2008 On Monday, in a move that left colleges scrambling, Wachovia said it was limiting the access of nearly 1,000 colleges to $9.3 billion the bank has held for
Continue readingOil in the Blood
From: The American Lawyer, October 1, 2008 In previous careers, Vinson & Elkins lawyers were roustabouts and roughnecks – petroleum engineers, land men, and oil tanker dispatchers. They anchored
Continue readingChadbourne Invokes Hiring Freeze on Lateral Associates, Legal Staff
From: National Law Journal, October 29, 2008 In an effort to cut costs in a down economy, New York-based Chadbourne & Parke has instituted a hiring freeze on lateral associates and legal staff. Managing
Continue readingFirms Gear Up for Regulatory Work With Ex-Legislative Hires
From: National Law Journal, November 3, 2008 Law firms with public policy and lobbying practices are gearing up for anticipated overhauls in how the nation pays for multibillion-dollar infrastructure
Continue readingLanguage Courses
We will expand this section to provide more links for cities across the country. But to start: Washington, DC The Alliance Francaise in DC offers courses in French. You can go on their website and
Continue readingProfessional Liability Coverage
We received 80+ responses from Posse members concerning our request for information on professional liability insurance. We’ve summarized the responses as follows: 1. Many
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