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Will 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 readingStudy: Corporations Slash Spending on Outside Counsel
From: The American Lawyer, October 21, 2008 Spending on outside counsel by corporations has dropped to its lowest level in eight years, and in-house lawyers expect to finish 2008 without any uptick in
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