Clearspire’s Revolutionary Journey from a Virtual Law Firm to a Legal Services Company Clearspire, the virtual law firm that made headlines last year with its revolutionary moves of opening miniscule brick and mortar outposts and connecting all its lawyers through electronic media channels, has announced it has shut the doors of its law firm and evolving to the next plane of a legal services company. (15 views)
Squire Sanders Bolsters Practice in Ukraine Squire Sanders LLP has formed an international collaboration with Ukrainian law firm Salkom LLC to foray with greater strength into Ukraine and other international markets. The law firms will conduct business development jointly and promote their services together in their target markets. With this setup, Salkom becomes the first Ukrainian law firm to tie up with an... (10 views)
Two Linklaters Partners Move Over to White & Case Partners of Linklaters LLP LLP in Europe seem to be developing a particular affinity for White & Case LLP as their next career destination. In February, three partners from Linklaters: Philippe Herbelin, Cenzi Gargaro and Severin Robillard, moved over to White & Case's Paris office. And, early this month, two star partners from Linklaters' London office have also... (64 views)
LeClairRyan Absorbs All Lawyers of Adelman, Sheff & Smith Law firm mergers are continuing at record breaking pace, this year. Recently, Richmond based national law firm LeClairRyan. announced a merger with Annapolis based healthcare law firm Adelman, Sheff & Smith. With this merger, LeClairRyan extends its footprint into Maryland and Colorado and boosts its HealthCare law practice in a single move. All 27 lawyers and staff... (46 views)
Employment and Labor Law Practitioner Dean Rocco Joining Wilson Elser National law firm Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP (Wilson Elser) has announced that Dean Rocco, former Partner of Jackson Lewis LLP will join the law firm's Los Angeles office. Dean Rocco is a renowned employment and labor law practitioner, and his lateral recruitment by Wilson Elser reconfirms the firm's strategy of continuing to bolster its Employment &... (44 views)
Greenberg Traurig Asks Its Partners For $24 Million Greenberg Traurig Asks Its Partners For $24 Million (159 views)
Thompson Hine among ''Best of the Best'' In Client Service Thompson Hine among "Best of the Best" In Client Service (9 views)
Powell Goldstein Opens Charlotte Office Powell Goldstein, LLP, announced that it has opened a six-lawyer office in Charlotte, NC. The creation of the outlet, focused on structured finance work, follows the 2006 opening of the Dallas, TX, office which concentrates on commercial mortgage-backed securities matters. Geoffrey R Maibohm, formerly of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, and Donald E. Martin, formerly of... (30 views)
Manatt Phelps to Acquire Steefel Manatt Phelps to Acquire SteefelBankruptcy Co-Head Leaves Weil for Dewey & LeBoeufDallas Office of Jenner & Block Closed (20 views)
Utilization of Podcasts by Law firms: Fowler White shows how. When Carol Todd Thomas joined Fowler White Boggs Banker's Tampa office in 2006 as chief marketing officer, she was delighted to find the law firm was generating significant amounts of information about its various practice areas and was getting the word out to clients and friends via newsletters, emails, and other channels. But as a confirmed and passionate techie, she... (35 views)
BCG Reports on Law Firms' Hiring Needs BCG Attorney Search has released statistics tracking the overall hiring demands of America's largest and most prestigious law firms (typically of more than 100 attorneys), comparing the months of November 2004 and November 2005. BCG is the largest U.S. legal recruiter that specializes only in placing attorneys into law firms. The statistics show a startling increase in... (78 views)