Firm Profiles

Viewpoint: BAR-ometer

•      

: The Recorder : March 8, 2013

Death judgment reinstated ... Harkonen conviction upheld ... Latham's new laterals

The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

•      
  • Subscription Required

Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : March 8, 2013

Venable launches its eighth office, in Delaware; a former senior legal adviser at the Federal Communications Commission joins Mayer Brown's tax practice in Washington, D.C.; and four intellectual property attorneys prepare to move from Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman's Silicon Valley office to Latham Watkins. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.

Kasowitz's Valley IP Partners Going to Latham

•      
  • Subscription Required

Julia Love : The Recorder : March 7, 2013

Douglas Lumish is leaving the office he helped open in Silicon Valley for Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman. He and three other partners will join Latham & Watkins, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Kasowitz's Valley IP Partners Going to Latham

•      
  • Subscription Required

Julia Love : The Recorder : March 6, 2013

The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Stroock Sees Revenue Dip, Profits Inch Up

•      
  • Subscription Required

Brian Baxter : The Am Law Daily : March 6, 2013

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan saw gross revenue dip slightly in 2012 to $264 million, while profits per partner were almost flat at $1.2 million. The news comes as Stroock moves to let go of an undetermined number of secretaries in Los Angeles, Miami, and New York, even as the firm prepares to open a new office in Washington, D.C.

Court Rejects Banks' Challenge to MBIA's 2009 Restructuring

•      
  • Subscription Required

Brendan Pierson : New York Law Journal : March 5, 2013

Justice Barbara Kapnick yesterday rejected a bid by two banks to undo the 2009 restructuring of bond insurer MBIA Inc. over claims the insurer illegally transferred $5 billion in assets from MBIA's structured finance insurance business to its municipal bond insurance business.

White-Collar Boutiques Find Their Niche in a Crowded Market

•      
  • Subscription Required

Christine Simmons : New York Law Journal : March 1, 2013

For more than a decade, the provenance of white-collar defense work has been shifting away from boutiques to large corporate firms that have wooed prominent former prosecutors and built strong white-collar practices. Nevertheless, boutiques continue to form, prompting many in the defense bar to fret over whether there's enough work to go around, while others find security in their niche.

Attorney launches NY office for Hawkins Parnell

•      
  • Subscription Required

Leigh Jones : Daily Report : February 28, 2013

It was now or never for John Canoni. After 13 years at New York-based Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman, he felt he'd grown a little too comfortable. So in February, he jumped to Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young to launch a New York office for the 120-attorney, Atlanta-based law firm.

White-Collar Boutiques Find Their Niche in a Crowded Market

•      
  • Subscription Required

Christine Simmons : New York Law Journal : February 27, 2013

For more than a decade, the provenance of white-collar defense work has been shifting away from boutiques to large corporate firms that have wooed prominent former prosecutors and built strong practices. Nevertheless, boutiques continue to form, prompting many in the defense bar to ask whether there's enough white-collar work to go around.

Reaching mid-career, partner makes midsize leap

•      
  • Registration Required

Leigh Jones : The National Law Journal : February 25, 2013

It was now or never for John Canoni. After 13 years at New York-based Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman, he felt he'd grown a little too comfortable. So in February, he jumped to Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young to launch a New York office for the 120-attorney, Atlanta-based law firm.