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Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
- Designation: Winston-Salem
- Head Count: 491
- Gross Revenues: $279,000,000
- Revenue Per Lawyer: $570,000
- Profits Per Partner: $590,000
- Year Over Year Change: no change
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice is a Winston-Salem-based law firm. The firm placed 91st on the National Law Journal's 2011 NLJ 250 rankings of U.S. firms based on size, with 454 attorneys in offices throughout the U.S. Womble Carlyle ranked 105th on The American Lawyer's 2011 Am Law 200, with $266,000,000 in gross revenue in 2010. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice is a business law firm that represents corporations, businesses, and foundations in a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, transportation and energy, financial services, insurance, health care, education, and technology. Among the firm's practice groups are antitrust, trade practices and commerce, business litigation, government contracts, and technology and e-commerce.
Firm Rankings
| Survey | Rank | Year Over Year Change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am Law 100 | NR | N/A | Gross revenue |
| Am Law 200 | 105 | no change | Gross revenue |
| NLJ 250 | 82 | 9 | Lawyer head count |
| The A-List | NR | N/A | Overall excellence |
| Pro Bono Scorecard | 140 | 7 | Pro-bono commitment |
| Diversity Scorecard | 173 | 18 | Minority head count |
| Midlevel Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Job satisfaction |
| Summer Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Summer programs |
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In our latest roundup of litigation involving Am Law 200 firms, Foley & Lardner and GrayRobinson are accused of helping to orchestrate a Medicare fraud; Greenberg Traurig faces fresh discrimination claims; and Cozen O'Connor is one of three plaintiffs seeking to recoup a total of $7.8 million in costs connected to a 2010 fire at the firm's New York office.
Pleading Confusion
Behrooz Shariati and Steven D. Lee : The Recorder : January 25, 2013
Iqbal and Twombly have resulted in several infringement complaint standards among the federal district courts, explain Behrooz Shariati and Steven Lee of Womble Carlyle.
Ex-Head of Connolly Bove Bankruptcy Practice Joins Connolly Gallagher
Jeff Mordock : Delaware Law Weekly : January 23, 2013
Jeffrey C. Wisler, the former head of the bankruptcy practice at Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg, has joined many of his former colleagues at Connolly Gallagher.
D.C. MOVES
: The National Law Journal : January 21, 2013
The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : January 18, 2013
An SEC lawyer heads back to Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr; Bracewell & Giuliani bolsters its London office; and Dickstein Shapiro loses two longtime partners.The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
EEOC Slaps Womble Carlyle with Unlawful Dismissal Suit
Tom Huddleston Jr. : The Am Law Daily : January 17, 2013
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a former Womble Carlyle office assistant claiming that the firm dismissed her after breast cancer treatments left her partially disabled.
The Bankruptcy Files: Sidley Tops $100 Million Mark in Tribune Case
Brian Baxter : The Am Law Daily : January 11, 2013
Sidley Austin's work advising the Tribune Company through four years of Chapter 11 proceedings that ended last month have generated more than $100 million in fees and expenses for the firm. In addition to Sidley's fees, The Am Law Daily also catches up on the firms behind more recent filings for the likes of Big M, Edison Mission Energy, LodgeNet Interactive, and THQ.
Robins Kaplan picks managing partner for its Atlanta office
Meredith Hobbs : Daily Report : January 9, 2013
Minneapolis-based Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi has named V. Robert Denham Jr. as the new managing partner for its Atlanta office.
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