Time for another edition of news and gossip:

1. The most awesome law firms in the land! Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For is out, and five firms are on the list. (Yes, none of them are New York firms.) They are:

Baker Donelson (#30).

Alston & Bird (#41).

Cooley (#42)

Perkins Coie (#46).

Arnold & Porter (#75).