Law Firms

Corporate lawyer and law business author Michael Trotter sees the problems at Dewey and LeBoeuf as being sympomatic of wider issues within the legal business. And there will be more Big Law trouble ahead, according to Trotter, whose new book “Declining Prospects” looks at the changes in the legal profession and why they’re are causing

Over the last several decades, Martin J. Bienenstock has established himself as one of America’s most prominent bankruptcy lawyers, advising General Motors and Enron. Now, he faces perhaps the most challenging assignment of his career: the restructuring of his own law firm. Mr. Bienenstock is one of the leaders of Dewey & LeBoeuf, the embattled

Dewey & LeBoeuf’s problems have lead to discussions about where its remaining lawyers might go with Greenberg Traurig, although nothing’s been confirmed, according to a Bloomberg report. And all options, including pre-packaged bankruptcy filing. Greenberg Traurig LLP said it has held preliminary discussions regarding lawyers at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, the New York law firm

Dewey & LeBoeuf’s problems escalated this week with another wave of partner departures, with eight additional partners bringing the exodus to 66 out of 200 partners who have now left the troubled firm with . . more troubles. The NY Times reports. An accelerating wave of partner defections from the New York law firm Dewey

Dewey & LeBoeuf, the firm that’s been beset with departures since the start of the year, has lost another partner to Mayer Brown’s New York office. Richard B. Spitzer, a corporate finance partner whose practice focused largely on the insurance industry, started at Mayer Brown on Wednesday, according to the firm. Spitzer (William & Mary,

Move over, Big Law. Small Law is in. And the trend has proven to be more than a temporary reaction to the 2008 financial meltdown. Four years later, corporate lawyers are flocking to small firms. Some lawyers call it disaggregation, and it reflects a change in the way the legal industry operates. Small firms are

Dewey & LeBoeuf has taken some dramatic steps to handle the drama of its own problems by undertaking a major reshuffle and by focusing on their profit centers like litigation, bankruptcy and corporate law. Will it be enough to save the firm that has suffered defections and major compensation disputes? The WSJ Law Blog’sAshby Jones

Axiom, the new-breed law firm with the tag line that it redefines law, is bringing over 100 law jobs to Belfast, Ireland with a new outsourcing model. But is this just creating a new India out of Ireland? Or is it something more? Axiom, which was founded in 2000 as a top-end temp agency that