Law Firms

Rodney King Death Leads to Rodney King’s death on Sunday lead to mixed feelings of angst and grief following the drama his life had created. The LA Times reported that Police had confiscated marijuana plants and evidence of cultivation from his home as officials tried to work out what had occurred to King, who was […]

The question of whether lethal force is more likely, such as occurred in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, when there is a ‘stand your ground’ doctrine like Florida’s, is looked at in a WSJ report. The ‘stand your ground’ laws create greater flexibility so far as the use of lethal force is concerned, as they

A former Baker & McKenzie lawyer, Martin Weisberg, faces a 15 year prison sentence for his role in conspiring to commit a $55 million stock fraud, which allegedly took place when he was working for the former Jenkens & Gilchrist law firm. Reuters reported that Weisberg pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiracy to commit

Clifford Chance is shifting all its mainstream London corporate team to the same floor of its Canary Wharf building to raise cash in a move that also sees the firm trial an open-plan setting. The firm is carrying out a staggered transfer of the team from the 20th to the 21st floor of its London

A Reuters report suggests that the excesses of US law firms like Dewey & LeBoeuf who run on the ‘eat what you kill’ model, could be controlled through outside investors of non-lawyers who want to avoid train wrecks like Deweys. Outside backers could help tame the excesses of U.S. law firms. Big shops like Dewey

Troubled Dewey & LeBoeuf could be headed for collapse as the starkest signs yet of the firm’s woes emerged with an announcement on Friday that there could be layoffs and with the issuing of a WARN Act notification that could preceed mass layoffs. “Although we continue to pursue various avenues, it is possible that adverse

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