It's A-List season at . For the sixth year, we applied the A-List algorithm to The Am Law 200 to determine the firms that best embody what it means to be a success in the legal community. As always, there were surprises, among them a new A-List champ...
Whether the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last week in reflects a new approach by the justices that could lead to additional and stricter limits on punitive damages awards outside the context of maritime law will have to await the next constitutiona...
Covington & Burling has picked up two top litigators from Heller Ehrman's insurance recovery practice. David Goodwin and Lawrence Hobel both begin work at Covington's San Francisco office today. The insurance policyholders practice, which is among He...
Law firm marketers are enjoying large salary increases, according to 's 2008 Salary and Billing Survey. Firms across Texas gave raises this year of about 4 to 4.5 percent for most legal and nonlegal staff members, and marketing directors were among t...
Looking back at LegalTech West Coast 2008, Law.com Legal Technology editor Sean Doherty sorts through a long list of e-discovery fixes; explains this year's catchphrase: "act locally, act globally"; and test-drives Clio, practice management software ...
City firm Travers Smith has become the latest firm to convert to a limited liability partnership (LLP). The conversion takes effect from today (July 1) and will apply to the firm?s office in London. The practice?s Paris office will become an AARPI...
National law firm Cobbetts has made 11 partnership promotions after making a number of changes to its partnership structure. Earlier this year the firm created the new roles of variable equity partner (VEP), with 10% of the partner?s remuneration ...
Covington & Burling has picked up two top litigators from Heller Ehrman's insurance recovery practice, writes The Recorder, in the latest in a series of departures from the West Coast giant. David Goodwin, who joined Heller in 1986 and helped found...
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Hammonds has posted a drop in profits per equity partner (PEP) of over 9% for the last financial year, as the national giant becomes the latest firm to announce its year-end figures. Year-end results announced this week put Hammonds? PEP for the 2...