Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal next month will cut associate salaries as part of a broader effort to revamp its compensation, staffing, training and mentoring programs for the junior lawyers.
Mayer Brown partners have elected seven of their colleagues to the law firm's new partnership board, a 12-member body that was created last month as part of revised governance structure.
Long before President Obama thrust Sonia Sotomayor into the spotlight by nominating her for the U.S. Supreme Court, she was a corporate attorney with an interesting specialty: designer handbags.
Attorneys at some of the nation's largest law firms poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into one of the most expensive and contentious elections on record for Los Angeles city attorney — and
As law firms ramp up traditional lobbying and specialized practice groups in hopes of snagging economic stimulus funds for clients, a few have adopted a more esoteric strategy.
