November 30, 2010 10:00 PM

Law Firm Leaders Survey 2010: The Client's View

Inhouse counsel and outside lawyers don't see eye to eye when it comes to alternative billing arrangements. So what else is new?

11/30/10 Posted by Ed Shanahan

Allen Ruby Joins Skadden

The legendary Silicon Valley solo practitioner is taking his high-powered litigation practice to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

11/30/10 Posted by Brian Baxter

Miller Canfield, Honigman, and Jones Day Advise on GM Unit Sale

China's Pacific Century Motors is purchasing a GM power-steering components unit for $450 million. The deal marks China's largest investment so far in the global auto parts industry.

11/30/10 Posted by Brian Baxter

Facing Challenges, Ruden McClosky Names New Managing Partner

Hit hard by the real estate crash and economic recession, Florida firm Ruden McClosky has shaken up its management. A new managing partner takes the reigns on January 1, 2011.

11/30/10 Posted by Brian Baxter

Federal Charges for WikiLeaks Founder?

Julian Assange could be facing criminal charges--with the Espionage Act possibly coming into play--following the release this week of hundreds of thousands of classified documents on WikiLeaks.

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11/30/10 Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr.

Another Minnesota Recount: Firms Prepare for Latest Post-Election Battle in North Star State

The Land of 10,000 Lakes will soon be home to more than a few big firm lawyers as attorneys from Perkins Coie, Bryan Cave, Fredrikson & Byron, and Briggs and Morgan take sides in Minnesota's gubernatorial recount.

11/30/10 Posted by Brian Baxter

Chadbourne Elects New Managing Partner

Executive partner Andrew Giaccia will succeed longtime managing partner Charles O'Neill on Wednesday, the firm announced.

11/30/10 Posted by Ed Shanahan

Kirkland, Gibson Dunn on ABB $4.2B Baldor Buy

The Swiss automation technology company is back on aspending spree with a $4.2 billion acquisition.

11/30/10 Posted by Tom Huddleston Jr.

Law Firm Leaders Survey 2010:
Change You Can Believe In

Partnership: It just ain't what it used to be.

11/30/10 Posted by Ed Shanahan

DOJ Says Former Police Monitor, Not Her Ex-Firms, Should Return $10 Million

Former Saul Ewing and Venable partner Sheryl Robinson Wood, who stepped down last year as a federally mandated police monitor in Detroit, could soon be personally on the hook for a steep legal tab.

11/30/10 Posted by Brian Baxter