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Ex Skadden lawyer takes the firm to court
A former associate at US elite firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is suing the firm for defamation and wrongful termination of employment.
Shearman advises Boston charity over Madoff losses
Shearman & Sterling has landed a lead role advising one of the largest victims of US hedge fund manager Bernard Madoff's $50bn (£33bn) pyramid scheme.
DWF managing partner wins second term
DWF has re-appointed managing partner Andrew Leaitherland for a second three-year term, after he stood in an uncontested election.
Trouble at t' bank?
I have had a lot of calls over the last few months from Managing Partners and Finance Directors of law firms asking for a second opinion as to whether the renewal terms offered by their bank are reasonable.
Baker & McKenzie lays off NY associates
Baker & McKenzie has become the latest US firm to announce layoffs due to the economic downturn.
Osborne Clarke revamps regional management
Osborne Clarke has revamped it management line up with the promotion of David Powell and Greg Leyshon to lead its Bristol and Thames Valley offices respectively.
The Clifford cull
It is safe to say that few fees were billed at Clifford Chance yesterday amidst the logistical nightmare of having a chat with 880 lawyers and paralegals.
Clifford Chance cash call was £60m
Clifford Chance partners raised a total of £60m in their November cash call, The Lawyer can reveal.
Slaughters, Links lead on £444m Land Secs Trillium sell off
Slaughter & May and Linklaters have helped Land Securities and property business Telereal reach an agreement on the sale of Land Securities Trillium.
Cadwalader bankruptcy chief joins Greenberg
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has lost two bankruptcy partners, including its co-chair of restructuring Bruce Zirinsky, to Greenberg Traurig.
Legal Job Watch: UK 200 TOTAL REDUNDANCIES: 2199
Legal Job Watch: UK 200 TOTAL REDUNDANCIES: 2199

Sonnenschein inherits IndyMac role from Thacher
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal has won the lead role on the sale of US bank IndyMac after hiring 100 Thacher Proffitt & Wood lawyers.
Clifford Chance to make 80 London lawyers redundant
Clifford Chance has begun a redundancy consultation that will lead to 70 or 80 London lawyers losing their jobs, while partners voted to significantly increase their cash contributions to the firm over the Christmas period.
Ashurst replaces Green on management board
Ashurst has elected a new member to its management board to replace former senior partner Geoffrey Green, who will launch the firm's Hong Kong office in February.
Facing the music
How did Freeth Cartwright manage to avoid making redundancies until now, while the rest of UK's real estate teams have been making cuts for more than a year?

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