- Tolkiens, New Line settle ‘Rings’ litigation – This clears the way (for now) for the much-awaited Hobbit movie. It’s also another fine example of studio math.
- Official: regional law firms tightest with equity – Actual equity partners comprise less than 30% of the total “partnership” at at least six of the UK Top 200 firms. Only about 288 of DLA Piper’s 900 partners are actually in the equity. That trend has been increasing in the US as well, but it’s probably not that tight here yet.
- Farewell and thanks for the memories. Here’s £2.1m to ease you on your way . . . – Allen & Overy let go at least one partner in its highest compensation band – $3.5 million. Severance payments to terminated partners came to about $43 million
- Lambs to the Slaughter? – People sometimes describe the Yakuza as the Japanese Mafia. Slaughter & May is the English Wachtell.
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“The firm has had an excellent financial crisis”.
Is this true for the American Slaughter & May as well?
“The firm has had an excellent financial crisis”.
Is this true for the American Slaughter & May as well?