May 2008

The role of the full-time general counsel at law firms is evidently becoming entrenched, and also valued enough for firms to devote significant funds to the role.  So why does a big-law firm swim against that tide?

Results from Altman Weil’s 2008 survey of the Am Law 200, released at the end of April, found

In April, Shearman & Sterling’s entire Mannheim office packed up and reverted back to its original form, Schilling Zutt & Anschutz.  What prompted the schism?

"There are some great lawyers at Shearman & Sterling," one former partner is reported to have said.  "I just don’t think they are particularly happy."

At a time of some idling in the legal industry, a good use of lawyer time may be to spiff up the old pro bono program.  Davis Polk & Wardwell recently announced the addition of Ronnie Abrams, former Manhattan US Attorney’s Office prosecutor and daughter of renowned First Amendment litigator Floyd Abrams, as its first