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The article shares the experiences of six U.S. lawyers who lost their jobs during the 2009-09 recession and where life has taken them in the five years since they left their jobs. It shows how former workers' compensation lawyer Kevin Silberman turned his love for travel into a tour bus business. Gesmer Updegrove partner Nancy Cremins describes her efforts in building a business network. Also featured are real estate lawyer Bobby Olson, entrepreneur Sara Pak and associate Lynne Zagami Riquelme.

The article examines the demise of Dewey & LeBoeuf, the largest collapse of a U.S. law firm that once had 1,300 lawyers. Dewey Ballantine owed 60-million-dollar payouts when in 2007 it merged with LeBeouf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, and chairman Steven Davis persisted in a growth-by-lateral strategy despite the recession, until on May 28, 2012 it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Davis extended compensation guarantees to poached rainmakers from higher-tier firms despite its revenue shortfall.

The article presents a survey of law students during their summer work at the largest law firms in the U.S. It makes reference to the annual Summer Associates Survey conducted by "The American Lawyer." It discusses highlights of the study, particularly on how associates perceive attorneys and their behaviors at work. Also offered are the rankings of associates of firms with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher at the top for 2011.

The article discusses how Jones Day won over 13 other law firms for the Detroit, Michigan restructuring job. It explains a 24-point matrix rating system developed by Miller Buckfire investment bankers that ranked each of the law firms on eight categories including the firm's ties to Detroit and Michigan in order to determine the firm best suited for the job. It profiles Jones Day and eight firms from The Am Law 100 and Second Hundred including Foley & Lardner, Dykema Gossett and Sidley Austin.

The article focuses on the financial performance of law firm Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Kansas City, Missouri in 2013. It reports that the firm was eased out of The Am Law 100 top grossing law firms after posting declines in gross revenue for two consecutive years. It discusses metrics such as revenue per partner and profits per partner, promotion of partners into the equity class and lateral hires. Comments from Shook Hardy chairman John Murphy are presented.

The article reveals that lawyers at the Paul Hastings law firm have been asked to use video phone technology to view one another on a high-definition color screen.

The article presents a background on the establishment of Q sushi restaurant in Los Angeles, California founded by partners John Quinn, Shon Morgan and Ryan Goldstein of law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan with Japanese chef Hiroyuki Naruke which is scheduled to open on October 31, 2013. Description of the restaurant concept and the philosophy behind the making of the sushi are also offered.

The article discusses developments in the legal profession in the U.S. as of October 2013. It cites the journal's Annual Summer Associates Survey, which showed that majority of the would-be-lawyers praised the 134 law firms where they spent their summer season. Among the law firms are Cozen O'Connor, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

The article offers information on the expense report of former Sidley Austin, the sixth-largest U.S.-based corporate law firm, Chicago real estate lawyer Lee Smolen. It mentions that Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission is investigating Lee for making false expense complaint at Sidley between 2007 and 2012. It also talks about the intentions of Smolen related to the use of money for purposes that was not related to the firm.

The article discusses the financial performance of Kansas City, Missouri-based law firm Shook, Hardy and Bacon in the year 2012. Impact of the law firm's decision to stop representing Lorillard Tobacco Co. on its revenue is highlighted. Gross revenue fell 7.2 percent to 317 million dollars. Profits per equity partner dropped 16 percent to 900,000 dollars. Lawyers decreased by 34 which helped keep revenue per lawyer stable at 725,000 dollars.

The article presents a situationer for the law firm industry, making reference to the client advisory of Law Firm Group of Citi Private Bank and Hildebrandt Consulting based on database of firms and Peer Monitoring Index of Thomson Reuters. It discusses findings on demand for legal services, billing rates and realization rates to highlight how the recession has affected the market and implications for the industry.

The article features New York patent litigator Leora Ben-Ami of Kirkland & Ellis, who has been recognized as one of the top 10 litigators of 2007 by the "National Law Journal," and whose practice focuses on intellectual property cases involving industries like biotechnology and medical devices.

A timeline is presented of lawyers who have left the U.S. law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf during the first four months of 2012.

The article highlights the accomplishments of law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in the labor and employment field. Gibson partners Mark Perry and William Kilberg played significant role in the employment discrimination class action in the case Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The defense ability of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher was also apparent in its work for casino operator Wynn Las Vegas LLC, which faced class action suit on charges of violations of federal wage, meal break and working hour rules.

The article reports on the decision of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali in San Francisco, California to grant the unfinished business claims filed by bankrupt law firm Heller Ehrman against law firms Davis Wright Tremaine, Foley & Lardner, Jones day, and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. It mentions Montali's ruling to deny the summary judgment motions filed by Heller. The opinion of Montali on the eligibility of Heller for compensation under the Uniform Partnership Act of 1994 is discussed.

The article focuses on the U.S. law firms which failed to promote women to partner status in January 2014. These firms include Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Edwards Wildman Palmer, and Dunn & Crutcher. According to an analysis by the periodical "American Law Daily," 30.9% of the 531 new partners announced in mid-January 2014 are women, down from 34% in 2013 and 32% in 2012.

The article features Robert Stumpf, a lateral lawyer at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, who has a passion for collecting jukeboxes.

The article discusses an alleged conspiracy where law firm Jones Day allegedly drove Detroit, Michigan into bankruptcy as a way to shed the city's responsibilities to pensioners. The alleged conspiracy began with a 2011 law review article by Jones Day partner Jeffrey Ellman and associate Daniel Merrett exploring how municipalities can use Chapter 9 to solve pension woes. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes ruled that the filing was made in good faith, a requirement for Chapter 9 eligibility.

The article focuses on the JD Match website for the law community which failed to make much of an impact since its launch in 2011. It states that the website was developed by consultant Bruce MacEwen and his business partner Janet Stanton which provides a matching process for law firms and students. It mentions that two of the reasons for the failure is the reluctance of law firms to adopt change and the postrecession slowdown.

The article presents the 2013 New Partner Survey conducted by the journal. It discusses results on views held by attorneys promoted as partners between 2010 and 2013 on topics including their preparation for the position, training and guidance offered by their firms, and their experience in their partnership role. Profiles of respondents are also offered such as gender, practice areas and equity status.

The article reveals that the 2013 "American Lawyer" survey found that respondents bemoaned the scarcity of retirement benefits offered by their employers and the neglect of the 401(k) match. According to the author, the complaints have emerged as firms are recovering from the economic downturn which enables associates to worry about their benefit plans.

The article focuses on New York-based law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. According to the author, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher handles plenty of pro bono cases and is involved in representing indigent clients or supporting public interest organizations. The author adds that the firm focuses on fighting public entities that have abused their authority or bypassed the democratic process.

The article discusses the financial performance of New York City-based law firm Chadbourne and Parke in the year 2012. Gross revenue declined 5.1 percent to 290.5 million dollars. Revenue per lawyer increased 3.3 percent to 780,000 dollars but profits per partner decreased 6.1 percent to 1.24 million dollars. The law firm dropped from The Am Law 100 list to The Am Law 200.

The article focuses on error of omission which cost Kaye Scholar LLP 1.5 million U.S. dollars. The firm was hired to study the 2010 bankruptcy claim of investment firm GSC Group Inc. The U.S. Trustee Office found conflict of interest due to fee sharing agreement between an independent contractor Robert Manzo and GSC group. The U.S. Department of Justice was also part of this investigation and found Kay Scholar guilty because they had not disclosed their past association with Manzo.

The article discusses the role of lawyer Al Togut in the handling of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of the law firm Dewey and LeBoeuf. It mentions Togut's vow never to become involved in a case involving law firms after working on the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Finley Kumble Wagner Heine Underberg Manley Myerson and Casey in the 1980s. A settlement plan that would ask former Dewey partners to help pay back creditors by returning part of the compensation they received in 2011 and 2012 is cited.

The article discusses Ryan Farley's 13-year career as a lawyer before he was found dead in his apartment in May 2012. It describes the lateral moves Farley made before finally becoming a shareholder in the New York City office of the law firm LeClairRyan. It mentions the worsening of his alcoholism, failed rehabilitation efforts, and his dismissal from LeClairRyan due to his alcohol addiction. Ways in which Farley's setbacks may reflect the anxieties of associates in law firms are cited.

The article discusses the periodical's 2012 Summer Associates Survey which reveals that a vocal minority of the would-be lawyers have requested the hiring partners who have brought them aboard to de-emphasize fun and have fewer social events. The survey finds respondents putting their worry level at 3.95 on a 1-to-5 scale. Among the factors feeding such feeling are the debt load that graduating law students face and the decline in the average starting salary for law school graduates.

The article comments on the settlement between the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Kelley Drye & Warren in relation to the law firm's policy which requires partners to give up equity status when they reach the age of 70.

The article discusses the results of the 2012 Real Rate Report, a study of legal rates in the U.S. Results of the study revealed that the rates of law firms are going up. The rates depend on several factors including the law firm's size, location and its relationship with clients. The study also found that elite law firms have significantly increase their rates over the past three years.

The article discusses women partner promotions in the 128 "Am Law" 200 firms as of February 2012. Of the firms that have reported new partner promotions, there was a 5% increase in the overall number of partners named compared to 2011. In the 2012 class, women made up an estimated one-third of the 1,236 promotions reported. The firm Jones Day promoted 15 women, making it the firm who promoted the greatest number of women.