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26 Jun 2009, 10:11 am
Henderson describes the "Cravath system" that Cravath, Swaine & Moore developed in the early 20th century in order to distinguish its legal services:  "Hire the best graduates from the best law schools; provide them with the best training, and at the end of a six-to-ten-year apprenticeship, promote the best associates to partner. [read post]
26 Jun 2009, 6:34 am
Chesler, Presiding Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (New York) Richard Susskind, Special Adviser to the CBA and author of The End of Lawyers? [read post]
18 Jun 2009, 11:26 am
Rounding out the top five are Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (no doubt this is thanks to their recent deferral and layoff news), Jones Day, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP . [read post]
16 Jun 2009, 10:22 am
Earlier: Cravath Offers Voluntary Deferral to Class of 2009 -- and Delays Class of 2010 a Full Year Stealth Layoff Watch: Davis Polk & Wardwell Bring Layoffs into the Vault 5 Sponsored Topics: Cravath Swaine & Moore - Law - Cravath - Services - Lawyers and Law Firms [read post]
12 Jun 2009, 12:36 pm
Bitter Lawyer carries an interview today with Pulitzer Prize finalist Gerald Posner (no relation to the other Posner), an investigative reporter and former associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. [read post]
12 Jun 2009, 9:17 am
The venerable firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore has entered the building, and it's asking up to half of its incoming first-years to take a year off. [read post]
12 Jun 2009, 9:12 am
Moments ago, we became aware of someone else we’d like to be: a law-school graduate slated to start at the venerable Cravath, Swaine & Moore this fall. [read post]
6 Jun 2009, 5:05 am
Rodgin Cohen, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, HLS ‘68, for his work on bank rescues • Robert Joffe, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, HLS ‘67, for his various independent director representations • Jeffrey Rosen, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, HLS ‘78, for his work on Verizon Wireless’s acquisition of Alltel… [read post]
2 Jun 2009, 3:00 pm
Early Event SponsorsPlatinum Sponsors - $10,000 Mayer Brown LLP Ann & Mitch LowenthalCorporate Patron - $5,000 WilmerHale Debevoise & Plimpton LLPCorporate Sponsor - $2,500 Davis Polk & Wardwell Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Click here to purchase sponsorships and tickets to the 23rd Annual Beer, Blues and BBQ. [read post]
29 May 2009, 4:29 am
If the response reviewers don't know whether the proposal comes from Cravath, Swaine & Moore or from Afew, Lawyers & Paralegals, they won't fall prey to the affect heuristic whereby preconceived value judgments interfere with assessments (See my post of March 15 ,2009: seven cognitive biases; May 14, 2006: fundamental attribution error; July 10, 2007: fundamental attribution bias; and Nov. 21, 2008: value attribution distorts perceptions.). [read post]
27 May 2009, 9:13 am
If she's confirmed, Judge Sonia Sotomayor will get to hear a major securities fraud case after the current court granted Merck's cert petition, authored by Cravath, Swaine & Moore's Evan Chesler. [read post]
30 Apr 2009, 1:08 am
The American Lawyer What has the world come to when Cravath, Swaine & Moore has a terrible year? [read post]
24 Apr 2009, 4:02 pm
In August Barnstable-Brown is heading to New York to start his career as a lawyer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. [read post]
8 Apr 2009, 4:49 am
A former Cravath Swaine & Moore tax partner who left that firm to join UBS as an investment banker four years ago is set for a return to law firm practice. [read post]
2 Apr 2009, 1:10 pm
” Moderators of the panel were David Katz of Wachtell Lipton and Faiza Saeed of Cravath, Swaine and Moore. [read post]
31 Mar 2009, 8:10 am
 As reported in a post on the Desert Law Blog citing the now famous New York Times article quoting Evan Chesler of Cravath, Swaine & Moore denouncing the billable hour, small firms are still ahead of large firms in going to flat fees. [read post]
18 Mar 2009, 12:44 pm
Back in December, Cravath Swaine & Moore head partner Evan Chesler fired the legal profession's equivalent of the shot heard 'round the world when he called for the end of the billable hour. [read post]