Freshfields Takes Lead for Vodafone on $6.5 Billion China Mobile Sell-Off

One of the world's largest wireless carriers announced on Wednesday that it would sell its 3.2 percent stake in China Mobile, the world's largest wireless operator by number of subscribers. A Freshfields legal team in Hong Kong and London advised Vodafone Group on the divestiture.

Foley Sponsors New U.S. Legal Directory for LGBT Lawyers

The National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Bar Association has launched its first-ever directory of LGBT partners and LGBT-owned firms.

Major Lindsey Drops Suit Against Former Recruiter

Or at least part of it does, after a judge refused to fully dismiss the recruiting firm's claims against a former managing director for allegedly stealing proprietary data.

NALP Survey Says Salaries Flat--If You're Lucky

NALP reports that associate salaries didn't budge much between 2009 and 2010 in the biggest markets, but median salaries in smaller markets took a hit. Plus: Did Orrick's and Wilmer's merit-based compensation models keep third- and fourth-year associates from earning as much as their New York peers?

Freshfields, Leading Irish Firms Take Roles on Anglo Irish Bank Split

The Dublin-based bank has been teetering on the edge of insolvency due to a crushing debt load, and lawyers from three firms are on hand to advise on its gradual dissolution and reemergence as two separate entities.

Plaintiffs Firms Flooded with Whistle-blower Tips

The whistle-blower-friendly Dodd-Frank financial reform rules are keeping plaintiffs lawyers and the SEC busy.

Associates Survey 2010: Where Everybody Knows Your Name

In all the vast Am Law universe, Nutter, McLennen & Fish, a Boston-based midsize general practice firm with just 150 lawyers, consistently ranks number one on our annual midlevel associates survey. What's its secret?

Alleged Jamaican Drug Lord Gets Another U.S. Lawyer

The yearlong extradition dispute over Jamaican businessman Christopher Coke, accused by federal prosecutors of smuggling illegal firearms and narcotics, has caused more than a few problems for the lawyers at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Now Coke is adding to his U.S. legal team while he sits in a federal detention center in Manhattan.

The Careerist: Bearing the Fashion Cross

So, what's the verdict--is religious jewelry okay to wear at the office? 

Waller Lansden Shakes Up Recruiting

We've got a few more details on the Tennessee firm's plans to do away with its traditional summer associate model.