Date: February 10th, 2006 11:19 PM Author: chartreuse halford shrine
Anyone know what is going on for summers there? I cannot imagine there will be much work with 1 partner and 13 associates. Anyone know why almost all their partners left?
Date: February 10th, 2006 11:42 PM Author: House-broken Church Building
Milbank PA was tiny, right?
Basically, a bunch of out-of-town firms set up outposts in SV when it was raining dotcom money. 90% have failed to take root. Gradually they will dry up and blow away.
Date: February 10th, 2006 11:48 PM Author: Wild National
dunno. i'm just glad i didn't go to Milbank, generally, and feel bad for my classmates that have taken offers there this summer. closing offices can't be a good thing.
Date: February 10th, 2006 11:59 PM Author: chartreuse halford shrine
That's not true. The main partner who left is one of the top attorneys in the area, according to Chambers. Just him and his team makes for a top-25 IP litigation practice in the bay area.
Date: February 11th, 2006 12:03 AM Author: chrome misanthropic travel guidebook plaza Subject: going off findlaw
native bay area firms are mofo, townsend, wsgr, cooley and fenwick, orrick
meanwhile you have dechert, simpson, wiel, skadden, both fishes, finnegan, gibson dunn, latham, howrey, mcdermott, perkins, white and case, wilmer cutler, DLA, jones day, squire sanders..
I left off the firms I'm not sure off...
it seems like that's the vast majority of firms are satellites and not everybody is going to wsgr.
Date: February 11th, 2006 12:06 AM Author: chartreuse halford shrine
WSGR is primarily known for transactional work, isn't it? Wouldn't partners just look for the best PPP situation, as long as the firm had adequate resources? I mean, they have their own book. The team from Dewey represented Intel quite a bit.
Date: February 11th, 2006 12:11 AM Author: chrome misanthropic travel guidebook plaza Subject: from what i hear wsgr is known for transactional work
i dont think the PPP thing would be much of a factor. It's just an average, I wouldn't be surprised if every firm has some sort of eat what you kill system.
I'm guessing if they left, it was because of politics and power. Especially if they had their own book of business.
heck, if i had intel as a client, i'd just set up my own shop and take all the profits. Something like day casebeer.
The LA firms and S&C, DPW, Skadden and STB are all doing fine in Silicon Valley from what I understand. Wilmer Culter just opened an office there with former Brobeck/Weil people. Maybe premature, but they must have had a plan of some sort.
Date: February 11th, 2006 12:13 AM Author: chartreuse halford shrine
No, sorry. If you did accept an offer there, it looks like almost the whole team went to another firm in the area. Just google the name and see what is up. They may want you at the new firm, and Dewey still may have every intention of honoring your offer. Though they would probably need some more partners.
Date: February 11th, 2006 12:19 AM Author: chartreuse halford shrine
In this sort of situation, I think it is best that you contact Jeannine (the managing partner at the office) and see what it means for you. i wish I could give you a better answer, and I'm very sorry you had to learn this way. :(
Date: February 11th, 2006 12:13 AM Author: Ultramarine Aphrodisiac Kitty Cat Lodge
Bet you've been wondering why you haven't gotten any emails lately.
Okay, maybe I'm not feeling *that* bad that I turned down a $145k firm. Although to be fair, I don't think mine was in danger of imploding anytime soon.