Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Feb. 29, 2016)

Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.

• "Dickstein Shapiro 'No Longer Engaged in the Practice of Law',"The National Law Journal

• "Blank Rome Acquires More Than 100 Dickstein Shapiro Lawyers,"The Legal Intelligencer

• "Blank Rome announces Dickstein Shapiro acquisition; over 100 remaining lawyers make the move," ABA Journal

• "Skadden To Close Sydney Office Amid Australia Jitters,"The American Lawyer

• "Legal Fees Cross New Mark: $1500 an Hour. Billing rates for partners at elite corporate law firms keep rising, despite low inflation, weak demand,"The Wall Street Journal

• "Top partner billing rates at BigLaw firms approach $1500 per hour," ABA Journal

• "Time to Rethink Partner Capital Contributions?,"The American Lawyer

• "GrayRobinson Boosts Revenue, Net Income," Daily Business Review

• "At Smaller Irell, Revenue Shrank 19 Percent," The Recorder

• "Covington's Double Down on Investments Causes Dip in Profits," National Law Journal

• "Cooley's Revenue Up 14 Percent," The Recorder

• "Revenue, Profits Down at Bryan Cave," American Lawyer

• "Carlton Fields: Revenue Up, But Growth Slows," Daily Business Review

• "Steptoe's Turn-Around Cuts Lawyers Yet Grows Revenue," National Law Journal

• "Holland & Knight Posts 8 Percent Revenue Growth," Daily Business Review

• "Revenue Up 11 Percent at Fenwick," The Recorder

• "Gross Revenue Jumps at Akin Gump," American Lawyer

• "Profits Continue to Slide at Cadwalader," American Lawyer