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• Wilmer Makes Big Hires in New York and D.C.
• The Careerist: Goodbye Power Suits. Hello Jumper-Dresses!
• Report: Ex-Am Law 100 Partner Accepts Censure, Regrets 'Moral Transgression'
• Citi's Midyear Report: Firms' Expenses Outpace Revenue Gains
• 2011 Associates Survey By the Numbers: The Future
• Zuckerman Adds Former Top Cuomo Aide to Bolster New York Office
• Solyndra Bankruptcy Fallout Generating Plenty of Work for Lawyers
• The Careerist: Reality Is Overrated
• Judge Rules That Trustee Will Oversee Howrey Bankruptcy
• 2011 Associates Survey by the Numbers: Compensation

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Wilmer Makes Big Hires in New York and D.C.	Top
Boyd Johnson III, deputy U.S. attorney in Manhattan, and Thomas Strickland, a former chief of staff to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, are joining Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.
The Careerist: Goodbye Power Suits. Hello Jumper-Dresses!	Top
Are women giving up their power-suits for the school girl/librarian look? Perhaps.
Report: Ex-Am Law 100 Partner Accepts Censure, Regrets 'Moral Transgression'	Top
A disciplinary panel of the D.C. Bar has recommended that former Venable and Saul Ewing partner Sheryl Robinson Wood be publicly censured after admitting to "intimate contact" with former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick while she served as a court-appointed monitor of the city's police department.
Citi's Midyear Report: Firms' Expenses Outpace Revenue Gains	Top
Citibank's midyear analysis of firms finds revenue up 3.7 percent, but expenses increasing by 4.7 percent, putting the squeeze on profit margins.
2011 Associates Survey By the Numbers: The Future	Top
While almost three out of four respondents to The American Lawyer's 2011 Associates Survey say they are on a partnership track at their firms, few expect to actually reach that goal.
Zuckerman Adds Former Top Cuomo Aide to Bolster New York Office	Top
Steven Cohen, who followed Andrew Cuomo from the New York state attorney general's office to the governor's mansion, will focus on white-collar criminal defense, crisis management, and complex commercial matters, while helping Zuckerman Spaeder expand its New York presence.
Solyndra Bankruptcy Fallout Generating Plenty of Work for Lawyers	Top
Attorneys from at least seven law firms have landed key roles advising various parties connected to the increasingly controversial Chapter 11 filing by the government-subsidized solar panel manufacturer. And then there are several other Am Law 100 firms that have done work for the California company in the past.
The Careerist: Reality Is Overrated	Top
Summer associates don't want extravagant social events; they want a taste of realism. How boring is that?
Judge Rules That Trustee Will Oversee Howrey Bankruptcy	Top
Acting on a request from Citibank, the defunct firm's largest creditor, San Francisco federal bankruptcy judge Dennis Montali ruled Wednesday that the Chapter 11 case should be removed from the Howrey estate's control.
2011 Associates Survey by the Numbers: Compensation	Top
Alternative approaches to associate pay have made significant inroads at our respondents' firms, according to the The American Lawyer's 2011 Associates Survey.

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