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Safest firms in the event of a double-dip?

In the event of a double-dip recession, which firms are the ...
Beady-eyed magical site
  09/01/10
ironically....latham
Smoky field
  09/01/10
WLRK
clear hairy legs
  09/01/10
lol, no. they're as corp heavy as ever AND they just opened...
hairless patrolman
  09/01/10
Can I get more opinions on Latham?
Beady-eyed magical site
  09/28/10
That's the problem with this board. Too few opinions and to...
salmon electric office
  09/28/10
W&C
mauve medicated toilet seat pistol
  09/01/10
cr. irell, covington
hairless patrolman
  09/01/10
covington
puce half-breed
  09/01/10
Covington froze salaries for longer than just about any othe...
Contagious Saffron Temple Circlehead
  09/01/10
pretty much every firm did layoffs/deferrals/etc. Covington...
puce half-breed
  09/01/10
tcr.
Spruce bateful ticket booth turdskin
  09/28/10
too bad people at Covington have been getting stealthed, so ...
Sienna garrison indirect expression
  09/28/10
*notices that same pumo has been searching the forum for pla...
puce half-breed
  09/28/10
not really. the search function hasnt been working AFAIK. th...
Sienna garrison indirect expression
  09/28/10
I didn't say you were searching with the search function. I...
puce half-breed
  09/28/10
too much effort, but i suppose you'll believe anything about...
Sienna garrison indirect expression
  09/28/10
keeping in mind that I initially posted in this thread befor...
puce half-breed
  09/28/10
Digression (serious ?): why did you transfer to y? I was in ...
Territorial messiness
  09/28/10
academia/clerkships. the more I think about it, the more I ...
puce half-breed
  09/28/10
CADWALADER j/k, just when you think there's no one left t...
hairless patrolman
  09/01/10
DLA Piper
clear hairy legs
  09/01/10
do i even WANT to know which of these two firms is going to ...
hairless patrolman
  09/01/10
Jew and Kike LLC
clear hairy legs
  09/01/10
you forgot White & Case
Bearded orchid bawdyhouse roast beef
  09/28/10
WLRK Susman Bartlitt W&C Davis Polk S&C Cleary...
Sienna garrison indirect expression
  09/01/10
That's enough to fill up a two thirds of a bid list!
Sienna garrison indirect expression
  09/01/10
Even better, its an eclectic but reasonable bid list! (if yo...
pea-brained sooty parlour
  09/01/10
Selectivity and lit-focus generally seem like good proxies f...
Beady-eyed magical site
  09/01/10
wat about kirkland makes it unsafe? theyve got BP litigation...
Sienna garrison indirect expression
  09/01/10
To be fair, "theyve got no cuts... Yes they've cut.&...
Rough-skinned thriller lay
  09/01/10
as in, no salary cuts, but yes layoffs.
Sienna garrison indirect expression
  09/01/10
...
Heady deranged stead
  09/13/10
Baskin-Robbins. I think its a Minneapolis firm or somethi...
nubile irradiated goal in life
  09/01/10
flame, law firms dont hyphenate
ruby piazza cuckoldry
  09/01/10
The firm was founded by some partners that left Curtis, Mall...
Sable abusive hell rigor
  09/01/10
Definitely NOT Jones Day.
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  09/28/10
jones day.
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Date: September 1st, 2010 2:21 AM
Author: Beady-eyed magical site

In the event of a double-dip recession, which firms are the safest bet, i.e., the least likely to Latham its associates?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937308)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 2:23 AM
Author: Smoky field

ironically....latham

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937316)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 2:27 AM
Author: clear hairy legs

WLRK

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937344)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 2:58 AM
Author: hairless patrolman

lol, no. they're as corp heavy as ever AND they just opened a bunch of corp/trans heavy offices.

all the offenders of 2009 are likely to reoffend again. their business model/practice group balance/lack of a cohesive partnership predisposes them to that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937418)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 2:04 AM
Author: Beady-eyed magical site

Can I get more opinions on Latham?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16161409)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 7:17 PM
Author: salmon electric office

That's the problem with this board. Too few opinions and too little discussion of Latham.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16166593)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 2:59 AM
Author: mauve medicated toilet seat pistol

W&C

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937423)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 3:02 AM
Author: hairless patrolman

cr. irell, covington

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937428)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 3:03 AM
Author: puce half-breed

covington

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937431)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 8:18 AM
Author: Contagious Saffron Temple Circlehead

Covington froze salaries for longer than just about any other firm, and only just recently restored them. I don't think that bodes well for them if things get worse.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937649)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 8:59 AM
Author: puce half-breed

pretty much every firm did layoffs/deferrals/etc. Covington is one of the few that did not. I'd rather work somewhere where there is a salary freeze than the alternatives.

I don't think a safe firm is an untouchable firm. I'm not even sure there is such a firm (besides W&C and Wachtell).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937688)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 2:59 AM
Author: Spruce bateful ticket booth turdskin

tcr.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16161706)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 8:42 AM
Author: Sienna garrison indirect expression

too bad people at Covington have been getting stealthed, so his whole arg is moot LOLOLOLOLOL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16162196)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 9:40 AM
Author: puce half-breed

*notices that same pumo has been searching the forum for places to attack covington*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16162415)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 9:46 AM
Author: Sienna garrison indirect expression

not really. the search function hasnt been working AFAIK. this thread was just at the top of the list.

*loves seeing ljh grasp at straws to defend his firm*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16162433)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 9:57 AM
Author: puce half-breed

I didn't say you were searching with the search function. I could see a pumo like you looking through old threads manually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16162467)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 10:03 AM
Author: Sienna garrison indirect expression

too much effort, but i suppose you'll believe anything about me to justify your loyalty.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16162483)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 12:21 PM
Author: puce half-breed

keeping in mind that I initially posted in this thread before I had decided to go there and while I was choosing between offers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16163260)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 2:33 PM
Author: Territorial messiness

Digression (serious ?): why did you transfer to y? I was in a similar position (top 5% at CCN), but decided against trying to transfer. Not sure if it was the right choice...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16164429)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 6:53 PM
Author: puce half-breed

academia/clerkships. the more I think about it, the more I think I would have been pretty content just staying put, particularly as my desire to go into academia lessens. for clerkships i'm sure it'll be a plus, but I really find myself going back and forth on the importance of prestige. at some point you have to call it quits and just be happy with life - I think I could have landed a federal clerkship (probably even COA) out of my old school, so I don't know that the move was worth getting a better one. but here I am.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16166416)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 3:03 AM
Author: hairless patrolman

CADWALADER

j/k, just when you think there's no one left to fire, Cadwalader finds a way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937430)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 3:19 AM
Author: clear hairy legs

DLA Piper

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937451)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 3:21 AM
Author: hairless patrolman

do i even WANT to know which of these two firms is going to fire more people in the next dip?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937454)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 3:43 AM
Author: clear hairy legs

Jew and Kike LLC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937472)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 10:05 AM
Author: Bearded orchid bawdyhouse roast beef

you forgot White & Case

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16162495)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 7:01 AM
Author: Sienna garrison indirect expression

WLRK

Susman

Bartlitt

W&C

Davis Polk

S&C

Cleary

STB

Debevoise

Paul Weiss

Kirkland

MTO

Irell

Kramer Levin

Hughes Hubbard

Kasowitz Benson

Patterson Belknap

Keker

Gibson Dunn

Boies Schiller



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937604)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 7:01 AM
Author: Sienna garrison indirect expression

That's enough to fill up a two thirds of a bid list!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937605)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 8:07 AM
Author: pea-brained sooty parlour

Even better, its an eclectic but reasonable bid list! (if you're at harvard, have straight H's, law review, and 2 years of awesome work experience).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937634)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 3:22 PM
Author: Beady-eyed magical site

Selectivity and lit-focus generally seem like good proxies for safety.

I didn't know Kirkland was considered particularly safe? And what about QUINN REMAINS?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15939914)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 3:24 PM
Author: Sienna garrison indirect expression

wat about kirkland makes it unsafe? theyve got BP litigation, no salary freezes, no cuts, fine bonuses, no deferrals. Yes, they've cut, but most on that list have as well.

forgot quinn. add it in.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15939928)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 3:27 PM
Author: Rough-skinned thriller lay

To be fair,

"theyve got no cuts... Yes they've cut."

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15939954)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 3:28 PM
Author: Sienna garrison indirect expression

as in, no salary cuts, but yes layoffs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15939963)



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Date: September 13th, 2010 6:55 PM
Author: Heady deranged stead



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16038087)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 7:36 AM
Author: nubile irradiated goal in life

Baskin-Robbins.

I think its a Minneapolis firm or something.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937619)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 7:48 AM
Author: ruby piazza cuckoldry

flame, law firms dont hyphenate

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937627)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 8:44 AM
Author: Sable abusive hell rigor

The firm was founded by some partners that left Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#15937672)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 2:52 AM
Author: dark sexy principal's office

Definitely NOT Jones Day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16161654)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 9:41 AM
Author: Hateful clown genital piercing

jones day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16162421)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 9:51 AM
Author: green address brethren



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16162448)



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Date: September 28th, 2010 7:09 PM
Author: Fragrant canary dopamine lettuce

Kaplon-Olson

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411367&forum_id=2#16166524)