Mohamed ElBaradei is widely seen as the leader of the growing movement to unseat Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, but back in the 1980s he served in a humbler position, as an adjunct professor at the New York University School of Law while holding down a day job at the United Nations.

Add Jones Day to the growing ranks of global law firms setting up shop in Sao Paulo to chase cross-border deal work. The firm announced Monday that Luis Riesgo, chair of the firm’s Latin American practice, will relocate to Sao Paulo to open its Brazilian office. Riesgo said he and the two partners joining him have begun the process of becoming licensed as consultants in foreign law in Brazil

Clues that explain the growing ranks of dissatisfied Big Law attorneys are everywhere, even on C-SPAN, notes Steven Harper, an adjunct professor at Northwestern University. He found some interesting ones during a panel discussion that included a law firm managing partner.

With the economic recovery still creeping along at a snail’s pace, The Recorder checked in with Kristin Stark, a San Francisco-based consultant with Hildebrandt Baker Robbins, about the prevailing mood and themes of her current day-to-day dealings with Am Law 100 and 200 clients. In this Q&A, Stark describes the growing tension inside law firms over partner pay and suggests some actions that law firms can take to keep rainmakers from walking out the door.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has opened an office in Hong Kong with two attorneys leading the effort. Gibson Dunn’s decision to open in Hong Kong reflects the growing belief among international firms that litigation groups in Asia are set to take off.