Former Fulbright & Jaworski partner Richard Simkin has pleaded guilty to charges of false accounting and fraud. Simkin, who resigned from the firm’s London office in 2008, and his wife Zakia Sharif, who was dismissed as an office manager by the firm, have admitted to stealing as much as £100,000 from the firm in false expenses claims.Visit International News

In a decision appointing firms to lead a shareholder class action against Sino-Forest Corp., a judge in Ontario explored whether the Toronto firm Kim Orr should be disqualified from the bidding because of the firm’s prominent ties with Milberg.

Baker & McKenzie’s San Diego office, which has been shrinking for several years, is set to lose two IP partners. Industry sources say the firm’s business model, which ties partner pay to the financial fortunes of the office where that attorney works, has been fueling departures, along with speculation the office may close.

Jeffrey Smith, the former head of Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s environmental practice, has left the firm to join the New York office of Crowell & Moring. Having lateraled both into and out of Cravath, Smith has accomplished two rare feats. Movement in either direction is not something that happens with any frequency at the firm.

Jeffrey Smith, the former head of Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s environmental practice, has left the firm to join the New York office of Crowell & Moring. Having lateraled both into and out of Cravath, Smith has accomplished two rare feats. Movement in either direction is not something that happens with any frequency at the firm.