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Cleary Antitrust
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:30 pm
by Anonymous User
Anyone have insight into the group or it’s members? Culture, hours, personalities, workflow, etc.
Many thanks!
Re: Cleary Antitrust
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 11:26 am
by Anonymous User
When I interviewed there as a lateral, an associate warned me that it's "brutal." That was several years ago. I don't know how it compares to other top antitrust practice groups. But these days many associates in mid-tier antitrust groups are billing >2500 hours; it's an extremely busy practice area right now.
Re: Cleary Antitrust
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 8:21 pm
by Anonymous User
Bumping since I'm hearing they are hiring in the Bay Area. Any additional insight into the group or the partners that are opening the Bay Area office(s)?
Re: Cleary Antitrust
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2022 4:01 pm
by Anonymous User
Interested in this as well. I'm in DC and have not heard about most associate billing over 2500 -- that would be . . . a lot. We are all busy, but that number doesn't seem in line with experiences in AT I've come across. By that logic, Cleary would probably be in the upper 2000s for hours? Any truth?
Re: Cleary Antitrust
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:33 am
by Anonymous User
I knew someone who worked as a litigation paralegal in the DC office some years back. Her hours as a paralegal were pretty insane because the hours of the attorneys who worked on those matters were pretty insane.
But according to her, the people in the group when she was there were really solid and smart. Some people were slightly more neurotic and high strung than others but, as a whole, she had no complaints about the group's culture. Only complaint was having to work the same crazy hours as the associates on a paralegal's salary.
Re: Cleary Antitrust
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:17 pm
by Anonymous User
The group recently lost Dave Gelfand, perhaps their best attorney, so that was a big loss.
Re: Cleary Antitrust
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 3:31 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:17 pm
The group recently lost Dave Gelfand, perhaps their best attorney, so that was a big loss.
He retired, right?
Re: Cleary Antitrust
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:10 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 3:31 pm
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:17 pm
The group recently lost Dave Gelfand, perhaps their best attorney, so that was a big loss.
He retired, right?
Essentially, yes. Went to teach at ASU.
Re: Cleary Antitrust
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2022 7:30 am
by Anonymous User
FWIW, I've worked opposite them in a number of matters (I'm at one of the agencies) and found them to be generally smart and credible, which I would not say for most of the private bar.