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Amanda O'brien

Amanda O'brien

September 13, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former Schnader Chair Moves to Welsh & Recker

Dennis Suplee led the now defunct firm from 1992 to 1998.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

September 13, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sacks Weston Set to Continue Operations for the Next Month, Court Rules

A bankruptcy judge found the firm could continue to use the approximately $98,000 left in its operating and payroll accounts for now. Litigation funder Virage Capital, owed $14 million, wants the funds to be categorized as cash collateral.

By Amanda O'Brien

3 minute read

September 12, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sacks Weston Name Partners Live 'Like Millionaires' Despite Owing $14M to Litigation Funder, Court Documents Allege

Virage Capital asserts that the two partners at the bankrupt Philadelphia firm have been misusing collateral pledged to a 2017 loan that's now in arrears.

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

September 12, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

'We Believe This Is a Different Place': Ballard Spahr Chair Reflects on a Dozen Years at the Helm

Mark Stewart will pass the torch along to Minneapolis-based partner Peter Michaud at the end of the year. He says every big decision in his tenure involved weighing the culture of the firm against business considerations.

By Amanda O'Brien

7 minute read

September 11, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Former NJ Federal Judge John Michael Vazquez Moves to Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi

Vazquez, who announced plans to retire from the bench in March, worked with name partner Jeff Chiesa as an assistant U.S. attorney.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

September 08, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Offit Kurman Latest Firm to Add Schnader Talent

The firm is adding five principals and two associates split between Philadelphia, New York and Bethesda, Maryland.

By Amanda O'Brien

2 minute read

September 08, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Looking to Enter Philadelphia, Montco Law Firm Selects New Managing Partner

"We began transitioning our clients from more senior partners to junior partners and began with certain practice areas," new managing partner William Roark said of Hamburg Rubin Mullin Maxwell & Lupin's succession planning. "The analysis then turned inward, and we realized we should probably have a transition put into place as well."

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

September 07, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Goodwin Secures New Phila. Lease, Marking Its Permanent Entry Into the City

The firm is moving into 31,500 square feet of space at Schuylkill Yards, close to 30th St. Station and a number of life sciences clients in University City.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

September 07, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Timothy K. Lewis Joins Blank Rome Following Schnader Dissolution

Lewis joins former federal Judges Stephen Orlofsky, from the District of New Jersey, and James Giles and Edward Cahn, from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, at the Am Law 100 firm.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

September 07, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Lowenstein Brings on Hedge Fund GC, Expects More High-Level Laterals

Jonathan Danziger spent the last 12 years at Glenview Capital Management, where he served as general counsel and chief compliance officer.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read