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The American Lawyer

With Boies Schiller in Flux, Cadwalader's Rapid Integration of Ex-Leader Nick Gravante Holds Lessons for Others

Gravante and partners Philip Iovieno, Karen Dyer and Lawrence Brandman joined Cadwalader from Boies Schiller and brought all their clients with them.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Why Big Law Cares So Much About the Pershing Square SPAC Suit

"I think particularly this is a way to get the SEC to weigh in, which I think would be unwise. And that would be a whole different ball game," one lawyer said.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

After US Raises, What Does a First-Year Associate Cost Around the World?

As global firms grapple with the American approach to the salary wars, we looked around the globe to learn what an entry-level lawyer makes in a wide variety of major markets.
13 minute read

Legaltech News

Law Firms Are Increasing Knowledge Management Investment, but Hiring Battles Could Flatten Progress

The pandemic and market changes have forced more eyes on knowledge management, law firm KM leaders say. Now they just need to find the talent to support the increased interest.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

'White Shoe,' Once a Badge of Honor, Is Now a Branding Dilemma

The once-coveted distinction may be seen now as too exclusory.
5 minute read

The Recorder

What Other Firms Can Learn From Boies Schiller's Role in the Elizabeth Holmes Saga

Whether it's the most powerful law firm in the country or a solo practitioner, all lawyers need to make sure that they are documenting everything having to do with attorney client privilege and making sure their clients understand who they represent, said Smith, Gambrell & Russell's Emily Ward.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Staff Are Ready to Reimagine the Workplace Dynamic. Are Law Firms?

For the first time in most business professionals' working lives, leverage gained during the pandemic means the conditions are ripe for change.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Can Big Law Fix Its Failures on Work Allocation?

While there is no silver bullet for solving Big Law's many ills, decisions about who works on what are tied to many of them.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

What's Driving Top Firms to Pay Lawyers More to Do Less?

Between heavy workloads and the pandemic, lawyers are under tremendous stress, and firms are trying to find ways to help them cope.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

How Can Big Law Retain Young Talent? One Firm Crowdsourced the Solution From Summer Associates

Hunton Andrews Kurth's second Hackathon asked more than 40 summer associates how they would change a Big Law firm to incentivize top talent to stick around.
3 minute read

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