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The American Lawyer

Why Small Business Bankruptcy Could Lead a National Insolvency Wave

Small business bankruptcy filings are on the rise, but a legislative lapse means Chapter 11 is temporarily off the table for thousands of commercial debtors.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Squeezed Talent Market Gives Way to 'Out-of-the-Box' Hiring, 'Nontraditional Pathways'

"If you're in need of a commercial litigation associate, firms might have to go to an insurance defense associate. The firm looking for an insurance defense associate might have to go to a district attorney," said Brian Levinson, Philadelphia-based recruiter and managing partner of Alevistar Legal Search.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

K&L Gates Boosts Net Income 33% as Cost Consolidation and Inter-Office Work Paid Off

"We as a global team are hitting our stride in a lot of positive ways," said the global managing partner of K&L Gates. "I don't think of it as a one-year uptick. We've seen some really positive trends over a number of years now especially with respect to profitability."
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Tech Talent War Is Testing Law Firms

In the current labor market, not all firms will be able to hire and retain tech talent. But that doesn't spell doom for their innovation efforts.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

'It's Not Our Job': Handling Client Money Is Dying Out at Law Firms

Handling client money is proving too risky for top law firms, so those working on large-scale M&A are quitting the age-old service.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Revolving Door Between Two Am Law 100 Firms Keeps Spinning

In the past two months, laterals have moved between Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Ballard Spahr multiple times.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Law Firms' Captive ALSPs Lure Associates as Work-Life Balance, Flexibility Take Center Stage

As equity partnership potentially loses its luster, law firm-owned alternative legal service providers may be one option to keep associate talent within law firm ranks.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Enforcement Aimed at the Tech Sector Is Driving Lateral Movement in Droves

In the most recent move, Amy Jane Longo, the former head of the trial unit for the SEC's Los Angeles Regional Office, joined Ropes & Gray.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

From Virtually Absent Atop the Deal Charts to No. 1: Goodwin's 10-Year Journey to the Top

A look at how Goodwin went from handling 85 deals a year less than a decade ago to more than 1,100 this year, topping the deal volume charts.
13 minute read

The American Lawyer

As M&A Quiets and Headwinds Pick Up, Dealmakers Reckon With a Slowdown

Will antitrust, inflation and war force firms to adjust to a decline in M&A activity in the coming year?
11 minute read

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