July 19, 2024 | Daily Business Review
Why Morrison & Foerster Is Transitioning Into a Hybrid Office Model in MiamiThe office serves as the firm's springboard to Latin America, and consequently, its attorneys are already working across geographies. One benefit is likely cost savings in the pricey South Florida market.
By Alexander Lugo
4 minute read
July 18, 2024 | Daily Business Review
Kirkland, Winston and Sidley Have Grown Briskly in Miami, Outpacing Other Big Law Recent ArrivalsEven the slower growing Am Law 100 firms that have arrived since 2018 have avoided major setbacks. "Miami has just become more sophisticated as a legal market," explained one local recruiter.
By Alexander Lugo
6 minute read
July 15, 2024 | Daily Business Review
Racial Diversity Ticks Upwards at Florida's Largest Law Firms, But Only 3 Increased Diversity On Executive CommitteesCarlton Fields and Shutts & Bowen stood alone with more than one-quarter of the seats on their executive committees being filled by diverse attorneys.
By Alexander Lugo
3 minute read
July 15, 2024 | Daily Business Review
Florida Firms See Slight Uptick in Women Lawyers, But Only One DBR 100 Firm Boasts A Majority Female PartnershipLitigation shop Kubicki Draper is the sole firm on the DBR 100 rankings that reported more than 50% of the partnership was composed of women.
By Alexander Lugo
4 minute read
July 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Greenberg Traurig Hires 2 GCs to Boost Corporate, PE and Compliance PracticesPatrick Kassen joins from Link Logistics, a Blackstone-operated real estate portfolio company, while Matthew Bromberg arrives from Exchange Traded Managers Group, an investment company.
By Alexander Lugo
2 minute read
July 11, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Foley & Lardner Opens North Carolina Office After Scooping Up Life Sciences Team From K&L GatesThree new partners are joining the firm in Raleigh, Miami and Dallas.
By Alexander Lugo
3 minute read
July 10, 2024 | Pro Mid Market
Morrison Cohen Debuts Luxury Brands Practice, as COVID-19 Uptick Continues With Retail ClientsNew York-based Morrison Cohen is debuting its new luxury brands group after an uptick of work with those clients following the COVID-19 pandemic. The group will be led by current co-chairs of the firm's real estate, venture capital and labor and employment practices.
By Alexander Lugo
2 minute read
July 05, 2024 | Daily Business Review
Big Law Has Eased Its Sprint Into Florida. But For Midsize Firms, the Phone Keeps Ringing"I haven't seen a decline in inquiries. We get inquiries from both the law firms directly, and people in the business who are trying to create partnerships between offices and firms," said Scott Hawkins, chairman of West Palm Beach-based Jones Foster.
By Alexander Lugo
5 minute read
July 03, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Real Estate, Tech Investments Drive Borrowing Across Am Law 200Over 71% of firms reporting to The American Lawyer that they maintained debt last year were in the Second Hundred, but some Am Law 100 firms also have spending needs that have them turning to credit.
By Alexander Lugo
5 minute read
July 01, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Akerman Opens New Wilmington Office Anchored by 2 Litigation Partners From McCarter & EnglishAndrew Dupre will head the Florida-founded firm's 25th office. The firm's leaders cite client demand for "boots on the ground" in the state's courts.
By Alexander Lugo
2 minute read
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