Amanda O'brien

September 27, 2024 | The American Lawyer

After This Am Law 200 Firm Fled London, Doubters Are Questioning Its Growth Strategy

St. Louis-founded Armstrong Teasdale is also in the process of exiting Boston and Salt Lake City.

By Amanda O'Brien

8 minute read

September 23, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Penn Law Professor Amy Wax to Be Suspended With Half-Pay for Discriminatory Speech

Wax has made derogatory comments about Asian immigrants, claimed Black students underperform academically, and invited a white nationalist to her class.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

September 20, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Armstrong Teasdale Faced Regulatory Inquiry Before Shuttering in London

The firm's London office—which opened in 2021—brought in $14 million in revenue in 2022 but recorded less than $250,000 in profits.

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

September 19, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Dechert Resolves Hacking Claims Brought by Aviation Entrepreneur

Farhad Azima had already reached a settlement with the global firm in a portion of the dispute playing out in London courts, but the fight had continued in New York federal court.

By Amanda O'Brien

2 minute read

September 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Med Mal Defense Litigator Gary Samms Jumps to Marshall Dennehey

Samms spent the last 26 years at Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, where he chaired the professional liability group and catastrophic loss groups.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

September 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Faegre Drinker, Carlton Fields Add Former EDNY Prosecutors

Craig Heeren, formerly the deputy chief of the office's national security and cybercrime section, is joining Am Law 100 firm Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath as a partner, while former assistant U.S. attorney Brian Morris is slated to become a shareholder with Second Hundred firm Carlton Fields.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

September 13, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

For Troutman Pepper and Ballard Spahr, the Path to Growth Points Outside of Phila.

Rising costs and a lukewarm local economy continue to push firms with roots in the City of Brotherly Love to seek growth elsewhere, but some firm leaders remain bullish on their home city.

By Amanda O'Brien

7 minute read

September 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Faegre Drinker Adds Three Former Federal Prosecutors From Greenberg Traurig

Partner Jessica Natali is based in Philadelphia, while partner Carolyn McNiven and associate Brittany Fisher are in San Francisco.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

September 11, 2024 | Pro Mid Market

Facing Increasing Overhead, Midsize Firms Embrace Rate Hikes, Expense Management

"Our size constrains how comfortable we are raising our rates. I don't want to raise rates more than 4 or 5%, because our clients come to us because we offer something different than those big firms," said Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel chairman David Nasatir.

By Amanda O'Brien

6 minute read

September 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Anapol Weiss Acquires Boutique Led by Star Litigator Alexandra Walsh

Walsh left Paul Weiss to found a trial boutique with partner Beth Wilkinson in 2016 before departing in 2020 to launch a plaintiffs-side practice.

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

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