By Thomas Spigolon | July 30, 2024
John Hall has published "Gnats, Humidity and Murder," which pulls from his rural south Georgia upbringing, a brief stint in the U.S. attorney's office in Macon, his familiarity with Atlanta's social and cultural scene, and 40 years of practicing law.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | July 29, 2024
The midsize firm could act as another firm's entrance point to Boston, but an aging partnership, low leverage, rate-constrained practices and a major lease obligation present challenges.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By David E. Wood | July 26, 2024
There is mass amnesia about how fragile law firms really are. Even storied firms can collapse when their fortunes change—and fortunes can change fast.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Samson Amore | Mimi Lamarre | July 22, 2024
"Some partners feel like lesser-class citizens than other partners" in some two-tier partnerships, noted one Am Law 200 firm leader.
By Amanda O'Brien | Samson Amore | July 19, 2024
"I'm hearing of more West Coast latencies than on the East Coast," said one Am Law 100 executive. "It really depends where [the office] is regionally, whether they're experiencing the same symptoms even within the same firm."
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Justin Henry | July 15, 2024
"As much as people are trying to skinny-down their offices, getting rid of workrooms, getting rid of administrative stations, the experience of relative inefficiency is still happening," said Thomas Fulcher, chair of the legal tenant practice group at Savills.
By Abigail Adcox | July 12, 2024
A quarter of respondents to a recent survey billed at least $951 hourly, the highest percentage in that category in any of the 24 cities tracked.
By Andrew Maloney | July 12, 2024
"The firms that have succeeded with growing fast in Chicago have always had one thing in common: they find a team that is really enmeshed in Chicago," said one firm leader.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Kimberly Stockinger | July 11, 2024
"This is an important PSA: Recruiters should not introduce two firms and then create the road on which you connect," Kimberly Stockinger writes.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Justin Henry | July 11, 2024
New regulations casting a closer eye on "basis shifting transactions" could be neutered by the Supreme Court's recent ruling overturning the "Chevron" doctrine.
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