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The American Lawyer

Ex-Jones Day Partner Reunites With Mom at Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown has a new head of its global private credit group in partner Matthew O'Meara. The move is somewhat of a homecoming for O'Meara, whose mother has a long history at his new firm. O'Meara also has Sister Jean on his side.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Kirkland Partner Robert Khuzami Banked $11M Partnership Share

The former head of the SEC's enforcement division is now serving as deputy U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Move Over Moms, Male Lawyers Are Using Flextime Too

More widespread adoption by male attorneys of the benefit is expected to lift all boats—helping women lawyers juggle demands and attracting millennial attorneys less interested in working a constant grind.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Ex-Skadden Associate Charged in Mueller's Russia Probe Seeks Nonjail Sentence

Alex van der Zwaan told a federal judge that his career is destroyed, and that his extended stay in the U.S. has essentially been the equivalent to serving time. The Justice Department counters that he "presents a scarcity of mitigating factors, and several aggravating circumstances."
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Talk, Little Action? Survey Details Big Law 'Innovation Gap'

A new survey reveals that 81 percent of clients see "little" or "hardly any" innovation inside their law firms. Only 5 percent of clients are content. What gives?
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Canadian Firms Still Favored in Canada but Global Firms Gain Ground

Blake, Cassels & Graydon had the strongest law firm brand in Canada but global firms continued to make strides, a new survey reported.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

ABA Rules Aim to Help Lawyers Boast Responsibly

“When you win big, you have to be out there,” says Seward & Kissel's Rita Glavin. But there are limits to using a win for one client to reel in others.
3 minute read

International Edition

Gibson Dunn and Squire Patton Boggs Take Lead Roles Advising on Cambridge Analytica/Facebook Scandal

The U.K. firm Gunnercooke also has a role, advising both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica on efforts to confirm the deletion of the data trove.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Reed Smith Partner Leaves Firm Amid Sanctions, Email Row

Andrei Baev has left Reed Smith almost a year after coming aboard from Chadbourne & Parke. His exit comes as news emerged linking Baev to prominent Republican donor Elliott Broidy, who has sued the nation of Qatar for allegedly hacking his emails.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Big Law Partner's Boutique Has Both a New Name, Office

John Pierce, a former litigator at K&L Gates and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan who launched Pierce Sergenian last year, is headed to New York. But two recent partnership splits have the Los Angeles-based firm rolling out its third name in less than a year.
5 minute read

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