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Lawyers Getting Paid in Bitcoin (Mostly) Like It

Big and small firms alike, as well as solo practitioners, are accepting cryptocurrency's risks in order to meet clients' needs and get paid.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Reed Smith Launches Workplace Wellness Initiative

Reed Smith is among an increasing number of law firms implementing health and wellness initiatives as a way to combat inherent stresses in the legal profession.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

'CEO Challenge' to Employees Drives Major Changes at DLA Piper

DLA Piper asked its attorneys and employees for ideas to improve the firm. After 30,000 ideas came in, the firm made significant changes across a number of areas, from billing and reviews to mental health initiatives and technology,
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Vinson & Elkins Bulks Up on Both Sides of the Atlantic

The former deputy head of the antitrust group at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Washington, D.C., and a leveraged finance partner at Jones Day in London have made the move to Vinson & Elkins.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

McDermott Adds Former IP Boutique Leader in Boston

Kristina Bieker-Brady, a co-founder of Boston's Clark & Elbing, is joining McDermott Will & Emery as a partner in its intellectual property practice as the firm seeks news ways to advise its early-stage life sciences client base.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

1.2 Million Law Firm Email Address Credentials Are Sitting in Dark Web Data Dumps

A recent report from U.K.-based cybersecurity group RepKnight found that at least 1.2 million top law firm email addresses are posted within the Dark Web.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Trump's US Attorney Pick Reports $1.2M Partner Share at Drinker Biddle

William McSwain, the president's nominee for U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, detailed his pay and some clients in government disclosure documents.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Longtime Ropes & Gray Partner to Head Quinn Emanuel's Boston Base

After roughly 40 years at Ropes & Gray, commercial litigator Harvey Wolkoff is retiring from the firm to join the newest office of global litigation giant Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Bermuda-Based Deals a Boon to Five Big Law Firms

In a pair of billion-dollar deals announced Monday, a handful of Big Law outfits are helping premium tequila brand Patrón and insurance company Validhus Holdings prepare to be sold to Bacardi and AIG, respectively.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Dentons Associate Sentenced In Law Firm Extortion Case

A former Dentons lawyer faces five months in prison after admitting to a plot to improperly access sensitive law firm documents.
3 minute read

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