NEXT
Sign in to follow

The American Lawyer

Kirkland Recruits Cravath Deal Pro Eric Schiele

Cravath, Swaine & Moore M&A partner Eric Schiele has become the third notable partner to leave the firm in recent years for Kirkland & Ellis. The moves comes amid the retirement of Susan Webster, the former head of Cravath's general corporate practice.
6 minute read

International Edition

Troutman Sanders to Close 3 Asian Offices

The Atlanta-based firm plans to close outposts in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai as it found insufficient overlap between China practice and other areas of focus.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Silicon Valley Dealmaker Leaves Jones Day for Morrison & Foerster

Khoa Do, a mixed martial arts fan who has worked at four Am Law 100 firms, has moved to MoFo in Palo Alto, California.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright's New Global Chair to Promote Law Firm Diversity

Tricia Hobson, the first woman to serve as global chair, will travel extensively to the firm's far-flung offices.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cooley Adds 3 Cybersecurity Experts in 3 Cities

Two practice leaders at Norton Rose Fulbright, as well as another partner from fellow global legal giant Dentons, are heading to Cooley in Denver, New York and Washington, D.C.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Debevoise's Mary Jo White Concedes 'Error' After Rochester Report

Debevoise & Plimpton took heat for disclosing the names of confidential witnesses in its report this month on a sexual harassment scandal at the University of Rochester.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Firms Pick Up #MeToo Work for State Legislatures

Statehouses across the U.S. have turned to large law firms to look into allegations of sexual misconduct involving state lawmakers.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

BLP Hires Law Firm to Advise on Bryan Cave Merger

As tax issues delay a proposed combination between Bryan Cave and Berwin Leighton Paisner, another British firm, Macfarlanes, has been hired to advise its fellow U.K. counterpart.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Milbank Makes Another High-Profile London Lateral Hire

The head of Shearman & Sterling's European capital markets group is headed to Milbank, only a few days after the latter bolstered its London base with a four-partner team from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Winston & Strawn Wins Bid to Arbitrate Gender Bias Suit

Constance Ramos, a former high school classmate of President Barack Obama, is appealing a ruling sending her gender discrimination and retaliation case against Winston & Strawn to arbitration.
5 minute read

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • Leveraging Technology to Improve Employee Engagement and Client Satisfaction

    Brought to you by CARET Legal

    Download Now

  • How to Choose Your Legal Operations Software: Key Considerations and Expert Tips

    Brought to you by DiliTrust

    Download Now

  • Yearly Roundup: Strategic Insights for Law Firm Decision Making

    Brought to you by CARET Legal

    Download Now

  • Lex Machina Contracts: Commercial Litigation Report 2024

    Brought to you by LexisNexis®

    Download Now