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The American Lawyer

After a Year Running Boutique, Former GC Jumps to Duane Morris

Insurance industry veteran Damon Vocke is joining Duane Morris a little more than a year after launching his own shop.
4 minute read

The Recorder

California Partners Killed in Law Firm Shooting

A workplace dispute between John Mendoza and Major Langer, name partners at what was once Perona, Langer, Beck, Serbin, Mendoza and Harrison, ended in an office holiday party shooting on Dec. 29 that claimed the lives of both lawyers.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

LeClairRyan Hit With Malpractice Claims by Former Blood Testing Exec

An ex-CEO of a former LeClairRyan client has accused the firm of contributing to a scandal that led to her company's demise.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Eversheds Sutherland Bolts on Dutch Law Firm to Ring in New Year

The full integration between the newly-formed global legal giant and an outfit formerly known as Faasen & Partners comes after a 10-year affiliation relationship with a legacy firm.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Seven Late-Year Bankruptcy Filings Leave Big Law Firms in the Cold

Chapter 11 filings in December by Aero-X Golf, Charming Charlie, Dextera Surgical, ET Solar, Hyperdynamics, PhaseRx and Rentech have left eight Am Law 200 firms awaiting payment on nearly $1.14 million in outstanding legal fees.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Recruiter Alleges in Suit That Simpson Thacher Owes $937K for Lateral Hire

A Massachusetts-based job recruiter said in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan that Simpson Thacher & Bartlett should cough up more than $937,000 for bringing the firm a high-profile lateral from Sullivan & Cromwell.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

SEC, Former Dewey & LeBoeuf CFO Appear to Settle Civil Case

Papers filed on Dec. 28 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission indicate that the regulator has resolved its proceedings against Joel Sanders. A similar agreement was unable to be reached with former Dewey & LeBoeuf executive director Stephen DiCarmine.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kirkland, Quinn Emanuel Beef Up in Boston

The litigation powerhouse is poised to join Kirkland & Ellis in Beantown, where the latter set up shop earlier this year.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Steptoe Partner Who Struck a Deal With Fidel Castro Dies at 90

The Washington, D.C.-based firm has confirmed the death of John Nolan Jr., a former senior partner and Korean War veteran who once helped negotiate the release of over 1,100 prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961.
4 minute read

Law.com

7 Law Firms That Moved the Needle on Innovation in 2017

Yes, innovation is a tired buzzword and a law firm marketing cliché. But it's also the key to law firms remaining competitive.
5 minute read

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