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Corporate Counsel

For Law Firm GCs, Dealing With Partners' Conduct Can be a 'Tightrope'

“It makes no difference to me whether it's one of my closest friends or a partner I have never met,” said Nicholas Gravante, GC of Boies Schiller. “My obligation is to the firm. The firm is my client.”
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Big Law Partner Faces Jail Time, Owes $7.9M Over Bogus Invoices

Keila Ravelo, a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner, faces four to six years in prison and has been ordered to pay $7.9 million in restitution in the wake of her guilty plea Monday in Newark, New Jersey, federal court.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Husch Blackwell Layoffs Hit Partner, Counsel Ranks

The Am Law 100 firm will shed some 40 lawyers before year's end.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ropes & Gray's Next Chair Will Be a Woman

Julie Jones will assume the post of chairwoman after current chairman R. Bradford Malt retires at the end of 2019.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Retired Big Law Partner Dies in Around-the-World Yacht Race

Simon Speirs, a former real estate partner at British firm Osborne Clarke, perished over the weekend after being swept overboard during a race from South Africa to Australia.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Fee Tracker: Sex Scandals See Private School Legal Bills Rise

A look at some of the notable legal fees behind clients in the news.
14 minute read

The American Lawyer

Attorney Pundits and the Perils of Going On-Air

In the aftermath of Gordon Rees removing a partner from her management duties as a result of a controversial Fox News interview, media experts weigh in on the difficulty that law firms face when they have outspoken and partisan media figures in their ranks.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Company Sues Baker McKenzie for Malpractice

Baker McKenzie has filed a motion to dismiss the case and released a statement Friday stating that the suit had no merit. The firm declined to comment further.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel Looks to Qatar for First Middle East Office

The litigation giant is poised to set up shop in a geopolitical hot spot early next year.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Wells Fargo Report Shows Legal Market Stalled in Third Quarter

Through the first six months of this year, 2017 was shaping up to be a strong one for law firms. The same cannot be said following poor third-quarter results touted this week by two leading law firm lenders.
4 minute read

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