Miriam Rozen covers the business of law and focuses on how lawyers preserve and expand their client roster. Contact her at [email protected]. Twitter: @MiriamRozen.
August 03, 2018 | The American Lawyer
In Wake of Bias Suit and Defections, Ogletree Airs Beef With Ex-PartnerTracy Warren, a former partner at the firm and part-time sports broadcaster, is disputing the circumstances surrounding her exit. “She did absolutely nothing wrong during her time at [Ogletree],” her lawyer said.
By Miriam Rozen
5 minute read
August 03, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Lathrop Gage Has Midwest Roots, Geographically Unbound Ambitions“We are Midwest-born firm. We will always be committed to being a premier firm in that region, but the growth is going to be focused on clients and practice areas, rather than specific geographical areas,” said Lathrop Gage's leader.
By Miriam Rozen
2 minute read
July 31, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Women Exit Ogletree Deakins in Wake of Gender Bias Allegations“A lot of my good friends had left. I looked around and said, 'Why am I still here?'” said a former nonequity partner at Ogletree Deakins, a national labor and employment firm facing a $300 million gender bias suit.
By Miriam Rozen
8 minute read
July 31, 2018 | The Recorder
In Wake of Gender Bias Allegations, Women Partners Head for the Doors at Ogletree DeakinsThe national labor and employment firm facing a $300 million gender bias suit filed in the Northern District of California has seen a string of female partners leave—including several in California.
By Miriam Rozen
2 minute read
July 27, 2018 | The American Lawyer
DOJ Memos Making More Appearances in Whistleblower CasesBoth sides of the qui tam bar agree that the so-called Brand and Granston memos, which emerged out of Main Justice earlier this year, are now showing up in the courtroom. They differ on whether they'll make a difference.
By Miriam Rozen
1 minute read
July 26, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Kasowitz, in News Again, Sees Real Estate Litigator Jump to Competitor in NY“I've been here seven business days, but I hit the ground running,” said Emilie Cooper about Haynes and Boone's New York office, which she joined last week after leaving Kasowitz Benson Torres.
By Brian Baxter
2 minute read
July 25, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Kasowitz, in News Again, Sees Real Estate Litigator Jump to Haynes and Boone“I've been here seven business days, but I hit the ground running,” said Emilie Cooper about Haynes and Boone's New York office, which she joined last week after leaving Kasowitz Benson Torres.
By Miriam Rozen
2 minute read
July 24, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Cooley, Canadian Law Firms Advise on Big Cannabis IPO"It was a no brainer," said a private equity firm general counsel, a former DEA agent, about his decision to hire Cooley for the first major listing of a legal cannabis company on a U.S. stock exchange.
By Miriam Rozen
5 minute read
July 20, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Winston & Strawn Welcomes New CMO From DebevoiseDebevoise & Plimpton's lockstep culture “is a wonderful environment for clients and creates a lot of collegiality,” but it also “drives a lot of consensus decision-making,“ said the firm's recently departed marketing chief.
By Miriam Rozen
1 minute read
July 19, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Baker Donelson Brings on Greenspoon Marder Health Care LawyersNearly two years after Greenspoon Marder absorbed the Florida Health Law Center, a pair of lawyers from the former boutique have left the firm for Baker Donelson in South Florida.
By Miriam Rozen | Raychel Lean
1 minute read