Amanda O'brien

November 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Penn State Law and Penn State Dickinson Law's reunion is moving full-steam ahead after the schools were initially separated in 2014.

By Amanda O'Brien

3 minute read

November 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Two firms have already settled into their new spaces, and another just inked a fresh lease.

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

November 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Firms based in the commonwealth are finally seeing demand increase after a downturn in 2023.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

November 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

A group of four Big Law firms and corporate partner Jay Coogan are finding themselves embroiled in a legal malpractice action stemming from a dispute between co-founders of global gaming platform Rival Games.

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

November 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Compared with the flood of messaging offered by firms in the wake of the death of George Floyd or the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, firms are stepping away from talking about divisive topics, instead focusing on offering resources to support those impacted by current events.

By Amanda O'Brien

6 minute read

November 14, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

From performing due diligence on cases to working on interest rate-proof transactions, attorneys at Fox Rothschild and Saul Ewing are finding ways to engage with litigation funders and the recipients of their investments.

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

November 11, 2024 | The American Lawyer

“Firm leaders just aren’t talking about it,” said Katherine Wilson, co-founder of Fractional CMO. “In the quest for unity, they tend to say, 'Well, it’s just better to not say anything, because I don’t want to offend anyone.'"

By Amanda O'Brien

6 minute read

November 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

“The campaign we have all just gone through has not been very focused on a lot of policy detail," said Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney life sciences industry group co-leader Jason Parish. "There’s a lot of ambiguity.”

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

November 06, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"We're moving into a declining interest rate environment. That would be the case no matter who won the election," said Dilworth Paxson chairman Lawrence McMichael. "The economy has generally been strong, interest rates are coming down, and that's a good thing."

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

November 04, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Reed Smith is hosting a command center in its Pittsburgh office fielding calls to the nonprofit Election Protection Hotline from Western and Central Pennsylvania, while Cozen O'Connor is giving attorneys pro bono credit for all nonpartisan election activities.

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read