October 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Mass Torts Litigator Ken Murphy Returns to Big LawThe longtime partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath moved to the Tucker Law Group in 2022. Now he's eager to resume defending larger clients at DLA Piper.
By Amanda O'Brien
3 minute read
October 07, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Turning the Tables: Defense Litigators Embrace Lawsuits, Alleging Fraud at Plaintiffs Shops"This is a new direction in civil litigation and a new approach by the defense," said Tyson & Mendes partner and head of communications Ashley Fetyko.
By Amanda O'Brien
6 minute read
September 27, 2024 | The American Lawyer
After This Am Law 200 Firm Fled London, Doubters Are Questioning Its Growth StrategySt. Louis-founded Armstrong Teasdale is also in the process of exiting Boston and Salt Lake City.
By Amanda O'Brien
8 minute read
September 23, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Penn Law Professor Amy Wax to Be Suspended With Half-Pay for Discriminatory SpeechWax has made derogatory comments about Asian immigrants, claimed Black students underperform academically, and invited a white nationalist to her class.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
September 20, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Armstrong Teasdale Faced Regulatory Inquiry Before Shuttering in LondonThe firm's London office—which opened in 2021—brought in $14 million in revenue in 2022 but recorded less than $250,000 in profits.
By Amanda O'Brien
5 minute read
September 19, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Dechert Resolves Hacking Claims Brought by Aviation EntrepreneurFarhad Azima had already reached a settlement with the global firm in a portion of the dispute playing out in London courts, but the fight had continued in New York federal court.
By Amanda O'Brien
2 minute read
September 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Med Mal Defense Litigator Gary Samms Jumps to Marshall DenneheySamms spent the last 26 years at Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, where he chaired the professional liability group and catastrophic loss groups.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
September 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Faegre Drinker, Carlton Fields Add Former EDNY ProsecutorsCraig Heeren, formerly the deputy chief of the office's national security and cybercrime section, is joining Am Law 100 firm Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath as a partner, while former assistant U.S. attorney Brian Morris is slated to become a shareholder with Second Hundred firm Carlton Fields.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
September 13, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
For Troutman Pepper and Ballard Spahr, the Path to Growth Points Outside of Phila.Rising costs and a lukewarm local economy continue to push firms with roots in the City of Brotherly Love to seek growth elsewhere, but some firm leaders remain bullish on their home city.
By Amanda O'Brien
7 minute read
September 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Faegre Drinker Adds Three Former Federal Prosecutors From Greenberg TraurigPartner Jessica Natali is based in Philadelphia, while partner Carolyn McNiven and associate Brittany Fisher are in San Francisco.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
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