Amanda O'brien

July 19, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Paul Fuener joined the firm's legacy liability practice in Pittsburgh, while Matthew Schnall joined the tax practice in Boston.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

July 17, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

"From a purely competence standpoint, [the technology] is not at a stage where, in my view, it's particularly useful or reliable," said Fox Rothschild partner Robert Tintner, who oversees the Philadelphia Bar Association's ethics hotline.

By Amanda O'Brien

7 minute read

July 13, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys, from junior associates to other firm partners, need to create backup plans well in advance of a rainmaker or founding partner retiring, experts say.

By Amanda O'Brien

6 minute read

July 12, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Three lawyers are moving to Semanoff Ormsby after the closing of their prior firm, Dolchin Slotkin & Todd, which shuttered after a firm founder retired.

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

July 12, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Derek Winokur, formerly a co-head of Dechert's private equity practice, and tax attorney Edward Lemanowicz are joining Milbank in New York.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

July 10, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

"He was just somebody that was thoroughly committed to service and to serving others," Blank Rome managing partner Grant Palmer said of his late former colleague.

By Amanda O'Brien

2 minute read

July 07, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

After nearly 50 years on the south side of Market Street, the firm will move across the street in December 2024 to Two Commerce Square.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

July 07, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Dilworth Paxson chair Lawrence McMichael speculated the technology would level the playing field between midsize and large firms. "Ultimately, you're reducing the number of people that are involved in making the product," he says.

By Amanda O'Brien

6 minute read

July 05, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

"We needed to extricate ourselves from that distraction," new Pittsburgh office chair Sunshine Fellows said of the derogatory messages sent by firm founders John Barber and Jeffrey Ranen while at Lewis Brisbois.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

July 03, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The rapper had blamed his lawyers for a $7 million jury verdict stemming from accusations that he released a sex tape. But a Connecticut federal judge found no evidence that the participation of three additional witnesses would have changed the outcome.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read