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Amanda O'Brien

Amanda O'Brien

Amanda O'Brien covers how law businesses are conducted throughout the state of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at [email protected].

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November 22, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Blank Rome Adds Former Federal Prosecutor to Pittsburgh Office

Yvonne Saadi is a veteran of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

November 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Hodgson Russ, Freeman Mathis & Gary Divvy Up Laterals From Dissolving Litigation Boutique

Ward Greenberg will cease operations at the end of 2023. Hodgson Russ will add 10 litigators and assume the firm's Rochester lease, while Freeman Mathis Gary will take the other nine litigators and leases in Philadelphia, South Jersey and Delaware.

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

November 20, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Firms on Track to Hit National Averages in Revenue, See Success in Collections

"Gross revenue was up 4.5%—even though rates did contribute to that, overall demand was worse," Wells Fargo's Owen Burman said of the Q3 results of six Philadelphia-based firms surveyed by the bank. "In order to have revenue be around the same point, they've basically collected better at this point in the year than other firms have."

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

November 20, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Delco DA, Current AG Candidate Joins Lamb McErlane

Katayoun 'Kat' Copeland joined the West Chester firm last week and announced her bid for the GOP attorney general nomination on Monday.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

November 17, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Personal Injury Mainstay Regroups After Founder's Untimely Death

Michael Pansini's widow entrusted attorney David Pizzica to take the reins at Pansini Law Group. The firm has retained all 10 of its employees.

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

November 16, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris Adds Stradley Insurance Attorney as Corporate Practice Keeps Growing

Steve Davis, the former chief counsel of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, had spent the last 18 years at Stradley Ronon.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

November 15, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Stroock Election Law Vet and Pro Bono Director Prepare to Join Cozen O'Connor

Jerry Goldfeder will join the firm as senior counsel and Kerry Cooperman will join as a member. Both attorneys are based in New York.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

November 15, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Fox Rothschild Rebrands, Taking Internal and External Feedback

"We've had a lot of growth over the last 15 years," said Fox Rothschild chair Mark Morris. "While we think we did a good job assimilating people, we wanted to define what our culture really is internally and externally."

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

November 14, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Buchanan Announces Merger With IP Boutique RatnerPrestia

Twenty-two attorneys and two patent agents will be joining Buchanan's IP department in the move.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

November 10, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

'There's No Better Training Than In-Person Training': How 3 Phila. Firms Mold Future Litigators

While a majority of general training is conducted virtually, in-person mock trial activities are a common thread between the training regimens at Duane Morris, Fox Rothschild, and Blank Rome.

By Amanda O'Brien

6 minute read