Amanda O'Brien

November 09, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Leaders are hopeful Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker will serve as a "cheerleader" who can help people feel more comfortable in Center City, helping with their own efforts to bring personnel back to the office.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

November 06, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Jodena Carbone, who worked at the firm for 17 years, alleges she was fired the day after her 59th birthday.

By Amanda O'Brien

3 minute read

November 03, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The firm signed the lease for the building in December 2019, just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but chair Jami Wintz McKeon said she and co-leaders "never thought about backing out of that lease or changing our mind."

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

November 02, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

David Strasser is the new member-in-charge while Gretchen Panchik—the first associate to hold an office leadership role in the firm—is co-chair.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

November 01, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan missed its window of opportunity to find a merger partner, and now the firm is shutting down. Could leaders have done anything to secure greater support for their plans?

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

October 31, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The five new arrivals include two former members of Eckert's board of directors.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

October 27, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The defunct firm has reached an interim, confidential settlement with plaintiffs Herbert Vederman, Samuel Sidewater and Steven Sidewater, and the parties hope to finalize the resolution in 2024.

By Amanda O'Brien

2 minute read

October 26, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ashton Batchelor was previously the chief value and analytics officer at Robins Kaplan.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

October 26, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The third quarter saw the abrupt closure of Philadelphia stalwart Schnader Harrison, which forced 91 attorneys to find new homes.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

October 25, 2023 | The American Lawyer

"The differences the data reflects are that mothers are disproportionately not getting important assignments, not being assigned matters with travel, not having sponsors and mentors, and there's a disparity in income particularly as income rises," attorney Roberta Liebenberg, a co-author of the report, said.

By Amanda O'Brien

6 minute read