Amanda O'Brien covers how law businesses are conducted throughout the state of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at [email protected].
September 15, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Duane Morris Lands 2 Securities Litigators From Maynard Nexsen in AtlantaTerry Weiss and Stefanie Wayco arrive at the firm as it pursues growth in Texas, New York, California, Chicago and South Florida, as well as Georgia.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
September 13, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Former Schnader Chair Moves to Welsh & ReckerDennis Suplee led the now defunct firm from 1992 to 1998.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
September 13, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Sacks Weston Set to Continue Operations for the Next Month, Court RulesA bankruptcy judge found the firm could continue to use the approximately $98,000 left in its operating and payroll accounts for now. Litigation funder Virage Capital, owed $14 million, wants the funds to be categorized as cash collateral.
By Amanda O'Brien
3 minute read
September 12, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Sacks Weston Name Partners Live 'Like Millionaires' Despite Owing $14M to Litigation Funder, Court Documents AllegeVirage Capital asserts that the two partners at the bankrupt Philadelphia firm have been misusing collateral pledged to a 2017 loan that's now in arrears.
By Amanda O'Brien
5 minute read
September 12, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
'We Believe This Is a Different Place': Ballard Spahr Chair Reflects on a Dozen Years at the HelmMark Stewart will pass the torch along to Minneapolis-based partner Peter Michaud at the end of the year. He says every big decision in his tenure involved weighing the culture of the firm against business considerations.
By Amanda O'Brien
7 minute read
September 11, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Former NJ Federal Judge John Michael Vazquez Moves to Chiesa Shahinian & GiantomasiVazquez, who announced plans to retire from the bench in March, worked with name partner Jeff Chiesa as an assistant U.S. attorney.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
September 08, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Offit Kurman Latest Firm to Add Schnader TalentThe firm is adding five principals and two associates split between Philadelphia, New York and Bethesda, Maryland.
By Amanda O'Brien
2 minute read
September 08, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Looking to Enter Philadelphia, Montco Law Firm Selects New Managing Partner"We began transitioning our clients from more senior partners to junior partners and began with certain practice areas," new managing partner William Roark said of Hamburg Rubin Mullin Maxwell & Lupin's succession planning. "The analysis then turned inward, and we realized we should probably have a transition put into place as well."
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
September 07, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Goodwin Secures New Phila. Lease, Marking Its Permanent Entry Into the CityThe firm is moving into 31,500 square feet of space at Schuylkill Yards, close to 30th St. Station and a number of life sciences clients in University City.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
September 07, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Judge Timothy K. Lewis Joins Blank Rome Following Schnader DissolutionLewis joins former federal Judges Stephen Orlofsky, from the District of New Jersey, and James Giles and Edward Cahn, from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, at the Am Law 100 firm.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read