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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July 31, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Diversity Pros Hope Work Allocation Offers a Key to Building Inclusive Law Firms

Three of the four winning projects at a recent hackathon organized by Diversity Lab focused on the fair distribution of work.

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

July 30, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Former Houston Bar President Joins O'Melveny From Winston & Strawn

Denise Scofield pointed to the firm's brisk growth in Texas; it's now close to 70 attorneys in just three years.

By Amanda O'Brien

3 minute read

July 29, 2024 | Law.com

Morgan Lewis Builds Out Germany Offices With IP, PE Hires

A pair of IP partners are arriving from Reed Smith, while the firm is turning to Milbank for one private equity partner.

By Amanda O'Brien

2 minute read

July 29, 2024 | Pro Mid Market

Midsize Firms' Family Leave Policies Caught Between Attorney and Client Needs

"Their benches aren't as deep," said consultant Peter Zeughauser. "It has a much bigger impact and firms feel it."

By Amanda O'Brien

5 minute read

July 24, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Schnader Harrison Can't Escape Suit Over Allegedly Misappropriated Comp, Judge Finds

Former income partner Jo Bennett's putative class action survived a motion to dismiss.

By Amanda O'Brien

3 minute read

July 23, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Holland & Knight Weighs Fate of Philadelphia Office Following Polsinelli Raid

The firm first entered Philadelphia with a cohort of 11 partners from Reed Smith in 2018, and a number of these attorneys are likely now establishing Polsinelli's presence in the city.

By Amanda O'Brien | Alexander Lugo

5 minute read

July 22, 2024 | Law.com

Could There Be Class Actions Over CrowdStrike's Global Tech Outage?

Law firms are investigating potential lawsuits to come out of CloudStrike's global tech outage, but there may be limits on who can recover damages.

By Amanda Bronstad | Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

July 19, 2024 | The American Lawyer

CrowdStrike Outage Yields Mixed Impacts on Big Law

"I'm hearing of more West Coast latencies than on the East Coast," said one Am Law 100 executive. "It really depends where [the office] is regionally, whether they're experiencing the same symptoms even within the same firm."

By Amanda O'Brien | Samson Amore

5 minute read

July 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Blank Rome Adds Energy Partners From Reed Smith in Pittsburgh, Houston

The three-partner team includes former energy and natural resources practice co-chair Ryan Purpura.

By Amanda O'Brien

4 minute read

July 17, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Troutman Pepper, Locke Lord Aim to Wrap Merger by End of Year

While the firms had hoped to hold partnership votes in July for an October merger, sources said, the plan is now to formalize the combination before the start of 2025.

By Amanda O'Brien | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

2 minute read

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