Andrew Maloney

I'm a Chicago-based reporter covering the business of law, focusing on national and global law firms for The American Lawyer, Law.com and other ALM publications. Reach out: [email protected].

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June 13, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Big Law Continues to Add Everything, Everywhere, All at Once

Large group hires are now in vogue. Analysts and firm leaders acknowledge that integrating many more people at once is a challenge, but clients are more amenable to switching platforms and there's less disruption for new lawyers,.

By Andrew Maloney

5 minute read

June 10, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Davis Wright Tremaine to Merge With Financial Services Boutique McGonigle

The Seattle-founded firm is adding 44 lawyers from McGonigle, which was launched in 2010 and was known until 2021 as Murphy & McGonigle.

By Andrew Maloney

4 minute read

June 08, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Kirkland, Latham Tout Investment Funds Pickups From One Another

Jamie Walter was the founding partner of Kirkland's Washington, D.C., investments group. Nabil Sabki spent nearly a decade in Latham's Chicago office. Now they've both swapped firms.

By Andrew Maloney

3 minute read

June 07, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Could Large Firms' 'Incumbent Advantage' Start to Decline?

With marketing spending surging and clients increasingly willing to move work around, there's a growing prospect that Big Law might see its ability to deepen ties by referring work across practices begin to wane.

By Andrew Maloney

5 minute read

June 06, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Partner Pay Is Still Spreading Out as Lawyer Mobility Accelerates

Median pay ratios in the Am Law 200 continued to expand last year, even with some outlier firms reversing course.

By Andrew Maloney

5 minute read

June 02, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Why Are Chicago Law Firms Competing in Miami? Each Has a Different Approach

A string of Miami hires and office openings may or may not have been coincidental. But Big Law's latest hot market signals both a shift in thinking about geography and the incentives to grow.

By Andrew Maloney

6 minute read

June 01, 2022 | New York Law Journal

New York Real Estate Boutiques Combine Amid 'Mind-Blowing' Real Estate Activity

Firm leadership said the combined firm would be the largest in New York City, based on dollar volume of transactions, that's dedicated to residential real estate.

By Andrew Maloney

3 minute read