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].
June 21, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Barnes & Thornburg Enters Boston With Ambitions to 'Become a Full-Service Player'The Am Law 100 firm is on a full-court press to expand on the East Coast, after group acquisitions in New York and Delaware.
By Andrew Maloney
4 minute read
June 18, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Kirkland Steps Up in Salary Battle, Raising Pay for Associates and Nonequity PartnersSome U.S.-based nonshare partners at Kirkland will receive "commensurate salary increases," according to a firm memo.
By Andrew Maloney
2 minute read
June 18, 2021 | The American Lawyer
As More Law Firms Match Salary Scale, Signing Bonuses Become Key DifferentiatorThe signing bonuses—targeting midlevel corporate associates—are happening behind the scenes and are one way firms can distinguish each other.
By Andrew Maloney
6 minute read
June 17, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Throng of Law Firms Pile Onto New Associate Pay Scale After Cravath, Paul Weiss MoveA series of big law firms, such as Goodwin Procter, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Paul Hastings and Morgan Lewis & Bockius, followed to confirm their own increases in associate pay.
By Christine Simmons | Andrew Maloney
4 minute read
June 15, 2021 | The American Lawyer
While Holdouts Remain in Associate Salary Battle, O'Melveny and Pillsbury Match"It's a question of whether or not someone comes out and tries to better what Davis Polk did," said a New York recruiter.
By Andrew Maloney
4 minute read
June 14, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Kirkland Corporate Duo Leaves for LathamThe new additions boost Latham's capabilities in Southern California and the Midwest, as well as Boston, the firm said.
By Andrew Maloney
3 minute read
June 14, 2021 | The American Lawyer
More Salary Dominoes Fall at Am Law 200 Firms While Others Wait and SeeThe latest firms raising associate pay include Boies Schiller, Vinson & Elkins and Gunderson. Still, most of the top 20 most profitable law firms had yet to confirm any pay raises as of Monday afternoon.
By Andrew Maloney
5 minute read
June 14, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Davis Polk Recruits Cleary Partner as Firm Flexes Hiring StrengthPaul Marquardt, an international trade and CFIUS-focused lawyer, is the fourth lateral partner hire this year at Davis Polk. His addition comes just days after Davis Polk set a new scale for associate salaries.
By Andrew Maloney
3 minute read
June 11, 2021 | The American Lawyer
The Milbank Salary Raise Is a Gut Check for Big Law"I feel pretty confident the top-performers will match, but it'll be really interesting to see where that line is drawn," says a managing director with Major, Lindsey & Africa's associate practice group.
By Dylan Jackson | Patrick Smith | Andrew Maloney
5 minute read
June 08, 2021 | The American Lawyer
A Trial-And-Error Approach to Office Returns Yields Some Lessons LearnedFew firms have acknowledged mistakes in their office return announcements. But Chicago-based Freeborn & Peters is keeping a loose policy after two instances where the firm's office return expectations didn't go as planned.
By Andrew Maloney
4 minute read
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