Brian Baxter

Brian Baxter

November 01, 2018 | The Recorder

Gymnast-Turned-Lawyer Sues USA Gymnastics Over Sex Abuse Scandal

Tasha Schwikert-Warren, a former Olympic gymnast now working as an associate at Holland & Hart, is suing the organization in L.A. Superior Court alongside her sister.

By Brian Baxter

7 minute read

October 31, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Big Law Associate Sues USA Gymnastics Over Sex Abuse Scandal

Tasha Schwikert-Warren, a former Olympic gymnast now working as an associate at Holland & Hart in Las Vegas, is suing the organization along with her sister.

By Brian Baxter

7 minute read

October 31, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Wachtell, Weil Unveil Legal Bills, Hourly Rates for Bankrupt Sears in NY Court Action

The two high-powered firms earned more than $11.5 million from the insolvent retail giant before its recent Chapter 11 case.

By Brian Baxter

5 minute read

October 30, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Wachtell, Weil Unveil Legal Bills, Hourly Rates for Bankrupt Sears

The two high-powered firms earned more than $11.5 million from the insolvent retail giant before its recent Chapter 11 case.

By Brian Baxter

5 minute read

October 29, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Paul Weiss Scores Lead Role on IBM's $33B Red Hat Buy

A handful of large law firms—but not Cravath—are advising on the largest acquisition ever of a software company.

By Brian Baxter

8 minute read

October 26, 2018 | The American Lawyer

After Selling Business, Lathrop Gage Partner Charts New Path

The firm has hired Robert Haupt, a lawyer with an entrepreneurial bent returning to private practice after several years running the largest consumer law shop in the country.

By Brian Baxter

4 minute read

October 23, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

After Merger, Lowenstein Lands Veteran Bankruptcy Partner

Joseph DiPasquale, a former name partner at Trenk DiPasquale Della Fera & Sodono, has joined the firm in New Jersey.

By Brian Baxter

4 minute read

October 17, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Big Coal Bankruptcies Leave Red, Not Black, for Big Law

Three companies that recently began Chapter 11 proceedings owe millions in legal fees to a half-dozen law firms.

By Brian Baxter

4 minute read

October 16, 2018 | International Edition

Ex-Big Law Kiwi Killed by Fallen Sign, Court Hears

A British court is currently hearing a case involving Jacob Marx, a former in-house lawyer at LexisNexis who died in London five years ago after being crushed by a gaming giant's storefront sign.

By Brian Baxter

3 minute read

October 11, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Kirkland Nabs New Partners From Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher

The world's largest law firm by gross revenue has continued its lateral hiring spree on both coasts.

By Brian Baxter

5 minute read


More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.