Brian Baxter

October 14, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Marvin Putnam and Marshall Grossman, two lateral hires by Latham & Watkins and Orrick, respectively, are the latest lawyers to represent clients caught up in the traveling circus that has become Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Gibson Dunn's Ted Boutrous Jr. and Beverly Hills litigator Charles Harder have also entered the mix.

By Brian Baxter

42 minute read

October 13, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Richard Friedman, the former head of New York's Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference, has left the firm he co-founded in 1988 to join Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton. Three other partners are also making the move.

By Brian Baxter

45 minute read

October 13, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Jaroslawa Zelinsky Johnson, a former managing partner of Chadbourne & Parke's now-defunct Kiev office, has filed papers with a federal court in New York seeking to join a putative class action against her former firm filed in late August by current litigation partner Kerrie Campbell.

By Brian Baxter

11 minute read

October 10, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings and Gibson Dunn see two purported recruits remain at a London-based legal giant; a bevy of moves at Chadbourne & Parke, Jones Day and Quinn Emanuel; Munger Tolles makes two high-profile hires; and other notable additions from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

210 minute read

October 09, 2016 | The American Lawyer

League table rankings for the third quarter of 2016 show global transactional volume reaching its lowest levels in three years in Brexit's aftermath.

By Brian Baxter

65 minute read

October 06, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice has become the latest large law firm to ink an agreement to use artificial intelligence platform ROSS Intelligence, which earlier this year signed on its first law firm clients.

By Brian Baxter

30 minute read

October 05, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The National Basketball Players Association, now under the leadership of former Skadden litigation partner Michele Roberts, recently filed its annual report with the U.S. Department of Labor. The union spent more than $1.8 million on legal fees to 14 firms in 2015-16.

By Brian Baxter

46 minute read

October 04, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Baker Donelson and Maynard, Cooper & Gale set up shop in new cities; Crowell & Moring sees two practice leaders depart; more exits at Cadwalader; McGuireWoods expands in San Francisco; and other notable additions from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

210 minute read

October 04, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals filed for bankruptcy in Delaware last week, owing nearly $3.7 million to lawyers from more than 20 firms, including at least eight from the Am Law 200. The Sarasota, Florida-based company, formerly known as Star Scientific, once made headlines over a criminal complaint filed against a former Virginia governor.

By Brian Baxter

73 minute read

October 02, 2016 | The American Lawyer

International Business Machines Corp. turned to its longtime lawyers from Cravath, Swaine & Moore to handle it recent purchase of Promontory Financial Group. The deal will expand the expertise of Watson Financial Services, an artificial intelligence and cognitive computing platform of increased interest to law firms.

By Brian Baxter

18 minute read