Brian Baxter

February 25, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Wm. David Cornwell Sr., a prominent litigator in the sports world with a stable of all-star clients, is leaving Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani for Barnes & Thornburg. Gordon Rees, which acquired Cornwell's Atlanta-based firm three years ago, sued former Cornwell client Alex Rodriguez last week for $380,000 in legal fees stemming from his representation of the New York Yankees star last year.

By Brian Baxter

6 minute read

February 25, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Wm. David Cornwell Sr., a prominent litigator in the sports world with a stable of all-star clients, is leaving Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani for Barnes & Thornburg. Gordon Rees, which acquired Cornwell's Atlanta-based firm three years ago, sued former Cornwell client Alex Rodriguez last week for $380,000 in legal fees stemming from his representation of the New York Yankees star last year.

By Brian Baxter

6 minute read

February 24, 2015 | The American Lawyer

A data privacy expert joins Ropes & Gray on the West Coast; a former Bingham McCutchen practice leader lands at Mayer Brown; Epstein Becker & Green's 15-lawyer raid lands it an office in Princeton; Cleary Gottlieb hires a former Sullivan & Cromwell tax partner and other notable moves from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

10 minute read

February 24, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., have agreed to a May 2 bout that could generate $400 million in gross revenue, making it the richest boxing match in history. O'Melveny & Myers represented Pacquiao and Top Rank Boxing—a boxing promotional company headed by a Harvard Law School graduate that just hired its new general counsel from the firm—on the deal, which comes after years of legal machinations between both fighters.

By Brian Baxter

6 minute read

February 24, 2015 | The American Lawyer

A data privacy expert joins Ropes & Gray on the West Coast; a former Bingham McCutchen practice leader lands at Mayer Brown; Epstein Becker & Green's 15-lawyer raid lands it an office in Princeton; Cleary Gottlieb hires a former Sullivan & Cromwell tax partner and other notable moves from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

10 minute read

February 24, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., have agreed to a May 2 bout that could generate $400 million in gross revenue, making it the richest boxing match in history. O'Melveny & Myers represented Pacquiao and Top Rank Boxing—a boxing promotional company headed by a Harvard Law School graduate that just hired its new general counsel from the firm—on the deal, which comes after years of legal machinations between both fighters.

By Brian Baxter

6 minute read

February 22, 2015 | The American Lawyer

A Chicago boutique is absorbed by Greenberg Traurig; a Gibson Dunn practice leader heads out on his own; Sidley Austin and Steptoe & Johnson each add a trio; and other notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

11 minute read

February 22, 2015 | The American Lawyer

A Chicago boutique is absorbed by Greenberg Traurig; a Gibson Dunn practice leader heads out on his own; Sidley Austin and Steptoe & Johnson each add a trio; and other notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.

By Brian Baxter

11 minute read

February 20, 2015 | The American Lawyer

The National Football League left Los Angeles in 1995, but if the league's San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders have their way, the two franchises will play in a new $1.7 billion stadium just south of the city's downtown in Carson, California. The privately financed project, announced by both teams Friday, has led to roles for at least two Am Law 100 firms.

By Brian Baxter

7 minute read

February 20, 2015 | The American Lawyer

The National Football League left Los Angeles in 1995, but if the league's San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders have their way, the two franchises will play in a new $1.7 billion stadium just south of the city's downtown in Carson, California. The privately financed project, announced by both teams Friday, has led to roles for at least two Am Law 100 firms.

By Brian Baxter

7 minute read