December 18, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Kirkland Nabs Freshfields Rainmaker, Adds More Debevoise LawyersFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer private equity partner David Higgins is poised to become co-managing partner of the London office at Kirkland & Ellis, which has also brought on several more lawyers from Debevoise & Plimpton in New York.
By Anna Ward
4 minute read
December 15, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Cobalt Bankruptcy Leaves Big Law in the LurchHouston-based oil exploration and production company Cobalt International Energy Inc. owes more than $3.5 million in legal fees to a half-dozen law firms, according to bankruptcy court filings.
By Brian Baxter |
4 minute read
December 13, 2017 | The Recorder
Gordon Rees Snags Nine-Lawyer Sedgwick TeamThe pending demise of Sedgwick has resulted in a maritime group that the firm recruited nearly two years ago decamping for Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani.
By Brian Baxter | Meghan Tribe |
3 minute read
December 13, 2017 | National Law Journal
In Alabama Senate Race, Big Law Backed a WinnerDoug Jones, a name partner at Birmingham's Jones & Hawley and a former partner at Haskell Slaughter and Whatley Drake, stunned Republican candidate Roy Moore in a special U.S. Senate election in Alabama.
By Brian Baxter | C. Ryan Barber |
24 minute read
December 12, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Prime Clerk Gets Private Equity Investment, JG Wentworth WorkPrivate equity giant The Carlyle Group LP has invested an undisclosed sum in New York-based Prime Clerk, a bankruptcy claims administrator started by former Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Shai Waisman.
By Brian Baxter |
4 minute read
December 08, 2017 | The American Lawyer
UK Law Firms Ink Alliances in Three CountriesAs U.S. firms seek to increase market share, so do their colleagues overseas. DAC Beachcroft and Mills & Reeve recently signed agreements with firms in Argentina, Germany and The Netherlands.
By Joseph Evans and Alex Berry
5 minute read
December 08, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Energy Bankruptcies Leave Some Law Firms IdlingSometimes bankruptcy court bites back. A trio of Chapter 11 filings in recent weeks by Amfuel, Level Solar Inc. and RDX Technologies Corp. have a host of large law firms awaiting outstanding payments.
By Brian Baxter
5 minute read
December 07, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Sedgwick's London Office Down to One PartnerCMS is the latest firm to recruit from Sedgwick's sole remaining overseas outpost after similar moves by two other U.K.-based firms.
By Joseph Evans
2 minute read
December 06, 2017 | The Recorder
Irell Partner Tapped for Starring Role at Hollywood HeavyweightJoshua Grode, co-chair of the transactions practice since joining Irell & Manella in 2014, is poised to leave the firm and become CEO of film and television production company Legendary Entertainment.
By Brian Baxter |
4 minute read
December 06, 2017 | The American Lawyer
British Firm Absorbs Bulk of Sedgwick's London OfficeDAC Beachcroft is bringing on a six-lawyer team from the shuttering Am Law 200 firm led by partners Mark Kendall and Duncan Strachan.
By Joseph Evans
3 minute read
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