October 31, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Bryan Cave, UK's BLP Target January Merger DateBoth firms are moving closer to a transatlantic union despite the challenges of finalizing a 'complicated' deal.
By Anna Ward
3 minute read
October 27, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Airline Bankruptcies Bolster Some Big Law Bottom Lines, Hit OthersA regional carrier in Hawaii recently became the latest aviation company to find itself bankruptcy court.
By Brian Baxter
6 minute read
October 26, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Fee Tracker: The Latest Look at Billables Throughout Big LawA look at some of the legal bills behind notable clients in the news.
By Brian Baxter
12 minute read
October 25, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Another Top Offshore Law Firm Confirms Data BreachAppleby is preparing clients for a potential leak of confidential information hacked in 2016.
By James Booth
3 minute read
October 24, 2017 | The American Lawyer
German Prosecutors Raid Freshfields' Frankfurt OfficeThe London-based legal giant saw its work for a former client get swept up in a tax evasion probe.
By James Booth
2 minute read
October 23, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Big British Firm Bolts on Struggling Sedgwick's Bermuda BaseGrowing U.K. firm Kennedys has absorbed the Bermuda affiliate of Sedgwick, an Am Law 200 shop that has watched a string of partners leave its ranks in recent months.
By Joseph Evans
3 minute read
October 19, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Ex-Cadwalader Partner Behind Nearly $649M Irish IPOJustin Bickle is a founder and CEO of Glenveagh Properties plc, an Irish homebuilding company that raised €550 million last week through an initial public offering in Dublin and London.
By Rose Walker
2 minute read
October 13, 2017 | National Law Journal
Crowell & Moring Votes Out First-Term LeaderTwo years after Crowell & Moring named government contracts partner Angela Styles its new leader, the firm is poised to pass that role to Philip Inglima, a member of Crowell & Moring's white-collar and regulatory enforcement group.
By Brian Baxter | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | National Law Journal
27 minute read
October 13, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Ropes & Gray Issues Bonuses to Retain Associates Amid Lateral RaidsThe Boston-based Am Law 100 firm is paying big money to hold on to junior lawyers that were part of teams that left its ranks in recent months.
By Rose Walker
3 minute read
October 12, 2017 | The American Lawyer
UAE Firm, Ex-Big Law Partner's Shop Unite for London LaunchPeter Gray, a former partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Dubai who was suspended from the firm in 2015 for his role in a dispute with a Djibouti businessman, is merging his small firm with an outfit from the United Arab Emirates.
By Rose Walker
2 minute read