Brian Baxter

March 14, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Firms in the Cayman Islands, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia and Mauritius are among those being absorbed by Dentons in its latest round of global expansion.

By Rose Walker

3 minute read

March 12, 2018 | The American Lawyer

George Davis, a former co-chair of the global restructuring practice at O'Melveny & Myers, will now hold the same role at Latham & Watkins.

By Brian Baxter |

5 minute read

March 09, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Lady Barbara Judge, an American-born lawyer who was once a partner at Kaye Scholer, has resigned as chair of the U.K.'s Institute of Directors amid accusations of bullying, racism and sexism.

By Alex Berry

4 minute read

February 23, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The NBA's Dallas Mavericks have hired two lawyers to conduct an internal investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct involving the team's longtime former president and CEO, who began his career at Morrison & Foerster.

By Brian Baxter | Meghan Tribe |

5 minute read

February 15, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Steven Metro was wrongly sentenced based on the entire $4.6 million proceeds of an insider trading scheme, despite the fact that others were involved, according to a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

By Charles Toutant

5 minute read

February 14, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The London-based legal giant is poised to take on 60 paralegals and launch a new low-cost legal services center in England after purchasing the legal services arm of insolvent British construction company Carillion plc.

By Alex Berry

3 minute read

February 13, 2018 | The Recorder

Christopher Brearton, a high-profile entertainment, sports and media partner hired by Latham & Watkins from O'Melveny & Myers in late 2014, is switching to a top business side role at movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

By Brian Baxter |

5 minute read

February 12, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Paul Dwyer Jr., who headed a national litigation management team for CVS Health Corp. at Locke Lord, is helping McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter move into Rhode Island.

By Brian Baxter |

3 minute read

February 12, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Jason Hill, a corporate senior associate at Shoosmith in Milton Keynes, England, was one of three U.K. tourists to die over the weekend when a sightseeing tour company's helicopter crashed on Feb. 10.

By James Booth

3 minute read

February 10, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Edmund Duffy, a former head of the China practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York, must now register as a sex offender.

By Brian Baxter |

8 minute read