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Bruce Love

Bruce Love

Bruce Love lives in Washington, DC, and writes about the Beltway legal community and the business of law. Email him news tips at [email protected] and follow him on twitter @loveonlaw.

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August 29, 2022 | National Law Journal

DC Firms See Strong Lateral Market in July on Back of a Key Merger

The latest lateral moves bring the 2022 count so far to 483, compared to 486 in 2021 from January to June.

By Bruce Love

2 minute read

August 25, 2022 | National Law Journal

Revenue Slows at DC Firms, Yet Future Looks Bright

The dip seems temporary, as Beltway firms are currently some of the busiest in the U.S., which bodes well for future revenues in the months to come.

By Bruce Love

3 minute read

August 25, 2022 | National Law Journal

Former HSBC and Clifford Chance Attorney Joins Squire Patton

Adam Klauder advises on compliance and enforcement matters involving economic sanctions, export controls, AML, anti-corruption and other cross-border regulatory regimes.

By Bruce Love

2 minute read

August 22, 2022 | National Law Journal

When Jumping Ship Gathers Momentum

More than a dozen attorneys have left the Securities and Exchange Commission over the last few months. What is driving the talent exodus from the SEC?

By Bruce Love

7 minute read

August 19, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Battling Greenwashing: Law Firms Increasingly Wield Data to Back Up Client ESG Claims

Regulators and plaintiffs firms want more than just policy statements. Law firms are having to prove the data behind their clients' ESG efforts to avoid claims that it's all for show.

By Bruce Love

9 minute read

August 17, 2022 | National Law Journal

Crowell Boosts Commercial Class Action and Financial Services Bench

Now based in Washington, Awan comes from Honigman, where he was a partner in the litigation practice in Detroit since 2017. Prior to that, he was a corporate lawyer at Kirkland & Ellis in New York.

By Bruce Love

2 minute read

August 17, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Why Arnold & Porter's Life Sciences Transaction Team Keeps Growing

Arnold & Porter's life sciences transactions lawyers do the big M&A work, but they're also focused on working with clients on a day-to-day basis as long term partners.

By Bruce Love

3 minute read

August 10, 2022 | National Law Journal

Although Satisfied Overall, Beltway Midlevel Associates Still See Workload and Pay as Big Problems in Big Law

"The general culture of a large law firm and the billable hour system is toxic and disgusting," said one associate.

By Bruce Love

7 minute read

August 10, 2022 | The American Lawyer

Under the Hood of Boies Schiller's $2.7 Billion Blue Cross Blue Shield MDL

Boies Schiller's Hamish Hume takes The American Lawyer under the hood of his Blue Cross Blue Shield MDL—the biggest settlement ever for a private antitrust case with no government involvement.

By Bruce Love

13 minute read

August 10, 2022 | The American Lawyer

'Change Is Coming': Despite ABA Vote, Law Firms Will Face More Rivals Outside the Legal Industry

Law firms can't ignore growing competition from other industries, but for now, the ABA resolution gives lawyers in all 50 states greater clout in opposing any loosening of restrictions.

By Justin Henry | Bruce Love

6 minute read