Christine Simmons

October 05, 2023 | Law.com

In order to lure over top rainmaking partners from a rival, law firms are taking steps to make sure their pay packages and partner compensations systems are competitive.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

August 29, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Firm chair Mark Morris said Aboyoun Dobbs has been the "go-to firm for automobile dealerships in the tri-state area since its founding in 1989."

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

July 20, 2023 | Law.com

The march by big law firms to mandate more time in the office isn't only a logistical issue about where lawyers are working and billing hours. It's a sign of a much larger shift in the legal industry, amid lowered law firm demand and some continued alarms of a potential recession.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

June 06, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Robert Kindler is reuniting with Paul Weiss partner Scott Barshay, after both previously practiced at Cravath.

By Christine Simmons

3 minute read

April 27, 2023 | Law.com

A growing concern of declining law firm profits is the long-term effect on associates, including lack of training, performance reviews that lead to cuts, and some law firms reshuffling their associate ranks to right-size their class years.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

March 02, 2023 | The American Lawyer

"After careful consideration, we have mutually agreed that a combination at this time is not in the best interest of either firm," said a joint statement from the firms.

By Patrick Smith | Christine Simmons

3 minute read

March 02, 2023 | Law.com

The Big Law dichotomy in financial performance in the last year is becoming more clear. And it's not the story we've heard through the years of the rich getting richer.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

February 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The group has "a very substantial practice," said partner Michael Gallub, with some of their clients including Volkswagen and Subaru.

By Christine Simmons

3 minute read

January 19, 2023 | Law.com

Now that some practice areas have slowed down, and now that there's more pressure on law firms' bottom line, firms and partners are considering options they have put off for years or hadn't considered at all.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

January 17, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Forrest is one of several lawyers who have now left the elite firm even after it changed its lockstep partner compensation system to a modified version.

By Christine Simmons | Patrick Smith

3 minute read