Christine Simmons
Christine Simmons writes about the New York legal community and the business of law. Email her at [email protected] and find her on Twitter @chlsimmons
April 22, 2019 | The American Lawyer
High-End M&A Meets a New Challenge: Too Many White MenWhite-shoe firms such as Cravath and Sullivan & Cromwell say they are making progress, including helping to ensure new mothers can fill roles on deal teams.
By Christine Simmons
5 minute read
April 18, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Keeping Equity Tiers in Check, New York's Top Firms Record New Profit HighsEquity partnerships at the richest firms guarded their exclusivity or even contracted, while ALM counted nonequity partners for the first time at Simpson Thacher and Willkie Farr.
By Christine Simmons
18 minute read
April 15, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Cahill Gordon Sees Declines Amid Junk Bond Market SlowdownAfter a down year, Cahill Gordon's chairman said the firm is considering steps to diversify and expand its footprint.
By Christine Simmons
4 minute read
March 20, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Ex-Greenberg Traurig Shareholders Join Marc Mukasey to Launch Boutique“We're going to stay lean, but we're going to recruit more people,” Mukasey said of his new New York firm.
By Melanie Waddell | Christine Simmons
5 minute read
March 20, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Former Greenberg Traurig Shareholders Join Marc Mukasey to Launch Boutique“We're going to stay lean, but we're going to recruit more people,” Mukasey said of his new New York firm.
By Melanie Waddell and Christine Simmons
5 minute read
March 20, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Bankruptcies, Deals and Litigation Push Weil Gotshal to New HighsThe firm had major roles in six of the top 10 Chapter 11 filings of 2018.
By Christine Simmons
6 minute read
March 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal
In Rare Lateral Hire, Sullivan & Cromwell Adds Cleary's James BromleyBromley is taking his bankruptcy practice to Sullivan & Cromwell and will co-lead the firm's global restructuring group.
By Christine Simmons
2 minute read
March 12, 2019 | New York Law Journal
In Through the 'Side Door': Wiretap Outlines Willkie Leader's Alleged Role in Admissions Scandal“I'm not worried about the moral issue here,” Gordon Caplan allegedly told a fixer who promised to inflate his daughter's ACT score.
By Christine Simmons
6 minute read
March 12, 2019 | The American Lawyer
'Not Worried About the Moral Issue': Wiretap Outlines Willkie Leader's Alleged Role in Admissions ScandalDespite initial concerns, Gordon Caplan allegedly moved forward with a fixer who promised to inflate his daughter's ACT score.
By Christine Simmons
6 minute read
March 01, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Trio of Boies Schiller Partners to Launch Cadwalader Trial GroupSean O'Shea, who will chair the group, said his practice has shifted to include more defense-side litigation matters.
By Christine Simmons
4 minute read
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