Christine Simmons

October 15, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Reichman Jorgensen, with offices in Silicon Valley, Atlanta and New York, is promising to eschew hourly billing and to pay associates on a scale higher than Cravath's.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

October 15, 2018 | Litigation Daily

Reichman Jorgensen, with offices in Silicon Valley, Atlanta and New York, is promising to eschew hourly billing and to pay associates on a scale higher than Cravath's.

By Christine Simmons and Xiumei Dong

5 minute read

October 10, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Prosecutors said former Hunton & Williams and Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Keila Ravelo defrauded her law firms and client MasterCard out of $7.8 million to fuel a lavish lifestyle.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

October 09, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyers for Keila Ravelo, a former Hunton & Williams and Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner who pleaded guilty last year to tax evasion and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, said she is "a true shell of her former self."

By Charles Toutant | Christine Simmons

5 minute read

October 09, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In its latest growth spurt, Albany-based Tully Rinckey has absorbed a five-attorney firm in Rochester.

By Christine Simmons

3 minute read

October 08, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The recent decisions show that courts are continuing to enforce recruiter contracts with firms, even if they are oral or do not include a signature.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

October 08, 2018 | The Recorder

The recent decision by the California Court of Appeal and a decision in a separate case in New York show that courts are continuing to enforce recruiter contracts with firms, even if they are oral or do not include a signature.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

October 05, 2018 | New York Law Journal

When Uber Technologies Inc. retained Susman Godfrey partner Bill Carmody last year in its knock-down, drag-out fight against Waymo, trial was scheduled to start in just two months.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

October 04, 2018 | New York Law Journal

In the New York attorney general battle, Democratic candidate Letitia James on Thursday called on Ropes & Gray partner Keith Wofford to disclose each client that his firm represents, including those with business before the state.

By Christine Simmons | Dan M. Clark

4 minute read

October 04, 2018 | The American Lawyer

An effort by an Akin Gump practice leader to provide information to the FBI highlights how major law firms are navigating the unusually controversial confirmation fight.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read