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Christine Simmons

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

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May 22, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Two Partners Leave Kirkland to Lead Covington's Private Equity Practice

Amy Wollensack and Sergio Urias will co-chair Covington's private equity group from New York.

By Christine Simmons

3 minute read

May 22, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Am Law 200 Rankings Bring Mixed Results for New York Firms

Two Second Hundred firms in New York saw their revenue drop, two ascended to the Am Law 100 via mergers, and one enjoyed a staggering 49 percent rise in revenue.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

May 22, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The New York Elite Keep Raking in the Big Bucks

More than half of the 17 New York-based firms in the Am Law 200 saw revenue growth of 5 percent or more.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

May 21, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Fried Frank Recruits Goldman Sachs Alum, Leading Stroock Litigator

With help from firm chairman David Greenwald, Fried Frank has recruited another Goldman Sachs veteran, hiring financial services litigator Michael Keats from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

May 18, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Headhunting Firm Seeks to Boost Claims Against Simpson Thacher

Boston Executive Search Associates said Simpson Thacher & Bartlett not only failed to pay a percentage of a recruited partner's expected $3.75 million first-year pay, but also a portion of the partner's $1 million signing bonus.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

May 17, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Kirkland Private Equity Team Jumps to Gibson Dunn

The four partners making the switch were longtime partners at Kirkland & Ellis, which has mainly been on the receiving end of other firms' corporate talent lately.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

May 16, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Judge Tosses Ex-Big Law Attorneys' Fraud Suit Against Boutique

Attorneys Brian Brook and Matthew Peed had alleged a host of claims against 10-attorney Simon & Partners and its founder, Bradley Simon.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

May 14, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Kasowitz Among Creditors Hoping to Collect From $9M Dakota Apartment Sale

The apartment, formerly owned by ex-hedge fund manager Alphonse "Buddy" Fletcher, was ordered to go on sale to pay a list of creditors that includes Fletcher's former attorneys at Kasowitz Benson.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

May 10, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Kirkland Scores High-Powered DLA Piper Duo

Two Chicago-based partners are poised to leave DLA Piper for Kirkland & Ellis, just weeks after DLA Piper saw a roughly 50-lawyer team decamp for McDermott Will & Emery.

By Roy Strom | Christine Simmons

4 minute read

May 10, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Trump Nominates 7 to Fill NY Federal District Court Vacancies

The president's selection of three Southern District, four Eastern District and a Western District nominee came as part of a rare point of comity, with a source confirming cooperation between the White House and Sen. Charles Schumer's office.

By Colby Hamilton | Christine Simmons

6 minute read


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