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
March 01, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Shearman Sees Profits Rise as Revenue Stays SteadyShearman & Sterling boosted partner profits by 7 percent while barely eking out revenue gains last year.
By Christine Simmons
6 minute read
March 01, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Out of Focus: Lawyers and Firms Can No Longer Ignore DementiaAs a rising tide of Alzheimer's and other dementia diagnoses grips aging law firm partnerships, neither firms nor their lawyers have learned how to cope.
By Christine Simmons
18 minute read
March 01, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Shearman & Sterling Opens Austin Office with Eight Lawyers from Andrews KurthThe firm will also open an office in Houston in a few months.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Christine Simmons
4 minute read
March 01, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Stroock Sees Revenue Fall, Profits Leap as Strategic Review Sparks Big ChangesThe firm de-equitized about 21 partners in 2017, creating a new multitiered partnership structure, and it tightened its practice focus after deciding it shouldn't strive to be "everything to everyone."
By Christine Simmons
7 minute read
February 26, 2018 | New York Law Journal
MoFo Capital Markets Team Jumps to Mayer BrownThe group includes five partners, three counsel and a still-undetermined number of additional lawyers.
By Christine Simmons
3 minute read
February 26, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Partner Profits Surge 18 Percent at Weil, Gotshal & MangesGross revenue grew nearly 10 percent, reaching $1.39 billion amid a record year for the firm.
By Christine Simmons
5 minute read
February 23, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
Shearman & Sterling Targets Baker Botts Lawyers as It Prepares to Open Houston OfficeThe head of Baker Botts' oil and gas practice is expected to join Shearman & Sterling at its new office in Houston.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Christine Simmons
3 minute read
February 21, 2018 | Daily Report Online
It's Official: Andrews Kurth and Hunton & Williams Will MergePartners at the two firms have voted to approve the merger.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Christine Simmons
7 minute read
February 21, 2018 | Daily Business Review
It's Official: Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Will MergePartners at the two firms have voted to approve the merger to create a 1,000-lawyer firm April 2.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Christine Simmons
5 minute read
February 21, 2018 | Texas Lawyer
It's Official: Andrews Kurth and Hunton & Williams Will MergePartners at the two firms have voted to approve the merger.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Christine Simmons
6 minute read
