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January 28, 2025 | The American Lawyer
DLA Piper Hires Former FAA Chief Counsel as Transportation Practice Co-ChairNichols spent nearly three years at the FAA after holding high-ranking roles at Saab and Rolls-Royce.
By Dan Roe
3 minute read
January 28, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Diversity Lab Alters DEI-Centered Verbiage on Mansfield Certification WebsiteThe requirements remain in place, Diversity Lab's founder and CEO said, amid other recent changes to the site's language on DEI.
By Dan Roe
5 minute read
January 27, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Big Law Aims to Make DEI Less Divisive in Trump's Second TermAfter an executive order signaled a crackdown on the very principle of DEI, law firms are considering ways to ensure that programs focused on inclusion don't come off as exclusionary to some.
By Dan Roe and Samson Amore
10 minute read
January 16, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Can a Law Firm Institutionalize Its Culture? Boies Schiller’s New Chairman Will TryMaintaining Boies Schiller’s identity is a central goal of Matthew Schwartz’s first leadership term, he told The American Lawyer in a Q&A.
By Dan Roe
10 minute read
January 09, 2025 | The Recorder
Many LA County Law Firms Remain Open, Mobilize to Support Affected Employees Amid Historic FirestormMultiple firms said some employees lost their homes in the fires that began Tuesday morning.
By Dan Roe
5 minute read
January 09, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Sullivan & Cromwell Signals 5-Day RTO Expectation as Law Firms Remain Split on Optimal AttendanceLawyers are expected to come to the office during normal business hours barring "extraordinary" circumstances, according to a recent update to the firm's office manual.
By Dan Roe
6 minute read
January 07, 2025 | New York Law Journal
DLA Piper NY Office Adds Ex-Verizon GC As Big Law Goes on In-House Hiring SpreeFormer Verizon Business Group GC and SVP John Frantz is at least the fifth high-ranking in-house lawyer to head to Big Law this week.
By Dan Roe
4 minute read
January 07, 2025 | The American Lawyer
DLA Piper Adds Former Verizon GC Amid In-House Hiring SpreeFormer Verizon Business Group GC and SVP John Frantz is at least the fifth high-ranking in-house lawyer to head to Big Law this week.
By Dan Roe
4 minute read
January 06, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Capital Markets Partner Rejoins O’Melveny Ahead of Expected Uptick in Demand“As market conditions improve, our clients have a growing need for sophisticated capital markets counsel,” O’Melveny chair Bradley Butwin said in a press release.
By Dan Roe
2 minute read
December 31, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Topping Kirkland, Weil Won the Most Valuable Major Bankruptcy Retentions of 2024One massive Chapter 11 generated nearly $70 million in revenue for Weil in 2024.
By Dan Roe
3 minute read
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