David Thomas

June 23, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Martin Restituyo asked to leave ex-Davis Polk associate Kaloma Cardwell's legal team due to irreconcilable differences in legal strategy, as well as saying Cardwell hasn't been paying his legal fees.

By David Thomas

3 minute read

June 23, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Jenner & Block's counterclaims come as law firms across the country are feeling the financial pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By David Thomas

4 minute read

June 23, 2020 | National Law Journal

Head count jumped by 2.5% at the nation's largest firms in 2019. But that was before the pandemic.

By David Thomas

8 minute read

June 22, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Recruiting a former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York is an attractive prospect for a lot of law firms, even if that lawyer just had a high-profile fight with the attorney general, several observers said.

By David Thomas

5 minute read

June 22, 2020 | The American Lawyer

After Dorsey & Whitney ended its prosecutorial relationship with the Minneapolis City Attorney's Office, will other firms reconsider their role in the system?

By David Thomas

7 minute read

June 19, 2020 | The American Lawyer

The departures come one week after Boies Schiller lost two high-profile rainmakers to Paul Weiss, and amid what Boies Schiller has said is a planned restructuring of the firm.

By David Thomas

4 minute read

June 16, 2020 | The American Lawyer

An industry shift may be underway, but some question whether it will extend beyond the calendar year—or the calendar itself. 

By David Thomas

5 minute read

June 14, 2020 | The American Lawyer

The work generated by Bill Isaacson and Karen Dunn, and a group of departing West Coast partners, could be as much as $100 million in business—nearly a quarter of the firm's 2019 gross revenue.

By Dylan Jackson | David Thomas

7 minute read

June 12, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Dechert's U.S. offices will wrap up operations beginning at noon on June 19, while Debevoise & Plimpton; Ropes & Gray; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Sidley Austin are among those designating the full day as a firm holiday in the U.S.

By David Thomas

4 minute read

June 10, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Joanna Hendon is representing President Donald Trump, three of his children, and his company, The Trump Organization, in a lawsuit alleging they defrauded investors by promoting doomed products and services.

By David Thomas

3 minute read