Dylan Jackson writes about the business of law and race. He can be reached at [email protected] or 305-347-6677. On Twitter @DylanBJackson
September 09, 2020 | Daily Business Review
Billions May Be on the Table if More States Change Ownership Rules. Will Florida Be Next?John Stewart, who is leading the charge in Florida, says the first big market to adopt new rules will likely set the standard for the industry.
By Dylan Jackson
6 minute read
September 08, 2020 | The American Lawyer
At Working Mother's Top Firms for Women, Female Equity Partner Gains Were SlightFlexible work schedules were prominent among the winners: 39% of the female lawyers at these firms worked remotely in some capacity in 2019.
By Dylan Jackson
3 minute read
September 04, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Hire Up: A Bankruptcy Bonanza, and Other Lateral MovesRestructuring hires dominated the headlines in this week's roundup of laterals.
By Dylan Jackson
2 minute read
September 03, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Nixon Peabody Makes Another Round of Layoffs While Restoring Some Staff PayThe firm said it has ultimately made the "difficult" decision to lay off an undisclosed number of furloughed staff, citing the shift to remote work.
By Dylan Jackson
3 minute read
September 03, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Skadden Trims Staff Ranks Across US OfficesSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, which had $3.9 million in profits per equity partner last year, laid off 4% of U.S. staff.
By Dylan Jackson
2 minute read
September 03, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Get Comfortable at Home: Big Firms Plan to Allow Remote Work for Rest of YearSeveral firms said they expect office attendance to be required sometime in 2021, but others said remote work would continue "indefinitely" or until a coronavirus vaccine is in place.
By Christine Simmons | Patrick Smith | Dylan Jackson | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
6 minute read
September 01, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Irell's Litigation Vice Chair Jumps to Gibson Dunn as Firm Continues to Shed Non-IP LitigatorsA securities litigator and executive committee member, Varnen had been with Irell for more than 20 years.
By Dylan Jackson
4 minute read
August 31, 2020 | The American Lawyer
What Are Your Associates Really Thinking? Young Lawyers' Brutally Honest Advice to Their FirmsThe American Lawyer's Midlevel Associates Survey asked what respondents would change about law firm life. Here's what they had to say.
By Dylan Jackson
3 minute read
August 28, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Newly-Released FBI Files Shed Light On 2008 Cyberattack Targeting 4 Big Law ElitesGreenberg Traurig; Sullivan & Cromwell; Cravath, Swaine & Moore; and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz were the targets of an intricate cyberattack involving fake websites, according to FBI files recently declassified.
By Dylan Jackson
5 minute read
August 27, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Fly-Fishing and All-Night Layovers: How McGuireWoods Got Face-to-Face With Summer Associates Despite COVID ChallengesMany Big Law firms made their summer programs totally online, but McGuireWoods was set on keeping some of the in-person experience intact.
By Dylan Jackson
5 minute read
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