Gina Passarella Cipriani

February 01, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The American Lawyer's annual Laterals Report takes a deep dive into lateral hiring strategies, risk mitigation techniques, the hottest lateral hires of 2017, retaining women laterals and much more.

By ALM Staff

5 minute read

January 28, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The lateral partner data show women outpace their brethren at the profession's upper echelons. When women laterals move to the most-profitable Am Law 200 firms, or just to a higher PPP firm, they perform more strongly than their male counterparts.

By Hugh A. Simons and Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio

8 minute read

January 28, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Decipher's inaugural Global Lateral Hire Risk Mitigation Study examines how Am Law 200 firms identify, evaluate and address the risks associated with lateral partner hires.

By Hugh A. Simons and Michael A. Ellenhorn

10 minute read

January 28, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Law firms recharged their practices with a range of high-wattage partner moves in 2017. It wasn't shocking that many of the new hires came from the outgoing Obama administration. But plugged-in practitioners of all kinds were in demand, from Silicon Valley dealmakers to law firm leaders to white-collar litigators.

By ALM Staff

15 minute read

January 17, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The legal industry needs to move past thinking about pricing and start thinking more about scoping their matters, writer Keith Lipman argues.

By Keith Lipman

8 minute read

January 11, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Our editorial team crafted a forum to bring together thought leaders on the tough questions facing the legal industry, all geared toward answering two broad questions: What needs to change and how do we do it?

By Gina Passarella Cipriani

6 minute read

December 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Law Firm Management columnists Steven Andersen and Jamie Diaferia write: Applying the tactics and techniques that work for boutiques to small groups within big firms can yield similar results: more effective brand elevation and more meaningful relationships with the media.

By Steven Andersen and Jamie Diaferia

6 minute read

December 21, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Dan DiPietro, a nearly 30-year fixture within Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group where he advised the nation's largest law firms on their financial outlook, has retired from his role as chair of that advisory arm to start his own consulting shop and lend his expertise part -time to McKinsey & Co.

By Gina Passarella Cipriani

3 minute read

December 20, 2017 | The American Lawyer

These 10 runner-up law firms handled groundbreaking cases, got results that made headlines, and saved clients from uncertain futures.

By Emily Barker | Gina Passarella Cipriani

5 minute read

December 19, 2017 | The American Lawyer

With an all-hands-on-deck approach that has no room for primadonnas, Jones Day's focus on client service shines through in its litigation wins, earning it our highest honor in the Litigation Department of the Year contest.

By Gina Passarella Cipriani

8 minute read