Jack Newsham writes about the New York legal community and the business of law, including law firm finance and management and the battle for talent. Email him at [email protected] and find him on Twitter @thenewsham.
May 15, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Amid Falling Head Count, D'Amato & Lynch Sued by Ex-LandlordThe lawsuit brought by the landlord, represented by Greenberg Traurig, comes a couple of months after the firm moved to smaller offices. The firm's head count is now one-third of its size two years ago.
By Jack Newsham
3 minute read
May 14, 2019 | Law.com
Global Law Firm Faces Cash 'Crunch,' Struggles to Pay PartnersAccording to internal emails, CKR Law managing partner Jeffrey Rinde said the firm will terminate contracts with several “substantially underperforming partners” and seek to eliminate “certain redundancies.”
By Jack Newsham | Christine Simmons
7 minute read
May 14, 2019 | New York Law Journal
NY-Based Law Firm Faces Cash 'Crunch,' Struggles to Pay PartnersAccording to emails viewed by ALM, CKR Law managing partner Jeffrey Rinde said the firm will terminate contracts with several “substantially underperforming partners” and will seek to eliminate “certain redundancies.”
By Jack Newsham | Christine Simmons
7 minute read
May 14, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Global Law Firm With Miami Office Faces Cash 'Crunch,' Struggles to Pay PartnersCKR Law managing partner Jeffrey Rinde said in emails that the firm will terminate contracts with several “substantially underperforming partners” and seek to eliminate “certain redundancies.”
By Jack Newsham
7 minute read
May 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal
McGuireWoods Adds Insurance Recovery Litigator From OrrickStephen Foresta, who represents policyholders in high-stakes insurance disputes, formerly served as a leader of Orrick's global litigation business unit.
By Jack Newsham
3 minute read
May 10, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Blank Rome Hires Spell End for Morris & McVeigh as 1860s Law Firm Winds DownOne of New York's oldest law firms is closing its doors. “Everyone has to look forward,” said managing partner Richard Miller Jr., who is taking his tax and estates practice to Blank Rome along with Sean Weissbart.
By Jack Newsham
3 minute read
May 09, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Arent Fox Reaches Settlement Over Life Insurance Investor's Malpractice SuitBy settling, Arent Fox and its life insurance premium financier client averted a trial on key questions related to liability.
By Jack Newsham
3 minute read
May 08, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Milberg Claims Firm Cheated Out of $12M Fee in Argentine Bond CaseThe firm said it was fired shortly before it should have received a major contingency fee from a group of European investors who sued Argentina for defaulting on its sovereign debt.
By Jack Newsham
5 minute read
May 08, 2019 | Litigation Daily
Milberg Claims It Was Cheated Out of $12M Fee in Argentine Bond CaseThe firm said it was fired shortly before it should have received a major contingency fee from a group of European investors who sued Argentina for defaulting on its sovereign debt.
By Jack Newsham
5 minute read
May 08, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Ex-Barclay Damon Lawyer Confesses to $2 Million Fraud SchemeFormer trusts and estates lawyer Albert Hessberg III admitted to embezzling from clients and from his law firm and pleaded guilty to three felonies.
By Jack Newsham
2 minute read
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