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Jack Newsham

Jack Newsham

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.

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May 15, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Amid Falling Head Count, D'Amato & Lynch Sued by Ex-Landlord

The 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 Partners

According 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 Partners

According 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 Partners

CKR 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 Orrick

Stephen 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 Down

One 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 Suit

By 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 Case

The 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 Case

The 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 Scheme

Former 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