Katelyn Polantz

Katelyn Polantz

Katelyn Polantz is a Washington, D.C.-based data editor and staff reporter at ALM. She has written about law firm business and economics, lobbying and the federal government for the National Law Journal and ALM since 2014. She is originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.

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November 06, 2017 | International Edition

The sometimes murky path to partner: newly promoted lawyers on how they made it to the top

How do new partners feel about their path to promotion, their readiness for the job and their future career prospects?

By Katelyn Polantz

9 minute read

November 06, 2017 | International Edition

The sometimes murky path to partner: newly promoted lawyers on how they made it to the top

How do new partners feel about their path to promotion, their readiness for the job and their future career prospects?

By Katelyn Polantz

9 minute read

November 01, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The Sometimes Murky Path to Partnership

Our New Partners Survey tapped into what Big Law's newest partners feel about their path to promotion, readiness for the job and career prospects moving forward--with a little advice to their firms mixed in.

By Katelyn Polantz

1 minute read

October 20, 2017 | National Law Journal

On Basketball Court, Georgetown Law's Class of '77 Lives On

The National Basketball Association may have just started its 72nd season, but another league comprised of those somewhat less athletically inclined has a storied history of its own.

By Katelyn Polantz |

8 minute read

October 12, 2017 | National Law Journal

For 2 Top DC Lawyers, Time Away Helped Soothe the Soul

Two name partners at Washington, D.C.-based boutiques took sabbaticals within the past year to spend more time with their families. These are their travel stories.

By Katelyn Polantz | National Law Journal |

24 minute read

October 10, 2017 | The American Lawyer

LeClairRyan Swallows New Practice With Pizzo & Haman Merger

The firm has absorbed Pizzo & Haman, a 23-strong workers' compensation boutique.

By Katelyn Polantz | The American Lawyer |

3 minute read

October 06, 2017 | National Law Journal

State Appellate Vets Team Up; Another Law Firm Merger; Inside Clyde's Insurance Practice Play

Washington Wrap is a weekly roundup of Big Law hires and other Washington, D.C., legal industry news.

By Katelyn Polantz | National Law Journal |

81 minute read

October 03, 2017 | National Law Journal

Email Prankster Targets Another Jared Kushner Lawyer

A D.C. noodle house co-owner and a UK emailer were behind efforts to dupe Jamie Gorelick of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.

By Katelyn Polantz

3 minute read

October 02, 2017 | National Law Journal

Jones Day Hires Bridge Political Divide, Wilkinson Walsh Adds a Partner, Manafort's Wrong Turn

Washington Wrap is a weekly roundup of Big Law hires and other Washington, D.C., legal industry news.

By Katelyn Polantz

9 minute read

September 29, 2017 | The Recorder

Oops! Lawyers' Email Snafus Highlight Risks to Firms, Clients

Email may be essential for lawyers, but this week it felt like their worst enemy.

By Katelyn Polantz | The American Lawyer |

13 minute read