Katelyn Polantz

June 28, 2017 | National Law Journal

The NLJ 500 report each year allows us to look much further than simply firm-wide head counts. It lets us look country by country, city by city and firm by firm too.

By Katelyn Polantz

1 minute read

June 27, 2017 | National Law Journal

Kenneth Wainstein is leaving Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, where he was co-chair of the firm's litigation department and chair of the white-collar group, for Davis Polk & Wardwell.

By Katelyn Polantz

5 minute read

June 27, 2017 | National Law Journal

Venable's Justin Fairfax and McGuireWoods' John Adams are both on statewide ballots this year. What does that mean for their firms?

By Katelyn Polantz

5 minute read

June 26, 2017 | National Law Journal

The NLJ 500 is The National Law Journal's survey of the 500 largest law firms in the United States covering the previous calendar year. Data is collected from firms at the same time as the Am Law financial numbers. ALM sent surveys this year to more than 900 law firms to determine the 500 largest U.S.-centric firms by headcount. Firms smaller than No. 350 are divided into two tiers instead of earning individual ranks.

By ALM Staff

3 minute read

June 26, 2017 | National Law Journal

The largest law firms appear to be getting smarter about what sizes they want to be. In a world where size and growth is a near-obsession at some of the country's largest firms, many have continued to grow at a rate that's more volatile than what the average nationwide statistics suggest. And inversely, some of the biggest firms have decreased their footprints in a noticeable way.

By Katelyn Polantz

5 minute read

June 24, 2017 | National Law Journal

The annual Battle of the Law Firm Bands took place in Washington, D.C., on June 22, featuring acts like the “Estoppelgangers,” “Nuclear Covfefe,” “Sutherland Comfort,” “The Perks” and “The Precedents.” Washington Wrap is a weekly roundup of Big Law and federal government hires and other Washington, D.C., legal news.

By Katelyn Polantz

78 minute read

June 22, 2017 | National Law Journal

Tax specialist Marc Gerson will take over as chairman of the 105-lawyer Washington firm, which recently moved to new offices and will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2020.

By Katelyn Polantz

3 minute read

June 21, 2017 | National Law Journal

After David Higbee unexpectedly resigned to join Shearman & Sterling—taking four other antitrust partners with him—Hunton & Williams named Wendell Taylor to replace him as head of its Washington office.

By Katelyn Polantz

4 minute read

June 20, 2017 | National Law Journal

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips announced Tuesday that Quinn is now a partner at the firm and will chair its federal regulatory and government practice in Washington.

By Katelyn Polantz

20 minute read

June 20, 2017 | National Law Journal

Cooper didn't provide additional details on the nature of the representation&including whether it extends to the criminal inquiry into Trump campaign affiliates' involvement with Russia.

By Katelyn Polantz

5 minute read