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.
August 22, 2017 | International Edition
How rich are the Trump administration's top lawyers?Government ethics disclosures reveal earnings for Skadden, Sullivan, Jones Day and Dechert partners
By Katelyn Polantz
6 minute read
August 21, 2017 | National Law Journal
Wilkinson Walsh Lures SCOTUS Clerks With $350K Bonuses, Hires in 3 CitiesThe trial boutique Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz has hired two clerks from the most recent U.S. Supreme Court term, and in the process it appears to have set a new high for incoming associate bonuses.
By Katelyn Polantz
3 minute read
August 21, 2017 | National Law Journal
How Rich Are the Trump Administration's Top Lawyers?Here are some of the top billers who've joined the government since President Donald Trump took office in January.
By Katelyn Polantz
5 minute read
August 18, 2017 | National Law Journal
Industry Reacts to Charlottesville; Ex-Bancroft Partner Joins OMB; Jay Sekulow's New Music VideoWashington Wrap is a weekly roundup of Big Law hires and other Washington, D.C., legal industry news.
By Katelyn Polantz
7 minute read
August 15, 2017 | National Law Journal
Sedgwick to Close DC Office as Partners Join Troutman SandersSedgwick will be without an office in Washington, D.C., after its last two partners in the nation's capital, Barbara Werther and David Mancini, moved to Troutman Sanders with one associate this week.
By Katelyn Polantz
3 minute read
August 11, 2017 | National Law Journal
Firms Grow White-Collar Ranks; Trump Eyes Paul Weiss Partner for FTC; Pro Bono Hours on the RiseWashington Wrap is a weekly roundup of Big Law hires and other Washington, D.C., legal industry news
By Katelyn Polantz
77 minute read
August 10, 2017 | National Law Journal
Wilmer Ends Work for Manafort as Ex-Partners Press Russia ProbePaul Manafort is swapping his Wilmer lawyers for Miller & Chevalier, a Washington, D.C., boutique that has represented him in the past.
By David Bario and Katelyn Polantz
3 minute read
August 10, 2017 | National Law Journal
Are Law Firms to Blame for DC's Office Space Glut?Office space in the city is at its highest vacancy rate in 25 years, with the chronic oversupply spurred partly by downsizing and consolidation among Washington law firms.
By Katelyn Polantz
4 minute read
August 08, 2017 | National Law Journal
Citibank Sues Polsinelli Partners Over $10M Novak Druce LoanCitibank is attempting to recoup more than $3.2 million from the defunct intellectual property boutique Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday against a pair of its former partners.
By Katelyn Polantz
2 minute read
August 07, 2017 | National Law Journal
Wilmer, Counsel to Kushner, Challenges Trump's Immigration PoliciesThe leading lawyers on Chicago's new challenge to the Trump administration's immigration policies are names that you've heard before. A half-dozen lawyers from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr are representing the Windy City.
By Katelyn Polantz
4 minute read
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