Meghan Tribe

February 08, 2018 | The American Lawyer

After seven years at Vinson & Elkins, Kai Haakon Liekefett is preparing to take a similar role at Sidley Austin in New York.

By Meghan Tribe |

4 minute read

February 07, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The diaspora of ex-Sedgwick partners continues to grow as the now-defunct firm's former cybersecurity and privacy practice co-chair heads to Dykema Gossett to become its new head of global data privacy and information security.

By Meghan Tribe |

4 minute read

February 06, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The northern lights are twinkling with transactional work as the legalization of cannabis in Canada draws near.

By Meghan Tribe

5 minute read

February 05, 2018 | The American Lawyer

O'Melveny & Myers and Ropes & Gray have been retained by Wynn Resorts Ltd. and the U.S. Olympic Committee, respectively, for internal investigations related to a pair of salacious sexual misconduct scandals.

By Meghan Tribe |

5 minute read

February 02, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Husch Blackwell has added three partners in Chicago to its burgeoning higher educational practice, while also adding two lawyers to its international trade group in the nation's capital.

By Meghan Tribe |

4 minute read

February 01, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Winston & Strawn has hired eight energy and infrastructure lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright in Houston, New York and Washington, D.C. The new additions are part of a larger group switching Am Law 100 firms that could number more than 20 lawyers.

By Meghan Tribe |

3 minute read

January 31, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Stephen Cutler, a vice chairman and former general counsel at JPMorgan Chase & Co., will join Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in April.

By Meghan Tribe |

4 minute read

January 30, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The global legal giant has made a half-dozen new partner hires in four cities.

By Meghan Tribe |

5 minute read

January 29, 2018 | The American Lawyer

In the aftermath of allegations against Harvey Weinstein, former Boies Schiller Flexner associate Ally Coll Steele is using her experience at the firm to launch The Purple Campaign, which seeks to end sexual harassment in the workplace.

By Meghan Tribe |

5 minute read

January 25, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Ena Patel, who has worked at three Global 100 firms, has become the highest-ranking female executive in a technical role in Major League Soccer.

By Meghan Tribe |

4 minute read