Meredith Hobbs

January 27, 2021 | The American Lawyer

There's no guarantee a firm's top laterals will stay, as in the case of Jim Woolery, who joined King & Spalding in May 2017, only to exit last fall.

By Meredith Hobbs

9 minute read

January 27, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The Inn decided last fall to retire the Lamar appellation because the namesake was a slaveholder who advocated for "Southern rights" and white supremacy in the post-Reconstruction South.

By Meredith Hobbs

3 minute read

January 26, 2021 | National Law Journal

After growing revenue and profits per equity partner in 2020, new chair Tony Lupo said the firm wants a deeper bench and more expertise to bring its industry-focused approach to clients.

By Meredith Hobbs

5 minute read

January 25, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The new office leaders—all women—are part of the firm's leadership development planning and part of a push to measurably increase diversity.

By Meredith Hobbs

5 minute read

January 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"There is nothing like a scary economic crisis to get people's attention and focus them on the fundamentals: getting their time in, getting bills out and collecting accounts receivable without it getting stale," said the firm's managing partner.

By Meredith Hobbs

5 minute read

January 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online

While law firms are often faulted for lack of diversity, IP firms, in particular, tend to be white and male. "We're not where we want to be," said Meunier Carlin managing partner Meredith Struby.

By Meredith Hobbs

5 minute read

January 19, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Pharma, life sciences and financial services matters were a big focus for me as U.S. attorney, as were cyber and health care, and I think they will continue to be major enforcement areas under the Biden administration," Carpenito said.

By Meredith Hobbs

5 minute read

January 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online

As a nonprofit, the law school will begin to fundraise. The initial aim is to increase scholarships to make John Marshall "more affordable to the population we want to serve," said Dean Jace Gatewood.

By Meredith Hobbs

5 minute read

January 14, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Between the pandemic, remote work, social injustice protests and political turmoil, Meg Holman, Ogletree's new chief talent officer, is looking at how the changes affect talent retention and development.

By Meredith Hobbs

5 minute read

January 12, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Firms also continued to promote a significant number of litigators to partner, according to an analysis of new partner announcements.

By Meredith Hobbs

6 minute read