Miriam Rozen

August 01, 2017 | The American Lawyer

When it comes to diversity, more companies want their law firms to show, not just tell.

By Miriam Rozen

5 minute read

August 01, 2017 | National Law Journal

When Exxon Mobil Corp. endorsed a carbon tax proposal initiated by former Secretaries of State James Baker and George Shultz, some observers foresaw a future with dramatically fewer regulations. Not W. Thaddeus "Thad" Miller, the executive vice president and chief legal officer of Houston-based electricity provider Calpine Corp., who also endorses the Baker proposal.

By Miriam Rozen

20 minute read

July 28, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Texas executed death-row inmate TaiChin Preyor on Wednesday, ending frantic legal efforts by a Hogan Lovells team and others who pointed to alleged incompetence on the part of Preyor's former counsel.

By Miriam Rozen

7 minute read

July 28, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

As University of Southern California alumni digest the news of ex-medical school dean Carmen Puliafito's alleged drug-fueled escapades—and the university's handling of the scandal—USC's president announced last week that it had tapped Debra Wong Yang, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, to conduct a “thorough” investigation.

By MIRIAM ROZEN

4 minute read

July 27, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Experts said that while Gibson Dunn's connections to the University of Southern California don't mean it can't adequately investigate a brewing scandal there, public perception may be another matter.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

July 25, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The firms are eager to be recognized for their efforts, but progress in the industry overall is nothing to celebrate.

By Miriam Rozen

101 minute read

July 24, 2017 | National Law Journal

White-collar defense lawyer Abbe Lowell said he has a "confidential" relationship with Ivanka Trump tied to his work for her husband Jared Kushner.

By Miriam Rozen

7 minute read

July 24, 2017 | National Law Journal

Mary Smith, as an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, will be one of the first Native Americans to serve as an officer of the American Bar Association when she becomes its secretary this month.

By Miriam Rozen

21 minute read

July 21, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

It's been roughly six months since a shortlist of potential nominees for U.S. attorney of the Southern District of New York began to come into focus. Since then the search has mainly gone quiet—while the politics of naming a successor for Preet Bharara and other U.S. attorneys have gotten even thornier.

By MIRIAM ROZEN

6 minute read

July 21, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The rhythms of university life beckoned to a pair of Big Law veterans on either coast this summer, with partners departing Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for academic positions.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read