Nell Gluckman

March 19, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Nearly four years to the day after McDermott Will & Emery took on the entire private client practice of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the former has hired Holland & Knight's international private client practice leader Leigh-Alexandra Basha in Washington, D.C. The move comes as many Am Law 200 firms have reevaluated their private client and trusts and estates practices, and as McDermott braces for some other partner departures.

By Nell Gluckman

5 minute read

March 18, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Robinson & Cole has poached privacy and data protection group head Linn Freedman from Nixon Peabody. Freedman will lead Robinson & Cole's newly formed privacy and security data team, following in the footsteps of a number of Am Law 200 firms that have made hires in a practice area that barely existed several years ago.

By Nell Gluckman

4 minute read

March 18, 2015 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100 firm announced Wednesday that it would let go off 21 lawyers and 17 professional staffers from its litigation department.

By Nell Gluckman and Brian Baxter

4 minute read

March 18, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Robinson & Cole has poached privacy and data protection group head Linn Freedman from Nixon Peabody. Freedman will lead Robinson & Cole's newly formed privacy and security data team, following in the footsteps of a number of Am Law 200 firms that have made hires in a practice area that barely existed several years ago.

By Nell Gluckman

4 minute read

March 18, 2015 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100 firm announced Wednesday that it would let go off 21 lawyers and 17 professional staffers from its litigation department.

By Nell Gluckman and Brian Baxter

4 minute read

March 17, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Victor Kovner of Davis Wright Tremaine is the lawyer behind "The Jinx," an HBO documentary series about real estate heir Robert Durst, who was arrested on murder charges one day before the final episode aired. He also vetted "Citizenfour," a documentary about whistleblower Edward Snowden that recently won an Oscar.

By Nell Gluckman

6 minute read

March 17, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Victor Kovner of Davis Wright Tremaine is the lawyer behind "The Jinx," an HBO documentary series about real estate heir Robert Durst, who was arrested on murder charges one day before the final episode aired. He also vetted "Citizenfour," a documentary about whistleblower Edward Snowden that recently won an Oscar.

By Nell Gluckman

6 minute read

March 16, 2015 | The American Lawyer

A former Sidley Austin real estate partner who admitted to faking nearly $70,000 in expenses has been suspended for one year by the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission in Illinois.

By Nell Gluckman

2 minute read

March 16, 2015 | The American Lawyer

A former Sidley Austin real estate partner who admitted to faking nearly $70,000 in expenses has been suspended for one year by the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission in Illinois.

By Nell Gluckman

2 minute read

March 12, 2015 | The American Lawyer

At least a dozen Am Law 200 and Magic Circle firms have attained a certification called ISO 27001 to demonstrate they're taking steps toward protecting their documents and communication systems from security breaches, and at least 21 more are in the process of seeking the certification. But even those measures are not enough for some of their biggest bank clients, which demand even tougher standards to guard against cyberattacks.

By Nell Gluckman

6 minute read