Nell Gluckman

December 12, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Former Jones Day restructuring partner Kevyn Orr resigned as Detroit's emergency manager this week after the Motor City exited from bankruptcy proceedings. As Orr mulls his future, a website in his name that rankled his former firm over the summer—KevynOrr.com—has disappeared.

By Nell Gluckman

3 minute read

December 09, 2014 | The American Lawyer

After filling for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2013, the New York City Opera is one step closer to reopening for a 2015 season at Lincoln Center, thanks in part to pro bono lawyers at Lowenstein Sandler representing the opera and Duane Morris advising NYCO Renaissance, the new nonprofit group that has proposed paying $10,000 upfront and another $500,000 over the next 10 years to take over the opera.

By Nell Gluckman

5 minute read

December 08, 2014 | Law.com

As UVA comes under fire for failing to investigate reports of sexual assault on campus, Penn State is trying to wind down a controversy of its own. DLA Piper released its ninth quarterly report on athletic integrity at the university, giving it a positive review of its progress. Meanwhile, firms such as Reed Smith, Saul Ewing, Duane Morris, Jenner & Block, along with DLA, will collect some of the $56 million—perhaps more—that Penn State now owes in legal and other fees.

By Nell Gluckman

3 minute read

December 08, 2014 | The American Lawyer

As UVA comes under fire for failing to investigate reports of sexual assault on campus, Penn State is trying to wind down a controversy of its own. DLA Piper released its ninth quarterly report on athletic integrity at the university, giving it a positive review of its progress. Meanwhile, firms such as Reed Smith, Saul Ewing, Duane Morris, Jenner & Block, along with DLA, will collect some of the $56 million—perhaps more—that Penn State now owes in legal and other fees.

By Nell Gluckman

3 minute read

December 05, 2014 | Law.com

The number of jobs in the legal sector remained flat in November compared with the previous month, according to seasonally adjusted preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

By Nell Gluckman

1 minute read

December 03, 2014 | Law.com

Locke Lord Edwards and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius aren't the only two firms making merger-type moves. Maine's Verrill Dana, which became one of the largest 350 firms in the U.S. this summer, is poised to hit the 140-lawyer mark after absorbing Connecticut's Levett Rockwood. The Am Law Daily examines that deal and others in a globetrotting look at some recent legal tie-ups of note.

By Nell Gluckman

5 minute read