Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith, based in New York, covers the business of law, including the ways law firms compete for clients and talent, M&A and corporate work, leadership and marketing innovation. Reach him at [email protected] or on Twitter at @nycpatrickd
August 25, 2020 | National Law Journal
Brown Rudnick's Michael Bowe Advising Jerry Falwell Jr. Amid ScandalBowe has a history of defending clients in the media glare and in defamation matters.
By Patrick Smith
3 minute read
August 23, 2020 | The American Lawyer
What's Driving the Boom in Firms' Life Sciences Practices?Largely untouched by a pandemic-related downturn, the LS practice as we know it has been around less than 20 years and is still evolving.
By Patrick Smith
7 minute read
August 20, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Miller Canfield, Debevoise Announce New Diversity and Inclusion LeadersMichelle Crockett will take the newly created CDO position at Miller Canfield, while Leslie Richards-Yellen will be the new director of global diversity at Debevoise.
By Patrick Smith
6 minute read
August 19, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Deal Watch: Skadden, Latham, Cravath, Weil and Cooley Land Roles in $10B Worth of Pharma DealsJohnson & Johnson, Sanofi are buyers in some big moves in a hot industry.
By Patrick Smith
2 minute read
August 18, 2020 | The American Lawyer
As Election Day Nears, Law Firms Offer Paid Time Off to Boost TurnoutOrrick, Jenner, Mintz and Fenwick are offering employees time off on Election Day. Several large companies, including Coca-Cola, JPMorgan Chase, Nike and Twitter, have already pledged to give their employees paid time off to vote.
By Patrick Smith
5 minute read
August 18, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Sheppard Mullin, Katten Roll Back Pay CutsThe two join Cadwalader, Lowenstein and Cozen as firms that have course-corrected after seeing better than anticipated results.
By Patrick Smith
3 minute read
August 18, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Associates Are Getting Squeezed, but Not Like During the Great RecessionWhile there are some parallels, the pandemic is different, and less dangerous, to the future of Big Law associates, industry experts say.
By Patrick Smith
6 minute read
August 18, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Littler Mendelson Elects New Managing Director, President for 2021Erin Webber will take the reins as president of the firm in 2021, a year after the firm elected another woman as its chair.
By Patrick Smith
5 minute read
August 17, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Paul Weiss Recruits 4 More Boies Schiller Lawyers in DCAmy Mauser, Melissa Zappala, Martha Goodman and Kyle Smith are planning to join as counsel. With the latest moves, at least eight lawyers from Boies Schiller have joined Paul Weiss this year.
By Dylan Jackson | Patrick Smith
2 minute read
August 17, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Former Kelley Drye Chair McCurdy Jumps to Katten's Financial Markets PracticePaul McCurdy led Kelley Drye from 2012 through 2015 and served on the firm's executive committee.
By Patrick Smith
3 minute read
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