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 09, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Deal Watch: More Consolidation Hits the Newspaper BusinessLayoffs are expected after the GateHouse/Gannett merger, Wachtell brokers a massive cybersecurity deal and Fox Corp. gets into the loan business.
By Patrick Smith
8 minute read
August 08, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Dorsey & Whitney Absorbs Immigration BoutiqueWith these new additions, Dorsey said, its immigration practice group has grown to more than 18 lawyers and legal professionals.
By Patrick Smith
2 minute read
August 08, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Paul Hastings Lands São Paulo M&A, Capital Markets Team From ShearmanThe moves leave Shearman & Sterling with just two lawyers in the Brazilian city.
By Patrick Smith
4 minute read
August 07, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Shearman Fills Marketing Void With Former Norton Rose CMONora Shearer will take over a post that has been vacant for more than a year.
By Patrick Smith
3 minute read
August 05, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Quinn Emanuel Bets on Pot Disputes With Cannabis Litigation PracticeThere's nothing mellow about the country's biggest litigation firm getting into the cannabis business.
By Patrick Smith
3 minute read
August 05, 2019 | The American Lawyer
E-Sports Practices Get Boost With Teen's Fortnite WinThe fledgling e-sports bar cheered the media exposure—and the dollars—stirred up by the Fortnite World Cup.
By Patrick Smith
4 minute read
August 02, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Deal Watch: Refinitiv Changes Hands, Big Takeout, Hemp Is HotA bevy of firms have a piece of the action in the London Stock Exchange's $27 billion Refinitiv deal. Plus: Two food delivery giants get even bigger, EssilorLuxottica expands again, and CBD is everywhere.
By Patrick Smith
6 minute read
July 30, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer
Offit Kurman Hiring Spree Continues With 4 From Caesar RiviseThe mid-Atlantic midsize firm added four IP principals in Philadelphia.
By Patrick Smith
4 minute read
July 29, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Wachtell, Cravath Bring Out Big Guns for $48 Billion Pharma DealEd Herlihy and Mark Greene snagged lead roles as Pfizer moves to merge its off-patent drugs business, Upjohn, with generic drug giant Mylan.
By Patrick Smith
3 minute read
July 28, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Cannabis Has Big Law Seeing Green, but the Am Law 50 Are Skipping the PartyLaw firms are rushing to open cannabis practices as the industry booms, including many among the Am Law 200. Why is the top tier taking a pass?
By Patrick Smith
14 minute read
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