Patrick Smith

August 30, 2021 | The American Lawyer

It was a different week in M&A than we have been seeing recently.

By Patrick Smith

11 minute read

August 30, 2021 | National Law Journal

In his call for lawyers to help people in danger of losing homes, Garland is calling on a group with many Big Law members.

By Patrick Smith

3 minute read

August 30, 2021 | The American Lawyer

The once-coveted distinction may be seen now as too exclusory.

By Patrick Smith

5 minute read

August 27, 2021 | The American Lawyer

Most of the top transactional firms have made hay with SPACs over the past 18 months, and a lawsuit filed against a major one has dozens of firms weighing in.

By Patrick Smith

4 minute read

August 27, 2021 | The American Lawyer

After losing his 20-year old son to a rare cancer, DLA Piper partner Alec Fraser is raising money for the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center by biking over 4,500 miles across the U.S.

By Patrick Smith

6 minute read

August 27, 2021 | The American Lawyer

"The timekeepers doing the work are spending far too much time on what we call low value tasks, both billable and nonbillable," Chris Ford, of ZERO, said.

By Patrick Smith

3 minute read

August 26, 2021 | The American Lawyer

The media brand, which claims to reach over 150 million people, will now have a pro forma enterprise value of $630 million.

By Patrick Smith

3 minute read

August 26, 2021 | The American Lawyer

For the first time in most business professionals' working lives, leverage gained during the pandemic means the conditions are ripe for change.

By Patrick Smith

8 minute read

August 26, 2021 | The American Lawyer

Barry Bohrer joins the firm in their New York office after almost nine years at Schulte.

By Patrick Smith

2 minute read

August 25, 2021 | The American Lawyer

While there is no silver bullet for solving Big Law's many ills, decisions about who works on what are tied to many of them.

By Patrick Smith | Lizzy McLellan

7 minute read