Rebecca Cohen

March 16, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Nearly nine out of 10 midsized Los Angeles law firms were approached in the past year by another firm looking to merge, according to a survey by legal consultancy the Zeughauser Group. Almost half of those firms are open to the possibility of a combination.

By Rebecca Cohen

23 minute read

March 13, 2017 | The Recorder

Pierce Sergenian, a Los Angeles-based firm formed in January by John Pierce, a short-lived litigation leader at K&L Gates, is expanding by hiring a Kirkland & Ellis partner and an of counsel from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

By Rebecca Cohen

35 minute read

March 10, 2017 | International Edition

US firm posts 1.8% revenue rise as PEP falls despite 8.6% equity reduction

By Rebecca Cohen

4 minute read

March 10, 2017 | Legal Week

US firm posts 1.8% revenue rise as PEP falls despite 8.6% equity reduction

By Rebecca Cohen

4 minute read

March 09, 2017 | The Recorder

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe saw its head count rise in 2016, although the size of its equity partnership fell. The mixed bag extended to the firm's financials, as gross revenue grew, although profits per partner and revenue per lawyer both declined.

By Rebecca Cohen

21 minute read

March 08, 2017 | The Recorder

Kelly Woodruff, chair of the appellate litigation team at Farella Braun + Martel, has joined the California Appellate Law Group. The move is part of a growth spurt for the Bay Area-based appellate boutique, which since January 2015 has tripled in size to 13 lawyers.

By Rebecca Cohen

10 minute read

March 08, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The firm, having broken off merger talks with Chadbourne & Parke more than a year ago, saw improvement in several key financial metrics in 2016. While the number of equity partners dropped at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, the firm saw gains in gross revenue, partner profits and revenue per lawyer.

By Rebecca Cohen

27 minute read

March 06, 2017 | The Recorder

Days after Snap Inc.'s nearly $3.5 billion initial public offering, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is heading to Santa Monica, where Snapchat's parent company is based.

By Rebecca Cohen

27 minute read

March 05, 2017 | The Recorder

The Richmond, Virginia-based firm, which opened its San Francisco office last year, has hired Chapman and Cutler's local office leader Peter Szurley. The banking and financial services expert brings with him three other partners.

By Rebecca Cohen

18 minute read

March 03, 2017 | The Recorder

John “Jack” Sheridan, a former co-managing partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, is joining Latham & Watkins as a corporate partner in the firm's emerging companies practice in Silicon Valley.

By Rebecca Cohen

24 minute read