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Roy Strom

Roy Strom

May 31, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Polsinelli's Chicago Leader Steps Down After 11 Years of Nonstop Growth

Tony Nasharr was a Big Law novice when his six-lawyer boutique was absorbed into Polsinelli in 2006. But he proved a quick study as Chicago managing partner, growing the firm's office into nearly 100 lawyers. As Nasharr prepares to step down, The American Lawyer caught up with him to discuss what he's learned in the Big Law trenches.

By Roy Strom

7 minute read

May 23, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Saul Ewing, Arnstein & Lehr in Merger Talks

The deal would create a firm with about 400 lawyers in the Northeast, Midwest and Florida.

By Lizzy McLellan and Roy Strom

16 minute read

May 23, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Managing Partners Frustrated by Slow Pace of Big Law Change, Survey Says

Legal consultancy Altman Weil Inc.'s ninth annual Law Firms in Transition Survey shows that managing partners are increasingly frustrated from facing off against internal resistance to change.

By Roy Strom

9 minute read

May 23, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Managing Partners Frustrated by Slow Pace of Big Law Change, Survey Says

Legal consultancy Altman Weil Inc.'s ninth annual Law Firms in Transition Survey shows that managing partners are increasingly frustrated from facing off against internal resistance to change.

By Roy Strom

9 minute read

May 22, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Two Years After Merger, Shook Hardy's Chicago Leader Exits

Todd Jacobs, a former managing partner and member of the executive committee at Grippo & Elden, a Chicago-based complex commercial litigation boutique that merged with Shook, Hardy & Bacon in early 2015, is opening a Windy City office for Iowa-based Bradley & Riley.

By Roy Strom

35 minute read

May 22, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Two Years After Merger, Shook Hardy's Chicago Leader Exits

Todd Jacobs, a former managing partner and member of the executive committee at Grippo & Elden, a Chicago-based complex commercial litigation boutique that merged with Shook, Hardy & Bacon in early 2015, is opening a Windy City office for Iowa-based Bradley & Riley.

By Roy Strom

3 minute read

May 17, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Sin City Gets a New Law Firm With a Familiar Face

John Mowbray, a well-connected, second-generation Nevada lawyer, is opening an office in Las Vegas for a Midwestern firm on a growth kick. A longtime lawyer to Liberace, Mowbray is also responsible for state bar rules that once barred out-of-state firm from setting up shop in Nevada.

By Roy Strom

41 minute read

May 17, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Sin City Gets a New Law Firm With a Familiar Face

John Mowbray, a well-connected, second-generation Nevada lawyer, is opening an office in Las Vegas for a Midwestern firm on a growth kick. A longtime lawyer to Liberace, Mowbray is also responsible for state bar rules that once barred out-of-state firm from setting up shop in Nevada.

By Roy Strom

6 minute read

May 16, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Mass Layoffs at Seyfarth Shaw Hit Lawyers, Staff

Seyfarth Shaw is letting go at least 40 lawyers and several staff members, according to a Tuesday report confirmed by The American Lawyer.

By Roy Strom

7 minute read

May 16, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Mass Layoffs at Seyfarth Shaw Hit Lawyers, Staff

Seyfarth Shaw is letting go at least 40 lawyers and several staff members, according to a Tuesday report confirmed by The American Lawyer.

By Roy Strom

3 minute read