Samantha Stokes
Samantha Stokes, based in New York, is a staff reporter at American Lawyer covering the business of law. You can reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter: @stokessamanthaj.
August 15, 2019 | Daily Report Online
In the Name of the Father: Sink Jr. Can't Promote Firm in Familial DisputeA trademark dispute involving father and son attorneys who share the same name is moving forward in South Carolina federal court.
By Samantha Stokes
3 minute read
August 08, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Kilpatrick Grows Southeast M&A Practice With Nixon Peabody TeamPartners John Erwin, Brian Brown and Angela Cottrell are moving their North Carolina-based practice again after joining Nixon Peabody from K&L Gates two years ago.
By Samantha Stokes
3 minute read
August 08, 2019 | Pro Mid Market
Want Happy Associates? Listen to Their Requests.The key to keeping associates happy is pretty simple, Vault's latest survey found.
By Samantha Stokes
5 minute read
August 06, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Barneys Taps Kirkland, Katten for Chapter 11 as Retailers' Woes ContinueFor Big Law bankruptcy practices, every brick-and-mortar retail failure has a silver lining.
By Samantha Stokes
3 minute read
August 05, 2019 | The American Lawyer
July Surge in Professional Jobs Leaves Legal Sector BehindThe legal industry was the exception to a strong month for job gains in the professional services market.
By Samantha Stokes
3 minute read
August 02, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Mayer Brown Moves to Beef Up Bankruptcy Group With Kirkland HireAdam Paul, who will co-lead Mayer Brown’s global restructuring practice, is at least the second Kirkland & Ellis partner to swap firms in Kirkland’s hometown this week.
By Samantha Stokes
3 minute read
August 01, 2019 | National Law Journal
Parker Poe Takes Team from DC’s Leftwich, Launching Washington OfficeThe office will be 200-lawyer Parker Poe's first outside the Southeast.
By Samantha Stokes
4 minute read
July 31, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Law Firms Are Flocking to Charlotte as the Southeast FlourishesThe North Carolina city has been targeted by firms looking to expand their operations into the region.
By Samantha Stokes
4 minute read
July 30, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Lawyer Who Claimed She Was a 'Diversity Prop' Settles With Former FirmA North Carolina firm tapped Morgan Lewis partner Grace Speights to push back after it was called "a contemporary version of an old-fashioned Southern plantation.”
By Samantha Stokes
4 minute read
July 24, 2019 | The American Lawyer
M&A Up-and-Comer Exits Paul Weiss for Kirkland & EllisLess than a month after Kirkland lost one of its corporate partners to Paul Weiss, David Klein is making a move in the opposite direction.
By Samantha Stokes
3 minute read
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