Sara Randazzo

October 02, 2013 | Law.com

With the value of Jones Day's contract to serve as restructuring counsel in the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history soaring more than 500 percent just before the city sought Chapter 9 protection, a Michigan lawmaker is pushing a bill aimed at reining in emergency managers like Kevyn Orr—the ex–Jones Day partner who approved the revised contract in his role as Detroit's state-appointed steward.

By Sara Randazzo

7 minute read

October 20, 2011 | Law.com

Quinn Emanuel will open a Moscow office by the end of the year with two lateral hires from Dechert's Moscow office, Ivan Marisin and Vasily Kuznetsov. The idea for the office grew out of the firm's involvement in litigation involving Russian nationals and wealthy Westerners doing business in Russia, says the firm's managing partner.

By Sara Randazzo

3 minute read

June 26, 2013 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The branch of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for overseeing the federal bankruptcy process June 11 unveiled new guidelines aimed at ensuring that law firms charge clients they represent in Chapter 11 cases rates comparable to those they bill in other practice areas.

By Sara Randazzo

5 minute read

September 23, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Kansas City, Mo.-based Stinson Morrison Hecker and Minneapolis-based Leonard, Street and Deinard announced Monday that they plan to combine in January to create a 525-lawyer firm with 14 offices around the United States.

By Sara Randazzo

4 minute read

May 14, 2012 | The Recorder

By Sara Randazzo

4 minute read

December 05, 2012 | Law.com

The State Bar of California recommended Wednesday that attorney Leah Harmuth's license be canceled after discovering she had falsely claimed a disability required her to be given extra time to take the July 2009 bar exam.

By Sara Randazzo

4 minute read

January 13, 2012 | The American Lawyer

By Sara Randazzo

8 minute read

January 02, 2012 | The American Lawyer

What Gibson, Dunn's labor and employment practice lacks in head count, it makes up for in impact. The Supreme Court's decision in Dukes was just one of a number of game-changing employment wins.

By Sara Randazzo

6 minute read

June 19, 2012 | The American Lawyer

A conference call held Tuesday afternoon by those winding down bankrupt Dewey & LeBoeuf outlined the basics of a so-called partner contribution plan, which would allow former partners to avoid future liability in exchange for a payment to the estate.

By Sara Randazzo

5 minute read

July 02, 2012 | The Recorder

By Sara Randazzo

5 minute read