Sara Randazzo

March 03, 2014 | The American Lawyer

In its third annual look at which U.S. law firms have the strongest brand recognition among corporate clients, research company Acritas has again placed Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom at the top of the list, followed by Jones Day, Kirkland & Ellis, Baker & McKenzie and Hogan Lovells.

By Sara Randazzo

4 minute read

March 03, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Proskauer Rose recorded gains in every major financial metric in 2013, including a gross revenue increase of 4.3 percent to $768.5 million, according to The American Lawyer's reporting.

By Sara Randazzo

4 minute read

February 28, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Dinsmore & Shohl expands its public finance capabilities with the acquisition of a 35-lawyer Cincinnati-based firm; Dorsey & Whitney loses a pair to Polsinelli; and Orrick expands in London.The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].

By Sara Randazzo

3 minute read

February 27, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Some are at smaller firms, and some left the law altogether: Stories of six of the recession's survivors.

By Sara Randazzo

3 minute read

February 25, 2014 | The American Lawyer

A Boston-based white-collar litigator jumps to Latham & Watkins from Ropes & Gray; Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck gains five intellectual property lawyers; and Morrison & Foerster welcomes back a former partner from the Obama administration. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].

By Sara Randazzo

5 minute read

February 25, 2014 | The American Lawyer

More than a decade after a former LeBoeuf Lamb partner pleaded guilty to giving faulty tax advice, his past actions are at the heart of two malpractice suits seeking millions of dollars in connection with the Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy case.

By Sara Randazzo

6 minute read

February 23, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Partner Robert Stumpf found space for his vintage jukebox collection at the office.

By Sara Randazzo

2 minute read

February 21, 2014 | The American Lawyer

A $41 million settlement reached by the Howrey estate and Baker & Hostetler last year may have been a windfall for the defunct firm's creditors, but it will result in substantial tax bills for former Howrey partners—three of whom insist they shouldn't have to pay.

By Sara Randazzo

5 minute read

February 20, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Under a settlement negotiated with lawyers from the New York Civil Liberties Union and pro bono counsel at Morrison & Foerster, the New York State Corrections Department agreed this week to change the way it uses solitary confinement to punish prisoners.

By Sara Randazzo

4 minute read

February 18, 2014 | International Edition

For many lawyers who represent foreign governments, the recent revelation that the U.S. National Security Agency's Australian ally has been privy to communications between an American law firm and its international client comes as no surprise.

By Sara Randazzo and Andrew Ramonas

5 minute read