Sheri Qualters

June 10, 2015 | Law.com

Major mergers last year landed two newly created firms on the NLJ 350, and smaller combinations resulted in jumps up the list for five other firms. The search for opportunities—new clients, practices and geographic markets—in the face of a static market for legal services drove most of the marriages, according to firm leaders and consultants. Overall, law firm head counts on the NLJ 350 were flat in 2014, increasing by a mere 0.6 percent.

By Sheri Qualters

4 minute read

June 10, 2015 | National Law Journal

Major mergers last year landed two newly created firms on the NLJ 350, and smaller combinations resulted in jumps up the list for five other firms.The search for opportunities—new clients, practices and geographic markets—in the face of a static market for legal services drove most of the marriages, according to firm leaders and consultants. Overall, law firm head counts on the NLJ 350 were flat in 2014, increasing by a mere 0.6 percent.

By Sheri Qualters

4 minute read

June 01, 2015 | National Law Journal

Fish & Richardson's deep expertise in intellectual property law means it can handle a client's patent dispute whether it lands in court or at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

By Sheri Qualters

2 minute read

June 01, 2015 | National Law Journal

Kirkland & Ellis deployed an animated tutorial during a five-hour hearing to convince a Florida federal judge to knock out two of Atlas IP LLC's three patent infringement claims on summary judgment fewer than three weeks before trial.

By Sheri Qualters

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June 01, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

IP verdicts spiked last year, but not because of patent trolls.

By Sheri Qualters

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May 29, 2015 | National Law Journal

Kirkland & Ellis deployed an animated tutorial during a five-hour hearing to convince a Florida federal judge to knock out two of Atlas IP LLC's three patent infringement claims on summary judgment fewer than three weeks before trial.

By Sheri Qualters

2 minute read

May 29, 2015 | National Law Journal

Fish & Richardson's deep expertise in intellectual property law means it can handle a client's patent dispute whether it lands in court or at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

By Sheri Qualters

2 minute read

May 25, 2015 | National Law Journal

The environment is top of mind for Beveridge & Diamond — both the practice area and an internal work culture that promotes diversity.

By Sheri Qualters

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May 25, 2015 | National Law Journal

Farella Braun + Martel attracts high-stakes work and household-name clients by behaving like a business partner.

By Sheri Qualters

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May 25, 2015 | National Law Journal

Pryor Cashman spreads the firm's wealth by bringing a steady stream of younger lawyers into the partnership and fostering a climate that allows them to build sizeable books of business.

By Sheri Qualters

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