Susan Beck

April 25, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Firm leaders and industry consultants said that The American Lawyer's Am Law 100 survey mostly confirmed their expectations, and most said that they expected more of the same in 2016.

By Susan Beck and MP McQueen

24 minute read

April 25, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Even of the city's most prominent native firms are reducing their lawyer numbers there.

By Susan Beck

31 minute read

April 20, 2016 | The American Lawyer

A congressional committee that monitors human rights in China wants the ABA's president to explain why the group reversed plans to publish a book by Chinese human rights lawyer Teng Biao.

By Susan Beck

11 minute read

April 19, 2016 | Law.com

The Legal Services Corp. is expected to announce a $1 million gift from the technology giant at the White House on Tuesday. The group will also name a new leadership council whose members range from Eric Holder to University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh.

By Susan Beck

15 minute read

April 18, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Taking dual aim at the plaintiffs bar and a coalition of state prosecutors, ExxonMobil Corporation has filed an unusual lawsuit against the lawyers who subpoenaed documents from the company related to climate change.

By Susan Beck

25 minute read

April 15, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Onetime Skadden associate Eve Runyon will serve as the group's president and CEO, following the death of founder and longtime leader Esther Lardent on April 4.

By Susan Beck

11 minute read

April 14, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Ted Wells launched the first volley this week in a brewing battle involving climate change, free speech and prosecutors' ability to partner with the plaintiffs bar.

By Susan Beck

25 minute read

April 14, 2016 | The American Lawyer

It's not impossible to address legal problems cheaply and efficiently for low-income clients. Just ask Allen Schwartz, whose Chicago hotline has been doing it for 23 years.

By Susan Beck

15 minute read

March 30, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz's nasty battle with Carl Icahn could finally be over.

By Susan Beck

5 minute read

March 28, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The firm collected $93 million in a rare contingency case on the side of the federal government.

By Susan Beck

3 minute read