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February 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Widow Sues Nelson Mullins, Seeking More Than $2M for Cancer-Stricken Partner

Bret A. Cohen, chair of the firm's L&E practice, died in June 2023 from brain cancer without receiving a bonus and "overage allocations" that totaled about $1.9 million, his widow says in a new suit.

By Thomas Spigolon

4 minute read

January 30, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Alston's Finance Group Sees Success, in Both Revenue and Diversity

Karen Gelernt and her successors in the Alston group stand out, as they are among the few female leaders of a structured finance practice in Big Law.

By Thomas Spigolon

9 minute read

January 30, 2024 | Daily Report Online

On the Move: Ogletree Elevates Washko to Managing Shareholder, Two Firms Add Lateral Partners

Liz Washko succeeds Matt Keen as managing shareholder at Ogletree, while Troutman Pepper and Nelson Mullins add lateral partners.

By Thomas Spigolon

5 minute read

January 30, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Southeast Law Firm Creates 2 New C-Suite Roles as Firm Charts Growth

Am Law 200 firm Moore & Van Allen has split its top administrative job, hiring a former Proskauer Rose staffer for one of the two new C-suite roles.

By Thomas Spigolon

4 minute read

January 30, 2024 | The Recorder

Alston & Bird Expands West Coast IP Practice, Adding Partner From Haynes and Boone

Theresa Conduah is the fourth IP partner in the 100-lawyer Los Angeles office of Alston & Bird.

By Thomas Spigolon

3 minute read

January 29, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Claims Against Prosecutors May Be Used for 'Softening' Jury

A defendant's claims of a personal relationship between the DA and a lead prosecutor in the sprawling Georgia racketeering case against Trump "is a way to reach the jury pool before the start of trial," said law professor John Acevedo.

By Thomas Spigolon

6 minute read

January 26, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Energy Litigation Partners Leave Alston & Bird in Fort Worth to Launch Boutique

"We thought we would enjoy the flexibility of a smaller firm, and we thought our clients would enjoy it also," said Rob Vartabedian, who's leaving alongside partner Conrad Hester.

By Thomas Spigolon

5 minute read

January 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Kilpatrick's Strategy Seeks to Build on IP Success to Keep Growing Corporate Work

Most of the firm's middle-market private equity clients find the firm's rate structure, including "a fixed-fee basis and lower overall transaction cost, to be a better fit with their cost structure," Kilpatrick Townsends Ben Barkley.

By Thomas Spigolon

5 minute read