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Texas Lawyer

Akin Adds Hunton Andrews Energy Transactions Leader as a Partner in Houston

"I've been looking to kind of find the best platform for my practice, which is straddling traditional and new energy," incoming Akin partner Ian Goldberg said.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—April 3, 2024—Holland & Knight, Cohen Seglias

Holland & Knight has added litigator John Grugan as a partner in Philadelphia.
2 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Leave the Firm in a Better Place Than You Found It,' Says Steve Vazquez of Foley & Lardner

Steve Vazquez, Chair of the Business Law Department at Foley & Lardner Law School Graduation Year: 1993 The following has been edited for style. How…
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Excessive Workloads Are Boosting In-House Turnover, Creating 'Snowball Effect'

"As more people leave, there's more work to do, causing more people to leave. It's a potentially vicious cycle that can, ultimately, spin out of control," said a report from Axiom and Wakefield Research.
3 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Legal Malpractice Claims Are Growing in Severity. How Can Midsize Firms Protect Themselves?

"If a transaction goes awry or someone buys a business that doesn't turn out the way they want it to be," clients sometimes direct their litigation at the lawyers who represented them in the deal, said an attorney who represents fellow attorneys in malpractice cases.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'How Can It Be Enough?': Thousands Have Agreed to the Risperdal Settlement. A Few Holdouts Remain

According to attorneys leading the litigation, more than 5,600 have agreed to the settlement, which is about 94% of the potential 6,000 claims for the bulk settlement. The lawyers said 99.9% of claimants have chosen to accept their settlement offers.
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

Petitioners Seek to Remove 'Non-Lawyer' From ABA Vocabulary. Lively Discussion Ensues

Olga Mack, a fellow at the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and Damien Riehl, vice president and solutions champion at legal tech platform vLex, hope to generate a conversation that will make lawyers think twice about how they refer to their colleagues.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Innovation in Hiring, Staffing & Recruitment Winner, Provider: Baretz+Brunelle

"Legal techs and ALSPs, unlike law firms, aren't encumbered by precedent. They have no sacred cows. That's a major reason they are unleashing so much new activity and will likely continue to do so," said Howard Rosenberg, Partner at Baretz+Brunelle.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Akin, MoFo and Holland & Hart Make DC Partner Hires

International trade partner Jason Prince, previously a Treasury Department official, has moved from Crowell to Akin.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Simpson Thacher's Banking and Credit Practice Sees Leadership Change

Patrick Ryan, who has run the practice for about 15 years, will step down as Alexandra Kaplan and Brian Steinhardt step in.
3 minute read

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