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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Feb. 27, 2024—Antheil Maslow

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn announced that Janel Clause has joined the firm's business and corporate practice group as an associate.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

For Sullivan & Cromwell, Pre-Petition FTX Work Bites Back

Class-action plaintiffs and an appellate judge are curious about the regulatory and M&A work Sullivan & Cromwell did for FTX before the exchange collapsed.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Linklaters Veers Towards 3-Gate Lockstep System in Latest Talent Push

Top UK-founded firms are seeking to keep their remuneration models attractive to partners at risk of departing for lucrative roles at US law firms.
4 minute read

Law.com

How AI Has Affected PR

When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Inquest Into Pinsent Masons Partner's Death Spotlights Intense Work Life

Vanessa Ford's death in 2023 occurred following an 'acute mental health crisis,' a coroner's inquest ruled.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kirkland, Jackson Walker and Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Hit With Another Suit

A former CEO alleges Jackson Walker and Kirkland knew of a judge's relationship with a partner "and used it to profit" by bringing tens of millions of dollars through the "Jones'-Freeman conduit."
5 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Midsize Moves: Balch & Bingham Hires Former Mississippi House Speaker, Pryor Cashman Adds Former Quarles & Brady Counsel

Balch & Bingham announced that Philip Gunn, former Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, joins Balch Policy Advisors in its Jackson, Mississippi, office; Pryor Cashman announced the arrival of counsel Praveena Nallainathan to the firm's Immigration Group in New York.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Has Big Law Finally Returned to a Point of 'Normalcy'?

"For the first time in years, firms don't seem to be harried by the tumultuous rollercoaster of events seen thus far during the 2020s," according to a legal industry report this month.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Blackstone Racked Up $165M in Kirkland Fees in Just 3 Years

The private equity giant made the unusual disclosure to comply with conflict-of-interest rules that kicked in when Kirkland partner Reginald "Reg" Brown joined its board in 2020.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Vereins: A Means for Law Firms to Dodge Responsibility?

The Global Lawyer: Swiss verein law firms, made up of multiple distinct legal entities, like to portray themselves as one unified firm—but when they're against the wall, do they shape-shift to their advantage?
5 minute read

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