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Pro Mid Market

Midsize Moves: Balch & Bingham Hires Williams Mullen Partner, Neal Gerber Adds Robbins DiMonte Partner

Balch & Bingham announced that the firm has welcomed Liz Williamson as a partner in the environmental and natural resources practice in the Washington, D.C., office; Neal Gerber Eisenberg announced the addition of Jonathan Ksiazek as a partner in the labor and employment practice group
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The American Lawyer

Proskauer Settles Trade Secrets Suit With Fired COO

Details of the agreement between Jonathan O'Brien and his former firm were not available. O'Brien has not found work in the legal industry since he was fired from the firm and saw an offer from Paul Hastings rescinded.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Energy Sector Work Led to Higher-Than-Average Revenue Jump for Homegrown Texas Law Firms Last Year

A group of homegrown Texas firms did better than the industry average in a number of financial metrics in 2023, according to a Wells Fargo Legal Specialty Group year-end survey.
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Daily Report Online

Fisher Phillips Acquires Legal Tech Startup, Investing Further Into Tools for HR

"It fits with this idea of giving companies and HR teams sort of an on-demand resource that they have with us," said Jonathan Crook, Fisher Phillips partner and founder of the startup.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Barnes & Thornburg Adds 4-Lawyer Finance Team From Morris Manning

"Their skill sets will no doubt be in demand as the business community in the Atlanta area continues to grow and thrive," said John T.L. Koenig, managing partner of the Atlanta office, in a statement.
2 minute read

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.
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Texas Lawyer

Go With the Flow: Five Key Mindsets for Work and Life

Here are five mindsets you can use to help ride life's 'random' waves a little more smoothly.
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Texas Lawyer

Ex-Norton Rose IT Worker Alleges Discrimination After Being Fired for Not Complying With COVID Vaccine Mandate

Joshua Boudreaux, who was an IT support analyst in the Norton Rose Fulbright US office in Dallas, alleges discrimination after the firm rejected his request for an exemption from a 2021 vaccine mandate on religious grounds.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Fisher Phillips Acquires Blue Pencil Box, Strengthening HR Platform fpSolutions

"It fits with this idea of giving companies and HR teams sort of an on-demand resource that they have with us," said Jonathan Crook, Fisher Phillips partner and founder of the startup.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'You Need Specific Examples': What Employers Can Learn from Davis Polk Retaliation Verdict

More than a dozen current and former Davis Polk partners testified in the course of the trial, along with several current and former professional development staff members. That level of detail gave weight to the defense.
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