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The American Lawyer

Kirkland Adds 5-Lawyer Investment Funds Team From Goodwin

The group hires come two years after Kirkland lured a Proskauer funds group.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Paul Hastings Investment Management Partner Rejoins Akin in New York

Ira Kustin, who returned to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld on Thursday as an investment management partner in New York, is the fourth Big Law partner in that practice to make the move to Akin in recent months.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Steptoe Duo, Including Ex-Puerto Rico Governor, Jumps to Reed Smith

Luis Fortuño, the former governor of the U.S. territory, and global commercial disputes group partner Juliya Arbisman both have international practices.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Milbank Leaders Praise Non-Equity Partnership Tier Amid London Growth

The firm's famously high NQ pay is "indirectly demanded" by clients, London co-managing partner Andrej Wolf said.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Real Estate Slowdown Depressed the Growth of Florida Law Firm Revenue, But an M&A Pickup Might Push It Up

"It was a more average type performance for the Florida-based firms this past year. They came off a really strong 2022, where they outperformed quite dramatically," Owen Burman, a Wells Fargo senior consultant, said.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Feb. 1, 2024—Sweet Stevens, McAndrews Mehalick

Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams has announced the promotions of attorneys Maria B. Desautelle and Rose E. McHugh to senior associates.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Picks Latham & Watkins Partner to Chair German M&A Practice

The firm has made a concerted hiring push in Germany in recent months, adding corporate laterals from Clifford Chance, among others.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Baker Botts Adds Hunton Andrews Labor and Employment Litigator in Houston

Scott Nelson has joined Baker Botts as a partner in the litigation department and head of the labor and employment practice, which he intends to grow.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

On the Move and After Hours: Greenbaum Rowe; Cohen Seglias; Day Pitney; Taylor Law Group; Brown & Connery; Ogletree Deakins

Greenbaum Rowe promotes eight attorneys; Day Pitney adds a new partner; and more moves.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Why Progress on Law Firm Diversity Is 'Minimal at Best'

"I think what gets in the way is fear. If you're going to advance an interest like diversity in our profession, you have to have some courage," said Akshay Verma, a former legal ops chief at Meta and Coinbase.
13 minute read

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