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Corporate Counsel

Online Lender Avant Scoops Up Shift Technologies' Legal Chief

Ryan Lawrence is taking the legal reins of a company that has raised more than $600 million in funding and has rolled out a credit card offering that is expected to accelerate growth.
2 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Start by Proactively Volunteering for Roles Within the Office,' Says Nadine Abrahams of Jackson Lewis

Everyone has their individual struggles and challenges, and it is critical to understand what is going on to be able to provide support.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

DiCello Levitt Expands Civil Rights Practice With Trio of Diverse Lawyers

Three Black female attorneys aim to strengthen the firm's mass tort, civil rights and class action litigation.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Dip or Dank? Cannabis Market Downturn Lures Outside Investors—Including Diddy

Combs Enterprises will launch a cannabis company upon purchasing $185 million in cannabis assets in New York, Illinois and Massachusetts. Goodwin Procter and Greenspoon Marder advised the hip-hop mogul on the deal.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Physical Therapy Giant Announces New Chief Legal Officer

Erik Kantz said he has been able to immerse himself in ATI Physical Therapy's operations during his six years with the company, a level of involvement law firm lawyers normally don't experience.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Accenture Taps Veteran of Its Legal Department for Newly Created Global Role

"Assessing geopolitical trends and working effectively with governments and thought leaders around the world has never been more important," General Counsel Joel Unruch said.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Latham Lands East Coast Health Care Partner Duo from McDermott

Kevin Miller and Jason Caron lift Latham's healthcare and life sciences team with deep ties to private equity investors and participants, as well as the ever-changing regulatory landscape.
2 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Tressler, an Early Adopter of Tech, Sees Geographic Growth With Southern California Insurance Coverage Team

"Our law firm has been in growth mode in the last two years," says Tressler executive committee member Mark Banovetz. "We invested heavily in moving to a cloud-based environment, which makes it easier for us to share resources among our different offices and expand geographically. That spurred our interest in growing to serve our clients in more locations."
5 minute read

National Law Journal

A Plaintiffs Bar Divided? Some Say the Fragmentation Is Leading to Bad Case Law, Lower Fees

From battling for MDL leadership, to positing one-off arguments on precedential matters, to undercutting fees, senior members of the plaintiffs bar warn colleagues on the need to be more unified.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Predicting Record M&A Insurance Claims, Holland & Knight Poaches Porter Wright Practice Co-Chairs

"There's a big claim wave coming," said Andrew Shapiro, who joined Holland & Knight with Jason Dubner this week.
3 minute read

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