Justin Henry

June 27, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Structured finance has moved beyond mortgage-backed securities and into the broader economy. As a consequence, "leveraged finance lawyers need to understand structured finance and structured finance lawyers need to understand leveraged finance," said attorney Michael Urschel, who arrived from Milbank last month.

By Justin Henry

6 minute read

June 25, 2024 | The American Lawyer

The details in an April 2023 memo to the firm's management committee echoed allegations from a recent lawsuit and a 2019 letter to California state labor authorities.

By Justin Henry

7 minute read

June 20, 2024 | The American Lawyer

"They thought there was an opportunity to build out a Big Four model that could practice law in the U.S. and the pitch was going to good firms in smaller markets and asking them to join," said Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor Bill Henderson. "There was a shared service model that was quite coherent. That's the model. Time will tell if it works in practice."

By Justin Henry

5 minute read

June 18, 2024 | The American Lawyer

The firm first announced its strategy for expansion in the U.S. in late 2019, via combinations with a firm in Pittsburgh and another in the Midwest. Three more followed, but the last addition was over three years ago.

By Justin Henry

4 minute read

June 17, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Leonora Shalet said she was contacted by Morgan Lewis after sitting on the opposite side of negotiations from her new colleagues, representing fund managers and investors.

By Justin Henry

3 minute read

June 17, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Group hires are having a moment, as one-off laterals often fail to attract clients while whole-firm acquisitions carry significant risks.

By Justin Henry

6 minute read

June 12, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Three partners who arrived from Akin in London and Washington in April and May were joined by two former colleagues.

By Justin Henry

3 minute read

June 11, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Recruiter Sharon Mahn's estate has sought to pursue claims of abuse of process and sexual harassment against former employer Major Lindsey, which fired Mahn in 2009 and has been in contentious litigation with her ever since. Now, claims against Mahn's estate, including a $2.86 million arbitration award for Major Lindsey, are scheduled to be discharged, barring objections from creditors.

By Justin Henry

3 minute read

June 10, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Ransomware group CLOP took credit for a mass cyberattack last summer that impacted more than 50 organizations, including Kirkland, Proskauer Rose and K&L Gates.

By Justin Henry

2 minute read

June 10, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Ellen Snare said she was enticed by McDermott's planned investments in private credit capabilities.

By Justin Henry

3 minute read