Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith, based in New York, covers the business of law, including the ways law firms compete for clients and talent, M&A and corporate work, leadership and marketing innovation. Reach him at [email protected] or on Twitter at @nycpatrickd
February 04, 2025 | New York Law Journal
Debevoise Lures Another SDNY Alum, Adding Criminal Division Chief"Our clients need the best advice, no matter what or who sits in Washington," said partner Helen Cantwell. "That is why we bring on people like Dan [Gitner] and Nick Folly."
By Patrick Smith
2 minute read
February 03, 2025 | Law.com
Which Legal Tech Jobs Are on the Rise, and Which Aren't, with Jared CosegliaTRU Staffing Partners' Jared Coseglia on the evolving legal tech talent market, where it is headed, which jobs will likely be 'in demand' and which, perhaps against current belief, won't.
By Patrick Smith and Cedra Mayfield
1 minute read
February 03, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Fried Frank Partner Leaves for Paul Hastings to Start Tech Transactions PracticeAmir Ghavi was co-head of the tech transactions practice at Fried Frank, where he also served as the firm’s “foremost AI counsel."
By Patrick Smith
3 minute read
February 03, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Weil Adds Acting Director of SEC Enforcement, Continuing Government Hiring StreakSports and media lawyer Steve Argeris, from Hogan Lovells, also joined Weil on Monday in its private equity group, as well as Thomas Mastoras, from A&O Shearman, in banking and finance.
By Patrick Smith
3 minute read
January 31, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Law Firms Expand Scope of Immigration Expertise Amid Blitz of Trump OrdersGibson Dunn, Fragomen and Fisher Phillips are among the firms that have pulled together cross-disciplinary teams to address client inquiries on immigration.
By Patrick Smith
6 minute read
January 28, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Milbank Lures Skadden Restructuring PartnerLisa Laukitis had been at Skadden for over eight years before making the move to Milbank.
By Patrick Smith
2 minute read
January 27, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Deal Watch: Deals, IPOs Flow as Banking Regulation Is Expected to Get LighterBill Stern, a partner in Goodwin Procter’s financial services practice, said the “pendulum” of regulation is due to swing back after four years of comparatively more scrutiny.
By Patrick Smith
11 minute read
January 27, 2025 | National Law Journal
Treasury GC Returns to Davis Polk to Co-Chair White-Collar Defense and Investigations PracticeBefore joining the government in 2022, Neil MacBride led Davis Polk's D.C. office and co-led its white-collar defense and investigations practice.
By Patrick Smith
2 minute read
January 27, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Doug Emhoff, Husband of Former VP Harris, Lands at WillkieEmhoff was a litigator at DLA Piper before stepping into his role in the White House.
By Patrick Smith
3 minute read
January 24, 2025 | Law.com
Was It Ever A Profession? A Look at the History of Law Firms as a Business with RJon RobinsIn this week's Legal Speak episode, Patrick Smith talks with author and small-firm guru RJon Robbins about the history of law as a business, whether that has become more of a focus lately and whether, regardless of what attorneys say, the law has always been a business like any other.
By Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith
1 minute read
