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August 23, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Am Law 50 Law Firms 'Outpacing' the Industry More in 2024, as Segmentation Accelerates"It is a bit of a vicious cycle for the rest of the industry to observe. It allows these elite firms to continue to pull away, as long as they continue to focus on those higher client value opportunities," noted one industry consultant.
By Andrew Maloney
5 minute read
August 21, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Willkie Adds 11-Attorney Capital Markets Group From Mayer BrownThe group includes five partners, including Edward Best, who will co-chair Willkie's capital markets practice after holding the same title at Mayer Brown.
By Andrew Maloney
5 minute read
August 21, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Am Law 200 Firm's Merger Yields 25% Attorney Growth and $60M More in RevenueA combination with a Silicon Valley law firm will give Lathrop GPM "one of the nation's largest" private client services practices, advising high-net-worth individuals, the firm said.
By Andrew Maloney
4 minute read
August 19, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Law Firms Could Post 'One of the Strongest Years We See'Citi's Global Wealth at Work Law Firm Group found the industry continued its momentum from the first quarter.
By Andrew Maloney
4 minute read
August 19, 2024 | The American Lawyer
'Increasingly Rare': These Law Firms Still Maintain Smaller Partner Pay SpreadsA group of Am Law 200 law firms has partner pay spreads that are less than half of the median pay ratios across Big Law.
By Andrew Maloney
5 minute read
August 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer
With Hours Tenuous, New Metric Looks to Baseball to Assess Lawyer ProductivityResearchers assert the new metric is more strongly correlated to profitability.
By Andrew Maloney
4 minute read
August 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer
The Law Firms With the Largest Partner Pay SpreadsThe widening partner pay ratios come as big firms are pulling a number of levers to get money to their highest performers.
By Andrew Maloney
5 minute read
August 12, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Productivity Is Up. But Expecting It to Continue May Be a 'Tenuous Proposition'Some observers question the value of the metric, as AI threatens to transform the profession and hefty billing rate growth plays an outsized role in firm profits.
By Andrew Maloney
5 minute read
August 08, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Polsinelli Lateral Group from Holland & Knight Totals 47, Includes Philly LeaderAfter announcing the contours of the move last month, Missouri-founded Polsinelli has confirmed 47 lawyers have joined the firm Holland & Knight, including…
By Andrew Maloney
4 minute read
August 07, 2024 | The American Lawyer
With Health Care Steady and Litigation Thriving, Dinsmore Adds 5-Lawyer TeamThe moves come as firms up and down the Am Law 200 are seeing a consistent need for health care expertise.
By Andrew Maloney
3 minute read
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