By EDITORIAL BOARD | June 15, 2017
The bar of the state of Connecticut lost a legendary figure with the recent death of Raymond W. Ganim of Stratford. Few, if any, lawyers had his record for success in a courtroom, particularly in state and federal criminal cases.
By Marcia Coyle | June 15, 2017
Donald Verrilli Jr., the former U.S. solicitor general, was twice confronted by the justices over how presidential statements affected the government's litigation positions. What about President Donald Trump's comments on his travel-ban orders? The challengers have made "a reasonably strong" case that Trump's tweets and comments are legally fair game, Verrilli says.
By Scott Flaherty | June 15, 2017
The vice president has turned to veteran litigator and McGuireWoods chairman Richard Cullen, who was once partners with James Comey, amid the special counsel investigation into President Donald Trump campaign ties to Russia.
By Roy Strom | June 15, 2017
Donald Clark Jr. led Butler Snow from the three-office, 140-lawyer regional firm it was in 2006, to a 330-lawyer international firm with offices in 24 locations. The 68-year-old has now been asked to continue his leadership of the firm until January 2020.
By Meghan Tribe | June 15, 2017
The Am Law 100 firm has acquired 25-lawyer litigation boutique Collora to open a new office in Boston. The outpost in Beantown will be the 47th locale for Hogan Lovells.
By David B. Saxe and Danielle Lesser | June 15, 2017
The authors of a recent Law Journal commentary, "The Need for Bar Admission Reform," make some worthwhile points but ignore the important work that the various Character and Fitness Committees perform in New York State, as part of the attorney admission process. In particular, they seek to marginalize the interview requirement for all applicants.
By Meghan Tribe and Brian Baxter | June 14, 2017
After 41 years at Kirkland & Ellis, James Schink left the firm's Chicago headquarters in December for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. Just six months later, however, Schink has quietly returned to his longtime home, which this week saw two other litigators decamp for Latham & Watkins in New York.
By Rebecca Cohen | June 14, 2017
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith snagged a five-lawyer team from Locke Lord in Sacramento led by corporate partner Scott Bartel. The group helped open Locke Lord's office in the Golden State capital in 2011.
By Brian Baxter | June 14, 2017
A pair of recent lateral hires by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have helped the Magic Circle firm swoop in for a lead role on the bankruptcy of Alitalia SpA. The ailing Italian airline sought Chapter 15 protection Monday in the Southern District of New York.
By Scott Flaherty | June 14, 2017
Nearly two months after voting to expel a former partner who is leading a $100 million gender bias suit against Chadbourne & Parke, the firm failed on Wednesday to escape a proposed class action alleging it's run by an " all-male dictatorship." Proskauer Rose, on the other hand, sought to dismiss a separate $50 million damages claim.
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