By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | May 3, 2018
The launch had been delayed by Baker Botts' 90-day hold on partners. Shearman & Sterling hired partners from Baker Botts, Thompson & Knight and Jones Day to launch its Houston office, which will bolster the firm's oil and gas practice.
New York Law Journal | Live Coverage|News
By Jed Rakoff | May 3, 2018
Judge Rakoff, in his Learned Hand Award speech at the Federal Bar Council's Law Day dinner, said: We cannot blind ourselves to the failure of our profession to provide affordable legal services to what is probably a majority of our fellow Americans. What is needed is a global solution.
By Stephanie Forshee | May 3, 2018
In a recent interview with Corporate Counsel, Nishat Ruiter of TED provided a rare look into how a GC has handled harassment issues in the era of #MeToo.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | May 2, 2018
The Dallas minority-owned firm expands with the addition of an international practice that focuses on the energy and entertainment sectors in Africa.
New York Law Journal | Best Practices|Commentary
By Gerald Lebovits and Cynthia R. Moore | May 1, 2018
Many factors cause lawyers to write turgidly, including a limited knowledge of how to write in plain English and a belief that readers prefer dense writing to simple, interesting, easy-to-understand writing.
By Scott Flaherty | April 30, 2018
Partners in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and London are vying to lead the 2,400-lawyer firm following Voge's ouster in March.
By Susan DeSantis | April 15, 2018
"f you have 50 lawyers spread over a dozen practice areas, it's hard to persuade clients you have the bench strength to become a powerhouse.”says Jon Lindsey, managing partner for Major, Lindsey & Africa.
By Ross Todd | April 12, 2018
Katherine Ku spoke as part of a discussion called "Making the Future #NOTMeToo" about how women can ward off and respond to sexual harassment in the legal profession.
By Susan DeSantis | April 4, 2018
Julianna Ryan of Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan says the biggest threat to the defense bar, generally, is the trend toward commoditization of legal services that fails to account for the quality of the service and case results. All firms do not deliver the same results, says Ryan.
By R. Robin McDonald | April 3, 2018
The judge earlier in the day tossed out the conspiracy charge against the attorneys and their client.
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