August 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Stradley Ronon Bolsters Investment Management Practice With Vanguard HireFormer Vanguard associate general counsel Brian Murphy most recently headed the investment giant's enterprise growth legal team.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
August 19, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Facing a Shrinking Talent Pool, Insurance Defense Firms Are Fighting to Add Attorneys"As insurance carriers become more aggressive with auditing and exceptions and cost containment, that is an impediment to our ability to retain talent," said one law firm leader. "It's having an adverse effect on morale."
By Amanda O'Brien
6 minute read
August 19, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Norton Rose Business Development Head Moves to Ballard Spahr"Their interest in growth and development was something that was a highlight for me—it was important to me," Ian Ribald said.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
August 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Duane Morris Adds New York Trio From Construction BoutiqueThe move comes soon after Duane Morris brought on a practice group chair from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston and an Exxon Mobil assistant general counsel.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
August 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer
'If Only We Had Full Staffing': This Legal Sector Is Spread Thin, but Negotiating Higher Rates"It used to be a firm would put in a rate request, and it would take several weeks or months to get approved—now they're getting it approved within 24 to 48 hours," one recruiter said.
By Amanda O'Brien
7 minute read
August 13, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa. Law Firm Sues IRS, Seeking Nearly $800K in Pandemic-Era Tax CreditsAre personal injury firms, inherently reliant on a functioning court and jury trial system to bring in revenue, entitled to relief from the pandemic?
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
August 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Duane Morris Adds Whiteford Hospitality Chair to 'Litigation-Heavy' Pittsburgh OfficeBringing on Gosia Kosturek and her clients adds a transactional flavor to the office, with Kosturek handling both buyer and seller side transactions and management and franchise agreements, among other matters.
By Amanda O'Brien
3 minute read
August 07, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
One Program, Multiple Benefits: Firms Use Training to Engage Clients and AttorneysCorporate practice leaders view career development efforts not just for their impact on individual attorneys but for their broader relationship to a firm's long-term growth.
By Amanda O'Brien
6 minute read
August 06, 2024 | The American Lawyer
The Path to Equity Partnership Is Lengthening. Are Firms Making the Change in Good Faith?While a recent suit against Duane Morris alleges the firm is using the firm's non-equity tier to goose partner profits, some market observers see the ever-extending path to the equity partnership as a recognition of firms' legitimate business needs.
By Amanda O'Brien
5 minute read
August 02, 2024 | Pro Mid Market
Midwest Trial Defense Firm Hopscotches to Seattle for Merger"You can look at us and say we're a Midwest firm, and why wouldn't our next locations be Chicago or Cleveland, but in today's marketplace, from a technological standpoint, the practice has gotten smaller in that respect," said Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice managing partner Scott Kreamer.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
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