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February 07, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Dentons Taps D.C. Capital Markets Attorney for New US Managing Partner

John Holahan will continue to maintain his own practice while working alongside two existing U.S. firm leaders.

By Jon Campisi

3 minute read

February 05, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Reed Smith Welcomes New Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer

Gillian Ward, who has 30 years of experience in the legal marketing field, most recently worked at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.

By Jon Campisi

4 minute read

February 03, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Stradley Ronon Welcomes Insurance Team From Mintz

The team—composed of two new partners, one managing counsel and one senior counsel—bolsters the firm's presence in New York and Washington, D.C.

By Jon Campisi

3 minute read

January 31, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Law Firms Look to Gen Z for AI Skills, as 'Data Becomes the Oil of Legal'

Recent law school graduates looking to break into the field and early-career associates looking to move to a new firm will likely have greater marketability if they possess tech know-how, legal industry experts say.

By Jon Campisi

8 minute read

January 30, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Am Law 100 Lateral Partner Hiring Rose in 2024: Report

But hiring activity—for partners as well as all categories of lawyers—remains down from the peak years of 2021 and 2022.

By Jon Campisi

4 minute read

January 30, 2025 | International Edition

KPMG's Bid To Practice Law in US On Hold As Arizona Court Exercises Caution

"The Arizona Supreme Court might be thinking about the possibility that a beachhead in [Arizona] would enable federal court practice in all 50 states. And if so, does [Arizona] want to assume that role in the legal market, effectively being the regulatory home to many ASLPs with national practices?" questioned one law school professor.

By Jon Campisi

5 minute read

January 30, 2025 | The American Lawyer

KPMG's Bid to Practice Law in U.S. on Indefinite Hold, as Arizona Justices Exercise Caution

"The Arizona Supreme Court might be thinking about the possibility that a beachhead in [Arizona] would enable federal court practice in all 50 states. And if so, does [Arizona] want to assume that role in the legal market, effectively being the regulatory home to many ASLPs with national practices?" questioned one law school professor.

By Jon Campisi

5 minute read

January 28, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Arizona Supreme Court Presses Pause on KPMG's Bid to Deliver Legal Services

The justices were not ready to act on a committee's recommendation to grant the first Alternative Business Services license to a Big Four firm.

By Jon Campisi

2 minute read

January 28, 2025 | New York Law Journal

Dechert Sues Former Attorney for Not Returning Compensation

Dechert claims that former senior project attorney Kathleen Fay, who had been hired on a temporary basis, was erroneously paid more than $132,000 after her temporary work was revoked and that she has thus far failed to reimburse the firm.

By Jon Campisi

4 minute read

January 28, 2025 | The American Lawyer

IP Firm Fish & Richardson to Open Chicago Office

The planned, 4,300-square-foot office in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood is expected to be a space of innovation and collaboration for the firm's specialized intellectual property attorneys.

By Jon Campisi

3 minute read