New York Law Journal

Attorneys ‘On the ‘Move: Morrison Cohen Expands White Collar Practice; O’Melveny Brings Back Corporate Finance Partner

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

SDNY US Attorney Damian Williams Lands at Paul Weiss

Williams began his legal career as an associate at the firm and was mentored by one of its most prominent litigators, Ted Wells.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

On the Move and After Hours: Meyner and Landis; Cooper Levenson; Ogletree Deakins; Saiber

Meyner and Landis added banking and finance attorney Angela Nascondiglio Stein, and more moves.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

KPMG Wants to Provide Legal Services in the US. Now All Eyes Are on Their Big Four Peers

"If KPMG can't make it successful, then maybe nobody can in the U.S.," said University of Miami law professor Michele DeStefano. "It's a good test for this type of structure."
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

The 'Motherhood Advantage' in Law: Time to Flip the Script

"A working mother’s early-to-mid career teaches efficiency, delegation, and executive functioning far more effectively than a management training course," write Jessica Lewis and Sonia Sujanani of WilmerHale. "It’s time to bid goodbye to the 'motherhood penalty' and embrace the 'motherhood advantage.'"
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Norton Rose Sues South Africa Government Over Ethnicity Score System

The new regulation may cause large South African law firms to lose work to consulting firms and other professional services providers, who are not subject to the legal sector code.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

K&L Gates Sheds Space, but Will Stay in Flagship Pittsburgh Office After Lease Renewal

The decision to remain in its downtown Pittsburgh office building "firmly plants the K&L Gates flag in the Pittsburgh skyline for the foreseeable future."
4 minute read

Lean Adviser

6-48. It’s Comp Time Again: How To Crush Your Comp Memo

For many of our readers it’s self-evaluation season. The obvious question is where do you start? Should you just dive straight in and write your magnus opus? Here’s a better idea, your home for legal practice guidance is always Lean Adviser, and here is our killer checklist for completing your self-evaluation form.
3 minute read

Law.com

Fenwick & West Shutters Decade-Old Shanghai Office

Fenwick & West launched its Shanghai office in 2014 with a team of five lawyers from Covington & Burling.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Church of Scientology Set to Depose Phila. Attorney in Sexual Abuse Case

Brian Kent, the founder of Philadelphia plaintiffs firm Laffey Bucci Kent, previously represented several plaintiffs suing the Church of Scientology and several affiliates over allegations of sexual abuse before being abruptly terminated from the firm in April 2024.
5 minute read

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