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The Law Firm Disrupted: A Wall Street Elite Joins The Subsidiary Parade

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, with profits per equity partner of $4.7 million, becomes an outlier among high-end firms in launching a tech-focused unit to deliver savings on elements of transactional work.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

MoFo Corporate Partner Jumps to Holland & Knight, Predicts Tough LatAm Deal Market

Alexandra Aguirre joined Holland & Knight in Miami after three years at Morrison & Foerster, where she opened the firm's Miami office with a group of Greenberg Traurig corporate lawyers.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Skadden's Jessica Hough Talks Talent Challenges, Return-to-Office and Diversity

"The market right now for attorneys is just incredibly competitive," she said. "It's a hard time to find people because there are just so many firms out there."
9 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Dentons' Verein Structure Might Have Cost The Firm. But That Won't Move This Appeals Court

In an attempt to overturn a $32 million verdict, the largest firm in the world told the Ohio Supreme Court that its case is about standards for malpractice litigation, a matter that concerns all firms, regardless of size or structure.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Energy Lawyers See Shifting Advisory Work in Light of the Ukraine Crisis

"When the lights go out, bad things happen—people are hurt, economies suffer and national and global security are undermined."
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Insurers Back Dentons in Appeal Over $32M Malpractice Verdict

"If a client's written consent is meaningless, then every lawyer and every law firm are threatened by this ruling," said Joe Andrew, global chairman of Dentons.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

With Moves on Both Coasts, White & Case Adds Partners From Kirkland, Loeb & Loeb

Kirkland & Ellis debt finance partner Brett Pallin joined White & Case in New York while the firm's Los Angeles office gained Loeb & Loeb senior counsel Linda Sim.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dechert Billing Manager's Claims of Racism, Retaliation Fall Short, Judge Rules

U.S. District Judge Chad Kenney found no evidence to support Celiena McClelland's claims that she was the subject of unlawful employment discrimination and retaliation by the firm.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

William Barr's Jones Day Legal Team Makes Primetime Appearance at Jan. 6 Hearing

Two Jones Day partners, Noel Francisco and Eric Snyder, were visible alongside Barr as the select committee played clips of his interview.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cooley Continues New York Expansion With Gibson Dunn M&A Partner Hire

William Sorabella arrives at Cooley as the California-founded firm bets on a robust M&A market in New York, having added several public companies and biotechnology partners in the past year.
3 minute read

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