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National Law Journal

Goodwin, Orrick, Steptoe, Willkie Add DC Partners Amid Uptick in Lateral Moves

Goodwin brought on Lori Gordon, who was co-chair of their post-grant practice at Perkins Coie. She was one of several Am Law 200 partners to join new firms in D.C.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Without Contingency Fees Windfall, Crowell's Gross Revenue Inched Up 0.9% to $595 million

PEP declined without a significant windfall from contingency receipts. But the firm's base business revenue was up 6.8%, Crowell Chair Phil Inglima said.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Kilpatrick Plans Move to Smaller NY Office, Embracing 'Modern Law Firm Work Environment'

The Am Law 100 firm signed a 10-year lease for 27,667 square feet at 3 Times Square building, about a 38.5% decrease in space from its current office.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Davis Polk Associate Files Notice of Appeal to Second Circuit in Retaliation Lawsuit

The 10-person jury in the Southern District of New York rejected Cardwell's claims in January after about three hours of deliberations.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig Lands Two Real Estate Shareholders With Niche Focuses, Growing Depth

Adam Seligman, based in West Palm Beach, arrived from local boutique Ward Damon. Paul Williams, splitting time between Austin and Los Angeles, comes from Morgan Lewis.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Spanish Law Firm Pérez-Llorca on Why a Swedish Gen AI Assistant Was the Right Fit

Perez-Llorca became the first Spanish law firm to adopt Leya, a Swedish generative AI assistant, earlier this month. For the firm, the tool struck the right balance between being able to operate in Spanish-language and being compliant with the GDPR.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

'One Firm' or Separate Entities? Vereins' Growth Bumps Into Conflicts, Liability Concerns

A ruling from an Illinois appellate court has put Baker McKenzie's structure under scrutiny, two years after Dentons was saddled with a $32 million malpractice verdict that also implicated the firm's verein status.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel's 38% PEP Growth Came From Heightened Leverage, High-Profile Cases

Roughly 8% of the firm's $2.07 billion in revenue came in the form of contingency fees, according to Michael Carlinsky, one of three co-managing partners at the firm.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Top D.C. Firms Earn Seven Figures Representing Foreign Govts., Filings Show

Squire Patton Boggs, Hogan Lovells, Arnold & Porter and Akin are among the firms registering lately as representing foreign principals. The documents highlight what is for some a growing source of business in their public policy practices.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Steptoe's Revenue Grew 13% Amid Lateral Expansion and Rising Litigation Demand

Even as the equity tier expanded and the firm's profits per equity partner rose about 16% to $1.91 million. And amid lateral growth, Steptoe's total full-time equivalent head count rose about 4% to around 396 lawyers last year and revenue per lawyer climbed more than 8% to $1.2 million.
4 minute read

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