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New York Law Journal

Partner to Leave Bern Ripka in Wake of Napoli Bern Breakup

One of the law firms that formed from the breakup of New York mass torts firm Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik is now going through a partnership split of its own.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Kenyon Engages in Merger Talks as Head Count Declines

Kenyon & Kenyon, once one of the largest intellectual property boutiques in the country with about 150 attorneys in 2014, has whittled down to about 55 attorneys this summer, as it has continued merger talks with a number of large firms.
28 minute read

Daily Report Online

Partners Allege Noted Sports Lawyer Caused Firm's Bankruptcy

The discovery of $22 million in shortfalls to the escrow accounts of real estate closing firm Morris Hardwick Schneider two years ago pushed the firm into bankruptcy, led to a criminal indictment against one of its former owners, Nathan Hardwick IV, and has spawned a plethora of civil suits.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Amid Rent Debt, Bankruptcy Firm Seeks Chapter 11 Protection

A western Pennsylvania bankruptcy firm that changed hands in the midst of a now-suspended principal's disciplinary troubles has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Akerman Expands in Four Cities as Houston's Beirne Maynard Shuts Its Doors

Houston litigation shop Beirne, Maynard & Parsons is dissolving after nearly 30 years, with 30 trial lawyers joining Florida's Akerman and 10 others forming a new boutique.
17 minute read

New York Law Journal

Greenspoon Marder Acquires 8-Lawyer NY Matrimonial Boutique

Greenspoon Marder, a Florida-based firm that opened a New York office only a few months ago, has hired eight additional attorneys in Manhattan from matrimonial boutique Preston Ettinger Steiner & Ackermanare.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lessons Learned From Dewey's Demise

Stuart M. Saft writes: As we approach the fourth anniversary of the demise of Dewey & LeBoeuf, where I was a partner, I am reflecting on the lessons I learned from what happened after its collapse. My experience has made me realize that the profession must change how it deals with a bankrupt law firm in order to better protect the firm's clients.
21 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tough Calls for Referee in New York Firm Breakup

The demise of Napoli Bern has been a messy affair.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Prominent Bankruptcy Attorney, Former Anderson Kill Name Partner, Dies at 85

Arthur Olick, a longtime chair of Anderson Kill's bankruptcy and restructuring practice who advised parties in several law firm dissolutions, died Saturday from multiple sclerosis.
14 minute read

International Edition

France's Gide Loyrette Nouel To Close Its Hong Kong Office

France's Gide Loyrette Nouel will close its office in Hong Kong and launch a "best friends" relationship with local firm Howse Williams Bowers.
4 minute read

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