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New York Law Journal

Weil Private Credit Partner Jumps to Dechert Amid Growing Signs of Transactional Thaw

Eliot Relles arrived at Weil, Gotshal & Manges four years ago after serving as co-chair of Schulte Roth & Zabel's finance practice.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Clark Hill Adds on Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Real Estate Duo in Pittsburgh

Blaine Lamperski previously led the local real estate practice for the Pittsburgh unit of the global giant. He's joined by member John Bonaccorsi.
3 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Should Midsize Firms Get More Aggressive About Rate Increases?

As Big Law keeps getting rewarded for pushing large rate hikes, analysts and consultants say midsize firms are leaving money on the table.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

AI Might Kill Off the Billable Hour Someday, But It Will Be a Slow Death

"The people who regulate the profession are the profession. They are judges and members of the bar. So what incentive do they have to give away that control to the machine?" said Foster Sayers, vice president of legal ops at health tech company symplr.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Penn Taps Wilmer to Defend Against Allegations of Enabling Campus Antisemitism

The firm previously prepared former Penn president Elizabeth Magill for a December congressional hearing investigating college campus antisemitism. Criticism over Magill's responses ultimately led to her resignation.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Jenner, Looking at 'Stretch' Goals, Reached Double-Digit Revenue and Profit Growth

Jenner surpassed even its own revenue target in 2023, while the firm increased PEP by nearly 18% amid a 4% contraction in its equity tier.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Aggressive Rate Hikes, Head Count Management Helped Am Law 50 Squeeze Profits From Sluggish Demand in Q4

The Am Law 50 finished the fourth quarter with nearly 8% more fees worked than Q4 2022 despite a decline in demand, according to a new Thomson Reuters report.
3 minute read

The Recorder

LA Firms Held 'Front Row Seats' to Client Embezzlement, Suit Says

Am Law 200 firm Buchalter and Los Angeles stalwart Parker Milliken Clark O'Hara and Samuelian represented a Beverly Hills attorney who was removed from his role as trustee after an arbitrator found he embezzled $20 million.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Sidley, Milbank, Foley & Lardner and Simpson Land Defense Roles on SEC Action

The SEC, in charging the broker dealers and investment advisers, referred to "widespread and longstanding failures by the firms and their employees to maintain and preserve electronic communications."
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How a Few Business Basics Can Heal Legal Department-Law Firm Relationships

"The challenge with a lot of legal-ops departments is they are populated by lawyers who are intimidated by external counsel. So it's hard to step away and actually put a real business lens on it," said Bindu Cudjoe, chief legal officer of Laurentian Bank.
4 minute read

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