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The American Lawyer

A&O and Shearman Continue Lateral Hiring as Merger Date Approaches

Both law firms have continued to add, and lose, partners in the lead-up to the merger.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firms Seek Out 'Money-Generating' Partner Moves Amid Big Law's Arms Race

Even though partner moves were down year-over-year, Decipher noted that law firms last year figured out one of the fastest ways to grow: buying partners with books of business.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

How Atlanta Law Firms Fared in the Am Law 100

King & Spalding remained at No. 17 in the latest Am Law 100. Among four other Atlanta-founded firms, two rose and two fell in the rankings.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Gaining Steam in Los Angeles, Shook Hires Litigation Group From Carlton Fields

Four litigation partners in Los Angeles, Atlanta and South Florida have joined Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Goodwin Continues Recruiting From Cooley, Adding Longtime Tech Industry Litigator

Patrick Gunn's clients over the years range from Zoom and eBay to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Oracle founder Lawrence Ellison.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Big Law Corporate Defenders Explain Why They Now Help Fund the Opposite Side of the 'V'

"The skillsets we were developing as associates were largely transferable," said Evan Meyerson, a former Paul Weiss associate who moved to Burford Capital. "A big part of litigation strategy is thinking about what the other side thinks about your case and the job at Burford is to think through these investments as a devil's advocate."
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Power Ranking the Am Law 100: Flash Points Ahead

Facing market volatility and AI disruption, winning firms reinvest for renewal and reinvention.
16 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Sign of Overall Health': The Am Law 100 Metric That Deserves More Attention

"PPL, and especially year-over-year PPL growth, helps mitigate any biases in the numbers influenced by law firm size or geographic location."
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Showcasing Resilience of the Industry, Am Law 100 Firms Turn in Strong 2023

After taking a couple of body blows in 2022 and not knowing how the legs would hold up, Big Law was just waiting to counter.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

The 2024 Am Law 100: Ranked by Revenue Per Lawyer

For the Am Law 100 as a whole, average revenue per lawyer, the metric that we've long regarded as the most reliable measure of a firm's financial health, increased by 4.9%. In 2023, eighty-five firms posted a gain in RPL.
2 minute read

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