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The American Lawyer

The Path to Equity Partnership Is Lengthening. Are Firms Making the Change in Good Faith?

While a recent suit against Duane Morris alleges the firm is using the firm's non-equity tier to goose partner profits, some market observers see the ever-extending path to the equity partnership as a recognition of firms' legitimate business needs.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

How New York's Top Boutiques Are Staying Competitive in Associate Compensation and Retention

Many New York-based boutiques—like Holwell Shuster & Goldberg and Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna—are staying close to or on the Cravath scale to be able to compete with firms like Kirkland & Ellis for the best associates.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cole, Scott & Kissane Keeps Transitioning More Resources Into Construction As Tort Reform Changes Loom

With the volume of insurance litigation threatened throughout Florida and construction practices booming, lawyers at the historically insurance-defense-focused firm are working to be cross-trained to fit into the construction practice.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Five Years of A-List Firms: The Stalwarts, the Sinkers and the Subsumed

A handful of the top firms from 2019 remain there, but just as many have fallen out of the top 20 entirely, and a couple of them don't even technically exist anymore.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Bucks Plus Big Responsibility? A-List Firms Are Finding Balance—and Scores Aren't Getting Any Lower

Growth can limit flexibility. But the average A-List score this year is the highest it's been in at least the last five years.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Amid Big Law Focus on Performance, Law Firms Hit by Wave of Employment Claims

"I do think we've seen an uptick in claims coming from attorneys who historically may have made progress toward partner," but they're not getting promoted, noted one law firm consultant.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: How Latham Got the Work Behind the Largest IPO of 2024

In something of a departure from Latham's traditional IPO work, the firm ushered Lineage through the full process of funding the company, scaling it, making acquisitions and, now, a public offering.
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

Goodwin Lures Kirkland Employment Partner

The move is the latest sign of a continuing talent battle between the two law firms, after Kirkland lured nine investment funds lawyers from Goodwin earlier this year.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Sidley Hires Joint CMOs as Role Continues Expansion in Big Law

"The legal landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and the needs of our clients continue to expand in both scale and complexity," noted Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley's management committee chair.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Lures Arnold & Porter's Environmental Practice Chair

Brian Israel joins as co-chair of Paul Hastings' environmental litigation practice.
3 minute read

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