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National Law Journal

Hogan Lovells Government Contracts Practice Head Jumps to Akin Gump in DC

Michael Vernick, who handles False Claims Act and qui tam litigation and related government contracts matters, now leads the government contracts practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
2 minute read

Law.com

Law.com Trendspotter: Growing Nonequity Partner Tiers Say a Lot About Law Firm Leadership—and Not All of It Positive

As evidenced by the most recent Am Law 100 results, the number of nonequity partners has ballooned at dozens of large firms after a trying year that ultimately culminated in eye-popping profit growth. But whether a firm's nonequity ranks are the sign of a tight ship or a sinking one has a lot to do with how lawyers land there in the first place and where they ultimately end up.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Reed Smith Corporate Partner Trio Departs for Duane Morris

"Duane Morris has a large bench for the private client side, and that's something I'm really in need of, both to maintain my practice and to grow it, and I'm looking to grow it," partner David Hryck said.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Fifth Circuit Sanctions Democratic Election Lawyer Marc Elias in Texas Voting Case

Perkins Coie contested the sanctions, saying in a statement that "the firm and the attorneys involved in this matter strongly disagree with the Appellate Court's ruling and its order of sanctions in this case. The firm fully and completely supports our attorneys in this case."
4 minute read

International Edition

DLA Piper Hits Deloitte For Peru Tax Head

The global firm has been busy with strategic hires to strengthen its capabilities in Latin America.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of March 15, 2021

Mia Lorick has joined Locke Lord's Houston office as a partner in the firm's litigation department, further growing the firm's demonstrated dispute resolution capabilities in the region.
6 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields To Allow Staff To Work Remotely 50% Of The Time

The firm is the latest to announce new remote-working guidelines post-COVID.
3 minute read

International Edition

Bird & Bird Takes 4-Lawyer Hogan Lovells Madrid Team

The team includes Hogan Lovells' Madrid insurance and reinsurance head.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Hire Up: Transactional Partners in Demand With Economy Poised to Take Off

Refinitiv, in its monthly M&A recap, noted that M&A activity in the U.S. hit a 20-month high in February, as did special purpose acquisition companies.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—March 12, 2021—Saxton & Stump, Chamberlain Hrdlicka

Saxton & Stump attorney Kiandra D. Steffy was appointed to the Lancaster Bar Association board of directors, and Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry announced that it elevated two of its Philadelphia-based shareholders, Kevin F. Sweeney and Kenneth I. Trujillo, to equity status.
3 minute read

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