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The American Lawyer

CITI: First Half Marked by Slow Growth

At large law firms, increased revenues were offset by higher expenses during the first six months of this year, reports Citi Private Bank.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Firms Are 'Poorly Run Businesses,' Says Ex-Heavy Hitter

William Glasgow helped intellectual property boutique Fish & Neave merge with Ropes & Gray a dozen years ago. Now, as the Am Law 100 firm unwinds part of that union, the semi-retired Glasgow reflects on the current state of Big Law. Oh, and he once tried to do business with President Donald Trump.
37 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Value of Firm Equity Tackled in Big Law Partner's Divorce Case

In a 53-page decision that at times reads like a partnership primer, the Appellate Division has tackled the tricky issue of the monetary value of a lawyer's practice, and in the process upended many aspects of a New Jersey Big Law attorney's divorce judgment.
15 minute read

The American Lawyer

New Report Shows Am Law 100 Firms Pulling Ahead of Smaller Peers

The market for large law firms continued to face demand headwinds in the second quarter of 2017, according to a new report Monday by Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor, but the largest firms continue to separate themselves from their smaller peers.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Hit or Miss: The Associate Salary Hike, One Year Later

When the legal industry looks back at its history, 
June 6, 2016, may register as just another day in law firm decision-making. Or, it could be the…
13 minute read

The American Lawyer

Hit or Miss: The Associate Salary Hike, One Year Later

Will law firms look at 2016's salary hikes as a blip or a tidal wave they couldn't stop?
64 minute read

The American Lawyer

Baker McKenzie's Revenue, Profits Nudge Up Amid Global Uncertainty

The firm's gains didn't match the increases it saw last year, but were viewed positively by management amid this year's geopolitical "turmoil."
20 minute read

The American Lawyer

Williams & Connolly Denies Plans to Pursue Merger with Quinn Emanuel

In any deal, the two hard-charging litigation firms would have to overcome a significant gap in profitability.
65 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

No Pa. Firms on the A-List, but 2 Shine for Women Partnership

In the latest ranking of America's 20 "A-List" firms, Pennsylvania firms were conspicuously absent once again. But some did well in a new aspect of the rankings—the percentage of women in equity partnership.
31 minute read

The American Lawyer

How Firms Should Be Measuring the Profitability of Matters

Strategist Hugh Simons looks at how firms typically track matter profitability, and what they should be doing instead—looking at margin per partner hour.
13 minute read

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