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The American Lawyer

Behind Stroock's Dissolution: Partnership Discord and Pension Burdens

"They didn't do anything when 45 people left a year ago," said a Stroock lawyer about firm leadership.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

11 Years Later, Ex-Dewey Lawyers Are Doing as Well as Industry Peers

The high-profile bankruptcy of Dewey & LeBoeuf didn't hamper the careers of former partners and associates in the long run, new research shows.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firm GCs: From Part-Time Advisers to Full-Time 'Risk Avoidance Monitors'

"What I've seen is law firm GCs are starting to be viewed less like law firm lawyers and more like members of the corporate team, like the CFO or the COO," said William Connolly, the new general counsel and chief legal officer at Nixon Peabody.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Prominent Plaintiff-Side Wrongful-Conviction Firm Sharpens Leadership Picture With Addition of 2 Name Partners

The name change comes as the 15-attorney firm prepares to hang its sign at a different address. Next spring, it will move from its longtime home in Manhattan's Tribeca to a new office in the West Village at 200 Varick St.
3 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Bayard Welcomes New Chair of Restructuring Group

Bayard announced that Ericka F. Johnson has joined the firm as a director and chair of the business restructuring and liquidations practice.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Fried Frank's Greenwald to Step Down as Firm Plans New Leadership in 2024

Kenneth Rosh will likely step in as the firm's new chair, while Steven Epstein will assume managing partner duties, sources say.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Citing Conflicts as Merger Looms, Former SDNY Judge Leaves Stroock for Boies Schiller

Former U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin said Boies Schiller's focus on litigation, mediation and arbitration represented a better fit for her practice as a neutral.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

The 2023 Summer Associates Satisfaction Ranking

Big Law did a great job of making summers fall in love with law. Here, we rank the firms based on scores given by summer associates and hear directly from these new recruits on what worked and what didn't.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Leadership Changes at Reed Smith Reach Phila., Chicago, Austin Offices

Casey Ryan, who started as global managing partner in March, continues to put her vision for the firm into effect, according to one of the new office managing partners.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

The New Normal?

All five articles from our series about the future of in-office work in the legal industry.
2 minute read

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