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The American Lawyer

The 2023 Am Law 200: At a Glance

An alphabetized listing of the Am Law Second Hundred firms and their core financial and census data.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Are Second Hundred Firms the New 100?

Am Law 100 partners are defecting to Second Hundred firms for better business development opportunities, and their clients are on board.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

More First-Year Deferrals Likely as Firms Grapple With Dormant Corporate Practices, Large Incoming Class Sizes

Some firms are considering deferring start dates to January, coinciding with an expected uptick in demand.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Shearman & Sterling to Merge With Allen & Overy

The merged firm would have about $3.4 billion in revenue and about 3,900 lawyers, the firms said.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cole, Scott &Kissane Eye Construction Growth to Offset Anticipated Insurance Litigation Lull

The firm's lawyers pushed for tort reforms that help shield insurance companies from coverage disputes. Now with the volume of cases expected to decline, leaders are looking for other areas for growth.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Fear or FOMO: Big Law Split on How to Boost Office Attendance

With at least five Am Law 100 firms tying bonuses to office attendance, law firms appear more comfortable with taking punitive measures to induce attendance.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Akerman Assembles Staffing Law Attorneys In New Unit Amid Rising Demand

"The need for staffing companies to be agile and respond to those needs from the market is so critical and requires efforts to comply with laws," said Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum, partner at Akerman. "We saw that so intensely with the pandemic and the healthcare staffing industry."
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Case for Deferring First-Years

Law firms don't defer first-years for the savings. Rather, it's something much more significant than that, Hugh Simons explains in arguing why firms and 3Ls alike should consider a lengthy deferral.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Troutman Pepper's New Task Force Sees AI Benefits for Both Clients and Firm

The task force will study "the risks and benefits for both our own delivery of services as well as advising our clients of the use of the newer iteration of AI," partner Alison Grounds said.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Young Litigators Are More Demanding Than Ever. Firm Leaders Can Either Adapt or Bleed Talent

"If you aren't going to provide opportunities for professional growth for your attorneys, you're going to lose them," Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer Toddy's managing partner Mitchell Kaplan said.
9 minute read

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