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The American Lawyer

BCLP Launches High-Volume Legal Services Arm, Adds Tech Exec

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner tapped the former head of architecture and innovation at Global 100 firm Gowling WLG to help build out the technology for its new enterprise, dubbed BCLP Cubed.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Polsinelli Creates New Leadership Role to Knock Down Practice Silos

Mary Clare Bonaccorsi, the managing partner of Polsinelli's Chicago office, will try to balance the merits of generalization and specialization as the firm's new cross-departmental litigation chair.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Public Policy Considerations in Law Firm Dissolutions

Applications for the dissolution of a law firm organized as a professional corporation can be complex and may impact important public policy considerations that affect client choice of counsel and lawyer mobility. In his Law Firm Partnership Law column, Arthur J. Ciampi reviews three decisions concerning the dissolution of a law firm organized as a professional corporation and make suggestions for the consideration of these public policy issues as they relate to whether dissolution should or should not be permitted.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Baker McKenzie Launches Latin America Practice

The firm has hired Federico Cuadra Del Carmen to kick off the new practice, which is to be based in Miami. It also has formed a steering committee composed of seven attorneys from its offices in New York, Miami and Latin America.
3 minute read

The Recorder

With All Eyes on Tech in DC, Covington Seizes the Moment in Silicon Valley

The Washington, D.C.-based firm has grown to 162 lawyers in California across three offices since it entered the state 20 years ago.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

For Central Pennsylvania's Barley Snyder, Rightsizing Required Growth

Managing partner Jeffrey Lobach said adding groups from smaller firms has been a winning strategy for Barley Snyder.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Barclay Damon Acquires 20-Lawyer LeClairRyan Group in NY, Boston and Conn.

The group has "fiercely loyal clients" and generates millions of dollars in business, said Barclay Damon managing partner John Langan.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Confronting the Caste System, Some California Staffers Say Specialization Helps

Professional staff say appreciation for their skills is increasing, though progress remains slow at some firms.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

LeClairRyan Bankruptcy Could Keep Creditors, Partners Busy for Years

The firm owes $15 million to two secured creditors, including its joint venture with UnitedLex. But it says that it expects to have some funds left for its unsecured creditors.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Atlanta Legal Professionals Say 'Caste' System Exists at Law Firms

Too often, they said, lawyers do not treat staff like professionals.
5 minute read

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