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Texas Lawyer

Suit Against Norton Rose Over Vaccine Mandate Dismissed

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed against Norton Rose Fulbright US by a former IT worker who alleged he was fired for failing to comply with the firm's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Going, Going, Gone! Florida Lawyers Up to Bat After Baseball Shatters Sales Records

Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani whacked the ball into the stands on Sept. 19, becoming the only player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season. The ball sold at auction Tuesday for $4.3 million.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

With Chair Regularly on the Road, Duane Morris Names First Phila. Office Managing Partner

"The thought now was that we could really use someone who's laser focused on Philadelphia," said commercial litigation co-chair James Steigerwald, who stepped into the role earlier this month.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

More Young Lawyers Are Entering Big Law With Mental Health Issues. Are Firms Ready to Accommodate Them?

A generation well aware of its mental health struggles will require law firms to adapt, experts said.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Big Law for Harris, Solos for Trump: Here's How Pa. Attorneys Are Donating to the Presidential Election

Vice President Kamala Harris significantly outraised Donald Trump among the commonwealth's lawyers, and donations to the former president from large firms were particularly scarce.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kirkland Adds Freshfields Partner, Further Expanding Debt Finance Practice

Earlier this year, Kirkland combined its debt finance and structured finance teams into a single group.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Less Investment by Big Law in the Bay Area: Lateral Partner Hiring Falls

Top firms have hired 75% fewer lateral partners in intellectual property practices so far this year, Macrae reported.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Big Law Assembles as Cruise Lines Clinch Partial Victory in $439M Havana Docks Suit

"As a member of the Cuban American community in South Florida whose family lost everything following the 1959 Cuban revolution, wholeheartedly agree with the dissent," said one attorney not associated with the lawsuit.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Election Law Spending Is on the Rise, but Big Firms Have Reasons Not to Cash In

"People go into campaigns planning to litigate as part of their campaign strategy. Whether right or wrong, it kind of is where people are," said Bryan Tyson, whose new gig at Am Law 200 firm Clark Hill makes him the exception rather than the rule.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

'Everybody Is Holding Their Breath': Big Law Lobbying Businesses See Mixed Earnings in Q3

A "small handful of our clients" are taking "a wait and see approach" toward the upcoming election, though are "prepared to re-engage post-election," said Will Moschella, of Brownstein's government relations department.
3 minute read

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