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The American Lawyer

A Smaller Cadwalader Sees Revenue Drop, Profits Rise

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft saw its revenue decline in 2016 amid partner defections and office closures. But managing partner Patrick Quinn pointed to higher profits as a sign that the firm's tighter focus on core clients and practices is paying off.
22 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

K&L Gates Cuts Staff Across Offices

K&L Gates has laid off a group of secretaries and staff, sources said, in an effort to cut costs.
49 minute read

International Edition

Herbert Smith Freehills Sues Partners Poached by White & Case

Eight Australian partners at Herbert Smith Freehills have been named as defendants in a case over their en masse defection to the U.S. firm.
25 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Travel Ban First Responders, Take a Bow

Working in an atmosphere rife with uncertainty, misinformation and often devoid of communication by government officials, these lawyers surrendered sleep, prepared for every contingency and, in some cases, went with their gut to bring their clients safely to the United States.
30 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

At Cohen Millstein, a Reshuffling of the Partnership Ranks

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, one of the nation's top plaintiffs firms, made a rare lateral hire this week by bringing on New Jersey's former top securities enforcer, Laura Posner, as a partner in New York. But Cohen Milstein also lost partners Linda Singer and Mimi Liu to rival plaintiffs firm Motley Rice.
17 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ballard Spahr Sees Small Revenue Bump as Profits Stay Flat

Ballard Spahr experienced slight revenue growth and flat profits in 2016, making the best of what the firm said it knew would be a challenging year.
19 minute read

Corporate Counsel

For Companies, Trump's Tweets Create 'New Category of Risk'

President Donald Trump has been tweeting from the hip, targeting companies over their plans to move jobs overseas or, in the case of Nordstrom, over the retailer's decision this week to pull Ivanka Trump's clothing brand from shelves. All of this has the business community on edge. And that means questions for lawyers. The National Law Journal caught up with James Garland to talk about how companies are preparing for Trump's Twitter ire.
19 minute read

The Recorder

After Decade at The Gap, Real Estate Pro Returns to Reed Smith

Reed Smith has brought back Paul Mohun, a former partner and ex-associate general counsel for real estate at The Gap Inc. in San Francisco, for its real estate group in the Bay Area. Mohun also has some personal involvement in the real estate business, having once founded The Carneros Inn in Napa Valley.
28 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Revenue, Profits Soar at Baker Botts Amid Contingency Wins

Boosted by some big contingency fees and strategic investments, Houston-based Baker Botts posted a record year in 2016, with revenue up 20.2 percent compared with 2015, and profits per partner up 36.6 percent.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

DHS Immigration Chief Under Obama Lands at Seyfarth Shaw

With immigration law top of mind at many firms, Seyfarth Shaw has beefed up its employment practice by hiring Leon Rodriguez, who most recently served as director of U.S. Citizens and Immigration Services at the Department of Homeland Security.
9 minute read

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