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The American Lawyer

Three Firms Pump Fees From Bankrupt Bahamian Oil Shipper

Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd., a company that floats energy boats throughout South America, filed for bankruptcy in New York on Feb. 6. Zirinsky Law Partners, a firm formed last year by a former top bankruptcy partner at three Am Law 100 firms, is advising Ultrapetrol along with Hughes Hubbard & Reed and Seward & Kissel.
28 minute read

The American Lawyer

With Gitmo Back in Play, Obama Envoy Returns to Boies Schiller

Boies Schiller Flexner has welcomed Ambassador Lee Wolosky back to the firm after an 18-month stint as the White House's special envoy for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba.
17 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big-Name Lawyers Who Screwed Up, Big Time

While former Akin Gump lawyer Jeffrey Wertkin awaits his fate after his arrest for trying to sell a sealed whistleblower suit for $300,000, let's take a moment to revisit some prominent attorneys who made a mess of things.
16 minute read

New York Law Journal

Shearman Partner, Ex-Dewey Colleagues Reunite at Winston

Lawrence Hill, a former chair of the tax controversy and litigation group at Dewey & LeBoeuf who joined Shearman & Sterling in May 2012 to co-lead that firm's financial services group, is headed to Winston & Strawn in New York. The hire is the latest high-profile addition by the Chicago-based Am Law 100 firm.
33 minute read

The American Lawyer

Akin Gump Partner's Arrest Highlights Hiring Risks for Firms

Federal prosecutors have accused an Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld partner—and a government lawyer himself until last year—of hawking a copy of a nonpublic whistleblower complaint to a company facing a False Claims Act lawsuit.
41 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Blank Rome Takes Three Benefits Partners From Pepper Hamilton

The moves follow a spate of recent departures from Pepper Hamilton, and they extend a string of hires this year at Blank Rome.
28 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Internet of Things Means a Big Dilemma for Big Law Discovery

Internet of Things devices may usher in the most complicated era of e-discovery for big law. Here's how firms are dealing with them.
41 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump, Cyber Concerns Mark Ex-DHS GC's Return to O'Melveny

Stevan Bunnell, the former managing partner of O'Melveny & Myers' office in Washington, D.C., until becoming general counsel for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in November 2013, has returned to the firm as a partner.
34 minute read

The American Lawyer

Seyfarth Shaw Puts 'Software Robots' to Use in Automation Push

The national labor and employment firm, already well-known in legal circles for being a pioneer in using business process improvements, is now looking to artificial intelligence to enhance its efficiency.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Eric Holder, Calif. Lawmakers Huddle Over Trump Strategy

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. came to Sacramento Tuesday to meet with some of his newest clients, California's legislative Democrats.
7 minute read

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