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The Recorder

Ex-Clinton Aide Joins Boies Schiller in Silicon Valley

Boies Schiller Flexner has brought on Ann O'Leary, a former top adviser to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, as a partner specializing in nonprofit and philanthropic endeavors in Palo Alto, California.
21 minute read

New York Law Journal

On the Move

By | January 18, 2017
Blank Rome, Cornell Grace, Akerman and Anderson Kill have added attorneys; Orrick, Fitzpatrick Cella and Pryor Cashman have announced promotions.
11 minute read

The American Lawyer

Jones Day Partner May Be Next for Trump Administration Post

Appellate litigator Noel Francisco is departing Jones Day amid rumors that he could soon be tapped for a role in the solicitor general's office.
12 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Shut Down or Show Off? Law Firms in the 'Swamp' Plan for Inauguration Day

Most downtown Washington, D.C., firms are battening down the hatches this week, though a few will host parties and fete clients for the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.
22 minute read

The American Lawyer

KWM Confirms Names of Partners Staying on After Europe Administration

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has confirmed the names of 17 partners who have agreed to stay on with the firm in the wake of the administration of its European, UK and Middle East (EUME) business. Seven partners will stay on to maintain a London presence for the firm, as will as a three-partner team in Frankfurt.
12 minute read

Litigation Daily

Crystal Ball Department: Law Firms Line Up to Offer 2017 Litigation Predictions

It's January. That means it's time for the first round of litigation trend forecasts from law firms and other industry players. What kinds of litigation do experts think will be hot?
22 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Permian Deals Pile Up With Exxon, Noble Acquisitions

The Permian Basin continues to be a hot area for energy deals, keeping lawyers busy this week with two multibillion acquisitions involving companies linked to legendary Texas wildcatters.
24 minute read

The American Lawyer

Two Top Sports Lawyers—On Opposite Sides—Switch Firms

A pair of leading sports industry lawyers have left their firms for new digs. O'Melveny & Myers hired DLA Piper corporate partner Chuck Baker to chair its sports industry group out of New York, where longtime Weil, Gotshal & Manges litigator James Quinn is retiring from the firm at 71 to become of counsel at top trial boutique Berg & Androphy.
45 minute read

The Recorder

Manatt Phelps Partner Leaves to Hang New Shingle at SoCal Shop

Marilyn Martin-Culver, a business litigation partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Costa Mesa, California, recently left the firm to become a name partner at Robertson & Culver in nearby Irvine. The firm, now known as Robertson & Olsen, recently saw a name partner depart.
22 minute read

Legaltech News

Gibson Dunn Hires Four-Lawyer A&O Technology Team in Paris

The firm says global clients are "increasingly turning to us for advice on data privacy, cybersecurity, digital transformation and outsourcing matters."
21 minute read

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