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The American Lawyer

Zero Hours Billed? No Problem for These First-Year Associates

Some of the country's largest law firms allow associates to focus exclusively on pro bono work for more than a year, but there is a debate as to whether those lawyers come out behind their counterparts when they begin billing for work again.
62 minute read

Daily Report Online

King & Spalding Advises Post Properties on Megabucks Apartment REIT Combo

K&S represented the Atlanta apartment owner in its $3.88 billion sale to Mid-America Apartments Communities, creating the Southeast's largest multifamily real estate investment trust.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Gordon & Rees and Former Clients Settle Suit

Just three weeks before a trial was set to begin in Houston, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani and three partners settle a $1.8 million suit filed by former clients.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lifetime Achiever: Francis Milone, Morgan Lewis

Under Francis Milone, who became chair, Morgan Lewis adopted a new governance structure that streamlined decision-making, and began compensating partners on the basis of their contributions to growth.
51 minute read

National Law Journal

D.C. Circuit Sets Three-Hour 'Clean Power' Argument Schedule

Top constitutional and environmental lawyers are set to clash over the legality of the Obama administration's signature environmental effort, the Clean Power Plan, during arguments Sept. 27 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The appeals court on Wednesday set more than three hours for the hearing.
13 minute read

Legaltech News

Five Ways to Boost Potential for Law Firm Innovation

Matt Homann shares some quick helpful hints for legal administrators to jumpstart innovative thinking in law firms.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Law Firms Increasingly Rely on Tech for Client Demands, With Focus on Cybersecurity

The annual William Lea Tag and Sandpiper Partners survey found law firms are increasingly looking to tech for administrative processes.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Demand Growth at California Firms Beats U.S. Average, Report Finds

Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group found that demand in both Northern and Southern California regions was up during the first six months of the year.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

K&L Gates Grows Antitrust Ranks With Baker & McKenzie Hire

K&L Gates is on a hiring spree this summer in Washington, D.C., after losing one of its key groups in the city to Mayer Brown earlier in the year.
58 minute read

The American Lawyer

Gibson Dunn Grabs Ex-Goldman Sachs IP Chief

John Squires, a former chief IP counsel at Goldman Sachs who went on to top roles at Chadbourne & Parke and Perkins Coie, decamped this week for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in the Big Apple.
32 minute read

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