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The American Lawyer

Five Firms Grab Roles on Latest Cybersecurity Transaction

Davis Polk & Wardwell, Fenwick & West, Ropes & Gray, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati are advising on Symantec Corp.'s $4.65 billion buy of Blue Coat Systems Inc. from buyout giant Bain Capital LP.
26 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firm Minority Demographics, Firm by Firm

1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cooley Hires Back Ex-Partner, Plus More Lateral Moves

Former eBay general counsel Michael Jacobson returns to Cooley in Silicon Valley; a Kirkland & Ellis seeks a shave; Greenberg Traurig grows in Israel; and other notable additions from throughout The Am Law 200.
144 minute read

The American Lawyer

Shook Hardy Elects First Woman as Firm Leader

Madeleine McDonough will succeed outgoing chairman John Murphy, who served 15 years as head of the products liability litigation defense giant.
55 minute read

International Edition

No Simple Formula: How Chinese Law Firms Pay Their Partners

In the second installment of a two-part article, we look at partner compensation at Chinese law firms. In recent years, many firms have overhauled their compensation systems, trying to balance growth with integration.
22 minute read

International Edition

Skadden Hires Tokyo Partner From MoFo

Corporate lawyer Kenji Taneda advises on initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions.
15 minute read

The American Lawyer

Two Paul Hastings Finance Partners Move to Schulte Roth

A Paul Hastings structured finance partner who disappeared from the firm's website in March has joined Schulte Roth & Zabel. Michael Michetti has a practice noted in a recent New York Times business column as presenting a potential conflict of interest.
47 minute read

Law.com

Baker & McKenzie's Next Chair Paul Rawlinson Fits the Bill

Baker & McKenzie's decision to elect London managing partner Paul Rawlinson as its next global chair provides telling insight into the mindset and priorities of the firm's partnership.
30 minute read

The Recorder

Calif. Firms Slow to the Draw in Salary Wars

It took several days for news of Cravath's associate salary hikes to cause California's largest firms to act.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

The 2016 Innovation Awards: Client Service Innovator of the Year, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

Orrick contributed guidance for Stripe's new startup toolkit, Stripe Atlas, which provides entrepreneurs with a host of resources.
4 minute read

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