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The American Lawyer

Report Sees Top Deal Lawyers Pull Ahead as Billing Rates Soar

The high and low ends of the M&A legal services market are becoming ever more stratified as billing rates for deal work dwarf other practices, according to a new survey by LexisNexis CounselLink.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Bank of America Fights Discrimination Finding | Breyer Talks Post-Scalia Court

Bank of America sues the Labor Department over its finding of racial discrimination in job-hiring. Justice Stephen Breyer dismisses the notion that the justices could be hampered without a ninth colleague. And the Supreme Court reverses a death sentence in Georgia for race-based juror selection. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

On the Move

Seven firms have added new partners, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has appointed a new chief legal officer.
29 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Fewer Pa. Firms Found on Am Law 200

Movement up the rankings by some Pennsylvania law firms and a drop off by another has left just two Keystone State firms on the Am Law 200 this year..
24 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Diversity Ghetto

Women and minorities who promote diversity get penalized, a study says.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Firms Offer More Parental Leave, But Will Associates Take It?

Law firms are in an arms race over who can offer the best paternal leave policies, but at some firms, fathers aren't taking all the time offered.
23 minute read

Law.com

The Am Law Second Hundred: Taking a Dive

Overall, the firms in the bottom half of the Am Law 200 had a rougher year than their richer counterparts.
89 minute read

The American Lawyer

Five Firms Plant Themselves on Bayer's Mega Monsanto Bid

Eight months after Monsanto Co. abandoned its $45 billion saga to acquire Switzerland's Syngenta AG, the agribusiness giant is the recipient of a $62 billion takeover bid by Germany's Bayer AG.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Four Florida Law Firms Bump Up Am Law 200 List

Florida law firms, in contrast to the national average, pushed up revenue to climb in the Am Law 200 rankings.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Boies Schiller Bolts On New York Litigation Boutique

White-collar pro Sean O'Shea is joining Boies Schiller along with the rest of his small firm, O'Shea Partners.
23 minute read

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