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The American Lawyer

Which New York Law Firm Is Next on the Merger Hunt?

“Any firm that is New York-centric and under $1 billion in revenue is exposed,” one industry insider said.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fresh Off Expansion in New York, Honolulu, Dallas-founded Thompson Coe Plans Denver Launch

Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons' new Denver office will open on Jan. 1, 2025, with 14 lawyers from Denver's Wells, Anderson & Race, a majority woman-owned trial firm.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

How Kirkland Has 'Reinvented a Meaningful Aspect' of Funds Work

“The Kirkland investment funds group is the size of many Am Law firms in its own right, and we’ve fundamentally reinvented a meaningful aspect of the work the group does,” James Desjardins said.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judge Dismisses Suit Related to Romantic Relationship Between Former US Bankruptcy Judge David Jones, Former Jackson Walker Partner

Because plaintiff Michael Van Deelen failed to file an amended petition by a deadline in litigation he filed against the defendants, a federal judge signed an order dismissing the suit.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Veteran DOJ Antitrust Litigator Kenneth Dintzer Heads to Crowell

Kenneth Dintzer led the DOJ's case in United States v. Google.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Weiss Promotes Into Both Partner Tiers Amid 'Existential War for Talent'

In a statement to ALM on Monday, firm chair Brad Karp said he believes the new two-tier partnership model is important because it allows the firm to “compete effectively in the existential war for talent."
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Husch, Winstead, Dentons Add Texas Partners as 2024 Hiring Season Winds Down

The lateral hires who joined firms in Texas on Monday work in fiduciary litigation, health care and environmental matters.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Latham, Skadden, Covington, Troutman, Fried Frank and Davis Polk Lead $10B+ Deals

Another anticipated rate cut and the rising boom in private credit investments continue to facilitate deal movement.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Baker McKenzie Builds on AI Foundation, Crafting Tools to Help Lawyers Work 'Better, Smarter'

After launching an AI program in 2017 focused on cloud migration, the firm has since embraced the rise of generative AI.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Missing Out on Tens of Thousands of Views, Big Law Balks at TikTok

One Am Law 100 firm's most viewed video, coming in with about 27,000 views, is about whether attorneys should place one or two spaces after a period. A Second Hundred firm scored with its day-in-the-life profiles, which follow associates' daily schedules.
7 minute read

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