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Latham, Winston Add Texas Big Law Partners Working in Energy Sector

Latham & Watkins hired a King & Spalding project development partner in Houston and Winston & Strawn brought on a Squire Patton Boggs partner in Dallas, as Big Law partners continue to make moves in Texas.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Sullivan & Cromwell Didn't Ignore FTX Red Flags, Second Examiner Report Concludes

FTX Group's in-house counsel withheld information in communications with Sullivan & Cromwell that prevented the law firm from seeing red flags, the report stated.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firm Mergers Are Flowing West with the 'Direction of Business'

A mix of agreeable rate structures in secondary markets, population increases and certain client industries are leading more firms to find merger partners in the Western half of the U.S.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Gibson Dunn Hires Former Google Chief Privacy Officer

The firm announced Keith Enright's hiring three months after his departure from Google.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Senior Partners Approach $3,000 an Hour, As More Billing Rate Hikes Expected in 2025

About 16 Am Law 50 firms have third-year associates with rates over $1,000, but Valeo Partners project around half of the Am Law 50 to have rates of over $1,000 for this group of lawyers by 2025.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Jackson Walker Faces Federal Court Ethics Inquiry

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur recommends an inquiry after concluding Walker's failure to inform clients of a romantic relationship between a bankruptcy partner and former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones was an inexcusable 'ethical breach.'
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ropes Chair Julie Jones Will Serve A Second 5-Year Term

Ropes & Gray chair Julie Jones will start her second term in January, while Chicago partner and management committee member Neill Jakobe has been appointed vice chair, in top management moves at the global firm.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Norton Rose Moves Away from C-Suite Structure as Jeff Cody, Peter Scott Retain Top Roles

A global management committee staffed by regional leaders will make the firm more nimble, Cody and Scott said.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

'Clear the Runway': Bill Lee's Longtime Focus on Succession Planning

Wilmer's Lee, who tried seven cases between February 2021 and November 2022, says the work was taxing. "It requires a degree of mental and physical stamina that, at least for me as I'm in my 70s, was not something that I could look myself in the mirror and claim that I was sure that I had."
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Yeah, Boy! O'Melveny's Flavor Flav Deal With USA Water Polo Paves Path for More Celebrities in Olympic Sports

Ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the hometown firm is trying to bring together more celebrities and underfunded Olympic teams.
2 minute read

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