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Corporate Counsel

How 2 Female Colleagues Found 'Magic' by Forging a Partnership

"We've both had to be stronger in our roles, more diligent, kind of better than our peer competitors, to rise up," said Cara Bain, a Major, Lindsey & Africa in-house recruiter.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former GC and CEO of Merck Joins Harvard Governing Board, Jumping Into Fray

"Academic excellence and academic freedom lie at the heart of Harvard's essential mission of teaching, learning and scholarship," Kenneth Frazier said in a statement.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

To Buy AI or Build AI? For Some of the Am Law 100, the Answer Is 'Both'

Given the cost and technical expertise required to develop large language models, it's not surprising the majority of firms interviewed by The American Lawyer are relying on tech vendors with pre-existing clout in the industry.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Proskauer Settles Trade Secrets Suit With Fired COO

Details of the agreement between Jonathan O'Brien and his former firm were not available. O'Brien has not found work in the legal industry since he was fired from the firm and saw an offer from Paul Hastings rescinded.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys Needed for Florida Board of Bar Examiners

The Florida Board of Bar Examiners is actively seeking attorney applicants to fill three vacancies within their ranks. A collaborative screening…
3 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Former Tank Commander Turned Managing Partner: Traditional Legal Business Model Is 'Broken'

Greg Williamson's law firm, OGC, only hires lawyers with 15 years of practice and substantial in-house experience in order to give clients more cost predictability.
8 minute read

Law.com

Plaintiffs' Lawyers Divided Over Early Mediation of 23andMe Data Breach Cases

Edelson's Rafey Balabanian, in a Jan. 26 motion to appoint him as lead counsel, said a 'rudderless crowd of firms' was attempting to mediate the cases before leadership had been decided and without further investigation of the facts.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Fennemore Acquires San Diego Firm, Solidifying West Coast Presence

The firm will add the 21 attorneys who previously composed Sullivan Hill on the same day it completes another merger with a Seattle-based firm.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Fully Human Lawyer: Value Beyond Numbers

"Whether conversing with a leader who was facilitating their organization's decision-making or with an individual advocating for themselves, 'the numbers' always serve as the starting point," Lauren Krasnow writes. "However, as I remind my coaching clients, 'the numbers' never tell the whole story."
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Slow and Steady Has Served Jones Foster Well For A Century, Says Incoming Chair Scott Hawkins

"Some people put a high premium on growth for the optics. Long term, it can be a problem, so that's why I say our growth model has tended to be incremental," said the new leader of the Palm Beach County institution.
7 minute read

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