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The American Lawyer

Gay Twins Strive for Equality in Big Law

One is a partner at Mayer Brown; another is a partner at Reed Smith. Both are adamant about helping LGBT lawyers thrive in the profession.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Five Firms, AG's Office Take Litigation Department Honors

The Daily Report announced Tuesday the winners in its annual Litigation Departments of the Year program.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Duane Morris Team Leads $440M Loan for St. Croix Refinery Site

Two Duane Morris lawyers in Miami represent Barclays Bank in a $440 million loan transaction to repurpose a shuttered St. Croix oil refinery.
21 minute read

The American Lawyer

White & Case Hires Partner From Skadden in Beijing After China Head's Departure

Andre Zhu, who regularly advises on cross-border mergers and acquisitions involving private equity investors, was most recently counsel with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in the Chinese capital.
29 minute read

The American Lawyer

Baker McKenzie Picks Up Former Cadwalader Beijing Partner

Corporate partner Rose Zhu joins with two additional lawyers and one staffer.
22 minute read

Legaltech News

Machines Are Organizing Legal's Data, But Not Fast Enough

Machine-learning powered data classification is providing better insight into internal and operational data, but it has yet to spread to all areas of legal work.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Reed Smith Launches Miami Office Amid Boutique Breakup

Reed Smith is opening a Miami office with an international arbitration practice picked up from the Miami-based boutique firm Astigarraga Davis. The Astigarraga firm is splitting up, but more than half its lawyers will continue to work together at a new firm.
32 minute read

Texas Lawyer

He Got Served. What Happened Next Has Former Texas Judge in Hot Seat

Layne Walker, now an attorney with Provost Umphrey, is facing malicious prosecution claims for allegedly having a process server arrested in 2013 for showing up in his courtroom to serve a lawsuit.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Morgan Lewis, Seeking Asia Growth, Adds Bay Area Partner

The Am Law 100 firm, which has been busy this year increasing its services for Asia-based clients, hired Nancy Yamaguchi as a corporate and technology transactions partner in San Francisco. Yamaguchi most recently served as a partner and global head of technology at Withers Bergman, a firm she joined in 2014.
70 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Baylor Football Director Drops Claims Over Pepper's Report

A former Baylor University football official is dropping his libel suit against the university and Pepper Hamilton, but his claims may not be gone forever.
13 minute read

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