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National Law Journal

Washington Wrap: DC Law Firms See Revenues Bloom

D.C. law firms among the bottom half of the Am Law 200 outperformed their peers in the latest rankings. Plus: Bob Bennett and Abbe Lowell find new firms to call home, and other legal business news of the week.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Failure to Launch: Why Is Your Firm Failing to Be a 21st Century Employer?

Back in November 2017, I wrote the article, “Why Law Firms Should Already Be Embracing the Mobile Workforce”. That piece mainly focused on firms having work-from-home policies for attorneys and only slightly touched on similar policies for staff. Six months later, it doesn't seem like much has changed.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Makes 4 Big Hires in 2 Cities

Roger Barron, a veteran corporate partner at Linklaters in London, has left the Magic Circle firm for Paul Hastings, which has been busy in recent weeks recruiting new talent into its partnership.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Troutman Sanders Snags Dentons Partner to Lead NY Group

Avi Schick, a former president and COO of Empire State Development Corp., has joined the firm as head of its government investigations, compliance and enforcement practice in New York.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Leading Dechert Structured Finance Partner Jumps to Milbank

Sean Solis spent six years at Dechert in New York, where he advises players in the market for collateralized loan obligations.
3 minute read

International Edition

K&L Gates Adds Arbitration Partner in Dubai

Partner Jonathan Sutcliffe, who has been in the Middle East for eight years, comes to the firm from Baker Botts.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Queen of Toxic Torts' Sheila Birnbaum Leaves Quinn Emanuel for Dechert With 2 Partners

Quinn Emanuel pre-emptively announced Tuesday that Sheila Birnbaum, Mark Cheffo and Douglas Fleming are leaving the firm five years after they came aboard from Skadden.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

JetBlue GC Retires, Flies Off Into the Sunset With $1.2M

James Hnat revealed last week that he will leave JetBlue. But he won't depart the New York-based airline empty-handed.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

After 16 Months at Square, GC Hillary Smith Resigns

It's unknown where Hillary Smith of Square will land next, but her successor, Sivan Whiteley, has been named.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

US, Global Law Firms Look to Ireland for 'Brexit Insurance Policy'

DLA Piper just announced Ireland plans, and Covington & Burling and Dechert have attorneys on the ground. Experts expect other firms to follow.
5 minute read

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