September 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Med Mal Defense Litigator Gary Samms Jumps to Marshall DenneheySamms spent the last 26 years at Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, where he chaired the professional liability group and catastrophic loss groups.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
September 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Faegre Drinker, Carlton Fields Add Former EDNY ProsecutorsCraig Heeren, formerly the deputy chief of the office's national security and cybercrime section, is joining Am Law 100 firm Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath as a partner, while former assistant U.S. attorney Brian Morris is slated to become a shareholder with Second Hundred firm Carlton Fields.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
September 13, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
For Troutman Pepper and Ballard Spahr, the Path to Growth Points Outside of Phila.Rising costs and a lukewarm local economy continue to push firms with roots in the City of Brotherly Love to seek growth elsewhere, but some firm leaders remain bullish on their home city.
By Amanda O'Brien
7 minute read
September 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Faegre Drinker Adds Three Former Federal Prosecutors From Greenberg TraurigPartner Jessica Natali is based in Philadelphia, while partner Carolyn McNiven and associate Brittany Fisher are in San Francisco.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
September 11, 2024 | Pro Mid Market
Facing Increasing Overhead, Midsize Firms Embrace Rate Hikes, Expense Management"Our size constrains how comfortable we are raising our rates. I don't want to raise rates more than 4 or 5%, because our clients come to us because we offer something different than those big firms," said Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel chairman David Nasatir.
By Amanda O'Brien
6 minute read
September 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Anapol Weiss Acquires Boutique Led by Star Litigator Alexandra WalshWalsh left Paul Weiss to found a trial boutique with partner Beth Wilkinson in 2016 before departing in 2020 to launch a plaintiffs-side practice.
By Amanda O'Brien
5 minute read
September 09, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Ballard Spahr to Merge With Seattle's Lane PowellThe tie-up will go into effect at the start of 2025, and the combined firm will have more than 750 attorneys in 18 U.S. offices.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
September 09, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Saxton & Stump Adds Health Care Litigator From White and WilliamsDaniel Ferhat, whose work centers on medical malpractice defense, spent over two decades at White and Williams.
By Amanda O'Brien
3 minute read
September 06, 2024 | The American Lawyer
With Locke Lord, Troutman Pepper Merger OK'd, Firms Have Much to Decide Before January LaunchWhile Locke Lord and Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders are set to merge on Jan. 1, 2025, firm leaders remain focused on finishing 2024 strong.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Amanda O'Brien
5 minute read
September 06, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Scientist, Scholar, Lawyer: Remembering Blank Rome's First General Counsel William RobertsThe Philadelphia lawyer died Aug. 30 at the age of 79 following a brief illness.
By Amanda O'Brien
4 minute read
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