Amanda O'brien

September 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Med Mal Defense Litigator Gary Samms Jumps to Marshall Dennehey

Samms 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 Prosecutors

Craig 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 Traurig

Partner 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