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Samantha Stokes, based in New York, is a staff reporter at American Lawyer covering the business of law. You can reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter: @stokessamanthaj.
May 18, 2020 | The American Lawyer
With the Great Recession in the rearview mirror, history offers some important lessons to the law firms in the Second Hundred as they attempt to navigate through a coronavirus-fueled recession.
By Samantha Stokes
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May 15, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Law firms are reimagining office life and planning for a slow return. Among the lawyers themselves, attitudes range from impatience to "see you in 2021."
By Samantha Stokes
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May 14, 2020 | The American Lawyer
The latest billion-dollar firm to announce austerity measures is taking a different approach to cutting costs—but did not rule out further measures.
By Samantha Stokes
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May 11, 2020 | The American Lawyer
More Am Law 25 firms, including at least one more on Monday, are using compensation levers to shore up their finances in an economy upended by COVID-19.
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May 7, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Mark Kanyuk, 62, claims Shearman & Sterling falsely accused him of taking vendor kickbacks as "a pretext for their plan to terminate their older employee" during the COVID-19 crisis.
By Samantha Stokes
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May 7, 2020 | The American Lawyer
The department store is the second large retailer to file for Chapter 11 protection this week, as the coronavirus pandemic deals a fatal blow to already struggling companies.
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May 6, 2020 | The American Lawyer
A former partner at Chicago's McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff is accused of submitting nearly 400 false expense claims, demanding more than $360,000 from the firm for bogus trips across a broad swath of North America.
By Samantha Stokes
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May 6, 2020 | The American Lawyer
The firm's latest attempt to cut costs, which have been more severe than many other law firms, comes on the heels of the firm laying off some lawyers, furloughing staff and canceling its summer associate program.
By Samantha Stokes
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May 4, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Law firm bankruptcy and restructuring practices are taking Mitch McConnell's controversial proposal seriously enough to plan ahead.
By Samantha Stokes
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May 4, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Milbank and Hunton Andrews Kurth also have roles in the case as the coronavirus helps topple a retail giant.
By Samantha Stokes
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