By Meghan Tribe | October 2, 2017
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, which by the end of October will become Womble Bond Dickinson following a cross-border union with former alliance partner Bond Dickinson, has brought on a trio of intellectual property partners from McCarter & English for its new Boston office.
By Roy Strom | October 2, 2017
Zach Fardon launched King & Spalding's Chicago office in August, and the former top federal prosecutor in the Windy City is already proving that the reputation he built in that office will translate to growing his new one. Patrick Collins, who spent the past dozen years at Perkins Coie, and Jade Lambert are now joining Fardon's team.
By JOEL A. ROSE | October 2, 2017
Ideally, the objective of defining the role and responsibilities of Practice Group Leaders should be to establish just enough structure and accountability within their respective practice group to maximize the economic potential of the firm, while institutionalizing the principles of leadership and teamwork.
By Rose Walker | October 2, 2017
Bird & Bird, a large British law firm that cheekily uses the marketing moniker “Two Birds,” is poised to set up shop in the Bay Area next year after relocating two partners from London and Milan.
By Miriam Rozen | The American Lawyer | October 2, 2017
Milbank issued a statement saying it would offer voluntary buyout packages to its legal secretaries in New York.
By Lizzy McLellan | The American Lawyer | October 2, 2017
It's not unusual for law firms to issue a formal response after they've been confronted with criticism, hit with litigation or stung by bad publicity.
By Hugh A. Simons, ALM Intelligence Fellow | September 29, 2017
As firms lose associate hours to technology, they need to increase senior lawyer rates to maintain profitability. And it takes time.
By Miriam Rozen | September 29, 2017
The Am Law 100 firm, which is poised to give up its longtime digs in New York's Financial District for a new headquarters in midtown Manhattan, is reportedly offering buyouts to secretaries and other staffers.
By Brian Baxter | September 27, 2017
The Ontario Securities Commission, a Canadian regulator, has charged former Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg legal assistant Donna Hutchinson in Toronto with insider trading. Davies Ward is one of the largest law firms in Canada.
By Roy Strom | September 27, 2017
The record for mergers set in a year, 91 in 2015, will fall this year if there are 16 combinations in the fourth quarter. The last time there were fewer than 16 mergers in a fourth quarter was 2010, according to data compiled by legal consultancy Altman Weil. Last year there were 25 tie-ups toward years' end.
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