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Katelyn Polantz is a Washington, D.C.-based data editor and staff reporter at ALM. She has written about law firm business and economics, lobbying and the federal government for the National Law Journal and ALM since 2014. She is originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.
December 11, 2015 | National Law Journal
The making and the giving of Vinson & Elkins' neckties—at the NAPE oil and gas summit every February—has grown into an annual tradition for the firm, now quite proud of its most in-demand branded swag. "You've got to do something bold for the energy space," Lande Spottswood, a corporate finance senior associate in Houston and the firm's chief tie designer, said. The 2011 batch of ties numbered 350. The 2016 order will hit 1,000 ties and include makeup cases.
By Katelyn Polantz
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December 10, 2015 | Legal Times
Federal investigations into local government and police departments are driving the news today, with a conclusion on the Vincent Gray probe in D.C. and a possible new client in Baltimore for Wilmer Hale: This is a round-up of legal news from ALM and around the country.
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December 7, 2015 | Legal Times
Two corporate immigration attorneys and two family immigration lawyers have paired their Maryland partnerships in a client-referral arrangement. The strategic partnership, which the partners of Hammond Young Immigration Law of Silver Spring and Grossman Law of Bethesda announced Monday, brings together six lawyers for an all-female coalition.
By Katelyn Polantz
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December 4, 2015 | National Law Journal
In need of a new high-end hobby? How about a more impressive desktop business card presentation? Brian Finch found both, in a doll-sized recreation of the Yalta Conference of 1945. "Everybody has something in their office," he said. "It's cheaper than joining a golf club. Let's put it that way."
By Katelyn Polantz
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December 3, 2015 | Legal Times
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman recognized, and the billing rate for Supreme Court litigator Tom Goldstein's firm: This is a round-up of legal news from ALM and around the country.
By Katelyn Polantz
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December 2, 2015 |
After months of partner departures and a firmwide reorganization, Dickstein Shapiro appears to be pursuing a merger before year's end.
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November 30, 2015 | The American Lawyer
What Big Law earns from lobbying—and from less traditional public policy work.
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November 29, 2015 | National Law Journal
A handful of law firm leaders with Washington roots have dug deeper this year, claiming that no matter how frequently mergers creep across the industry, their law firms won't join other firms.
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November 29, 2015 | National Law Journal
It's well-known how many Washington law firms have renovated or built new offices in recent years. But Sherry Cushman of Cushman & Wakefield is sometimes still surprised how little lawyers — in offices in flux — know about the real estate projects and their costs.
By Katelyn Polantz
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November 25, 2015 | Legal Times
Lobbyist Kevin O'Neill, one of the highest-ranking legacy Patton Boggs partners at Squire Patton Boggs, will leave the firm along with two more of the firm's highest-profile lobbyists. The departures, like dozens over the past three years, highlight how few of the old Patton Boggs has stuck with the global firm as it attempts to rebuild its lobbying capabilities. Arnold & Porter snagged the trio of lobbyists.
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