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Senior reporter Brenda Sapino Jeffreys covers the business of law in Texas. Contact her at [email protected] On Twitter: @BrendaSJeffreys
October 28, 2020 | North America
Global venture capital fund Ventech led the financing round, joined by initial law firm investors Clifford Chance and Latham & Watkins, and investment company Prins.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Rhys Dipshan
1 minute read
October 26, 2020 | North America
A majority of law firm financial officers are willing to cut legal bills if it means getting paid by clients.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
1 minute read
October 21, 2020 | North America
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld is following the lead of Davis Polk & Wardwell by paying a special bonus to associates ranging from $7,500 to $40,000.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
1 minute read
October 19, 2020 | North America
Less than a month after filing a lawsuit that alleges Jones Day conspired in a "massive fraud" related to an acquisition in Germany, the plaintiffs asked a judge in Houston, Texas to dismiss the case without prejudice, meaning it can be refiled.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
1 minute read
October 8, 2020 | North America
Like some other large firms, Texas-based Baker Botts pointed to a "fundamental workplace shift" behind the decision.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
1 minute read
October 5, 2020 | Asia Pacific
Legal recruiter Robert Kinney, who does business in Hong Kong, said because of struggles in the energy industry, it's a challenge for energy-focused firms to make money in China.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
1 minute read
October 1, 2020 | North America
Houston partner Gerry Pecht started his job as global chief executive officer at Norton Rose Fulbright three months early because his expanded management team was in place and ready.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
1 minute read
September 30, 2020 | North America
Portland's Precision Castparts filed a suit in Houston that alleges Jones Day conspired to defraud it in connection with a $750 million acquisition of companies that turned out to be in "dire financial straits."
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
1 minute read
September 4, 2020 | North America
Hogan Lovells has lifted some austerity measures, including a 10% pay cut on associates in the U.S., Mexico and Brazil.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
1 minute read
August 17, 2020 | North America
Global litigation head Gerry Pecht will take over next year from London-based Peter Martyr, who has led the firm since 2002.
By Anna Zhang | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
1 minute read
Celebrate outstanding achievement in law firms, chambers, in-house legal departments and alternative business structures.
The African Legal Awards recognise exceptional achievement within Africa s legal community during a period of rapid change.
Law firms & in-house legal departments with a presence in the middle east celebrate outstanding achievement within the profession.
Atlanta s John Marshall Law School is seeking to hire one or more full-time, visiting Legal WritingInstructors to teach Legal Research, Anal...
Shipman is seeking an associate to join our Labor & Employment practice in our Hartford, New Haven, or Stamford office. Candidates shou...
Lower Manhattan firm seeks a premises liability litigator (i.e., depositions, SJ motions, and/or trials) with at least 3-6 years of experien...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS