Leadership

International Edition

Corrs Reported to Have the Largest Pay Gap of Major Australian Firms

By Christopher Niesche | February 27, 2024

Workplace Gender Equality Agency releases pay gap data for first time.

4 minute read

International Edition

Cozen O'Connor Eyes Continued Canadian Growth With Appointment of New Office Managing Partners

By Gail J. Cohen | February 26, 2024

Kathy Tang will lead the firm's Vancouver office and Steve Weisz will helm the Toronto team.

3 minute read
International Edition

Vereins: A Means for Law Firms to Dodge Responsibility?

By Krishnan Nair | February 25, 2024

Swiss verein law firms, made up of multiple distinct legal entities, like to portray themselves as one unified firm—but when they're against the wall, do they shape-shift to their advantage?

5 minute read

International Edition

DLA Piper Elects Managing Partner—Incumbent to Step Down After 10 Years

By Jack Womack | February 23, 2024

The elected managing partner for the firm's non-US business won't take up the role until January 2025.

2 minute read
International Edition

Quinn Emanuel's John Quinn: 'Climate Change-Related Litigation Is Going to Be a Real Growth Area'

By Linda A. Thompson | February 20, 2024

John Quinn, co-founder of one of the world's leading litigation firms, talks about global litigation opportunities, the rise of class actions in Europe and podcasting about the law.

7 minute read
International Edition

Bird & Bird CEO: 'We Want to be a €1B Law Firm in 5 Years'

By Jack Womack | February 15, 2024

With a current global revenue of €568.7 million, the target means the firm will have to nearly double its income by 2029.

3 minute read
International Edition

Gavin MacLaren to Lead Australia's Corrs Chambers Westgarth Until 2033

By Christopher Niesche | February 14, 2024

The extension is a reflection of the firm's success under MacLaren's leadership, Corrs chairman Stephen Price said.

2 minute read
International Edition

Dentons UKIME Arm Re-Appoints CEO

By Kasvi Sehgal | February 13, 2024

Paul Jarvis previously replaced Jeremy Cohen to serve as the firm's UKIME CEO in 2021.

2 minute read
International Edition

New Year Brings Flurry of UK In-House Moves

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | January 15, 2024

Among the moves are a first GC for Belgian bike start-up Cowboy and the end of an era for Neil Laventure at Haleon/GSK.

3 minute read
International Edition

New Year, New Leadership Across Canadian Legal Industry

By Gail J. Cohen | January 5, 2024

Canadian firms and local offices of global firms have made a number of leadership announcements for 2024.

3 minute read
New Jersey Law Journal

OK, Boomer! Tackling the Attorney Generation Gap

By NJLJ Young Lawyers Advisory Board | February 28, 2024

"Leaders of law firms and legal organizations face a significant challenge when it comes to getting these vastly different groups of people to work well together in order to foster success and promote growth," says the NJLJ Young Lawyers Advisory Board.

6 minute read
The American Lawyer

'One Firm' or Separate Entities? Vereins' Growth Bumps Into Conflicts, Liability Concerns

By Justin Henry | Kasvi Sehgal | February 23, 2024

A ruling from an Illinois appellate court has put Baker McKenzie's structure under scrutiny, two years after Dentons was saddled with a $32 million malpractice verdict that also implicated the firm's verein status.

8 minute read
Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: A Fresh Face at the Top of an Innovation Leader

By Dan Packel | February 22, 2024

An Am Law Second Hundred firm that's built a brand around a forward-thinking vision of the practice of law isn't veering from this approach.

4 minute read
Daily Report Online

Slideshow: GAPABA Celebrates Lunar New Year With Board Installation, Award Presentation

By Eden Landow | February 21, 2024

The event held at Canton House in Chamblee was the largest event ever held by the group.

1 minute read
The American Lawyer

Thompson Hine Names Former Ohio State Basketball Captain as Next Managing Partner

By Dan Packel | February 21, 2024

Anthony White will become one of just a handful of African Americans leading an Am Law 200 firm.

4 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Your First 100 Days as GC: How to Expand Your Impact in a New Organization

By Marnie Seif | February 12, 2024

Upon taking office, President Franklin D. Roosevelt got right to work creating and passing legislation to alleviate Americans' suffering caused by the Great Depression. His very productive first months in office—now known as The First 100 Days—set a precedent for leaders who want to make an impact quickly.

5 minute read
Corporate Counsel

How 2 Female Colleagues Found 'Magic' by Forging a Partnership

By Trudy Knockless | February 12, 2024

"We've both had to be stronger in our roles, more diligent, kind of better than our peer competitors, to rise up," said Cara Bain, a Major, Lindsey & Africa in-house recruiter.

5 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Former GC and CEO of Merck Joins Harvard Governing Board, Jumping Into Fray

By Chris O'Malley | February 5, 2024

"Academic excellence and academic freedom lie at the heart of Harvard's essential mission of teaching, learning and scholarship," Kenneth Frazier said in a statement.

4 minute read
The American Lawyer

To Buy AI or Build AI? For Some of the Am Law 100, the Answer Is 'Both'

By Justin Henry | February 5, 2024

Given the cost and technical expertise required to develop large language models, it's not surprising the majority of firms interviewed by The American Lawyer are relying on tech vendors with pre-existing clout in the industry.

10 minute read
The American Lawyer

Proskauer Settles Trade Secrets Suit With Fired COO

By Justin Henry | February 2, 2024

Details of the agreement between Jonathan O'Brien and his former firm were not available. O'Brien has not found work in the legal industry since he was fired from the firm and saw an offer from Paul Hastings rescinded.

3 minute read

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