Thomas Spigolon

September 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

"When Attorney General [Merrick] Garland asked me to serve as special counsel, I agreed to do it and I left private practice out of a sense of duty to our country," said Robert Hur of King & Spalding.

By Thomas Spigolon

5 minute read

September 16, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Austin-based Lino Mendiola and London-based Keith Froud will replace the current leaders, who oversaw the 2017 merger that created the trans-Atlantic firm.

By Thomas Spigolon

4 minute read

September 16, 2024 | The American Lawyer

The former U.S. attorney caused an uproar when he declined to bring charges against the president but described him in a report as "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory."

By Thomas Spigolon

4 minute read

September 13, 2024 | The American Lawyer

"The exciting opportunity to get pretty close to the ground floor on the Chicago office" prompted the move, said litigator Jeff Schieber.

By Thomas Spigolon

3 minute read

September 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"We're not looking to add lawyers just to be a certain size or have some minimum headcount," said new Atlanta managing partner Jamie Konn.

By Thomas Spigolon

5 minute read

September 12, 2024 | Daily Report Online

John Kleinjan trades remote work for the highest-grossing firm in the world for working out of the office for Atlanta's highest-grossing firm.

By Thomas Spigolon

4 minute read

September 11, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Ogletree Deakins promotes Atlanta partner to practice co-leader; Southeast-rooted firms add laterals in Georgia, New York, Philadelphia and California.

By Thomas Spigolon

8 minute read

September 10, 2024 | The American Lawyer

"You're really looking at IP, real estate and financial services. Those three areas are really going to differentiate us," said incoming CEO Merrick Benn.

By Thomas Spigolon

6 minute read

September 10, 2024 | The American Lawyer

"We thought that this would be a firm that would be worth having discussions with. Since a lot of others were reaching out to us, why not talk to one where we know some people?" said Lewis Roca managing partner Ken Van Winkle.

By Thomas Spigolon

6 minute read

September 06, 2024 | Daily Report Online

"I think the businesses have to pay attention and hire people that they think are going to be a good, long-term investment and pass on those who seem to be moving further on self- and short-term gain," said John Hall of Hall Booth Smith.

By Thomas Spigolon

7 minute read