By Susan DeSantis | May 15, 2018
Experts aren't fond of the idea: two co-managing partners or a committee of equals running a law firm. But the leaders of some of New York's midsize firms swear by it.
New York Law Journal | Profile|Q&A
By Jenna Greene | May 14, 2018
One of the world's top arbitration experts, Wilmer Hale's Gary Born shares how he got his start, his goals as chair of the 70-lawyer practice, the benefits of "double-hatting"--and why he likes planes without wifi.
By Meghan Tribe | May 14, 2018
Yale Law School and 13 other top law schools are issuing a survey to law firms asking them to disclose whether or not they require summer associates to submit to forced arbitration agreements and related nondisclosure deals.
By Meghan Tribe | May 10, 2018
Irwin Raij, an O'Melveny & Myers partner known for handling high-profile sports transactions, recently saw his four-year wait finally end for the debut of a new professional soccer team that he co-owns in Los Angeles.
By Susan DeSantis | May 7, 2018
Lawrence Randolph Bailey Jr., the first African-American attorney to become an equity partner at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, died May 2 in Westchester at the age of 68.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | May 3, 2018
The launch had been delayed by Baker Botts' 90-day hold on partners. Shearman & Sterling hired partners from Baker Botts, Thompson & Knight and Jones Day to launch its Houston office, which will bolster the firm's oil and gas practice.
New York Law Journal | Live Coverage|News
By Jed Rakoff | May 3, 2018
Judge Rakoff, in his Learned Hand Award speech at the Federal Bar Council's Law Day dinner, said: We cannot blind ourselves to the failure of our profession to provide affordable legal services to what is probably a majority of our fellow Americans. What is needed is a global solution.
By Stephanie Forshee | May 3, 2018
In a recent interview with Corporate Counsel, Nishat Ruiter of TED provided a rare look into how a GC has handled harassment issues in the era of #MeToo.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | May 2, 2018
The Dallas minority-owned firm expands with the addition of an international practice that focuses on the energy and entertainment sectors in Africa.
New York Law Journal | Best Practices|Commentary
By Gerald Lebovits and Cynthia R. Moore | May 1, 2018
Many factors cause lawyers to write turgidly, including a limited knowledge of how to write in plain English and a belief that readers prefer dense writing to simple, interesting, easy-to-understand writing.
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