By Patrick Smith | Justin Henry | November 29, 2023
Paul Weiss and Baker McKenzie also said they will pay "discretionary" or "premium" bonuses for high-performers.
By Anne Bagamery | November 28, 2023
The new firm, Henriot & Associés, aims to stand out in a busy field that includes established specialty firms as well as growing departments of Global 200 players.
By Patrick Smith | November 28, 2023
Paul Hastings and McDermott said they will match the Cravath scale.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Paul Haskel | November 28, 2023
In recent years, law firms have taken on an increasing number of contingency cases—but doing so can be a gamble. Fee delays, risk of loss, soaring out-of-pocket costs and potentially going years without revenue are just a few of the risks. It can also lead to unusual volatility in firm revenue. So why are so many firms turning to litigation funding to mitigate these risks? This article examines the benefits and risks of litigation funding and addresses successful models in cost and risk sharing. It also compares how funding can be used successfully as a tool at different types of law firms.
By Justin Henry | November 27, 2023
The firm, which retains its "work from anywhere policy," signed a 15-year lease for 132,000 square feet of space at 295 Fifth Ave.
By Patrick Smith | November 27, 2023
Anna Rips, who was at Skadden for 17 years, is the eighth partner to join Paul Hastings' funds practice in the last nine months, the firm said.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | November 27, 2023
Am Law 100 firms are promoting roughly the same number of partners as last year, but groups like debt finance, antitrust and tax are growing faster than most corporate practices.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Elliott Scheinberg | November 22, 2023
The title of this article suggests a notion that, in light of the highly complex and sophisticated rules of appellate procedure, is absurd. However, this very issue lies at the heart of the majority's compelling opinion, penned by Presiding Justice Diane T. Renwick, in 'Favourite v Cico'.
By Charles Toutant | November 21, 2023
"As a law clerk, if the artificial intelligence tools can enable you to do what might have taken 100 hours of legal research in five or 10, that helps your judge. That helps the court get to the right answer," said Peter Torcicollo, managing director at Gibbons in Newark.
By Amanda O'Brien | November 21, 2023
Ward Greenberg will cease operations at the end of 2023. Hodgson Russ will add 10 litigators and assume the firm's Rochester lease, while Freeman Mathis Gary will take the other nine litigators and leases in Philadelphia, South Jersey and Delaware.
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