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Patrick Smith

Patrick Smith

Patrick Smith, based in New York, covers the business of law, including the ways law firms compete for clients and talent, M&A and corporate work, leadership and marketing innovation. Reach him at [email protected] or on Twitter at @nycpatrickd

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April 19, 2024 | Law.com

Legal Speak at General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024: John Meyer, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at Zeem Solutions

Zeem Solutions GC and Chief Privacy Officer John Meyer discusses the importance of data privacy and how difficult it has become to protect as the number of external vendors many companies, and law firms, utilize grows exponentially.

By Patrick Smith | Cedra Mayfield

1 minute read

April 16, 2024 | Law.com

Legal Speak at General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024: LeaderThinking CEO & Founder Lakeshia Ekeigwe

This week, Legal Speak spoke live on location at the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024 in Chicago with professionals from across the legal industry about key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and more.

By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith

1 minute read

April 16, 2024 | Law.com

Legal Speak at General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024: BYJ Law Founder and General Counsel Betty Jang

This week, Legal Speak spoke live on location at the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024 in Chicago with professionals from across the legal industry about key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and more.

By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith

1 minute read

April 16, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Goodwin Continues Recruiting From Cooley, Adding Longtime Tech Industry Litigator

Patrick Gunn's clients over the years range from Zoom and eBay to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Oracle founder Lawrence Ellison.

By Patrick Smith

3 minute read

April 16, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Showcasing Resilience of the Industry, Am Law 100 Firms Turn in Strong 2023

After taking a couple of body blows in 2022 and not knowing how the legs would hold up, Big Law was just waiting to counter.

By Patrick Smith

10 minute read

April 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Freshfields, Fenwick, Simpson, Skadden Lead Megadeals as Geopolitical Concerns Muddy M&A Bounceback

Mega M&A deals continue to power the deal market recovery in 2024 while headwinds continue to multiply.

By Patrick Smith

10 minute read

April 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Big Law Better, Explained

In this week's Legal Speak episode, McDermott Will & Emery chair Ira Coleman explains "Big Law Better", his idea on where the legal sector is moving and what elements of previous iterations the industry should be looking to maintain and which it should perhaps relegate to times gone by.

By Patrick Smith

2 minute read

April 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Big Law Better, Explained

In this week's Legal Speak episode, McDermott Will & Emery Chair Ira Coleman explains "Big Law Better," his idea on where the legal sector is moving and what elements of previous iterations the industry should be looking to maintain and which it should perhaps relegate to times gone by.

By Patrick Smith

2 minute read

April 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Orrick Lures Kramer Levin's Life Sciences Practice Head

"We see her as another game-changing addition to our growing national team handling cutting-edge cases," noted Alyssa Caridis, co-head of Orrick's IP business unit, about Irena Royzman.

By Patrick Smith

2 minute read

April 11, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Boosted by Restructuring and Lit Practices, Brown Rudnick Sees 6% Revenue Gain

Profit growth slowed in 2023, as the firm's equity tier expanded by nearly 5% to 60 partners and Brown Rudnick's PEP inched up by 0.2% to $1.68 million.

By Patrick Smith

5 minute read