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The Legal Intelligencer

Seeger Weiss Doubles Phila. Footprint With New Office in Old City

The new 5,000 square foot space is just blocks from Philadelphia's federal courthouse.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Newest Law Firm Partner: Private Equity

Howard Rosenberg, partner and head of talent intelligence & acquisitions at Baretz+Brunelle, explores whether "talent finance" is the new litigation finance, where outside funding could come into a law firm by way of the talent pipeline as opposed to litigation.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila., Del. Firms Handling UArts' Ch. 7 Petition Fall Far Below Top Bankruptcy Rates

Fox Rothchild's Michael Menkowitz, formerly the firm's financial restructuring and bankruptcy chair, has the highest rate among all the attorneys listed on the matter, bringing in $1,160 per hour.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Historic Flooding, Power Outages and Debris From Hurricane Milton Forced Tampa Law Firms to Go Remote

The St. Petersburg office of Johnson Pope was damaged by a collapsed crane, but other area law firms expect to resume business as usual Monday morning.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

On the Move and After Hours: Bressler; Margolis Edelstein; Sills Cummis; Seton Hall

Judge Bauman returns to Bressler; Sills Cummis promotes three; and more moves.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pittsburgh's Rothman Gordon Set to Close at End of Month After 70 Years

"The retirement of several key shareholders right before and during the pandemic, coupled with the departure of other lawyers in the last twelve months, led to the difficult realization that the time had come," said shareholder Frank Salpietro.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

UArts Bankruptcy Fuels Work for a Slew of Firms in Phila. and Beyond

Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhodes filed the Chapter 7 petition and is set to receive just over $1.2 million for work on the matter. The institution's top outside counsel in the year before it went bust was New York's Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, which earned $1.7 million in fees.
5 minute read

Pro Mid Market

North Carolina's Brooks Pierce Elects New Managing Partner

Veteran commercial litigator James "Jimmy" Adams will take office Feb. 1, 2025.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Even After an Interest Rate Cut, Fla. Lawyers Expect Bankruptcy Filings to Keep Rising

With inflation creating a cash crunch for businesses of all sizes, lawyers have seen filings increase in recent months. The problems are only expected to get worse as hurricanes continue barreling toward Florida and interest rate cuts have muted impact.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Disbarred Ex-Blank Rome Attorney Accused of Forging Judicial Signatures

Jared Klein moved from Blank Rome to Nochumson PC earlier this year. Nochumson's managing shareholder said that he fired the attorney and reported him to disciplinary authorities after learning of the allegations.
6 minute read

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