Reed Smith is set to open a new office in the Georgia capital, bringing on board a whopping 37 lawyers from two prominent firms. Reed Smith’s expansion strategy is to include 33 lawyers from Morris, Manning & Martin and four from Greenberg Traurig. The professionals will include 15 partners, 20 associates, and two counsels, all bringing […]
Is a $2 Billion Megafirm at Stake? As Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel prepare for a pivotal partner vote this month on their transatlantic merger, newly filed accounts reveal HSF’s U.S. operations posted a combined $11.2 million loss over 2023-2024. But with the creation of a $2B revenue legal titan
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Slaughter and May has appointed a new managing partner, David Johnson, to lead the law firm alongside senior partner Roland Turnill. The firm said in a statement (below) that Johnson will take up the new position on 1 August this year and the previous leader Deborah Finkler, who has been in the role since May
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Freshfields’ Partners Take Home Millions – But Profits Are Down Freshfields hit a bit of a bump in the road, generating £2 billion in revenue last year but with a profit drop of 8 percent. They ended up with about £665 million in profit before taxes, down from £725 million the year before. Their profit
Marc Berger, a leader of the SEC’s Enforcement Division and New York Regional Office between 2017 and 2021, and former Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the SDNY, brings vast experience to the firm’s market-leading White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice. Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Marc Berger
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Linklaters’ US Growth Continues Linklaters has made a significant move in the US market hiring four litigation partners in New York, continuing the trend of British-based firms expanding their presence in America. Adeel Mangi, Muhammad Faridi, Diana Conner, and George LoBiondo have joined Linklaters from Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, a New York litigation boutique.
Big Law Partner Pay Trends Increased lateral hires are seeing law firms increasingly turning to creative compensation strategies to keep their top partners from jumping ship. This trend, often referred to as “golden handcuffs,” is reshaping the landscape of partner retention in Big Law as some major and expensive lateral hires hog headlines in the
Skadden has launched its first office in the Middle East, to be headed by former Freshfields lawyer Michael Hilton, (pictured) who has more than 20 years experience working in the Middle East and North Africa. The firm’s media statement on the new office is below – Skadden is pleased to announce that it has opened
Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord have tied the knot, creating a legal juggernaut with over 1,600 attorneys and a sprawling network of 33 offices across the U.S. and Europe as 2025’s first major law firm development. The newly minted Troutman Pepper Locke LLP is set to become a major presence in 10 of the largest
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Flip-Flops and Fortune 500 Clients at Quinn Emanuel Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, the world’s “most feared” law firm according to BTI Consulting, is redefining the traditional law firm experience with a fresh approach that’s turning heads in the legal world. Gone are the days of stuffy offices and rigid
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