Another Major Law Firm Merger Hot on the heals of the law merger between Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Locke Lord comes a merger between Philadelphia-founded old-line firm Ballard Spahr and the long-established Seattle law firm of Lane Powell. The law merger creates a combined firm with over 750 lawyers which will serve under the […]
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What Is Paul Hastings Doing Differently From Other Big Law Firms? Ben Thomson, Big Law contributing writer A rush of new partners, an aggressive hiring strategy, rapid growth – Paul Hastings has been leading the charge for Big Law growth, producing some remarkable results with the hands-on approach of Chair Frank Lopez. Frank Lopez is
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David Boies, Chairman BSF Founder and Chairman David Boies has been named one of The American Lawyer‘s 2024 Lifetime Achievement honorees, which honors professionals who have left an indelible mark on the legal profession through their substantive area of work as well as a strong public service component, whether that be through government work, diversity and inclusion efforts,
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Linklaters expands its US footprint with the addition of former Simpson Thacher partner Michael Torkin following the recent expansion of the firm with the addition of a six-person legal team from Shearman & Sterling. The firm’s media statement is below – Linklaters Adds Senior Restructuring and Insolvency Partner Michael Torkin, Further Expanding US and Global
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September 3, 2024 – Winstead announces the establishment of a Nashville office with the addition of 4 Nashville-based shareholders: construction lawyers Christopher Dunn and Keith Randall, land use attorney Emily Lamb, and commercial litigator Jeremy Oliver. Joining them is associate Will Stout. “Nashville is one of the country’s hottest and most dynamic markets. We have worked with
Clients to Benefit from Combination of New Partner’s Financial Institutions and Fintech Experience with Firm’s Global Financial Regulatory Strength Freshfields announced today that Christopher (Chris) DeCresce has joined the firm as a capital markets partner based in New York. Chris’s practice focuses on capital markets, SEC reporting and securities law compliance. He has extensive experience representing companies
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Texas Litigation Guns Shift Firms Fourteen trial lawyers from Hunton Andrews Kurth have joined the Houston-based law firm Hicks Thomas, making a sizeable expansion for Hicks Thomas, enhancing its litigation strength and a major boost for the litigation firm The additional lawyers significantly expand Hicks Thomas, increasing its lawyer headcount by 50 percent from 28
Tom Girardi Conviction Former Hollywood-based celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been found guilty of defrauding clients out of tens of millions of dollars in a jury verdict in Los Angeles. Girardi, 85, took the pollution case that lead to the Oscar-winning Erin Brockovich movie and was the estranged husband of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”
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A Former Corporate Lawyer’s Bold Career Move In a bold career move, a former corporate lawyer recently traded her high-paying position in Big Law for a role in the nonprofit sector handling work that certainly paid less financially – but paid off more personally. After four years in at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Priscilla Hamilton
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Lathams Saudi Office Boost Latham & Watkins has hired a leading M&A partner from a rival firm in Saudi Arabia to boost its Riyadh office. Leen Zaza joins a 20-lawyer team in Riyadh office led by capital markets specialist lawyer Salman Al-Sudairi, who chairs Latham & Watkins’ Saudi Arabia practice and acts as office managing
