‘We See Them as Future Partners’: Simmons Launches Associate Council for ‘Next Gen’ Leaders
Simmons & Simmons is setting up an 11-person strategic advisory council to train its future leaders.…
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Why You Need an AI Policy Now to Protect Your Organization Against IP Infringement Claims
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all the rage and grabs the public’s attention for its almost…
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Large firms with roots in Chicago again marched to a different beat last year. After outpacing their Am Law 100 peers in 2022, several of the largest Windy City-founded firms fell back a bit in 2023, growing revenue, revenue per lawyer and average profits per equity partner at a slower clip…
Quinn Emanuel celebrity attorney Alex Spiro, rebutting a motion for sanctions against him, argues opposing counsel in an Elon Musk defamation case is misrepresenting what transpired in a contentious deposition. A Travis County district court will decide, based on opposing motions and argument scheduled in a hearing today, whether Spiro…
While Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling continue to see lateral exits in the lead-up to their merger next month, both firms are still adding lateral partners in the U.S. Both firms announced lateral hires on Monday. Shearman added Carolyn Stoner, former counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, as a partner…
New York Attorney General, Donald Trump Reach Agreement on $175 Million Bond in Civil Fraud Case
Attorneys representing the New York Attorney General’s Office and former President Donald Trump on Monday came to an agreement on terms for the $175 million bond posted as Trump appeals the nearly half-billion dollar judgment ordered by the Manhattan judge in a civil fraud case. After the AG’s office raised concerns about…
As many law firms sharpened their profitability in 2023, they often extended their leverage last year, including many big firms in Atlanta and the Southeast. Overall, Am Law 100 firms in 2023 increased their leverage. The metric—defined as total lawyers (excluding equity partners) divided by the number of equity partners—is often…
Legal Speak at General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024: Andy Goldberg, Laner Muchin Managing Partner
Last week, Legal Speak spoke live on location at the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024 in Chicago with a senior level audience of in-house counsel from multinational companies in the US. Legal Speak co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interviewed professionals across the legal industry about key insights and practical solutions that…
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