The fight for Big Law government contracts practices has been fuelled by the Trump administration’s DEI-related policies, federal funding cuts, and other changes. As they work with clients on contract terminations, new requirement compliance, and other issues, practice group leaders said the developments have produced the ideal storm. According to a number of leaders, demand…

Seven partners joined Cooley’s litigation department in San Francisco after leaving Willkie Farr & Gallagher, one of the nine firms that struck a deal with President Donald Trump. Unlike Willkie, Jenner & Block has been successfully represented by Cooley attorneys like Michael Attanasio in their attempt to declare a Trump executive order unlawful. According to…

Thu Lam has joined Holland & Knight as senior counsel in Philadelphia, further solidifying the firm’s local and national tax practices. Regarding state and local tax issues pertaining to corporate income, franchises, gross receipts, and sales and use taxes, Ms. Lam represents and counsels clients. She was formerly Chamberlain Hrdlicka’s senior lawyer.

As part of the firm’s Energy, Marine, & Power and Real Estate & Land Use Practices, Lewis Brisbois is happy to welcome Partners Jesse Zirillo, Samantha Cavalier, Gabrielle Carbonara, and Bridget Sasson, together with Associate Jesse Harcar, to its Pittsburgh office.

Elizabeth “Liz” La Rocca, a partner at Foster LLP, has joined Frost Brown Todd as a partner in Dallas. La Rocca visits Frost Brown’s Dallas office to discuss her employment immigration practice. La Rocca claimed that since the Trump administration’s travel ban, client demand has increased.

Utilizing cutting-edge technologies, the group will assist employers with a variety of employment-related concerns.

While U.K.-based companies continue to retain the majority of the spots in the top 30, U.S.-led companies are strengthening their position through consistent year-over-year growth, according to a ranking of the biggest companies in the industry, regardless of where they are based. Linklaters, A&O Shearman, reporting figures as legacy Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields…

In an effort to improve its investment funds expertise, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has hired Carolyn Abram, a partner from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, to work out of Dubai. Gibson Dunn’s goal to increase its footprint in the expanding Middle Eastern investment market is reflected in this calculated hire.

According to our Law.com Compass data specialists, the NLJ 500 currently has about 200,000 attorneys overall, with the typical individual firm having slightly under 400 timekeepers (396), after recruiting over 10,000 lawyers in the past 12 months.

An associate inclusion director was promoted to the position after Kirkland fired its global inclusion chief. A number of other employees who prioritized inclusivity were also let go by the firm. Although Kirkland started altering its external messaging on DEI around the time the President started looking into law firm DEI practices, one source said…