Legal News & Industry Insights

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Baker McKenzie boosts Tax practice with addition of Sebastian Ma’ilei in London
Sebastian Ma’ilei has joined the tax division at renowned international legal firm Baker McKenzie as a Transfer Pricing Partner in...
November 19, 2025
Spencer Fane Environmental and Energy Practice Welcomes Experienced Partner in St. Louis
William J. Curtis is a new partner in the Environmental & Energy Law practice groups at Spencer Fane LLP’s St....
November 19, 2025
Law Firms’ Performance Is Robust, but ‘Elite’ Firms Are Carrying the Top 50
Law firms have maintained a “strong momentum” and “robust” profitability across all tiers through three quarters of 2025.
November 18, 2025
Deal Watch: Did Dealmakers Feel Anything from the Government Shutdown?
Eversheds Sutherland; Jones Day; Paul Hastings; Cooley; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher have worked...
November 18, 2025
Akin Adds Veteran DOJ Lawyer With Deep False Claims Act Experience
For its regulatory, medical, and life sciences practices, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld engaged a seasoned U.S. DOJ attorney....
November 18, 2025
Big Law Office Attendance Still Getting ‘High Degree of Discussion’
You should reconsider if you believed that the office versus remote argument was over. According to industry insiders, more firm...
November 18, 2025
Proskauer Partner Heads to Davis Polk to Chair Sports Practice
Jon Oram had worked for Proskauer for his whole legal career. He will oversee Davis Polk’s sports practice and serve...
November 18, 2025
Why Perkins Coie Closed Ashurst Merger After a Challenging Year
Perkins Coie’s turbulent past several years, which included support staff reductions, corporate associate start date deferrals, and a legal battle...
November 18, 2025
Paul Weiss Taps Kirkland London Again For Corporate Rising Star
In search of another London partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has once again looked to Kirkland & Ellis,...
November 18, 2025
K&L Gates Assists Acumen Information Systems on Acquisition by Pine Services Group
K&L Gates LLP helped Pine Services Group, the enterprise resource planning vertical of Evergreen, a family of managed IT services...
November 18, 2025
Maynard Nexsen taps White House and Senate alum for D.C. Growth Strategy
Lee Holmes has been appointed Managing Shareholder in the Washington, D.C. office of Maynard Nexsen, a full-service law company with...
November 18, 2025
K&L Gates Bolsters Maritime Practice With Addition of Former US Navy Officer in New York
Tanner Honea, a lawyer and former US Navy commissioned officer, joins K&L Gates LLP as a counsel in its maritime...
November 18, 2025