Legal News & Industry Insights

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Stevens & Lee Hires Bankruptcy Attorney From Montgomery McCracken
Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads has hired a bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer for Stevens & Lee, the firm stated Thursday....
June 4, 2025
Akin Adds DLA Piper Investment Management Partner, Focusing on Middle East
Skye Smith, an investment management partner at DLA Piper, has become a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld...
June 4, 2025
Kramer Levin-Herbert Smith Freehills Merger Goes Live
Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel merged on Sunday, becoming a firm with over 2,700 attorneys that...
June 4, 2025
Ropes & Gray Considers a Nonequity Partner Tier
Ropes & Gray is one of the last significant international law firms to contemplate the addition of a nonequity partner...
June 4, 2025
Karen Dunn and 3 Other Paul Weiss Partners Exiting Firm
The law firm revealed Friday that a number of well-known litigation partners, including Karen Dunn, co-chair of the litigation department...
June 4, 2025
Simpson Picks Up Partners From Cravath, Kirkland and White & Case in Lateral Spree
The firm announced on Tuesday that Jana Hymowitz, an executive compensation partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, had transferred to...
June 4, 2025
Big Law Merger Pressure’s On in New York. Who’s Next?
The latest in a string of actions involving established New York firms trying to stay up with the increasing competitiveness...
June 4, 2025
Private Equity Has Its Eye on US Law Firms
Although law firms have always taken pleasure in their independence and heritage, times are changing. Businesses that are scalable and...
June 4, 2025
Kirkland Led Group of Firms to Coordinate Striking White House Deal
Kirkland oversaw a coalition of sizable legal firms that negotiated an agreement to end the EEOC investigation. In the end,...
June 4, 2025
McDermott and Schulte, With Merger Vote Within Months, Plan for Top NY Office
The leaders of Schulte Roth & Zabel and McDermott Will & Emery are aiming for a quick conclusion to their...
June 4, 2025
$15M M&A Lateral Leaves White & Case After 16 Months to Start New Firm
After 16 months, Taurie Zeitzer, co-head of private equity at White & Case, has departed the firm. Zeitzer was one...
June 4, 2025
Are Some Law Firms That Settled With the President Getting the Cold Shoulder From Legal Departments?
According to multiple general counsels, law firms that have complied with Trump’s requests are losing business to those who oppose...
June 4, 2025