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Another BigLaw firm announces merger—third in week’s time

Womble Bond Dickinson and Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie announced Tuesday that they will merge Jan. 1, 2025, to create “a powerhouse firm” of more than 1,300 lawyers.

Sep 10, 2024 3:00 PM CDT

Paul Weiss partner, ‘a skilled handler of high-ego politicians,’ is helping Harris with debate prep

A partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison helped Vice President Kamala Harris prepare for Tuesday's presidential debate with former President Donald Trump, even as she prepared as lead attorney for Google in an antitrust trial based on alleged online advertising dominance.

Sep 10, 2024 11:10 AM CDT

Ballard Spahr announces merger that ‘is just the tip of the next iceberg’ in Pacific Northwest

Ballard Spahr is expanding into the Pacific Northwest through a merger with Lane Powell, the law firms announced Monday.

Sep 10, 2024 9:32 AM CDT

2 BigLaw firms ‘fighting it out in the lateral market’ vote to merge

Partners at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Locke Lord have voted to merge effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Sep 9, 2024 3:32 PM CDT

In ‘difficult but necessary step forward,’ merged law firm trims 10% of equity partnership

A&O Shearman is cutting 10% of its global equity partners, closing its Johannesburg office in South Africa and terminating its consulting business, multiple legal publications are reporting.

Sep 9, 2024 2:36 PM CDT

These law firms are tops for midlevel associate satisfaction; how were their tech ratings?

BigLaw’s midlevel associates have spoken. The top law firm for midlevel associate satisfaction is O’Melveny & Myers, according to results from the American Lawyer’s 2024 Midlevel Associates Survey published by Law.com.

Sep 5, 2024 12:02 PM CDT

Which BigLaw firms are hiring the most lateral partners?

Frank Lopez, the chair at Paul Hastings, is hiring partners away from rivals with the aim of creating “exponential impact,” he told Bloomberg Law.

Sep 5, 2024 8:59 AM CDT

Joining about 85% of BigLaw firms, WilmerHale adds nonequity partnership tier

Only about 15 law firms in the Am Law 100 have single-tier partnerships, Law.com reported in July.

Aug 27, 2024 11:10 AM CDT

Law firms had strong financial performance in first half of 2024, survey says

Another survey shows an 11.4% year-over-year increase in law firm revenue for the first half of 2024, a percentage that is more than double the 4.4% growth for the same period last year.

Aug 26, 2024 12:39 PM CDT

Willkie adds 5 partners, 6 associates from this BigLaw firm, adding to growing Chicago office

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has nearly 100 lawyers in its Chicago office after adding five partners and six associates from Mayer Brown.

Aug 26, 2024 11:21 AM CDT

These firms are ‘ceiling smashers’ for having highest percentage of women in equity partnerships

Women lawyers still lag behind their male counterparts in leadership positions, according to Law360 Pulse's 2024 Women in Law Report.

Aug 22, 2024 2:44 PM CDT

Lawyers must lead in efforts to preserve accessible, equitable and transparent rule-of-law system

As a nation, we have made the decision to be governed by the rule of law. This means that as a society, we have agreed to abide by a set of transparent, fairly enacted and fairly applied laws and rules that will govern our conduct in our private and public affairs.

Aug 21, 2024 1:39 PM CDT

Another BigLaw firm announces merger—third in week’s time

Paul Weiss partner, ‘a skilled handler of high-ego politicians,’ is helping Harris with debate prep

Ballard Spahr announces merger that ‘is just the tip of the next iceberg’ in Pacific Northwest

2 BigLaw firms ‘fighting it out in the lateral market’ vote to merge

In ‘difficult but necessary step forward,’ merged law firm trims 10% of equity partnership

These law firms are tops for midlevel associate satisfaction; how were their tech ratings?

Which BigLaw firms are hiring the most lateral partners?

Joining about 85% of BigLaw firms, WilmerHale adds nonequity partnership tier

Law firms had strong financial performance in first half of 2024, survey says

Willkie adds 5 partners, 6 associates from this BigLaw firm, adding to growing Chicago office

These firms are ‘ceiling smashers’ for having highest percentage of women in equity partnerships

Lawyers must lead in efforts to preserve accessible, equitable and transparent rule-of-law system

Joining handful of competitors, BigLaw firm requires NYC office presence 4 days per week

Are insurance defense firms in ‘aggressive hiring mode’? New hires sought amid salary disadvantage

This BigLaw firm tops ‘A-List’ despite lower gross revenues

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