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2 BigLaw firms in merger talks that could produce 1,600-lawyer firm with top 50 revenue

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Locke Lord are in merger talks to create a law firm that could take a spot in the Am Law 50.

Apr 18, 2024 3:16 PM CDT

Ex-BigLaw partner can’t get cyberstalking injunction against blogger, judge says

A former Greenberg Traurig partner can’t get a cyberstalking injunction against a blogger who posted videos of the lawyer yelling and telling his wife that he hates her, a Florida state judge has ruled.

Apr 18, 2024 2:57 PM CDT

Judge allows BigLaw partner’s suit alleging lawyer filed ‘highly inflammatory’ affidavit for use in negative news article

A federal judge in Connecticut has refused to toss a lawsuit filed by a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher and his wife alleging that the opposing counsel in a lease dispute filed a court affidavit for an improper purpose—so it could be used in a negative article about the couple in the New York Post.

Apr 11, 2024 2:23 PM CDT

‘Sense of entitlement’ led BigLaw partner to ‘brazenly’ appear at deposition and act ‘obnoxious,’ sanctions bid says

Alex Spiro, a partner with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, wrongly appeared at a Texas deposition without pro hac vice permission and then proceeded to act in a “ridiculously unprofessional” manner, according to a sanctions motion by a Los Angeles man suing Tesla CEO Elon Musk for alleged defamation.

Apr 10, 2024 10:27 AM CDT

Winston & Strawn will provide reduced-cost legal services for routine tasks under Winston Legal Solutions umbrella

Winston & Strawn is offering its clients a lower-cost alternative to outsourced legal services that uses attorneys trained by the law firm for more routine legal tasks.

Apr 4, 2024 2:48 PM CDT

Which BigLaw firms are increasing lateral associate hiring the most? One made legal headlines last year

As a whole, BigLaw firms have reduced lateral hiring of associates over the last two years, a phenomenon documented in a report by the National Association for Law Placement.

Apr 4, 2024 11:24 AM CDT

Weekly performance meetings in glass room visible to others were retaliatory, plaintiff says in suit against Morgan Lewis

A Black patent prosecution specialist born in 1962 alleges that Morgan, Lewis & Bockius gave better opportunities to white, younger co-workers and retaliated when she complained by holding weekly performance meetings in a glass-walled conference room visible to colleagues.

Apr 1, 2024 3:37 PM CDT

This BigLaw firm surpasses $7B in revenue, but that’s not metric being watched by many firms

The nation’s top grossing law firm has crossed the $7 billion line. Kirkland & Ellis had $7.208 billion in gross revenue for 2023, a 10.6% increase.

Mar 27, 2024 8:36 AM CDT

Lewis Brisbois accused of failing to recognize ‘draconian lending terms,’ conspiring to cover up mistakes

A lawsuit accuses Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith of conspiring to deflect blame for its failure to protect 185 Chinese investors who lost $92.5 million that they invested in a hotel and condominium project through an investment group called CMB Export.

Mar 26, 2024 1:08 PM CDT

New Reed Smith pay structure sorts associates into ‘the A squad and the B squad,’ blog says

Updated: Reed Smith has confirmed that it is changing the compensation structure for associates, but it’s not getting into specifics after a leaked memo said the law firm was creating two tiers of associate pay based on billable hours.

Mar 26, 2024 9:53 AM CDT

Baker McKenzie partner sues IRS for documents on partnership audit strategies

A lawsuit filed by a Baker McKenzie tax partner is seeking to compel the Internal Revenue Service to disclose documents about its tougher policies for auditing partnerships, other pass-through entities and their owners.

Mar 20, 2024 2:10 PM CDT

Citing racist email remarks by supervisors, lawyer sues Lewis Brisbois for alleged racial and disability bias

Updated: A former lawyer at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith alleges that the law firm essentially forced him to resign after he suffered health complications from surgery by docking part of his pay, diverting most of his cases, converting him to a contract partner, and threatening to end his health benefits.

Mar 20, 2024 1:31 PM CDT

BigLaw firm confirms employee layoffs for second time in a year

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has laid off about 50 staff members in the United States and the United Kingdom, with most of the cuts occurring in business services.

Mar 18, 2024 12:00 PM CDT

Blank Rome tried to exact financial ruin because lawyer switched sides in airline litigation, her suit alleges

A lawyer in Dunnellon, Florida, has filed a lawsuit alleging that attorneys at Blank Rome filed an “utterly baseless” suit against her in a bid to exact financial ruin, destroy her reputation and send a warning to lawyers who switch sides in litigation involving its aviation clients.

Mar 6, 2024 12:00 PM CST

Fourth BigLaw firm closes office in China

Perkins Coie is closing its Shanghai office while emphasizing that it remains committed to its China practice and clients.

Mar 6, 2024 8:16 AM CST