Partners

43% of partners took a pay cut because of COVID-19, new survey finds

Forty-three percent of partners reported taking a pay cut directly related to COVID-19, according to Law360’s inaugural Law Firm Partner Compensation Survey: Partnership and Pay in an Unprecedented Year, released Wednesday.

Feb 3, 2021 11:42 AM CST

Female and minority lawyer representation in firms reaches historic highs, but gains are small, new report says

Progress is slow for law firms seeking to increase representation of female and minority lawyers, according to a new report by the National Association for Law Placement.

Feb 2, 2021 12:30 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: BigLaw partner faces architect’s suit; Weinstein accusers will receive compensation

Suit claims Orrick partner didn’t fully pay for architect’s work Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe partner Jeannie Shin is facing a lawsuit by an architecture firm claiming that she illegally copied its plans for improvements to her San Francisco home. The suit by Jennifer Tulley Architects Inc. claims that the purloined…

Jan 28, 2021 5:04 PM CST

Coca-Cola general counsel gets tough with law firms that fail to meet diversity goals

Law firm diversity scorecards, committees, summits and action plans aren’t working, according to Coca-Cola general counsel Bradley M. Gayton.

Jan 28, 2021 12:39 PM CST

BigLaw firm underpaid female partner, allowed male peers to ostracize and obstruct her, lawsuit says

A former nonequity partner at Reed Smith has alleged in a lawsuit that her male colleagues treated her unfairly, and the law firm allowed it to happen.

Jan 20, 2021 3:41 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: NRA files for bankruptcy; Boies Schiller partner is detained

NRA files for bankruptcy, plans Texas move The National Rifle Association announced Friday that it is filing for bankruptcy, leaving New York and moving to Texas to reincorporate there as a nonprofit. New York Attorney General Letitia James has said she sees the move as an attempt to evade accountability…

Jan 19, 2021 4:44 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: 3 federal executions delayed; BigLaw partner resigns after sex harassment claim

Courts delay 3 federal executions scheduled for this week Federal courts have delayed three federal executions scheduled for this week. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan of the District of Columbia halted the executions of Cory Johnson and Dustin Higgs until at least March 16 to allow the men…

Jan 12, 2021 4:52 PM CST

Second BigLaw partner on Trump’s Georgia phone call leaves his law firm

Fox Rothschild partner Alex Kaufman has left his law firm after being present during President Donald Trump’s Jan. 2 phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Jan 8, 2021 9:30 AM CST

Foley & Lardner announces partner has resigned after her involvement in Trump’s Georgia call went public

Updated: A Foley & Lardner partner who participated in the Saturday phone call between President Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is no longer with her law firm.

Jan 5, 2021 10:00 AM CST

Some law firms that took paycheck protection loans banked the money, consultant says

More than 600 law firms received forgivable loans of more than $2 million under the government’s Paycheck Protection Program.

Dec 22, 2020 3:38 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Google hit with third antitrust suit; more troubles for Girardi Keese

Google is hit with third antitrust lawsuit Google is facing a third lawsuit that alleges anti-competitive conduct. The new suit—filed Thursday by 35 states, along with Puerto Rico, Guam and the District of Columbia—alleges that Google used its dominance to maintain monopolies in search and search-related advertising services. The suit…

Dec 17, 2020 4:51 PM CST

How much do partners make? The average at larger firms tops $1M, survey finds

Partners in the nation’s top 200 law firms earned an average of $1.054 million in 2019, an increase of 10% from 2018, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Dec 16, 2020 3:42 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Trump seeks to intervene in SCOTUS election case; new LA district attorney touts reforms

Trump seeks to intervene in Supreme Court election case President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to intervene as a plaintiff in Texas’ bid to get the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the election results in four states. Separately, lawyers for 17 states urged the Supreme Court to accept the suit,…

Dec 10, 2020 4:03 PM CST

In suit with implications for law firms, US is accused of raising bar on PPP loan forgiveness

A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that the U.S. Small Business Administration appears to be making it more difficult for companies to gain forgiveness of paycheck protection loans intended to help businesses survive during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 10, 2020 10:59 AM CST

Dentons continues Project Golden Spike expansion as it announces combination with Iowa firm

Dentons announced Tuesday that it will combine with Iowa law firm Davis Brown.

Dec 9, 2020 12:54 PM CST