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Patrick Smith, based in New York, covers the business of law, including the ways law firms compete for clients and talent, M&A and corporate work, leadership and marketing innovation. Reach him at [email protected] or on Twitter at @nycpatrickd
April 16, 2024 | Law.com
This week, Legal Speak spoke live on location at the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024 in Chicago with professionals from across the legal industry about key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and more.
By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith
1 minute read
April 16, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Patrick Gunn's clients over the years range from Zoom and eBay to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Oracle founder Lawrence Ellison.
By Patrick Smith
3 minute read
April 16, 2024 | The American Lawyer
After taking a couple of body blows in 2022 and not knowing how the legs would hold up, Big Law was just waiting to counter.
By Patrick Smith
10 minute read
April 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Mega M&A deals continue to power the deal market recovery in 2024 while headwinds continue to multiply.
By Patrick Smith
10 minute read
April 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer
In this week's Legal Speak episode, McDermott Will & Emery Chair Ira Coleman explains "Big Law Better," his idea on where the legal sector is moving and what elements of previous iterations the industry should be looking to maintain and which it should perhaps relegate to times gone by.
By Patrick Smith
2 minute read
April 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer
"We see her as another game-changing addition to our growing national team handling cutting-edge cases," noted Alyssa Caridis, co-head of Orrick's IP business unit, about Irena Royzman.
By Patrick Smith
2 minute read
April 11, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Profit growth slowed in 2023, as the firm's equity tier expanded by nearly 5% to 60 partners and Brown Rudnick's PEP inched up by 0.2% to $1.68 million.
By Patrick Smith
5 minute read
April 8, 2024 | The American Lawyer
At least nine large law firms got a share of the work from Silver Lake's buy of Endeavor Group. The deal is another example of megadeals that are in bloom this year.
By Patrick Smith
9 minute read
April 8, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Several New York law firms last year even bested their 2021 performance during the heyday of the deal market.
By Patrick Smith
19 minute read
April 5, 2024 | Law.com
In this week's Legal Speak episode, James Whittle with the American Property Casualty Insurance Association dives into the impact of what the organization has dubbed "legal system abuse" as social inflation—the belief that large corporations are "bad actors with deep pockets"—helps fuel "nuclear" verdicts.
By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith | Elana Ashanti Jefferson
1 minute read
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