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Still in Growth Mode, Squire Patton Boggs Boosts Partner Profits
Squire Patton Boggs edged total revenues closer to the $1 billion mark and boosted average partner profits to nearly $1 million in 2016, in what global managing partner Steve Mahon called the firm's "best year ever."
Alston Raids Reed Smith, MoFo for New San Francisco Office
Atlanta-based Alston & Bird has scooped up financial services litigator Michael Agoglia from Morrison & Foerster and a seven-lawyer class action defense team led by Robert "Bo" Phillips Jr. from Reed Smith to open a San Francisco office and expand its Los Angeles office.
Pillsbury's Financials Rebound, But Firm Leader Wants More
The firm, having broken off merger talks with Chadbourne & Parke more than a year ago, saw improvement in several key financial metrics in 2016. While the number of equity partners dropped at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, the firm saw gains in gross revenue, partner profits and revenue per lawyer.
Ethics Rule Has Lit Funders Treading Carefully in Class Actions
Some industry players are steering clear of class actions because of a ban on attorneys sharing fees with nonlawyers. Others are willing to invest but structure their deals to avoid the rule.
Trump Chooses Neil Gorsuch, Ivy League Conservative, for Supreme Court
In choosing Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court, President Trump opted for a candidate with traditional credentials shared by most modern-day justices. A Colorado native with a degree from Harvard Law School, Gorsuch clerked for Justice Byron White and Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. "In our legal order, it is for Congress and not the courts to write new laws. It is the role of judges to apply, not alter, the work of the people's representatives," Gorsuch said at the White House.
New Litigation Funding Rule Seen as 'Harbinger' for Shadowy Industry
A disclosure mandate in the Northern District of California could trigger a wider transparency debate.
Big Law Partner's Writing Career Born in Nora Ephron's Kitchen
More than a few Big Law partners dream of leaving their practices behind and becoming successful novelists. Ron Liebman made it a reality.
Mexico's Energy Reforms Mean Billions in Investment and More Work for Lawyers
Sweeping reforms in Mexico's energy sector are luring billions in investment, keeping lawyers busy.
Deal Watch: Four Firms Handle Second-Largest Merger of 2016
Cravath, Hengeler Mueller, Linklaters and Sullivan & Cromwell are advising on the second-largest deal of 2016: Praxair Inc.'s proposed $35.2 billion buy of industrial gas rival Linde AG.
Big Law Helps Veterans Transition to Civilian Life
Major law firms are designing pro bono programs that provide legal services to veterans and help them transition from military to civilian life.TRENDING STORIES
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