Law Firms See Revenue Soar Amid Rate Hikes
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Modern Lawyer
Sidley PE Atty Tapped To Lead Paul Hastings' Boston OfficePaul Hastings LLP announced Thursday that it has added a former Sidley Austin LLP partner to its growing private equity team who will serve as chair of the firm's new Boston office.
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Daily Litigation
Sheppard Mullin Hires Paul Weiss Healthcare Antitrust ProSheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP said Wednesday that it has hired a counsel from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP who is joining as partner in the firm's antitrust and competition practice group in New York.
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Georgia Pulse
Ga. Bar Exam's February Pass Rate Hits 8-Year HighPeople who sat for Georgia's February bar exam drove up the overall passage rate from last year to 51.7%, the highest rate for a February exam since 2016 when the overall pass rate was 54.3%, according to state officials.
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Daily Litigation
Holwell Shuster Focuses On Big Cases, Homegrown TalentTwelve years after it was founded by former White & Case partners, New York City litigation boutique Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP has grown to about 80 attorneys, racked up big trial wins, and stuck with its original strategy of focusing on homegrown talent and complex cases.
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Courts
Kramer Levin Boosts Appellate, Litigation Team With DOJ AttyKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP has hired an appellate attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice, who joins the firm's litigation department as partner and will also serve as deputy chair of the firm's U.S. Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Daily Litigation
Akerman Taps Litigators To Lead Chicago, San Antonio ShopsAkerman LLP has selected two litigation partners to helm firm offices in San Antonio and Chicago.
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In-House
Match Group's Ex-Legal Chief Earned $7M In 2023Online dating giant Match Group's former chief business affairs and legal officer, Jared Sine, who left the company to join GoDaddy in March, earned around $7 million in compensation last year, according to a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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California Pulse
How BakerHostetler Made A Home In SF's Iconic PyramidWhen BakerHostetler closed its new shop in San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, office leader Robb Adkins was concerned about recruiting. But the firm has since seen a five-old increase in attorneys and staff there, and recently signed a five-year lease renewal.
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Daily Litigation
Sills Cummis Launches 1st Fla. Shop With Longtime LitigatorNortheastern law firm Sills Cummis & Gross PC has ventured into the Florida market with a new office in West Palm Beach and the addition of a longtime Sunshine State litigator, the firm announced Wednesday.
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California Pulse
Yoga Lawyer: A Way of Being In The (Legal) WorldMore than a decade ago, a stressful job and a pile of physical ailments prompted attorney Cindy Pensoneau to take a deep dive into yoga. Today, she continues to work as both a lawyer and as a yoga teacher, illustrating the growing role that the ancient mind-body practice can play in improving attorney mental health.
