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Holland & Knight Hires Ex-Choate Healthcare Chair In Boston
Concentrating her practice more on representing healthcare providers spurred the former co-chair of Choate Hall & Stewart LLP's healthcare group to move her practice to Holland & Knight LLP's Boston office.
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Law Firms See Revenue Soar Amid Rate Hikes
Law firm revenue soared by 9.5% during the first quarter of 2024, buoyed by a nearly comparable hike in billing rates compared to the similar period in 2023, according to a new report from Wells Fargo's legal specialty group.
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Holwell Shuster Focuses On Big Cases, Homegrown Talent
Twelve 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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Kirkland Rips 'Tortured' Theory In Texas Judge Romance Suit
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's inclusion in a Texas federal suit accusing it of conspiring with Jackson Walker LLP, a disgraced Texas bankruptcy judge and a former Jackson Walker partner who was his romantic partner to oust a CEO is based on "a tortured theory" and "flimsy facts," the firm declared.
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Sills Cummis Launches 1st Fla. Shop With Longtime Litigator
Northeastern 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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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Baron & Budd's Scott Summy
Fighting early in his career on behalf of two North Carolina trailer parks across the street from a gas station that was leaking a gasoline additive, Scott Summy of Baron & Budd PC had an idea that would reshape drinking water litigation in the United States and even lead to him being called "the most important water lawyer in American history" by his co-counsel.
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Yoga Lawyer: A Way of Being In The (Legal) World
More 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.
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GCs Help Companies Close The Gap On Mental Health Efforts
While they wait for their companies to implement more wellness policies that reach the root causes of employees’ stress and burnout, some general counsel and chief legal officers are filling the gap to help their law teams feel more supported.
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Here's Why This GC Went Public With Her Bipolar Diagnosis
Kelly Rentzel, who has held several general counsel positions throughout her career, largely credits her law degree for giving her the confidence to talk publicly about her bipolar diagnosis — which is something she had contemplated for two decades before taking the initial steps that ultimately led her to a lectern.
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Crowell & Moring Adds 2 More Neal Gerber Attys In Chicago
Crowell & Moring LLP announced Wednesday that it has hired two more attorneys from Chicago-based Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP to bolster its corporate services.
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Sills Cummis Atty Must Sit For Deposition In Malpractice Suit
A New Jersey state court judge has directed a Sills Cummis & Gross PC attorney to soon sit for a deposition in a malpractice suit filed by the former manager of musician, producer and songwriter Nile Rodgers.
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Atty Wants Out Of 'Coup' Suit Over Judge Romance
The former Jackson Walker LLP attorney whose secret relationship with a Texas judge ignited an ethics scandal wants out of a racketeering suit accusing her of "orchestrating a coup" in a bankruptcy case, calling the suit a "dubious" attempt to blame her for an ex-CEO's "disastrous" mismanagement of his family business.
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Dinsmore Immigration Duo Jumps To Thompson Hine
Former Dinsmore & Shohl LLP immigration attorneys Kelli Hayes and Dwight D. Myfelt have joined Thompson Hine LLP's offices in Ohio, where the firm says they'll help advise clients hiring skilled immigrants for growing sectors of the state.
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ABA Knocks Down 'Implausible' Data Breach Class Action
The American Bar Association members suing the organization over a data breach have not identified any security measures the ABA failed to take, a New York federal judge said Tuesday when nixing what the organization called the members' "implausible" proposed class action.
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Genova Burns Adds Labor, Bankruptcy Attys In Philly, NJ
Genova Burns LLC expanded its offices in the Philadelphia area and New Jersey this week with the additions of attorneys specializing in labor and bankruptcy law.
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Bressler Amery Picks New Office Heads in NY, NJ, and Ala.
Bressler Amery & Ross PC has appointed new office heads for its locations in New York City; Birmingham, Alabama; and Florham Park, New Jersey.
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Cole Schotz Adds Former County Financial Prosecutor In NJ
Cole Schotz PC is bringing on a former top financial crimes prosecutor from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office to both the litigation and white collar defense teams in the firm's Hackensack, New Jersey, office.
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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: BLB&G's Jeroen Van Kwawegen
Were it not for the University of Amsterdam's study abroad program, Netherlands-born Jeroen van Kwawegen might have never moved to the United States. And were it not for a long-distance relationship that got its start in the U.S., van Kwawegen might still be based across the Atlantic.
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Return To Office Poses Pitfalls For Atty Mental Health
As a therapist specialized in treating lawyers, Stacey Dougan hears a lot about law firm politics, addiction and the career's overwhelming demands. But lately, her clients have been bringing up a new source of anxiety: returning to the office.
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Ethics Probes Take Mental Toll On Solo, Small Firm Attorneys
Facing a disciplinary complaint can take a toll on any attorney’s mental health. But for solo practitioners and small firm lawyers, who typically juggle all aspects of their business from handling client matters to administrative tasks like managing trust accounts, it can threaten to upend their lives.
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Mid-Law Not Immune To Structural Mental Health Challenges
Despite the common narrative that lawyers can trade higher pay for better well-being and work-life balance by moving to smaller firms, experts say that Mid-Law firms are generally facing the same industry pressures that contribute to long hours, stress and poor attorney mental health.
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Becker Adds Community Association Pro From Kaye Bender
A community associations attorney from Kaye Bender Rembaum has jumped to Becker & Poliakoff PC to serve as a shareholder in the firm's West Palm Beach, Florida, office, the firm announced Monday.
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Finnegan Hires Long Time Patent Office Legal Adviser In DC
A more-than two decade veteran of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has left the agency to return to private practice, this time in a new role with Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP, the firm announced Monday.
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Smith Gambrell Adds 4 Attorneys To New York Office
Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP has added four attorneys in its New York office, two through a merger with a firm that specialized in representing companies from German-speaking countries in the U.S., and two from the recently shuttered Ingram LLP.
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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Robbins Geller's Spencer Burkholz
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP's Spencer A. Burkholz is quick to downplay his accomplishments litigating major securities cases during his lengthy career, saying effective teamwork has been the key to those successes.