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The Law Firm Disrupted: Building a Leadership Brand in Big Law
Two Am Law 50 leaders have set a standard, and now many others may be looking to follow.
How a Big Company Launched a Legal Ops Team That Won Over Skeptics
“When you’re standing up a legal ops or transformation team, it’s easy to get distracted by AI or other sexy’ tech projects, said Lauren Ziegelaar,…
Cahill's Strategy Shift Contributes to 15% Revenue Gain, 21% PEP Surge
“We invested in white-collar, IP, private credit and congressional investigations, said chair Herbert Washer. “And all contributed meaningfully to the results.
Inside Track: Companies Walking on Eggshells Amid Furor Over DEI
“There is no reason to believe companies are genuinely eliminating DEI—they are just going to hide it better,” said Paul Chesser of the National Legal…
Davis Wright Tremaine Surpasses $600M in Revenue Amid Leadership Transition
The Seattle-headquartered Am Law 100 saw its managing partner abruptly step down in 2024, but that didn’t stand in the way of double-digit increases to…
New York Judge in Adams Case Appoints Independent Lawyer to Argue Against Dismissal
Paul Clement, an appellate lawyer at Clement & Murphy who served as U.S. Solicitor General, will appear to offer “adversarial testing to the request from…
States Can't 'Immunize' Themselves from Civil Rights Suits, Supreme Court Says
“As the Court has explained, States possess ‘no authority to override’ Congress’s ‘decision to subject state’ officials ‘to liability for violations of federal rights,'” Justice…
Big Law Touted Its Pro Bono Immigration Work in Trump's First Term. Now Some Firms Are Clamming Up
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has filed multiple suits on behalf or organizations that provide legal services to immigrants, and Jones Day continues to provide services…
A Grand Jury Indicted Eric Adams, Amici Reminds Judge Mulling Motion to Dismiss the Case
“Under the Constitution neither the President nor the Department of Justice can institute a criminal prosecution, counsel stated in the letter to U.S. District Judge…
Client Succession Guide for Retiring Partners
“Succession planning is essential to every lawyer’s practice, proactively protecting clients and colleagues in the event of the lawyer’s disability or death. The ABA page…