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Home Daily News BigLaw firm acknowledges cyberattack on vendor… Cybersecurity BigLaw firm acknowledges cyberattack on vendor left its data exposed By Debra Cassens Weiss April 10, 2023, 11:32 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. Proskauer Rose has said it is investigating an incident in which its data was exposed on a cloud-based platform. Proskauer issued a … Read more
Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to luxury trips story; suit filed over Idaho AG’s abortion referrals opinion By Debra Cassens Weiss April 7, 2023, 2:13 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. Justice Thomas: I was following colleagues’ advice on luxury trips U.S. Supreme Court Justice … Read more
Home Daily News Shearman leader will ‘begin to pass the torch’… Law Firms Shearman leader will ‘begin to pass the torch’ after failed merger talks, overseas partner departures By Debra Cassens Weiss March 9, 2023, 12:47 pm CST Shearman & Sterling is speeding up the transition to a new leader after its merger talks with … Read more
Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Lawyer’s Super Bowl ad leads… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Lawyer’s Super Bowl ad leads to litigation; 2 BigLaw firms end merger talks By Debra Cassens Weiss March 3, 2023, 2:27 pm CST NFL objects to firm’s Super Bowl ad, leading to suit The Dimopoulos Law Firm in Las Vegas is … Read more
Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Legal jobs increase in January;… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Legal jobs increase in January; 11th Circuit doesn’t rule out execution by firing squad By Debra Cassens Weiss and Amanda Robert February 3, 2023, 3:09 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. Legal industry adds 2,400 jobs The legal services sector added 2,400 … Read more
Home Daily News Why is Shearman & Sterling reportedly looking… Law Firms Why is Shearman & Sterling reportedly looking for a merger partner? By Debra Cassens Weiss January 31, 2023, 11:34 am CST Shearman & Sterling didn’t keep up with its BigLaw counterparts after the 2008 financial downturn. Shearman’s head count and gross revenues lagged … Read more
Home Daily News Atlanta-based Smith Gambrell’s merger will… Law Firms Atlanta-based Smith Gambrell’s merger will produce nearly 400-lawyer firm By Debra Cassens Weiss January 25, 2023, 9:07 am CST Image from Shutterstock. Atlanta-based Smith, Gambrell & Russell and Chicago-based Freeborn & Peters have announced that they will combine in a merger effective March 1. The … Read more
Home Daily News BigLaw firm will add about 100 lawyers and… Law Firms BigLaw firm will add about 100 lawyers and bolster fintech regulatory expertise through merger By Debra Cassens Weiss January 20, 2023, 12:24 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is gaining about 100 lawyers through a merger with Buckley, a … Read more
Home Daily News Holland & Knight will merge with Tennessee… Law Firms Holland & Knight will merge with Tennessee law firm By Debra Cassens Weiss January 6, 2023, 2:44 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. Holland & Knight has announced a merger with Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, a Nashville, Tennessee-based law firm with more than … Read more
Home Daily News Merger will create Southeastern law firm… Law Firms Merger will create Southeastern law firm with more than 550 lawyers By Debra Cassens Weiss January 6, 2023, 2:23 pm CST Alabama-based Maynard Cooper & Gale and Carolinas-based Nexsen Pruet have announced a merger that will create a law firm with more than 550 … Read more