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Home Daily News 10% of lawyers and staff members laid off… Layoffs 10% of lawyers and staff members laid off at Silicon Valley-based law firm By Debra Cassens Weiss April 5, 2023, 9:10 am CDT Silicon Valley-based law firm Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian said in an internal memo Tuesday it is laying … Read more
Home Daily News Lowenstein Sandler lays off 16 staff members,… Layoffs Lowenstein Sandler lays off 16 staff members, citing changing needs and shifting market By Debra Cassens Weiss March 16, 2023, 12:07 pm CDT Lowenstein Sandler has laid off 16 business services professionals, the law firm confirmed to Law.com Wednesday evening. Lowenstein Sandler is providing … Read more
Home Daily News Law firms have ‘another risk to contemplate’… Banking Law Law firms have ‘another risk to contemplate’ after failure of bank that catered to their needs By Debra Cassens Weiss March 15, 2023, 12:03 pm CDT Signature Bank in New York City on March 13. Photo by Steve Sanchez/Sipa USA via the Associated … Read more
Home Daily News Smith Gambrell faces 2 suits over late disclosure… Cybersecurity Smith Gambrell faces 2 suits over late disclosure of hack said to have exposed client information By Debra Cassens Weiss March 13, 2023, 12:47 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. Two proposed class actions filed against Smith, Gambrell & Russell last week allege that … Read more
Home Daily News Taylor English partner screamed at opposing… Ethics Taylor English partner screamed at opposing counsel, called her a ‘worthless human,’ sanctions motion claims By Debra Cassens Weiss March 2, 2023, 11:55 am CST Updated: A federal judge in North Carolina has determined that a Taylor English partner engaged in “unacceptable, deplorable” conduct in … Read more
Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Early Stephens, the CEO of Actionstep, a practice management software developer that serves law firms worldwide, about its newly released survey, 2023 Midsize Law Firm Priorities Report, which focuses on the most prominent priorities and trends impacting legal teams. Ari Kaplan: Tell us about your background in your role at … Read more
Home Daily News Am Law 200 firm cuts lawyers and staffers… Layoffs Am Law 200 firm cuts lawyers and staffers as it looks at cost-cutting measures By Debra Cassens Weiss February 14, 2023, 10:00 am CST Image from Shutterstock. Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch confirmed Monday that it has laid off lawyers and staff members. … 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