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Hogan Lovells announced Thursday that it will be closing its offices in Johannesburg, Sydney and Warsaw, Poland, in a move that the firm framed as part of its strategy to grow in other key markets.
In yet another notable BigLaw litigator lateral move in Texas this week, DLA Piper has added to its Austin office a product liability and mass torts expert from King & Spalding LLP.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on Wednesday named a new leader for its U.S. appellate practice, tapping a veteran litigator and former prosecutor who joined the firm's Silicon Valley office from King & Spalding LLP.
Mayer Brown LLP said Thursday that a former chief information officer from Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has joined the firm in the same role.
The federal government might drop its criminal charges in Illinois against disbarred attorney Tom Girardi following his recent conviction in California on similar charges of stealing millions from clients, a prosecutor indicated Thursday during a status hearing in the Prairie State matter.
GQ Littler has hired a long-serving employment lawyer at Baker McKenzie to its office in London to represent U.K. and international clients, particularly in the financial services, technology and media sectors.
A former chair of the Criminal Bar Association is reportedly facing allegations of sexual harassment before a professional tribunal.
Boutique litigation firm Esbrook PC is opening the doors on a new Delaware office with a former Rosner Law Group attorney at the helm, a move that Esbrook says will help it better assist clients embroiled in disputes over books and records, corporate control issues and more.
Linklaters LLP has hired the head of legal for energy giant Shell in Qatar to become its global sector lead for its energy transition practice.
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC didn't have to look far for its new chief operating officer.
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is building out its white collar team with former veteran prosecutors, announcing Wednesday it had added two partners and an associate from Greenberg Traurig LLP who will bolster its San Francisco and Philadelphia offices
Most law firms are using artificial intelligence tools for routine tasks over the coming year or plan to use them, but lawyers are concerned about the accuracy and security of the technology, an industry survey revealed on Thursday.
A former New York State Department of Health official has moved to the private sector with Greenberg Traurig LLP as the firm expands its healthcare and U.S. Food and Drug Administration practice.
Keystone Law Group PLC said Thursday that revenue for the first half of 2024 had risen by more than 8% to reach £46.5 million ($60.8 million), driven by growing demand from clients and the success of its consultancy model.
A substantial number of large companies are expecting to increase their litigation spending by double digits next year in the face of more complex and hard-fought cases — and they are more open to bringing in new legal talent to navigate the matters, according to a report released Thursday.
Gordon Rees remains the most active law firm representing plaintiffs in trade secrets disputes, according to a new report by Lex Machina analyzing a three-year period from 2021 to 2023, while Littler Mendelson continues to lead the pack on the defendants' side during that same timeframe.
A California federal judge has mostly rejected efforts by Kirkland & Ellis to pare down the discrimination suit of a former intellectual property associate, while also backing a prior order that prevented the firm from subpoenaing her former BigLaw employers for confidential personnel information.
Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP has tapped a co-leader of its whistleblower practice group to be a named partner and co-vice chair of the firm, promoting an attorney whose record includes helping to secure a $3 billion settlement with Wells Fargo over its sales practices.
King & Spalding LLP continues to grow its Texas presence, announcing Wednesday that it has added four partners from Butler Snow LLP to its product liability and mass torts practice group.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP said Wednesday that it has promoted its chief practice management officer to the role of chief financial officer and hired a former senior director from Fenwick & West LLP to be its chief knowledge and innovation officer.
Dechert LLP's Vincent H. Cohen Jr. knew from a young age he wanted to be a lawyer. All he had to do was look at his father.
Trial lawyer Randy Mastro is out of the running to serve as New York City's corporation counsel, two weeks after a contentious nomination hearing that called into question, among other things, the King & Spalding LLP attorney's ties to former mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Proskauer Rose LLP has recruited the former head of arbitration at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP in London as the firm looks to boost its litigation practice in the U.K.
Activist hedge fund Engine Capital LP said in a letter Wednesday that it was "incredibly disappointed" and "blindsided" by news in legal tech provider Dye & Durham Ltd.'s fourth quarter results that it made two acquisitions for a total of nearly CA$70 million, instead of focusing on reducing debt.
A former longtime Troutman Pepper attorney who previously led the firm's diversity and inclusion committee has joined legal recruiting firm Major Lindsey & Africa in Philadelphia, where he expects to use his mentorship and counseling experience to assist with lateral moves.