Law Firm Management | News

Sullivan & Cromwell Signals 5-Day RTO Expectation as Law Firms Remain Split on Optimal Attendance

By Dan Roe

Lawyers are expected to come to the office during normal business hours barring "extraordinary" circumstances, according to a recent update to the firm's office manual. Read More

Law Firm Management | News

A&O Shearman Lost 15 Asia Partners in a Year

By Jessica Seah

Three of the 15 partners who left the practice in Asia were legacy Shearman & Sterling partners. Some departees also left the legacy practices after the merger was voted through but before the merger went live in May last year. Read More

Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline | News

Florida Supreme Court Publicly Reprimands Miami Founding Partner

By Michael A. Mora

The prominent attorney's recent troubles with the Florida Bar stemmed from a complaint filed against him by a new former client. Read More

Law Firm Hiring | News

In Free Agent Lateral Era, Big Law Has 'Entire Teams Dedicated to Identifying' Top Talent

By Andrew Maloney

Lateral partner recruiting has "transformed into a distinct professional function" within Big Law, a Leopard report says. Read More

Law Firm Hiring | News

Amid Race for Top Talent, Latham Focuses on Lateral Integration

By Andrew Maloney

The firm's integration program is a case study of the time and resources that some firms take to integrate lateral partners. Read More

Mass Torts | News

Pittsburgh Jury Tries to Award $22M Against J&J in Talc Case Despite Handing Up Defense Verdict

By Aleeza Furman

The jury determined that Johnson & Johnson was negligent and that the company intentionally misrepresented the safety of its talc products but that those factors did not cause Lee's cancer. The jury then went on to make a determination on punitive damages, despite the verdict sheet's instructions that it should only do so if it found against the defendants on causation. Read More