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Womble and BDB Pitmans End Merger Negotiations: Law Firms Call Off Talks

Global law firm Womble Bond Dickinson and smaller U.K. firm BDB Pitmans have announced that they have abandoned their merger…

Biglaw Firm Loses $62 Million But Assures Clients of Financial Stability

Last week, news broke about a successful arbitration brought against the law firm Husch Blackwell by their former client Burns…

Maximizing Bonus Potential: Tips for Sidley Associates to Excel in the Office

Sidley, a major Biglaw firm, has announced that it will condition bonuses for its associates in 2023 on office attendance.…

Former Georgia Chief Justice Nahmias Joins Prestigious Law Firm Jones Day

Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, David E. Nahmias, has joined Jones Day as a partner based…

Big Law Attorney Joins Logistics Unicorn ShipBob As Its First Legal Chief

After raising $268 million, Rahul Magan becomes VP of legalThere is also a big trend for other e-commerce companies to…

Latham & Watkins Hires New Data & Technology Transactions Partner

Photo Credits: Latham & Watkins Michelle Ontiveros has joined Latham & Watkins as a partner in the firm’s Data &…

Akin Gump Partners With Palantir, Launches RegSpot

Akin Gump Partners With Palantir Technologies, Launches Akin Gump's RegSpot Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has partnered with…

Former FBI Chief of Staff Moves Back to King & Spalding

Photo Courtesy: King & Spalding Paul Murphy, former Chief of Staff to The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Chris…

Four Big Law Partners to Join Biden’s White House Counsel Office

On Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris announced four additional members who will join the Office of the…

Tips for Making the Most of Being a Virtual Summer Associate

Let’s face it—2020 is not the best year to be an intern or summer associate. With most summer programs switching…

Most Law Firms Will Shorten Their Summer Programs, NALP Study Says

While better than half of law firms still intend to offer a summer associate program this year, almost two-thirds will…

Yale Law Women’s List: Top Family- and Female-Friendly Workplaces

Yale Law Women’s much-anticipated annual report on top law firms for family friendliness and gender equality is finally out. This…