Planning a merger? A recent survey by Bloomberg Law says that when it comes to outside counsel, the firm Kirkland & Ellis is the leader in the law firm competition to advise on the most, and highest value, mergers and acquisitions. The firm, which grew from its Chicago origins, beat out all others in the […]
The law firm wave continues apace, according to a report in the Bloomberg Law online service. It reports that 27 firms have combined in the first three months of this year. The legal consultancy Altman Weil
The law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has hired Suzanne Rich Folsom, a former general counsel of U.S. Steel, to be a partner in its government and regulatory group. Folsom, says the firm, brings
If this site points you to something interesting we’ve seen, it’s usually a print article. But today’s reading club features a video, part of a series that the firm Morrison & Foerster
Resist the charm of the Old Continent? That’s a mission impossible for American in-house lawyers. After 25 years of activity in Europe, conducted through the valuable help of volunteers spread across the area, at the
It’s no secret that the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) has ambitions beyond U.S. borders. And now it’s given its intentions concrete form: The in-house lawyers group has opened an office in
The Washington, D.C. area chapter of Association of Corporate Counsel has a new executive director. Shannon Graving comes from Corporate Pro Bono, where she served as assistant director for seven years. At CPB, Graving
