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Initiative to grow black GC count at top US companies boosted by website launch
Black General Counsel 2025 site contains directory of GCs and application process for 'GC-ready' candidates
Annual US patent grants at all-time high
Samsung tops the IFI's global ranking with most patents currently held, while IBM leads again with most US patent grants in 2019
New law pioneer Atrium lays off lawyers in restructuring
In-house legal team at high-profile start-up to be cut with most legal advice now provided by independent advisers
Polsinelli teams up with UnitedLex to launch litigation support centre
Am Law 100 firm signs deal to utilise alternative service provider's proprietary ediscovery know how and capabilities
Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton agree to merge creating a top 50 US firm
Partnerships vote through deal to forge Troutman Pepper in second national law firm merger in a month
Debevoise to move headquarters to New York's fashionable Hudson Yards district
Am Law 100 practice joins growing roster of law firms committing to Manhattan's far west side business district
US law firms secure record number of tie-ups in 2019
Deals involving small firms dominate M&A tally of 115; Dentons accounts for bulk of crossborder transactions
Blockchain payments provider BitPay hires its first general counsel
Eden Doniger joins Atlanta-based cryptocurrency leader as it bolsters leadership team
Bar president urges senators to protect 'sacred' constitution with impartial Trump trial
New York State Bar president delivers passionate call for senators not to be partisan during historic impeachment trial
US national stalwarts Faegre Baker and Drinker Biddle to create top-50 firm
Duo to join forces in February in what they are portraying as merger of equals
US litigation boutique lights up bonus season with $115k-plus pay outs
Susman Godfrey sets the pace in an otherwise predictable bonus round for big law associates
Sheppard Mullin launches team to protect clients' organisational integrity
New practice group promises a values-driven approach to solve reputational threats
US firms write off up to fifth of fees due to 'overwhelming' billing demands
Survey of nearly 200 law firms calculates that outside counsel guidelines are costing some firms $4m a year
High profile hires see Supreme Court advocate and bitcoin regulator sign up with US firms
O'Melveny and Willkie Farr celebrate as leading practitioners quit public office for private practice
Orrick's freewheeling engine
Firm marks Wheeling transformation with a renaming to the Global Operations & Innovation Center.
DLA Piper tops for social media says report
Release of latest US ranking of law firms in social media finds much to cheer in digital marketing but with room for improvement.
In-house US recession fears
Survey reveals law departments are showing caution on hiring and spending in 2019 as fears mount of US recession.
M&A still likes big MACs
Exciting times as material adverse change clauses remain a vital piece of M&A agreements, according to Nixon Peabody's 17th MAC Survey.
Feeling the lawyerly love in Philly
Two of Philadelphia's oldest and largest law firms are go into merger talks with regional peers to boost national presence.
Patented in Seattle
Polsinelli continues its nationwide US intellectual property growth with four new attorneys in Seattle.