Archive for April, 2021
Netflix, Comcast Legal Heads Earn $20M Collectively
NewsNetflix Inc. and Comcast Corp., two of the largest U.S. media companies, collectively gave almost $20 million in total compensation last year to their top lawyers.
Biglaw Firm Set To Make Layoffs In Departments Hardest Hit By Pandemic Changes
NewsThough Biglaw has largely thrived throughout the pandemic, there’s still been a wave of layoffs throughout the industry, as firms try to tweak their model to respond to industry changes.
Leading real estate company, KETTLER, leverages Contract Logix to Power Digital Transformation
AnnouncementKETTLER, a multifamily developer, real estate investment, and property management company, recently turned to Contract Logix’s contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform to digitally transform the way it manages contracts across more than 20,000 properties in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions.
Nine Bradley Attorneys Named 2021 Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers or Rising Stars
AnnouncementNine Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP attorneys in Washington, D.C., office have been named Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers or Rising Stars for 2021.
James M. Wicks Appointed As United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York
AnnouncementFarrell Fritz is pleased to announce that James M. Wicks was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York at the Alfonse M. D’Amato U.S. Courthouse in Central Islip on April 26, 2021.
Got Slack? How To Manage Ediscovery Like a Pro
WebinarOrganizations that use Slack in business know that any content could be responsive to litigation or necessary for an internal investigation. In this session, learn more about the ediscovery challenges legal teams face when managing Slack data, and how to overcome them
Key Considerations for Application Purchase Agreements
InsightsKey issues to consider and address when negotiating an application purchase agreement.
To Perform or Not Perform, That is the Question
InsightsSuspending or terminating performance might have emotional appeal and appear to be an attractive options at first blush.
Alphabet Discloses New Top Lawyer’s $51M Pay Package
NewsAlphabet Inc.’s chief legal officer, J. Kent Walker Jr., received a total compensation package last year valued at $50.9 million, according to a proxy statement.
Biglaw Firm Shares The Wealth With Associates By Raising Salaries
NewsBack in March, after completing an incredibly successful financial year against all odds in the face of a pandemic, DLA Piper decided it was high time to increase associates’ salaries outside of its major market offices. Slowly but surely, other firms began to follow in DLA’s footsteps: first came Alston & Bird, and then came King & Spalding
Climate Change Responses: Expect Big Things for Hydrogen?
InsightsExpect big expansion in the use of clean hydrogen energy—that has been a periodic mantra in the climate change press for years. While commercial scale development continues to face serious technical and cost barriers, there now may be reason for optimism.
Which Firms Top the Am Law 100? And How Much Did Their Revenue Grow?
NewsThe nation’s 100 highest-grossing law firms had an average 6.6% increase in gross revenue last year, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Add?
InsightsShould you add or suggest a modification to a contract or lease when it is not to your client’s best interest? No? Never? The answer is Yes and here’s why.
Coca-Cola Legal Chief Change Is Part of Larger Reshuffling
NewsCoca-Cola Co.’s surprising decision to replace its general counsel after nearly eight months on the job is one of several recent changes involving the company’s legal and compliance personnel.
Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson Partners Keith Nelson, Jeff Anderson Honored Among D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas
AnnouncementResearch staff at D Magazine and lawyers across North Texas have named Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson name partners Keith Nelson and Jeff Anderson to the publication’s annual Best Lawyers in Dallas list.
Lyons & Simmons Co-Founders Named Among Best Lawyers in Dallas
AnnouncementMichael Lyons, Christopher Simmons selected among top personal injury trial attorneys in North Texas.
Yvette Ostolaza Named Chair-Elect of Sidley’s Management Committee
AnnouncementYvette Ostolaza, global co-head of the Litigation Practice and managing partner of the firm’s Dallas office, is the new chair-elect of Sidley’s Management Committee.
Bradley Partner Brian O’Dell Named Fellow of American College of Mortgage Attorneys
AnnouncementBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partner Brian O’Dell has been accepted as a Fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA).
Dee Harleston Joins Greensfelder as Business Services and Health Care Attorney
AnnouncementDee Harleston has joined Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., as an associate in the Business Services and Health Care practice groups, based in the firm’s St. Louis office.
Growing Chicago Firm Launched by Big Law alums Taps Ex-Counsel to Lightfoot
NewsA Chicago firm launched by a group of Big Law vets a year and a half ago has brought on a former advisor and legal counsel to Mayor Lori Lightfoot who helped negotiate an end to the city’s 14-day public schools strike in 2019.
