A former income partner at Winston & Strawn contends in a lawsuit that the firm discriminated against her by tying her continued employment to the careers of male equity partners…
Overall revenue for law firms in the American Lawyer’s Global 100 rose just 2.8 percent in 2016, a figure that the publication views as a sign of challenging times.
The U.S. Justice Department has reportedly asked Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom for information about its work on behalf of the former government of Ukraine, which was led by…
The Big Four accounting firms have legal divisions operating overseas that put them on a par with the largest law firms in the world, according to a report by ALM Intelligence.
Hogan Lovells is offering a voluntary retirement package to about 400 staff members in business services who have been with the law firm for at least five years.
Corrected: Women lawyers in the nation’s top law firms make up nearly a fifth of equity partners, but the numbers could improve as women make up a greater percentage of…
Philadelphia-based Ballard Spahr has agreed to merge with Lindquist & Vennum, a Minneapolis-based law firm with more than 150 lawyers, effective Jan. 1.
Studies have shown that salary and compensation at firms can still be markedly higher for white males than attorneys with a different ethnicity or gender. But if you feel you aren't being paid commensurate with your colleagues and with the value you bring to your firm, how should you proceed?
A former associate at Faegre Baker Daniels in Denver has agreed to a nine-month suspension for inflating her billable hours after returning from a two-week honeymoon in December.
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