Midsize Firm

Well-known firm is growing again, will acquire 17-lawyer tech boutique

For the second time this year, a well-known northeastern and mid-Atlantic law firm is expanding by acquiring a specialized boutique. As of Oct. 1, the latest addition for McCarter & English will be SorinRand, a 17-attorney East Brunswick, N.J., law firm that specializes in representing technology companies and venture capitalists,…

Sep 22, 2014 5:45 PM CDT

4 top partners will exit NY law firm to establish new office for competitor

Four senior partners, including two practice group leaders, will be exiting their New York law firm at the end of the month to form a new Buffalo office for a growing competitor. Joining Woods Oviatt Gilman from Damon Morey, one of Buffalo’s oldest and largest law firms, will be William…

Sep 11, 2014 4:15 PM CDT

BuckleySandler is opening a London office

A 150-attorney Washington, D.C.-based law firm known for its representation of financial services clients is opening a London office. It is the first international outpost for BuckleySandler, which announced the new office Monday. James T. Parkinson is relocating from D.C. to serve as its partner-in-residence. “As the enforcement, regulatory and…

Sep 9, 2014 12:10 PM CDT

Growing military and federal employment boutique opens new San Diego office

A growing New York-based boutique that focuses much of its practice on representing members of the military and federal employees has opened its first office west of the Mississippi River. The new Tully Rinckey office is located in San Diego. It is headed by longtime litigator Steven Herrick, who earned…

Sep 3, 2014 11:35 AM CDT

Prominent law firm says it knew nothing of claimed sunken treasure fraud, wasn’t counsel of record

A partner at a well-known Delaware law firm says in a court filing that he and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor knew nothing about an alleged fraud on a federal court in Florida concerning a client’s claimed sunken undersea treasure find. Responding to the court’s show-cause order, Bruce Silverstein says…

Sep 2, 2014 2:55 PM CDT

Hinshaw & Culbertson to acquire 45-attorney California firm

Known for its insurance and coverage work, Hinshaw & Culbertson is adding a 45-attorney California-based law firm with an international office in London to its roster. As of Oct. 1, the Chicago-based firm, which has 22 offices throughout the U.S., will acquire Barger & Wolen, which focuses on insurance litigation…

Sep 2, 2014 11:45 AM CDT

Former managing partner embezzled $30M from law firm and affiliated title company, suit says

Updated: A former managing partner of a well-known Atlanta real estate boutique has been sued by the law firm and an affiliated title company for allegedly embezzling $30 million. The suit says Nathan E. “Nat” Hardwick IV diverted funds from operating and trust accounts at Morris Hardwick Schneider and LandCastle…

Aug 27, 2014 6:35 PM CDT

Alabama law firm opens its first out-of-state office in San Francisco

A 200-attorney Alabama law firm has planted its flag on the West Coast, opening its first out-of-state office in San Francisco. A Maynard Cooper & Gale press release provides further details. An existing partner, Drew Kitchen, will serve as the managing partner of the new office. However, he is being…

Aug 11, 2014 5:45 PM CDT

Lowenstein opens new DC office with Dickstein insurance coverage team

New York-based Lowenstein Sandler has opened an office in the nation’s capital, with the help of a four-lawyer insurance coverage team from Dickstein Shapiro that represents policyholders. Three partners are also relocating to Washington, D.C., from the firm’s New York and New Jersey offices, creating a 7-attorney roster in the…

Aug 11, 2014 2:24 PM CDT

Lawyers offer tips on how to adapt to the ongoing disruption in the legal market

It’s no secret that the legal industry has undergone a radical shift over the last few years as clients are demanding better, faster and cheaper legal service. It’s a shift that continues to develop and could yet take some unexpected twists and turns. While that can be scary for many…

Aug 7, 2014 11:54 PM CDT

Law firm sues now-former name partners after 16 lawyers exit in 3-way split

Known until Monday as Nelson Levine de Luca & Hamilton, a Pennsylvania insurance law firm now operating as Nelson Brown & Co. is suing two former name partners following the departure of 16 lawyers in a three-way split. Named as defendants in the suit filed Monday in Montgomery County common…

Aug 7, 2014 6:50 PM CDT

3 partners of well-known firm injured in car crash while attending annual meeting

Three partners of a well-known Minneapolis law firm were injured in a car crash over the weekend while they were in the Brainerd lakes area attending the Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi firm’s annual partner meeting. Thomas Kayser, 77; John Eisberg, 76, and Jan Conlin, 51, were sharing a ride…

Jul 28, 2014 7:00 PM CDT

Diamond McCarthy files clawback suit against firm’s own ex-partner, over $1.4M Dreier trustee fee

A legal partnership known for its work in high-profile law firm bankruptcy cases has now filed a clawback suit against one of its own ex-partners. Diamond McCarthy says Sheila Gowan is contending, in contravention of the firm’s partnership agreement, that she is entitled to a $1.4 million fee for her…

Jul 21, 2014 5:10 PM CDT

Ex-client says law firm filed suit in wrong state, causing loss of $161M case

A former client has filed suit in Dallas against two Texas law firms and three attorneys, contending that earlier business litigation filed in the wrong state resulted in the loss of the $161 million underlying case. Target Strike Inc. alleges that the defendants should have filed suit in the computer…

Jul 8, 2014 10:20 PM CDT

Well-known law firm sues prominent clients over alleged unpaid bill of nearly $6.4M

A well-known Chicago-based law firm filed suit last week against members of a prominent family and their corporate entities, contending that they racked up an unpaid legal bill of nearly $6.4 million in a real estate matter. Ungaretti & Harris says former Republican gubernatorial candidate Ronald Gidwitz and other members…

Jul 7, 2014 8:55 PM CDT