Christine Simmons

1 month ago | law.com | Abigail Adcox |Christine Simmons

Internal tensions are boiling over at large law firms that have made deals with President Donald Trump—a group that increased by five on Friday—as attorney resignations become a growing consideration. By Friday, hundreds had signed onto an open letter, obtained by law.com, to firm leadership at A&O Shearman about its own impending deal with the president.

1 month ago | law.com | Christine Simmons |Abigail Adcox

In an announcement Friday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said that the four law firms settling with the agency through President Donald Trump's deals—Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; and A&O Shearman—have agreed to compliance monitoring, among other measures. The EEOC said the four firms have chosen "to voluntarily resolve matters with the EEOC, without admission of liability, to avoid an extended dispute."

1 month ago | law.com | Patrick Smith |Christine Simmons |Abigail Adcox

Several large law firms–including Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman and Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett, in addition to Kirkland & Ellis– are in deal talks with the Trump administration, sources say, and some firms are using the talks to resolve a probe by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

1 month ago | law.com | Christine Simmons

Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.

1 month ago | law.com | Christine Simmons |Andrew Maloney

Sidley Austin said Tuesday that Dave Perkins, who was co-head of the private equity group at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, has joined its M&A and private equity group in New York. Perkins advises private equity sponsors and other private capital investors and asset managers on their transactions, capital raising activities, and business and investment structures, Sidley said.