Jon Campisi

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Reporter, Business of Law at American Lawyer

Journalist, nature lover, dog dad, political agnostic

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Articles

Founding Partner Leaves Kasowitz Benson Torres to Launch New Firm

2 days ago | law.com | Jon Campisi

In a meeting with partners this week, the firm chair said that six of the 10 largest matters in the firm over the past month are litigation matters, according to sources.
The World’s Highest-Grossing Law Firm Is Investing in Mass Torts Defense. It’s Not Alone

1 week ago | law.com | Jon Campisi |Aleeza Furman

Since launching in January with Skadden mass torts heavyweight Allison Brown, Kirkland has added another Skadden attorney, Rupal Joshi, and former Dechert partner Caroline Power in Philadelphia. The firm’s site lists an associate, Paul Cotler, also from Skadden.
Patent Litigation Trio Leaves Spencer Fane For Boies Schiller Flexner in D.C.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Jon Campisi

Three intellectual property attorneys have departed from Spencer Fane to join Boies Schiller Flexner as partners in the Washington, D.C. office, with the goal of deepening the litigation firm’s IP bench just a year after landing another patent litigation trio. The firm on Thursday announced the addition of nationally ranked patent litigators Blair Jacobs, Christina Ondrick and John Holley to help bolster Boies Schiller’s growing IP practice.
Dorsey & Whitney Taps Former DOJ Prosecutor To Head New Cybersecurity Practice

2 weeks ago | law.com | Jon Campisi

Dorsey & Whitney announced this week the launch of its new cybersecurity practice group, tapping Phoenix-based partner Seth Goertz as the group’s chair. Goertz arrived at the Seattle-founded Second Hundred firm in 2024 after spending five years as an assistant U.S. attorney in Arizona, where he focused on financial crimes, cyber fraud, computer hacking, money laundering, bribery and other complex cyber fraud schemes.
Sidley Austin Snags Cooley Emerging Companies Partner in Boston

2 weeks ago | law.com | Jon Campisi

The ongoing lateral hiring spree in the Boston legal market continues, with Sidley Austin announcing Monday the addition of emerging companies and venture capital partner Michael Rohr joining from Cooley. Rohr represents companies growth stage technology and life sciences companies from inception to exit, and he will counsel clients on their general corporate and strategic needs, according to the firm.
Weil, Sidley Add Boston Attorneys as Beantown Legal Market Expands

2 weeks ago | law.com | Jon Campisi

The Boston legal market, which has seen an surge of new partner hires since the start of the year, remains hot, with Am Law 50 firms Weil Gotshal & Manges and Sidley Austin making new additions. Weil announced the arrival Monday of Alexander “Xander” Flynn-Tabloff, who joins as a partner in the employment practice group. He comes from Goodwin Procter and also formerly worked as a partner at Kirkland & Ellis and as an associate at Morgan Lewis & Bockius.
Young Workers Are Less Enamored With Top Posts. Do Law Firms Face a Leadership Crunch?

3 weeks ago | law.com | Jon Campisi

A new survey from Big Four accounting firm Deloitte highlights workplace desires and preferences among Gen Z and Millennial workers that could impact the legal industry, where leaders are concerned about succession planning and replenishing the partnership ranks as older attorneys age out of the field.
With Office Attendance Still Down, Law Firms Are Increasing Hoteling and Collaborative Space

3 weeks ago | law.com | Jon Campisi

As law firm employees continue to spend far less time at the office than they did before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, firms are responding both by reducing unused office space to save on overhead while concurrently expanding the amount of space dedicated to collaborative work. Professional technology software company Maptician surveyed 26 law firms to ascertain current workplace trends with regard to office real estate, hybrid work technology and remote work offerings.
Linklaters Appoints Corporate Leader for New Americas Chair Role

3 weeks ago | law.com | Jon Campisi

Linklaters on Tuesday announced that it has appointed M&A leader George Casey to be the London-based firm’s chairman of the Americas, where he will focus on advancing Linklaters’ domestic strategy as the firm looks to make a name in the U.S. Casey’s role is a newly created one for the firm, and will be focused on building on Linklaters' “transformational growth and evolution into a full-service, market-leading M&A powerhouse in the U.S.,” according to a firm news release.
Linklaters Taps Corporate Leader for New Americas Chair Role

3 weeks ago | law.com | Jon Campisi

Linklaters on Tuesday announced that it has appointed M&A leader George Casey to be the London-based firm’s chairman of the Americas, where he will focus on advancing Linklaters’ domestic strategy as the firm looks to make a name in the U.S. Casey’s role is a newly created one for the firm, and will be focused on building on Linklaters' “transformational growth and evolution into a full-service, market-leading M&A powerhouse in the U.S.,” according to a firm news release.