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Jun 13, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Justin Henry |Amanda O'Brien |Dan Roe |Patrick Smith
Hueston Hennigan’s recent decision to offer its associates summer bonuses underscores the value of using bonus payments as a tool for talent retention. In a shift away from the typical year-end bonus schedule, according to details of an internal memo obtained by Law.com, the California litigation boutique will pay up to $25,000 for associates on track to bill 2,700 hours this year, $20,000 for those on track to bill 2,400 hours, and $10,000 for those on track to bill 2,000.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Justin Henry |Colleen Murphy
William H. Mergner Jr., a co-managing partner at Leary, Bride, Mergner & Bongiovanni, is now the president of the New Jersey State Bar Association, where he plans to apply his solution-oriented mindset to help address the state’s backlog of cases while balancing the well-being of attorneys and judges in the Garden State. At the NJSBA annual meeting in Atlantic City in May, Mergner was sworn in by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Abigail Adcox |Brenda Sapino Jeffreys |Amanda O'Brien |Justin Henry
Throughout his career, Andrew Gratz, associate general counsel at LyondelBasell and former law firm lawyer, has learned that lawyers are often expected to be leaders, but are rarely trained to do so. “When you think of lawyers, most are inquisitive, highly intelligent, and are asked to take on responsibilities within numerous spheres and in numerous sectors, yet, we’re not properly trained to be leaders,” Gratz continued. “So I thought, ‘OK, I’ve identified a problem.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Abigail Adcox |Brenda Sapino Jeffreys |Amanda O'Brien |Justin Henry
Throughout his career, Andrew Gratz, associate general counsel at LyondelBasell and former law firm lawyer, has learned that lawyers are often expected to be leaders, but are rarely trained to do so. “When you think of lawyers, most are inquisitive, highly intelligent, and are asked to take on responsibilities within numerous spheres and in numerous sectors, yet, we’re not properly trained to be leaders,” Gratz continued. “So I thought, ‘OK, I’ve identified a problem.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys |Maria Dinzeo |Amanda Bronstad |Justin Henry
Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. This week: The new Pennsylvania judge assigned to the multidistrict litigation over Ozempic and related drugs, U.S. District Judge Karen Marston, held her first hearing on Monday. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation sent new MDLs to Georgia, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio and Texas. Find out who got appointed to the 23andMe data breach multidistrict litigation.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Thomas Spigolon |Justin Henry |Mimi Lamarre |Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
Cooley expanded its compensation and benefits team by hiring Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft partner Michael Bergmann in Washington, D.C., and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner Scott McCall in San Diego, as the firm’s public company clients seek advice on increasingly complex matters. McCall joined Cooley on Monday, and Bergmann made the move on June 3. Want to continue reading?
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Kat Black |Justin Henry |Sulaiman Abdur Rahman |Alexander Lugo
ArentFox Schiff has recruited a 13-attorney IP and litigation group from Burns & Levinson to its Boston office, marking the latest group departure from the Boston-founded firm this year. The Burns & Levinson attorney group joining ArentFox Schiff includes eight partners, three counsel, and two associates. In addition, four patent agents and several paralegals and support staff are also joining ArentFox Schiff from Burns & Levinson. Want to continue reading?
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Justin Henry |Thomas Spigolon |Cedra Mayfield |Lisa Willis |Dan Roe
Since Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, law firms and corporate legal departments committed to diversity have faced external and internal pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, a factor that’s complicated long-term goals of improving retention and promotion of underrepresented attorneys.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Thomas Spigolon |Justin Henry |Patrick Smith |Abigail Adcox
Cravath Swaine & Moore is set for a new London home after decades in its current central London location. The firm is relocating to 100 Cheapside, taking an assignment from Goodwin Procter of 21,700 square feet, according to a report by real estate consultants Knight Frank. The new office is situated near Bank and St Paul’s stations and includes end-of-trip facilities as well as two retail units. Want to continue reading?
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Trudy Knockless |Michael Mora |Justin Henry |Avalon Zoppo
Steve Solow has worked at large law firms for more than 20 years, including the partnerships of Katten Muchin Rosenman and, most recently, Baker Botts. Now he’s ready to strike out on his own, launching Solow PLLC, in Washington, D.C., this month. Solow said running his own practice is an opportunity to give “more direct” personal counsel and advice to clients, and he finds that clients sometimes “just pick their lawyers more than they want to pick” the firm. Want to continue reading?
