Sara Merken is a legal reporter for Reuters, specializing in covering the business of law and the evolving legal market. She co-writes the Daily Docket and provides in-depth coverage of law firm developments, attorney moves, and industry trends.
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U.S. law firm Michael Best & Friedrich said on Tuesday that it has absorbed a small Los Angeles firm, adding to an uptick in law firm mergers this year.
Law firm Alston & Bird said on Tuesday it is launching offices in Chicago and Century City, California with a trio of partners joining from rival firm Sidley Austin.
Profits and revenue increased at London-founded law firm Allen & Overy in the year leading up to its merger with New York firm Shearman & Sterling, the firm said on Thursday.
By: Mike Scarcella, Karen Sloan, Sara Merken
Usha Vance, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s newly-selected running mate J.D. Vance, is a corporate lawyer with ties to two sitting U.S. Supreme Court justices. She said in a statement late Monday that she is resigning from her law firm, Munger, Tolles & Olson, to support her family.
London-founded law firm Clifford Chance on Wednesday reported an increase in revenue and profits, citing particular growth in the U.S. market.
A judge in Virginia has ordered lawyers in a whistleblower lawsuit to explain why they should not be sanctioned for submitting a filing that he said appeared to include "fictitious cases," as well as "made-up quotations" from opinions by the U.S. Supreme Court and another federal appeals court.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday formally nominated litigator Randy Mastro to lead the city's law department.
Kansas City-founded law firm Lathrop GPM will absorb Silicon Valley-based Hopkins Carley, the firms said on Wednesday, amid an uptick in law firm mergers this year.
By: Sara Merken
A lawyer has asked a Virginia federal judge not to impose sanctions after he used incorrect case citations and quotes in a court filing, arguing the errors were unintentional and stemmed from "good-faith reliance" on artificial intelligence tools.
By: Sara Merken
Reed Smith is planning to close its Beijing office, becoming the latest major U.S. law firm to shrink its footprint in China.
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