Cohen & Gresser Latest Law Firm To Eye Private Equity Deal

By Aebra Coe

New York-based Cohen & Gresser LLP, an international law firm with around 70 lawyers, is in talks to sell a stake in its business to a private equity investor, a spokesperson confirmed Monday.

Haynes Boone Grows Dallas Offerings With 6-Atty Hire

5 BigLaw Firms Match Prevailing Year-End, Special Bonuses

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Comey, James Defeat Charges Over Halligan's Appointment

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Munger Tolles Overhauls Summer Associate Program

Daily Litigation
JAMS Expands Footprint In Atlanta With Modern Office
By Emily Johnson

Alternative dispute resolution provider JAMS has relocated its Atlanta office to a larger 9,963-square-foot space in the city after seeing more in-person proceedings than virtual ones this year.
Georgia Pulse
Wargo French Brings Back Corporate Ace From In-House Role
By Madison Arnold

Wargo French Singer has brought back an of counsel in Atlanta after her stint as chief operating officer and chief legal officer of cannabis-focused insurance company Frontier Risk Group.
Daily Litigation
Texas Attys On 'A Mission' In Suing Camp Over Flood Deaths
By Lynn LaRowe

For the plaintiffs attorneys representing families of girls killed in the July 4 flooding in Texas' Hill Country, the cases represent a "mission" to hold Camp Mystic accountable after a tragedy that hit close to home.

New Jersey Pulse
AY Strauss Expands Family Law Bench With NJ Atty Trio
By Jake Maher

AY Strauss LLC announced Monday that it's expanding its family law practice with a trio of new attorneys joining from Starr Gern Davison & Rubin PC in New Jersey, building on recent growth in the firm's cannabis and immigration practices.
Modern Lawyer
Venable Adds Ex-Benesch Partner To Chicago Office
By James Boyle

An attorney with more than 20 years of experience representing clients in complex investments and transactions has moved his practice to Venable LLP's Chicago office after two years with Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP.
Daily Litigation
Texas Camp's Attys Focus On 'Facts' In Flooding Death Suits
By Lynn LaRowe

After facing off against each other in other matters and trying a case together, two veteran Lone Star State litigators have teamed up to defend Camp Mystic against wrongful death lawsuits from parents of girls killed in July 4 flooding in Texas' Hill Country.

Florida Pulse
Troutman Brings On Hogan Lovells Energy Ace In Florida
By Madison Arnold

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP announced Monday that it expanded its energy transactional practice with the addition of a partner from Hogan Lovells in West Palm Beach.
Modern Lawyer
Fried Frank Atty To Lead Fund Finance At Gibson Dunn
By Andrea Keckley

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced Monday that it has tapped a former Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP attorney to serve as head of fund finance, calling him "a market leader in structuring and executing complex rated note feeder and collateralized fund obligation transactions."
Legal Tech
Smith Anderson Hires First Chief Innovation Officer
By Matt Perez

Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan LLP announced last week the hiring of Erik Mazzone, a longtime director at the North Carolina Bar Association and practice management consultant, as its first chief innovation officer.
Legal Tech
Linklaters Launches 20-Strong Global AI Team
By Ashish Sareen

Linklaters said on Monday that it has established a 20-strong global team of lawyers focused on artificial intelligence to help its practice groups get the most out of the new technology.