The legal world begins the year with a surge in merger activity, led by the likes of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. On Wednesday, the firm announced it would be merging with HMB Legal Counsel, based in Chicago. Notably, Fennemore Craig also shared its plans to enhance its presence in Seattle through a merger with the 12-lawyer firm, Savitt Bruce &Willey. For more details, visit
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Continuing the merger trend, Barclay Damon confirmed its alliance with the 10-lawyer DC firm Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram. The unanimous decision by leadership from both firms is fuelled by a strong belief that the merger will enable growth and diversification of client offerings and reinforce Barclay Damon’s foothold in Washington. Dive into the full story
here.
Interestingly, a new study indicates a preference towards women when identifying successors to the general counsel role. The trend is particularly noteworthy among non-profits and private companies, where women have approximately a 60% likelihood of being appointed compared to their male counterparts. The study further suggests that in-house lawyers who leverage coaching are more likely to assume the general counsel role than those that don’t. Visit
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Lastly, we turn to notable lateral moves and appointments within the sector. Among them: Christopher Thompson joining DLA Piper in Brussels; Jeffrey Gilbert moving to Greenspoon Marder in Miami; Thompson Coburn welcoming Kenyen Brown in Washington, D.C., and John Howard in St. Louis; Lana Yaghi joining Husch Blackwell in Washington, D.C.; Patricia Mastropierro’s appointment at Haynes and Boone in Mexico City. Other notable appointments include Julia L. Koechley at Gordon & Rees in Chicago, Matthew F. Hall at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Tampa, Fla, Kami Haeri and Alexandre Kiabski at White & Case in Paris, and William C. Athanas at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Birmingham, Ala.
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