London-founded Clifford Chance reported an increase in revenue and profits, growing overall revenue over the prior year by 9% to $2.97 billion. In the U.S., where Clifford Chance and other major UK-founded law firms have increasingly pushed to expand, the firm said it achieved 28% revenue growth. Read more.
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Former AG Eric Holder and his law firm Covington & Burling will vet potential running mates for VP Kamala Harris‘s campaign for the U.S. presidency, sources said… A judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing defunct law firm Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis of unlawfully using pension contributions to help run the firm… Legal AI startup Harvey raised $100 million in a new funding round… California is moving forward with a plan to administer its own bar exam as early as February 2025… The DOJ said it made a referral to its internal watchdog to examine matters related to conflicts involving now-former Judge Joshua Kindred in Alaska, who recently resigned after sexual misconduct probe… And, the Los Angeles Superior Court was closed on Monday after a ransomware attack affected its systems late last week.
Moves:
In New York …
Fried Frank added private equity partner Amy Johnson from Goodwin … Foley & Mansfield hired litigation partner Raghu Bandlamudi from Cullen Dykman.
In Washington, D.C. …
Meg Hobbins joined Clark Hill’s immigration practice from Grossman Young & Hammond … Former chief deputy attorney general Jason Downs joined Hogan Lovells.
In Philadelphia …
Polsinelli opened an office in the city with a group of at least 20 partners from Holland & Knight.
In Los Angeles …
Holland & Knight added partner John Vaughan to its public policy and regulation practice from Verily, an Alphabet company … McKool Smith hired trial lawyer Chad Hummel from Sidley Austin.
In San Francisco …
Thomas Earnest joined Mintz’ corporate practice. Prior to joining, Thomas founded and served as managing partner of a boutique San Francisco law firm.
In Chicago …
Renewables tax equity partner Mark Christy joined Orrick from Winston & Strawn.
In Las Vegas …
Holland & Hart added partner Abe Smith to its appellate team.
In Denver …
Womble Bond Dickinson added patent partner Jason Vick from Sheridan Ross.
In Seattle …
Perkins Coie added litigator Mike Paisner from The Boeing Company.
In Tokyo …
Quinn Emanuel hired business litigator Hisaya Kimura from Nagashima Oho & Tsunematsu.
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