Daily business news in New York
NEW YORK — National law firm Wilson Elser has promoted 19 attorneys to partner, effective January 1, 2022. Wilson Elser has over 900 lawyers in 41 offices in the U.S. and an office in London. “Congratulations to our 2022 partner class as they move up the ranks of the firm,” said Wilson Elser Chair Daniel McMahon. […]
Jones Day, one of the nation’s largest law firms with over 2,500 lawyers, announced that 48 lawyers will be admitted to partnership in the Firm as of January 1, 2022. Being a partner means a big increase in pay. Average compensation for law partners nationwide was $1,054,000 in 2020 according to a survey by legal […]
The New York law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft announced that 9 attorneys have been elected to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2022. In addition, the firm promoted 23 attorneys to special counsel and counsel, creating the largest partner, special counsel and counsel promotion class in 15 years. Cadwalader is one of the top […]
NEW YORK — Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, one of New York’s largest law firms, announced that Robert Giuffra, Jr. and Scott Miller have become Co-Chairs of the firm, effective January 1, 2022. [Photo above: New co-chairs Robert Giuffra (left) and Scott Miller] Giuffra and Miller have served as Vice Chairs of the firm since January […]
NEW YORK — Pryor Cashman, a law firm with headquarters at 7 Times Square, has elected six lawyers to become partners and elevated 11 lawyers to counsel. All promotions were effective as of January 1, 2022. Pryor Cashman Managing Partner Ronald H. Shechtman said, “This year has been an enormously successful one for Pryor Cashman. […]
NEW YORK — Global law firm White & Case LLP announced the promotion of 59 lawyers around the world to its partnership. The promotions are effective on January 1, 2022, and represent 12 of the Firm’s global practices across 24 locations throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. White & Case was founded New York in 1901 and now […]
NEW YORK — White & Case LLP, an international law firm based in NY, has promoted 40 lawyers around the world to its partnership. The promotions are effective on January 1, 2021 and represent 11 of the Firm’s global practices and 17 locations. White & Case has more than 2,000 lawyers in 30 countries. “Our new […]
NEW YORK — The law firm Davis Polk and Wardwell has elected eight new partners effective July 1. Five are based in the firm’s New York office. Davis Polk has more than 900 lawyers in offices located in New York, Northern California, Washington DC, São Paulo, London, Paris, Madrid, Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong. The […]
NEW YORK – NY Attorney General Barbara Underwood has filed a lawsuit against the Donald J. Trump Foundation, and its directors, Donald J. Trump (now the President of the United States), his sons and daughters Donald J. Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump. The petition filed alleges a pattern of persistent illegal conduct, occurring over […]
NEW YORK — The law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is teaming up with Columbia Business School Executive Education to launch STBReady, an new training program designed to prepare Simpson Thacher’s incoming associates to do more sophisticated legal work, more efficiently, earlier in their careers. The evolving nature of legal work due to technology innovations […]