by Andrew Longstreth | May 21, 2021 | Features, Q&A
To insiders of the matrimonial law bar, it came as no surprise that Cohen Clair Lans Greifer Thorpe & Rottenstreich LLP has a role in one of the most consequential divorces in recent memory. As widely reported, Cohen Clair is among the firms representing Melinda...
by Andrew Longstreth | Apr 14, 2021 | Features
On May 1, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher will be led by a woman for the first time since the firm’s founding in 1890. Barbara Becker, an elite M&A lawyer in Gibson Dunn’s New York office, will succeed Ken Doran as Chairman and Managing Partner, positions he has held...
by Andrew Longstreth | Apr 6, 2021 | Features
“Where there is an opportunity to develop, to learn, I’m happy to do that.” This simple statement by Marie-Aimée de Dampierre seems to go a long way in explaining her success, which includes her recent appointment as Hogan Lovells’ first female and Paris-based chair....
by Andrew Longstreth | Oct 26, 2020 | Features
A once-in-a-century pandemic has created one of the most topsy turvy years ever for law firms. While many have shown remarkable resiliency, uncertainty continues to loom. But even amidst the tumult of 2020, the race for talent has not stopped. Nor has the growing...
by Andrew Longstreth | Jun 24, 2020 | Features
As a Gold Standard firm for 10 straight years, Holland & Hart has a laudable record promoting and retaining women that few firms can match. But the firm has not stopped investing in its diversity efforts. Last year, for example, it created a Diversity Lieutenant...