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Q&A: Shannon Simpson of Cohen Clair
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...
Q&A: Grace Speights of Morgan Lewis
It’s a long way from the rough Philadelphia neighborhood where Grace E. Speights grew up to the swanky confines of a Manhattan gala, where she was recently named Attorney of the Year by The American Lawyer for her work in the #MeToo era. As we learned, it was a path...
Mentoring at Mintz
Recent research has shown a strong correlation between mentoring and women’s advancement in big law firms. That relationship is only likely to grow stronger. With a proliferation of opportunities available to women attorneys today, more is needed than ever to retain...
In Conversation: Chair of Quarles & Brady and WILEF Co-Founder
Elizabeth Anne “Betiayn” Tursi has spent most of her storied career in legal marketing and helping women in law achieve their professional goals. Twelve years ago, she co-founded the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF), which has grown into a premier organization...
Michael Schmidtberger, Sidley Austin LLP
As the recently named chair of Sidley Austin LLP's executive committee, Michael J. Schmidtberger has some big shoes to fill. Schmidtberger, a global co-leader of the firm’s investment funds, advisers and derivatives group, succeeds legendary Supreme Court litigator...
Gwen Marcus, Showtime Networks
There may be no hotter entertainment network right now than Showtime. Thanks to hits like "Billions," "Homeland" and "Shameless," it has grown its streaming subscriber base to 1.5 million according to a report on Variety.com, a major feat in the cord-cutting era....
Joe Conroy, Cooley
Few law firms have matched the financial performance of Palo Alto-based Cooley in recent years. After double-digit revenue growth in 2014, the firm followed up with enviable numbers again in 2015, posting a 21 percent increase in net profit and a 14 percent increase...
Therese Pritchard, Bryan Cave
Two years ago, Bryan Cave named Therese Pritchard as its Chair, the first woman to hold the title in its 140-year-plus history. Pritchard joined a new class of women assuming top roles at major firms, including Jami Wintz McKeon, who was named Morgan Lewis’s Chair the...
Carter Phillips, Sidley Austin
It has been well documented that a relatively small group of elite lawyers have come to dominate the practice of arguing before the Supreme Court in recent years. And leading the pack is Carter Phillips of Sidley Austin, whose 83 arguments before the court are the...