– Falling demand, declining profits and rising expenses have created a challenging climate for law firms in 2023, a new industry report warned, with more layoffs likely.
– Amid mounting criticism of its lawyer oversight, the State Bar of California appointed a ‘public trust liaison‘ to oversee complaints about the organization’s attorney discipline system.
– Four litigators from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, including litigation co-chair Eliot Lauer, joined the New York office of Katten Muchin Rosenman as partners in the firm’s commercial litigation practice.