Bingham Greenebaum Doll celebrates influential century
Longtime lawyers say the firm’s legacy positions it for more growth.
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Faegre Baker Daniels attorney nationally recognized for legal prose
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP attorney Norman Tabler has found blog writing to be the perfect medium for his brand of humor and insight. The mundane topics he makes funny; the lively developments he makes hilarious.
Krieg DeVault lawyer builds national practice from northern Indiana office
Robert Wade took it as a challenge when a colleague told him a few years back he’d never be able to launch a national health care practice from the South Bend market, that instead he would need a Chicago or Washington, D.C., address.
Quarles & Brady latest large firm to expand to Indianapolis
Larger firms see enough promise to set up shop in Indianapolis – not through merger or acquisition – but by expanding with the launch of a branded office. And then expanding some more.
Longtime Barnes & Thornburg leader stepping down
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Wednesday morning that the firm’s longtime managing partner, Alan Levin, will step down from his leadership role later this year. He will relinquish the top position he's held for 17 years to Robert Grand, effective Nov. 1.
Survey shows law firms unlikely to take lead in reinventing the legal market
The most likely change agent in the legal market over the next 10 years won’t be law firms, according to a survey of more than 300 firm leaders around the country. Respondents expect corporate law departments or technology innovations will be the force most likely to lead change.
Law firms should be concerned about cybersecurity
The real dollars are paid on the black market for inside details about possible mergers and acquisitions, new public policy, and information about cutting-edge technology. In short, the kind of private, confidential information that many law firms hold in their client files.
Firm restructures for growth
The quest for expansion at Bingham Greenebaum Doll and other large firms in Indianapolis may signal more mergers.
Small law firm acquisitions drive record year in mergers
Law firm combinations were up 47 percent in 2013, which is the highest number of combinations recorded in the seven years that Altman Weil MergerLine has been compiling data, the organization announced Wednesday.
Midwest firms are forgoing headquarters
The recent Taft merger shows that expansion leads to a shrinking of traditional “home office” roles.
Staff at large law firms worried about compensation, survey says
A survey of law firm employees at the largest law firms in the U.S. reveals that staff aren’t as worried about layoffs as they are about pay and heavy workloads.
Taft announces merger, enters Chicago market
The Midwest legal firm Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP will enter its largest market, announcing Tuesday its merger with a 70-lawyer Chicago firm.
Faegre Baker Daniels employees participate in ‘Indy Do Day’
On Oct. 10, as a part of “Indy Do Day,” more than 40 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP employees conducted a mini-makeover of a home recently purchased by a single mother of four.
Associate survey places Taft, Ice Miller, FBD in top Midwest 15 firms
Vault.com’s annual ranking of law firms has landed three firms with Indiana ties in the top 15 in the Midwest, according to associates who work in this region.
Firms with Indiana presence make Top 30 in corporate counsel survey
Two big law firms with presences in Indiana made the list of law firms offering the best service for Fortune 1000 clients, according to a survey of corporate counsel.
Ice Miller, Bingham Greenebaum Doll reduce downtown office space
A couple of Indianapolis’ largest law firms are giving up space in two downtown office towers, exemplifying how the legal profession is shifting the way in which it conducts business.
Attorneys find fit with new firms after Stewart & Irwin shuts down
Connie Lindman and her team of intellectual property attorneys at former Stewart & Irwin P.C. in Indianapolis found a new home with room to grow. So did several other lawyers who’ve made smooth transitions with their practices.
Faegre Baker Daniels to open office in Silicon Valley
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP is heading to California to open an office in Silicon Valley.
Stepping outside the career comfort zone
Taking utility president role at PSI Energy had risks for Kay Pashos.
Tax clinic brings relief to homeowners fighting high assessments
At Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, the attorneys suspected there was a gap in pro bono tax help for owners of homes valued at $150,000 or less. They were looking for a volunteer opportunity so they organized the first ever Homeowner Property Tax Clinic.