On average, the top firms have expanded their rosters of qualified practitioners by 9.6%. Most firms saw some kind of increase. But does more work necessarily mean better quality work? loom.ly/CqROjWE

ICYMI, via Jimmy Hoover: Alito said a loan from investment firm Edward Jones had been “inadvertently omitted” from certain past annual reports. loom.ly/xnUqJlY

“Even though an executive committee of five for a 45-member firm is a lot, our goal is to become much bigger than that. And so it made sense to create the structure that we would need for a 200-person law firm,” Walden said.

Elizabeth Haas—who’s worked at the Am Law 100 firm for 18 years, the last decade as a partner—also will have the title senior vice president. loom.ly/jkqaFtg

“What drew me to Everlaw is the company’s mission and its leadership in the legal tech space. I wanted to build and make an impact—something that startups provide the unique opportunity to do,” Gloria Lee said. loom.ly/C4BKlBM

“I realized that my role wasn’t to be the expert on DEI,” Robert Kwant said. “It was to connect people, to bring together those with the right experiences and perspectives to build something much larger than any one person could do alone.” loom.ly/qs5SiyM

Rob Green, CEO of the legal consultancy firm GRM, said management’s decision to shutter Johannesburg is typical of post-merger developments.

A press release did not reveal the board vote for Nag’s dismissal, which was effective immediately, or state whether it was “for cause,” though it did say that she was fired in connection with the investigation’s preliminary findings. law.com/corpcounsel/20…

His book Pennsylvania Evidence, which he co-wrote with his colleague, professor Anne Poulin, became the gold standard resource for all evidentiary topics across the Commonwealth.

Average PEP this year was £968,600: a sizeable increase on last year’s £862,100. law.com/international-…

“I decided to join private practice because I had been at the SDNY for almost 15 years, and loved it. But I felt like I had accomplished everything that I wanted to accomplish there … and I was ready for a new challenge,” Ellen Blain said.

Perkins Coie first entered the Chinese market in 2002 with the opening of the Beijing outpost. Following the closure of Beijing, Perkins Coie’s only operational office in the region will be in Tapiei, which opened in 2011.

“This action is a reminder for corporations to promptly ensure newly acquired subsidiaries have all the necessary internal accounting control processes in place,” said Charles Cain, chief of the SEC Enforcement Division’s FCPA Unit. loom.ly/zul8Cd4

Black Kohler was general counsel for the family-owned Kohler Co. from 1983 to 2012 and chief legal officer from 2012 to 2014. loom.ly/q8xNhwM

“Khan is certainly not going to be a favorite for Trump,” said Cornell University law professor George Hay. “If Trump had his way, she’d be out of the door.” loom.ly/aRNDe9k

From AI to DEI, crisis management to legal ops initiatives, WIPL is the place to be for insights into the future of the legal profession! Don’t miss out Sept. 23-25 in Chicago. loom.ly/-j2EWPI #WIPLUS

Adobe GC Unexpectedly Exits, Saying, 'I Looked at Other Priorities in My Life and Decided They Needed More of My Attention" law.com/corpcounsel/20…

Morgan Lewis and the company told the court this week that among other things, Doe’s claims didn’t meet a high threshold to establish anonymity in the case, and to provide it would prejudice the defense.

When asked if the firm may also cut other offices in secondary markets soon, CEO Miguel Zaldivar said: ”I don’t believe so, I think that we have the right footprint.’” He added he didn’t anticipate the firm would be “opening more offices” either.

ICYMI: Norfolk Southern Corp. on Wednesday night said that its board has fired Chief Legal Officer Nabanita Nag and CEO Alan Shaw over an inappropriate consensual relationship that violated the company’s policies and its code of ethics. loom.ly/jmUEZ1g