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Lawyer Limelights
Meet Ryan Yaffa: The Next Generation Redefining Advocacy
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights
The rising star attorney has represented victims across a variety of complex, high-stakes cases.
January 30, 2025
A Practice of Precision with Rollo Baker, Founding Partner of Elsberg Baker & Maruri
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights
In the first ever Covid-era busted deal case, Baker and his colleagues took a failed $6B deal and turned it into a win for his clients.
January 28, 2025
“Doggedly Aggressive” Litigation: Success in Medical Malpractice Law with Smith LaCien’s Jason Williams
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights
The Chicago-based attorney prioritizes investigation of the medicine and interrogation of the defense.
January 27, 2025
The Complex Choreography of Corporate Finance with Wachtell Lipton’s Emily D. Johnson
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Wachtell Lipton Features, Dealmakers
She pivoted from a budding dance career to become a restructuring and finance lawyer at the top of her game.
January 22, 2025
Collaborative Leadership for a Cutting-Edge Frontier, With Bryce Hensley of Stinar Gould Grieco & Hensley
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights
The young plaintiffs’ litigator has represented hundreds of victims of toxic exposures, sexual abuse, and gun violence, already recovering over $500M for his clients.
January 21, 2025
Investors Tapping Into International Treaties to Fight Back Against Resource Nationalism in Africa and Beyond
By Matthew Heller , Alison Preece | News & Features, Lawyer Limelights, Boies Schiller Features
Timothy Foden and Kristen Young of Boies Schiller Flexner are setting key precedents in International Arbitration.
January 13, 2025
No Surprises: Staying a Step Ahead in Practice with Orrie Levy
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Cohen Ziffer News
The Cohen Ziffer partner represents policyholders in insurance cases, and stays ahead of the industry's emerging – and sometimes troubling – trends.
January 8, 2025
Wigdor’s Lawrence Pearson: A Steadfast Employee Advocate from Inside Companies and Out
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights, Wigdor Features
Raised in a strong union household, Pearson has understood the necessity of robust workers’ rights protections since childhood.
January 7, 2025
Josh Hill On Cultivating a Dynamic Litigation Practice at Paul, Weiss
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Paul Weiss Features
Hill’s advocacy saw the return of the 2005 Heisman Trophy for most outstanding college football player in the nation to former USC running back Reggie Bush.
January 6, 2025
Moses Singer’s Avi Skoff Takes His Clients’ Problems Personally
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights
The former Brooklyn prosecutor now handles high-stakes corporate employment matters, including trade secret protection and noncompete work.
January 2, 2025
A Family Forward Practice with Paul, Weiss’ Securities Litigation Co-Chair, Audra Soloway
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Paul Weiss Features
Soloway joined the top-tier firm in the wake of Enron and has been fascinated with securities law ever since.
December 18, 2024
The Thrill of High-Level Problem-Solving, with Moses Singer’s Lindsay Kaplan
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights
She guides companies through high-level mergers and acquisitions, while also acting as "outside in-house counsel."
December 17, 2024
Searcy Denney’s Edward Ricci on the Power of Persistence in Plaintiffs’ Law
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights, Searcy Denney
The medical malpractice and personal injury attorney's courtroom prowess has achieved multimillion-dollar results.
December 12, 2024
The Universal, Unrelenting Advocacy of Douglas Wigdor
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights, Wigdor Features
The renowned employment and #MeToo litigator has helmed some of the most high-profile discrimination, harassment and assault cases in the last two decades.
December 9, 2024
A New Name on the Door: Cavanagh Sorich Law Group Celebrates Partnership
By Emily Jackoway | Lawyer Limelights
After eight years of partnership culminating in record-breaking victories, Cavanagh and Sorich are officially name partners.
December 5, 2024