Mark Silow

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.03.18

* Alex Kozinski, formerly of the Ninth Circuit, disappeared into the shadows after retiring in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. Less than seven months later, he's back in the public eye, and three of his accussers, all lawyers, are none too pleased. [New York Times] * In news that should shock absolutely no one, an attorney who was caught on tape insulting his paralegal on more than 30 occasions -- where he was seen referring to her a "dirtbag" and a "ho" -- has been suspended from practice for one year with six months stayed. [New York Post] * Nelson Mullins recently finalized its merger with Broad and Cassel to create a “super-regional” firm. The new firm will have 25 offices, more than 750 attorneys, and a combined revenue of over $500 million. [American Lawyer] * In other law firm merger news, Fox Rothschild has confirmed that it's in talks with North Carolina firm Smith Moore Leatherwood. Mark Silow, the firm's chairman, cautioned that nothing has been finalized yet. [Philadelphia Business Journal] * Remember Dana Tapper, the UVA Law grad who won money to repay her law school debt on the Ellen DeGeneres Show? She was just sentenced to 20 years in prison (with all but three months suspended) after smuggling drugs and a cellphone in to an inmate serving time for murder. [Richmond Times-Dispatch]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.07.16

* Bill Cosby will face trial in June for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania woman, and now his lawyers claim her attorney, Gloria Allred, trampled upon his civil rights in a "campaign ... buil[t] on racial bias and prejudice that can pollute the court of public opinion." [NBC News] * As we mentioned yesterday, Peter Kalis -- the man who's served as chair of K&L Gates for about two decades -- will not seek re-election to his post, and everyone is wondering who will succeed him. According to a recently departed partner, "[t]hey don't have enough groomed for top-level management." Uh oh! We'll have more on this. [Law.com] * Yet another Biglaw firm is losing a longtime managing partner. Mark Silow of Fox Rothschild will step down from his position in April 2017, after 13 years in leadership. He'll be replaced by Mark Morris as managing partner, but will transition to becoming the firm's chair, retaining a seat on its executive committee. [Big Law Business] * Sullivan & Cromwell is stepping up its digital security practice with a major hire. Earlier this week, the firm announced that Nicole Friedlander, who previously worked as co-chief of the complex frauds and online crime unit for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, would join the firm as special counsel. [DealBook / New York Times] * Not only is New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman breathing antitrust accusations down EpiPen-maker Mylan Pharmaceutical's neck, but now a proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against the company with allegations that its "unconscionable ... price gouging" violated Ohio's consumer protection laws. [Reuters]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.07.16

* Bill Cosby will face trial in June for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania woman, and now his lawyers claim her attorney, Gloria Allred, trampled upon his civil rights in a "campaign ... buil[t] on racial bias and prejudice that can pollute the court of public opinion." [NBC News] * As we mentioned yesterday, Peter Kalis -- the man who's served as chair of K&L Gates for about two decades -- will not seek re-election to his post, and everyone is wondering who will succeed him. According to a recently departed partner, "[t]hey don't have enough groomed for top-level management." Uh oh! We'll have more on this. [Law.com] * Yet another Biglaw firm is losing a longtime managing partner. Mark Silow of Fox Rothschild will step down from his position in April 2017, after 13 years in leadership. He'll be replaced by Mark Morris as managing partner, but will transition to becoming the firm's chair, retaining a seat on its executive committee. [Big Law Business] * Sullivan & Cromwell is stepping up its digital security practice with a major hire. Earlier this week, the firm announced that Nicole Friedlander, who previously worked as co-chief of the complex frauds and online crime unit for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, would join the firm as special counsel. [DealBook / New York Times] * Not only is New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman breathing antitrust accusations down EpiPen-maker Mylan Pharmaceutical's neck, but now a proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against the company with allegations that its "unconscionable ... price gouging" violated Ohio's consumer protection laws. [Reuters]

By Staci Zaretsky