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In reaction to a positive economic outlook and an extremely tight legal associate job market, top Am Law firms have raised their associate pay scales.  Effective July 1^st, the class of 2021 will earn $202,500 (up from $190,000) and the class of 2013 will earn $365,000.  Firms are also instituting or increasing mid-year “special bonuses” which can range from $12,000 to $64,000.

Goldman Ismail is pleased to announce that Sarah Reynolds has joined as managing partner. Ms. Reynolds joins from Mayer Brown LLP’s International Arbitration Practice. She received her JD from the University of Chicago. She represents technology and pharma companies before domestic and international arbitral bodies. Sarah is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has completed the Center for Conflict Resolution’s Mediation Training Program.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden picked his first federal judicial nominees on Tuesday, including a former federal public defender, Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, to be on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals based in Chicago.

He also nominated Tiffany Cunningham, an intellectual and patent attorney, who is a partner at Perkins Coie LLP in Chicago, for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington.

Congratulations to Marlen Cortez Morris for her inclusion in the 2020 Lawyers of Color Nation’s Best list. This list highlights senior-level attorneys of color who have demonstrated a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, both within and outside of the firm.

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Nixon Peabody is proud to announce that nine attorneys have been elected into the firm’s partnership. This group of attorneys represents a wide range of practice areas, including Corporate Transactions and Mergers & Acquisitions, Government Investigations & White-collar Defense, Project Finance & Public Finance, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, and Trusts & Estates. The new partner promotions will take effect February 1, 2021. Nearly 60% of this year’s class are women and attorneys of color, aligning with Nixon Peabody’s deep commitment to moving the needle on diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

Fox Swibel is pleased to announce the promotion of Daniel Dorfman to Capital Partner. We are also pleased to announce the promotions of Tracy Katz Muhl, Tammy Lee, and David Ogles to Partner.

Barack Ferrazzano announces six attorneys have been promoted to the partnership level, effective January 1, 2021.

Congratulations Megan Ratia!

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Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger LLP congratulates Partner Matthew B. Schiff for his rating by Martindale-Hubbell® as AV Preeminent™ for the past consecutive 25 years. Matt, who leads the Firm’s Labor and Employment group, has been named by his peers with the highest accolade conferred on attorneys for legal ability and adherence to professional standards of conduct, ethics, and reliability. The rating “Preeminent” recognizes attorneys ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communications skills, and ethical standards by their peers.”

Congratulations Matt!

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We at Atticus Recruiting would like to express our sincerest gratitude to the frontline workers who risk their health and wellbeing to keep us safe, healthy and educated and our economy moving under difficult and stressful circumstances.

The national litigation boutique MoloLamken LLP is pleased to announce that Rémy Gerbay, Michelle Parthum, and Lauren Weinstein have been named partners in the firm, effective February 3, 2020.

Congratulations Michelle!

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