International law firm Baker McKenzie has hired a five-lawyer banking and finance team from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) in Johannesburg as part of the firm’s expansion plan. Lerisha Naidu, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg managing partner, said the new joiners have an impeccable track record of leading in banking and finance transactions…

There’s a shortage of women in science, technology, engineering and math. But within the legal tech community, there are many women with thriving careers. Legaltech News presents our latest “STEM Cell” profile. Alma Asay recently interviewed Amy Wegener. This profile is a continuation of the Women of Legal Tech series…

The fastest-growing Am Law 200 firm by revenue over the last half-decade isn’t necessarily who you’d expect. Spencer Fane, once a regional firm mostly known in the Midwest, has leapfrogged 21 spots in the Am Law 200 rankings in the last two years to No. 142 this year, generating $266.8…

A financial expert talks about the “severe” consequences of retail credit cards. A federal judge said Friday that card issuers Visa and Mastercard could likely withstand a “substantially greater” settlement with merchants who argued they overpaid swipe fees than the proposed $30 billion settlement she rejected last week. U.S. District…

Fish & Richardson, with new office leadership in Washington, D.C., plans to continue slow, but steady head count growth in the District, with the office a mix of IP and litigation lawyers. Litigation principal Richard Sterba has been appointed as office managing principal of Fish & Richardson’s D.C. office, succeeding…

Leticia Ossa Daza accomplished a lot during her 23 years at Willkie Farr & Gallagher. The Colombia-born M&A partner ascended to partner a decade after starting her career in the firm’s Paris office. She moved to New York, launched the firm’s Latin America practice and joined its executive board.