http://www.americanlawyer.com/top-stories The daily source for legal business news, analysis and intelligence from the editors and reporters at The American Lawyer. en-us Copyright 2017. ALM Media Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. http://www.alm.com/about/terms-use http://www.alm.law.com/img/tal_12/amlawdaily_rss_icon.gif http://www.americanlawyer.com/top-stories It should go without saying that Harvey Weinstein's alleged behavior was horrible, despicable, repulsive?not to mention, illegal. That much is clear. Not so clear is whether the revelations about Weinstein are truly that meaningful?and whether it will have lasting impact. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202800962658?rss=rss_tal_amlawdaily Fri, 20 Oct 2017 13:17:18 EDT 1202800962658 A report this month found that the proportion of senior private equity roles held by women has dropped to 9 percent from closer to 12 percent in 2016. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202800887326?rss=rss_tal_amlawdaily Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:11:22 EDT 1202800887326 Styles' abrupt departure this week is unusual. The firm said last week that the term of the chair begins in March. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202800845901?rss=rss_tal_amlawdaily Thu, 19 Oct 2017 11:14:09 EDT 1202800845901 Actor Johnny Depp has accused his former lawyers at the Beverly Hills, California-based Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman of negligence and illegally collecting millions of dollars in contingent legal fees. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202800790029?rss=rss_tal_amlawdaily Wed, 18 Oct 2017 18:10:23 EDT 1202800790029 Partners wary about a "merge until youy're mega" strategy will have to decide whether a pitch by firm leaders stressing innovation and practice group synergies is enough to approve a deal. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202800762589?rss=rss_tal_amlawdaily Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:09:12 EDT 1202800762589 Steven Gans, a partner at Boston-based Prince Lobel Tye, wants to become the next president of the U.S. Soccer Federation. And he has some ideas for how to revive this country's player development program. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202800692593?rss=rss_tal_amlawdaily Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:43:49 EDT 1202800692593 Few observers expect law firm mergers to stop dominating legal industry headlines anytime soon. The volume of announced deals is poised to break records this year, and legal consultants say the number of firms engaged in undisclosed negotiations is also on the rise?making early intelligence about potential mergers an especially hot commodity. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202800685613?rss=rss_tal_amlawdaily Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:09:44 EDT 1202800685613 Mayer Brown's global brand management and internet practice co-head Brian Winterfeldt has left the firm alongside four attorneys to establish an intellectual property boutique in Washington, DC. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202800661850?rss=rss_tal_amlawdaily Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:18:24 EDT 1202800661850 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld tapped former Prudential Financial Inc. vice president and chief diversity officer Michele Meyer-Shipp, a recognized corporate diversity advocate, to serve as the global law firm's first chief for diversity and inclusion. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202800654174?rss=rss_tal_amlawdaily Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:19:49 EDT 1202800654174 Erika Levin knows from the inside how litigation funders work. Now she?ll put that to use in private practice. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202800560428?rss=rss_tal_amlawdaily Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:45:52 EDT 1202800560428 A dozen barristers and judges, including Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher London partner Charlie Falconer, QC, penned an open letter on Sunday criticizing a Hong Kong court?s decision to send three student activists to prison for unlawful assembly. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202800524209?rss=rss_tal_amlawdaily Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:08:22 EDT 1202800524209 A new report by the Big Four accounting giant has found that Big Law firms are failing to adequately invest in cutting-edge technologies. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202800453976?rss=rss_tal_amlawdaily Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:35:51 EDT 1202800453976