John Siemann is now Corporate Counsel with Integra Lifesciences Corporation where he is responsible for public company securities reporting and governance matters. John is a graduate of Cornell Law School and received his law firm training at Hogan Lovells.
If you are an attorney who is currently considering career options or alternatives, then you likely have considered the world of temporary or “contract attorney” work to bridge the gap or as a career option. It is indeed … [more]
“My experience with David Garber and Princeton Legal Search Group has been first-class every step of the way. I wasn’t actively looking for a new opportunity when David and I first connected, but as we got more acquainted he told … [more]
Jean Shin is now Counsel, Privacy & Ad Tech at Dow Jones & Company. Jean had a career in media before attending Fordham Law School. She worked at BakerHostetler and then at Davis & Gilbert as an Advertising Associate before joining Dow Jones. … [more]
The world of Big Law is a competitive one, and that competition sometimes results in firms trying to “one-up” each other on associate pay. This summer is another example of that periodic phenomenon. Recently we have seen firm after … [more]
Starting salaries for first-year associates at Milbank were just raised to $200k, and for eighth-year associates to $355k. Other firms, including McDermott Will & Emery, Cadwalader, Mintz, Winston & Strawn, and Fenwick, quickly followed suit. Davis Polk, in fact, did … [more]
“Brand lawyers” are in demand in the life sciences industry. The term “brand lawyer” is often used to describe an attorney with experience supporting a specific brand/product that is on the market. For example, a brand lawyer within the pharmaceutical industry … [more]
Afiya Jordan is now Assistant General Counsel-Corporate Governance at Panasonic Corporation of North America. Afiya is responsible for governance matters for Panasonic and its various North American subsidiaries. In addition to well known consumer products, Panasonic is a diversified company whose products … [more]
At the end of last year, when Covid was still a prominent factor on the minds of all corporations, many companies decreased the size of their legal department budgets. It was a move that was designed to deal with the … [more]
In February 2021, the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) released its 2020 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms. Unfortunately, the numbers on diversity and inclusion showed only a slight uptick, revealing “incremental progress.” In a time when our … [more]