From Locker Room to Boardroom: Will Apollo’s $5B Sports Play Spark a Global Legal Hiring Blitz?

Apollo Global Management has unveiled Apollo Sports Capital (ASC), a dedicated platform for sports investing. It is led by CEO Al Tylis, with Sam Porter as Chief Strategy Officer and Apollo partners Rob Givone and Lee Solomon as co-portfolio managers. Although not directly related, the dynamics of the international legal market influence areas such as […]
Cadence Counsel, Lateral Link’s In-House Staffing Arm, Appoints Nish Hossain as CEO

Cadence Counsel, the WBE in-house legal staffing subsidiary of Lateral Link, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nish Hossain as Chief Executive Officer.
An In-House Reality Check: The Grass May Not Be Greener

As a legal recruiter, one of the most common things I hear from law firm associates is that their goal is to go in-house. Law firm associates often can’t wait to leave behind the billable hour. On the face of it, there’s nothing wrong with that — in-house roles can be a good fit for many […]
Who Makes More: Partners Or General Counsels?

At some point in our lives, we would all give a pound of flesh just to make partner, but the reality is that many partners experience buyer’s remorse. Maybe some don’t enjoy business generation, balk at the price of capital contributions, feel too much pressure, and so on. The more partners make, the more they […]