Articles from Husch Blackwell

Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce the arrival of Erin Banks as the firm’s first-ever Chief Business Development Officer. Banks brings more than 20 years of experience in legal marketing and business development leadership, having served in senior roles at several Am Law 50 firms.

Colleges and universities are facing a raft of challenges, including a shrinking student-age population, a reduction in government support, and a wholesale transformation of the college athletics system. To help its clients respond, Husch Blackwell, a national Am Law 100 law firm, has launched a consulting firm to work alongside its nationally recognized higher education legal practice.

Husch Blackwell today announced the next phase in its strategic growth, naming Angela Quinn as its new Chief Operating Officer and reimagining its leadership structure to position it for future lateral and acquisition expansion. The organizational changes are designed to help the firm capitalize on growth opportunities created by its success over the past 10 years, which include seven consecutive years of revenue growth—six of them double digit growth—and a 90% increase in attorney headcount to over 1,100 attorneys.

National law firm Husch Blackwell has named longtime Adobe counsel, Michael Yang, as the firm’s first Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence Advisory Services. Yang has spent the past 11 years at Adobe, most recently as Director, Associate General Counsel.

Husch Blackwell prevailed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on behalf of Gregory S. Milligan, the court-appointed receiver, in a dispute with two investor groups who challenged how the receiver’s distribution plan allocated recovered funds among claimants.

National law firm Husch Blackwell announced today the launch of HB In-House, a one-of-its-kind professional development program aimed at helping attorneys gain an intimate understanding of in-house roles, enhancing the firm’s ability to cater more effectively to its clients, and providing career development opportunities for attorneys who are interested in transitioning to corporate counsel roles.

National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce the launch of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) team, a cross-practice group of attorneys focused on representing clients in AI-related matters, including advising on new legal and regulatory frameworks governing AI and its risks.

The partners of Husch Blackwell have elected Joe Glynias to serve as the firm’s next Executive Board Chair, succeeding current Chair Catherine Hanaway, whose term ends March 31, 2024.