Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Jul 23, 2018)

Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.

• "Who really owns your law firm?," Law21
• "10 Critical Challenges in Negotiating a Successful Law Firm Merger," The American Lawyer
• "Winstead and Troutman Sanders End Merger Talks," The American Lawyer
• "Associate Pay Hikes Hit Atlanta, But Slowly," Daily Report
• "Will the Rise of Artificial Intelligence Lead to More Job Cuts at Law Firms?," Law.com
• "How Good Are Lawyers in Mid-Market Cities?," The American Lawyer
• "Independent Firms, Not Big Law, Should Fear Big Four the Most, Report Says," The American Lawyer
• "More Law Firm Leaders Are Managing From Afar," The Legal Intelligencer
• "The Sexting Scandal That Toppled One of America's Most Powerful Lawyers," The Wall Street Journal