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Daniel O’Rielly
Founding Partner
With more than 25 years of experience in law firms—Mr. O’Rielly counsels and advises California law firms on critical issues at every stage of law firm life.
Dena Roche
Founding Partner
With over 20 years of diverse legal experience, Ms. Roche is a trusted advisor to law firms, in-house legal departments
Briana Cummings
New York Managing Partner
Briana Cummings brings her extensive experience as a law firm founder and outside general counsel to emerging startups and multinational corporations
Kendra Basner
Partner
Ms. Basner is an experienced litigator and certified specialist in legal malpractice law who counsels and advises lawyers
Andrew Dilworth
Partner
With over 25 years of practice as a trusted adviser and litigator in the area of professional responsibility,
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PARTNER DEPARTURE LAW
When Is It Time to Consider a Law Firm Dissolution?
Law firm dissolutions happen for a variety of reasons. They are not always linked to the firm’s poor economic health or failed management. But the end of a law firm (or of certain partnerships or affiliations) marks a critical time for law firm owners and their clients and must be handled with the utmost care.
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NYSBA Ethics Opinion 1288: A Trust Cannot Hold Ownership of a Law Firm
Succession and estate planning for lawyers presents unique ethical challenges that do not arise in other professions. New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1288 (December 19, 2025) offers a timely reminder that even carefully structured estate plans must comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct—particularly those governing nonlawyer ownership and fee […]
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Physical Office Requirements for New York Law Firms
Remote work for lawyers is commonplace these days. With the blessing of ABA Opinion 495 (Dec. 2020) and state ethics rules, it’s now routine for attorneys to practice virtually in jurisdictions where they’re licensed, without being physically located in them. In New York, however, remote practice is still governed by Judiciary Law § 470. Under […]
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