Jun 13, 2024
This week, on "Movers, Shakers & Rainmakers," we interview Chief
Justice Bridget Mary McCormack, CEO and President of the American
Arbitration Association (AAA). Bridget served as the Chief Justice
of the Michigan Supreme Court before assuming leadership of the
AAA. In this episode, we journey through the early stages of
Bridget's career as a public interest lawyer and professor, before
she made the bold move of entering the election for the Michigan
Supreme Court in 2012. Bridget tells us about her decision, after
an impressive decade on the bench, to join the AAA, where she has
worked to provide more people with access to justice by adopting
new technologies in online dispute resolution. She highlights the
AAA's recent acquisition of ODR.com and speaks to the significant
influence of artificial intelligence in the development of
alternative dispute resolution.
For the move of the week, David covers Cooley's hiring of federal
prosecutor John Bostic, who garnered significant renown during the
investigation and trial of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes. Zach
discusses Paul Hastings' recent surge of lateral finance and
restructuring partner hiring, which includes a group of
eleven private credit and special situations partners that just
joined the firm, led by Jennifer Daly.