Legal Commentary

Christopher Corey checks in from O'Melveny & Myers, letting us know today is his last day as the firm's director of practice support. "This certainly is a case of one door closing, and many others opening," he reports cheerfully, confirming that he got a pink slip. "A rich path of options have appeared, and I've not yet decided which to pursue."

First, he's going to take off the summer. "My first vacation without a BlackBerry, and without having to check in daily, in more than 10 years," says Corey (right),  who sings praises of the firm, which "has been helpful and generous." He says he understands why his post was eliminated when he steps back and looks at the "full picture." We send Corey our best wishes for the next chapter of his career.

Better news: After Fios shuttered its professional services and consulting group earlier this year, Cynthia Bateman moved to KPMG, where she is now "Director Advisory, Forensic Technology" based in Atlanta. Congrats!

And other good news: George Rudoy has been asked to oversee Shearman & Sterling's "Global Conflicts & Compliance, Knowledge Management" operations, as well as the Project Management Office. He doesn't yet know if this will result in a change in title (he's currently director, global practice technology & information services), but it does mean that John Kapp (recently added as an author to our EDD Update blog) has been promoted to manager of practice technology support. Congrats also!