John Keker Burns and then Admires Cravath, Swaine & Moore

John Keker isn’t a big fan of the traditional Big Law model. And he didn’t mince words when speaking about his firm in relation to those like Cravath, Swaine & Moore, during an interview about a name change at his 85-lawyer Keker & Van Nest.

“We aren’t like Cravath, Swaine & Moore, where the names on the firm are all dead white guys,” said Keker. “We are very much alive and trying cases.”

Starting Jan. 1, Keker & Van Nest will become Keker Van Nest & Peters, after adding partner Elliot Peters to the shingle, the second firm name change ...