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Columbia Hires E. Jean Carroll Lawyer to Fight Student Suit

Columbia University has hired Manhattan litigator Roberta Kaplan to defend it in a Jewish student’s lawsuit over the school’s handling of pro-Palestine protests on campus.

Mayer Brown Splits From Hong Kong Unit Amid US-China Tension (2)

Mayer Brown is breaking away from its offices in Hong Kong, the latest international law firm to reduce its presence in the region amid escalating tensions between the US and China.

Davis Polk Picks Up Paul Hastings Global Finance Co-Head

Davis Polk & Wardwell is picking up the co-head of Paul Hastings global finance practice in London.

Underdog Law School Fills Legal Void in Booming Florida City

The largest city by area in the continental US, Jacksonville, Fla., has four Fortune 500 companies, a massive courthouse serving as the legal center for the state’s sprawling First Coast, and a new cadre of talent called “The Green Lanterns” to fight for the city’s justice system.

Big Law Firms Shrink Equity Partner Ranks at Their Own Peril

A very simple metric is one of the best predictors of a law firm’s long-term health: the rate of growth in its equity partnership.

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Wall Street Seizes Opportunity to Gut SEC Trading Surveillance

After 14 years of debate, the Securities and Exchange Commission is in the final stages of bringing a powerful new surveillance tool fully online. The Consolidated Audit Trail database, one of the largest ever created, is set to revolutionize how the agency monitors trading activity and spots potential misconduct. By its May 31 industry compliance deadline, it will collect almost all US trading data, and give the SEC a live window into activity across markets.

Legal Software Services Firm KLDiscovery to Restructure Debt

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-3b29-d4b6-a98f-ff3d338c0000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">KLDiscovery Inc. reached an agreement in principle with lenders to restructure its debt, according to a Thursday statement.

Deputies’ Disregard of Inventory Search Policy Upsets Conviction

A California man who conditionally pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm won his bid to suppress evidence seized during a purported inventory search of his vehicle after the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, agreed on Thursday that the search violated his Fourth Amendment rights.

Gildan Fight With Activist Nets Bankers and Lawyers Millions

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Drake, Rihanna to Return to TikTok After Universal Feud Ends

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Big Law's Big Paychecks: Partner Compensation, Explained

Law firm partners in Big Law earn a lot of money, but just how much they make can vary widely. Whether it's equity or non-equity or merit versus lockstep, this video explains what goes into determining the size of those paychecks at elite law firms.

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Record Bitcoin-ETF Outflow Buffets BlackRock, Fidelity Funds (1)

US spot-Bitcoin <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/BI%20ETFSG","_id":"0000018f-396e-d4b6-a98f-fd7f149a0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">exchange-traded funds suffered their largest daily outflow as the digital token heads for its worst week since August 2023.

War in Ukraine and Life-or-Death Choices for Big Law

Big Law's Addiction to 'Prestige' Numbed by Pandemic (Podcast)

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