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Paul Weiss Houston Launch Stalled as Top Rival Partners Stay Put

Paul Weiss has been stymied in its effort to open a Houston office, as top equity partners at rival firms spurned recruitment efforts.

Advocates Urge Law Journal to Disclose Microsoft, Google Ties

A top intellectual property law journal is set to publish a landmark article about the intersection between copyright law and artificial intelligence. A group of advocates say the journal has not done enough to disclose the authors’ ties to the biggest tech companies.

Quinn Emanuel Opens Riyadh Office, Firm’s Fourth in Middle East

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan secured a license to practice law in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, following at least 30 other global firms that are vying to gain a foothold in the region.

Ozempic Plaintiffs Committee Includes Motley Rice, Seven Others

A federal judge overseeing litigation over allegedly inadequate side effect warnings on Ozempic and similar drugs appointed eight firms to leadership roles on the plaintiffs’ committee.

Law Firms’ Fee Dispute Over Larry Nassar Suit Heads To Trial

Michigan law firm Lipton Law Center PC can go to trial on its claim that Colorado firm Andrus Wagstaff PC didn’t pay Lipton for work the firms did together representing Larry Nassar abuse victims.

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UK FCA Doubles Down on Naming Financial Firms Under Probes

The <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/6152Z%20LN%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-1ad5-d583-afbf-daddbe6d0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">UK’s financial watchdog pushed back against criticism of its plan to name firms it’s investigating at an early stage, which it thinks will boost transparency and deterrence.

Tesla Autopilot Probed by US After 20 Crashes in Four Months

The top US auto-safety regulator is again investigating <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/TSLA%20US%20Equity/BICO","_id":"0000018f-1ad5-d583-afbf-daddc3ef0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot, this time over whether a fix deployed months ago did enough to stop people from misusing the system.

Apollo to Buy Frack-Sand Provider US Silica for $1.21 Billion

Funds managed by affiliates of <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/9990822D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-1a2c-d583-afbf-dafc60850000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Apollo Global Management Inc. will buy frack-sand provider <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/SLCA%20US%20Equity/FA","_id":"0000018f-1a2c-d583-afbf-dafc60850001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">US Silica Holdings Inc. for $1.21 billion, the latest in a wave of acquisitions in the shale industry.

Darktrace Agrees to Sell to Thoma Bravo for $5.32 Billion

UK cybersecurity company <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-1a03-d583-afbf-dadfd73f0000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Darktrace Plc agreed to sell itself to private equity firm <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/129626Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-1a03-d583-afbf-dadfd73f0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Thoma Bravo for an equity value of about $5.32 billion.

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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SNB’s Jordan Sees ‘Good Reasons’ to Avoid Crypto Investments

The <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/SNB","_id":"0000018f-1ab2-d583-afbf-dafe1fed0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Swiss National Bank isn’t inclined to invest its reserves in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, President <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-1ab2-d583-afbf-dafe1fed0001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Thomas Jordan said.

US Bitcoin ETFs Suffer One of Worst Outflows as Token Wavers

Investors pulled a net $218 million from US Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, one of their worst daily <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/W%20%23SPEC%20290","_id":"0000018f-19ad-d583-afbf-dbfd33ba0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">outflows as demand for risky investments takes a knock from fading hopes for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.

Crypto Firm Sues SEC to Fend Off Oversight of Ethereum (1)

Crypto software firm <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1994287D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-174b-d583-afbf-d7df5f850000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Consensys sued the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13165Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-174b-d583-afbf-d7df5f850001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">US Securities and Exchange Commission in an effort to fend off regulation of the Ethereum blockchain and push back against what it called the agency’s “campaign to seize control over the future of cryptocurrency.”

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