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Fifty-Time Supreme Court Litigator Keeps Justices on Their Toes

Lisa Blatt isn’t afraid to tell a US Supreme Court justice they’re making stuff up, inject herself in her own hypotheticals, or talk like she’s debating friends at a bar.

Kushner Real Estate Firm Promotes Ex-Litigation Funding Lawyer

Kushner Cos. LLC, the real estate company controlled by the extended family of Trump in-law Jared Kushner, has named its fourth general counsel in four years.

Musk Lawyer Spiro Claims He Was ‘Denigrated’ During Deposition

Elon Musk’s lawyer is firing back at the attorney who accused him of trying to sabotage the tech billionaire’s deposition in a Texas defamation case.

Netflix Law Chief Rides Stock Award for Boost After Base Pay Cut

Netflix Inc.‘s legal chief counted on stock awards for the bulk of his pay last year after the company shifted to incentive-based compensation for senior executives.

Giuliani’s Son, Former Aide Hit With Subpoenas in Asset Search

Rudolph Giuliani’s creditors expanded their probe into the former New York mayor’s finances, filing more than a dozen subpoenas in his bankruptcy case on Friday.

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FTX Investors Settle With Bankman-Fried to Pursue Promoters

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Schneider in Deal Talks With US Software Maker Bentley

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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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FTX Investors Settle With Bankman-Fried to Pursue Promoters (1)

A group of <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/2119544D%20BM%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f82f-d583-afbf-faff3b970000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">FTXinvestors and customers has agreed to drop their claims against co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried in exchange for his cooperation against other defendants in a sprawling set of lawsuits over the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse.

Crypto’s Comeback on Full Display at Rain-Soaked Dubai Gathering

It was a rough start for the Dubai edition of the Token2049 crypto conference as massive flooding from heavy rainfall earlier this week caused attendees’ flights to be delayed, diverted or outright canceled. Many arrivals endured hours-long bus rides from the airport, missing luggage and hotels with power outages.

CFPB Internal Shakeup to Supercharge Fintech, Big Bank Cops

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s enforcement and supervision teams, including those overseeing financial technology firms and other nonbank lenders, will soon get a direct line to Director Rohit Chopra to correct potential violations.

Telegram Messaging Service to Allow Tether Stablecoin Payments

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