KPMG Wins Approval to Launch First US Law Firm for Big Four

KPMG gained approval to practice law in Arizona, making it the first Big Four accounting, tax, and consulting company set to operate a law firm in the US.

Trump’s Attack on Covington Contracts Shows Risk for Law Firms

President Donald Trump’s directive to review government contracts with Covington & Burling shows the risk for Big Law firms working with US agencies.

DOJ Seeks Rapid Lawyer Transfers to Defend Trump Agenda in Court

The Justice Department is pressing its lawyers to take immediate transfers to the division getting deluged defending Trump policies from lawsuits.

Selendy Gay Elevates Bankruptcy Partner Cornish to Leader Role

Kelley Cornish is taking a leadership role at New York-founded litigation boutique Selendy Gay one year after joining the firm.

Willkie’s Unexpected Growth Run Sees Firm Go Deep in New Markets

It wasn’t obvious in late 2019 that Willkie Farr & Gallagher was on the brink of a breakout.

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California Bar Must Slim Staff Despite Discipline Case Backlog

California attorney licensing fee increases are expected to raise $17 million for the State Bar, an audit report said Wednesday, but the regulator for the state’s legal profession needs to continue slimming its workforce because fee increases alone won’t be enough to bridge the Bar’s deficit.

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Bloomberg Law M&A League Tables

Kirkland Strengthens Grip on Shifting M&A Deals Leaderboard

Kirkland & Ellis retained its crown as Big Law’s top mergers and acquisitions adviser in 2024, nabbing several of the largest transactions of the year.

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Steven Davis and the Rise and Fall of Dewey & LeBoeuf

On May 28, 2012, Dewey & LeBoeuf, the product of a merger between two storied New York law firms, filed for bankruptcy. For the first time, Dewey's former chair Steven Davis opens up about the years, months, and weeks leading to his firm's collapse, the decisions he made and, looking back, whether he would have done anything differently.

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Goldstein Appeals Device Monitoring After Release From Custody

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein challenged a condition of his release Thursday that subjects his electronic devices to monitoring, arguing it was based on an incorrect assumption that he directed prohibited transfers using cryptocurrency wallets that he failed to disclose to the court.