Big Law Mostly Sits Out Industry Response to Trump Orders

Few large law firms joined an amicus brief backing Perkins Coie in its lawsuit against President Donald Trump over an executive order targeting the firm.

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Partners at Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin have approved a plan to merge the two law firms in the latest industry tie-up.

Florida Defense Lawyer Wins Appeal Undoing Extortion Conviction

A Florida defense lawyer found guilty of extorting $60,000 from a client whom he was representing in a criminal matter won an Eleventh Circuit ruling Friday overturning his conviction.

Hedge Funds, Private Equity Quietly Invest in Litigation Finance

Davidson Kempner Capital Management was identified as the funder behind patent cases against Amazon’s Audible Inc. last month, the first time the $35 billion hedge fund was publicly outed as a player in litigation finance.

Jackson Walker Makes Deals in Bankruptcy Judge Romance Suits

Jackson Walker LLP settled with Basic Energy Services Inc.'s liquidation trustee in the first of a series of deals related to the law firm’s failure to disclose the romance between a onetime partner and a prominent judge.

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Trump SEC Pick Brings Many Conflicts to New Role: The Brief

PAUL ATKINS, who is a Senate confirmation away from becoming the Trump administration’s top Wall Street regulator, will be surrounded by potential conflicts arising from his years spent advising the same companies the US Securities and Exchange Commission regulates, Ben Miller reports.

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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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