Wake Up Call: Baker McKenzie Named Top Global Brand for Ninth Straight Year

• Baker McKenzie topped Acritas’ latest ranking for global law firm brands, it’s ninth straight year at No. 1. Clifford Chance is second and DLA Piper third in the survey, based on 1,600 interviews with senior buyers of legal services at $1 billion+ revenue organizations worldwide. Eversheds Sutherland, tied for No. 12 with Herbert Smith Freehills and Skadden, was the survey’s fastest-rising brand. ( Acritas ) ( American Lawyer )

• Whatever happens with his confirmation fight, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh won’t be returning to teach at Harvard Law. ( Boston Globe ) NBC reported that it has seen text messages from a former Kavanaugh classmate that ...