Wake Up Call: Judicial Hopeful Dogged by Professional Missteps
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A DC federal judge on Wednesday sharply questioned President Donald Trump’s executive order against Perkins Coie as the law firm argued the directive should be blocked.
California Bar Exam scores should be adjusted to account for the chaos of the February administration, a State Bar committee recommended, likely raising the pass rate compared to prior years.
Columnist David Lat says at the same time Big Law firms’ have enjoyed rising profitability, they’ve become more susceptible to losing partners and clients to rivals, diminishing their institutional strength.
Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.
Sidley Austin is picking up a 15-lawyer real estate finance group from Cadwalader as the firm continues to execute on its expansion plans in the Big Apple.
Welcome back to the Big Law Business column. I’m Roy Strom, and today we look at how quickly partner pay is rising relative to associate pay scales—and what that means if Big Law faces a recession. Sign up for Business & Practice, a free morning newsletter from Bloomberg Law.
The lawyer for President Donald Trump’s vendetta against law firms returned to court Wednesday with what has become his hallmark strategy: a merry-go-round of non-answers.
The Trump administration’s overhaul of law enforcement priorities is presenting an opportunity and a source of angst for the white-collar defense bar.
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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.
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.
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.
US states lose more than $3 billion annually through “out of control” tax exemption programs subsidizing data storage facilities operated by technology giants from
Welcome back to the Big Law Business column. I’m Roy Strom, and today we look at how quickly partner pay is rising relative to associate pay scales—and what that means if Big Law faces a recession. Sign up for Business & Practice, a free morning newsletter from Bloomberg Law.
The lawyer for President Donald Trump’s vendetta against law firms returned to court Wednesday with what has become his hallmark strategy: a merry-go-round of non-answers.
The Trump administration’s overhaul of law enforcement priorities is presenting an opportunity and a source of angst for the white-collar defense bar.
Former directors and officers of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network, including co-founder Alex Mashinsky, were hit with a suit by insurers seeking to limit their exposure to underlying litigation brought by federal regulators and private investors.
Norfolk Southern Corp. is solely responsible for a 2023 derailment and controlled burn in East Palestine, Ohio, and can’t force the owner of a railcar that failed to pay into a previously-reached $600 million settlement, a jury determined Wednesday.
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