The Paul Weiss Heckle Evening Brad Karp, chairman of Paul Weiss, found himself on the business end of vocal hecklers during the New York Bar Foundation gala as he valiantly defended his firm’s pro bono track record after the firm agreed to represent Donald Trump. The evening, intended to honor a Paul Weiss partner, quickly […]
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Riyadh Rising For Big Law Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributor In the kind of year when seismic regulatory shifts and eye-popping economic ambition collide, 2025 has positioned Saudi Arabia as the world’s most coveted legal hot spot. Heavyweights like Reed Smith, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Trowers & Hamlins, and Stephenson Harwood have placed big bets on
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A New Zealand-based insurance intermediary has been identified in a Reuters investigation as a key enabler in the shipment of Russian and Iranian oil in apparent breach of international sanctions regimes. The firm, Rosier Insurance, based in Auckland, is reported to have arranged marine insurance for dozens of oil tankers linked to sanctioned oil trade,
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Law Star Sigrid McCawley’s Royal Litigation Credentials Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor If you only know Sigrid McCawley as “Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer,” you’ve missed the plot. The Boies Schiller Flexner co-managing partner is the litigator who made banks, boardrooms and Prince Andrew all do the math on enabling abuse. A recent profile in The Times
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Nicklaus Defamation Forum Clause Fails, Brand Rights Split Still Stands Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor A Palm Beach County jury just handed Jack Nicklaus a US$50 million win against Nicklaus Companies for peddling two reputation-killers: that he toyed with a US$750 million LIV Golf offer and that he’s slipping into dementia. The claim was brought
The Virginia Giuffre Legal Legacy Sonia Hickey, LawFuel contributing editor Virginia Giuffre died in April 2025. Her memoir, Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, is published this week and lands alongside major, live legal issues: the Second Circuit’s unsealing guidance in the Maxwell defamation docket, the continuing political headache over
Key takeaways Why this mattersBakerHostetler is pleased to announce the firm has added a significant team of four partners in New York to its Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Debt Finance teams. The group’s arrival adds significant depth to BakerHostetler’s Business Practice Group in New York and its firmwide Mergers & Acquisitions and Private
Lincoln Lawyer AI Copyright Case Ben Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Lincoln Lawyer creator Michael Connelly has joined other bestselling authors like John Grisham to battle OpenAI and its ChatGPT empire in an alleged ‘book heist’. The class action involves not only Connelly and Grisham, two of the world’s bestselling writers, but also other names including
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Best Accident Lawyer Near Me: How to Choose Without Getting Fleeced | LawFuel Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor The question of how to choose the best accident lawyer is easy to ask but not necessariy as easy to answer. There is a strategy to work through to get the best lawyer for your case and
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The Silence of the Partners Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s top-grossing law firm, is playing it close to the vest again, this time with its new partner class. Being loud does not pay like discretion, apparently. As reported by AboveTheLaw, the firm has yet to formally announce or publicly list
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