The sluggish M&A arena is picking up and profile law firm Gibson Dunn has made some major new lateral hires from Sullivan & Cromwell and Paul Weiss. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, with almost 1900 attorneys, has strengthened its mergers and acquisitions practice with two significant additions from rival firms this week. George Sampas, a longtime
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Paul Hastings Entertainment and Media Transactional partners Ken Deutsch and Susan Williams and Entertainment and Media Litigation partners Tamerlin Godley and Steve Marenberg were included in The Hollywood Reporter’s “Power Lawyers 2024: Hollywood’s Top 100 Attorneys” list. The annual list recognizes the top 100 entertainment dealmakers and litigators who were responsible for negotiating top-dollar deals and arguing high-stakes legal battles this past year. The
Eric Watson, the flambouyant former New Zealand business high-flier, has finally broken cover in response to insider trading charges brought against him by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A letter written from his current Ibiza address to the US courts is attempting to set aside a default declaration arising from his non-appearance to
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The delay in the sentencing of former Green MP and Hamas supporter Golriz Ghahraman has set off a Twitter-X storm with Court-spun tales of her parliamentary security detail equalling the PMs and her PTSD issues due to her alleged tendency to ‘build a house and then burn it down’. >> Latest law jobs here .
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Akin announced this week that Abid Qureshi and Daniel Walsh have been elected co-chairs of the firm, effective April 1, 2025. They will succeed Kim Koopersmith, who has served as chair since 2013. Qureshi is a widely recognized financial restructuring litigator and has worked on some of the most complex, cutting-edge issues in high-profile chapter
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Seven real estate lawyers from Linklaters in Stockholm have left to join Swedish firm Gernandt & Danielsson. Partners Magnus Lidman and Anna Eriksson headed the Swedish real estate team and were joined in the move by five associates. The press release from Gernandt & Danielsson is below – Real estate transactions team joins Gernandt &
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Cravath is most prestigious law firm for ninth straight year; Kirkland takes No. 1 in General Corporate Practice NEW YORK, June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — For the ninth year running, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP tops the Vault 100 as the most prestigious firm in the United States. Cravath, which associates in Vault’s survey refer to as “the gold standard,”
Estate planning is a critical aspect of legal practice that involves meticulous preparation, comprehensive documentation, and ongoing client communication. With the advent of technology, estate planning attorneys have numerous tools at their disposal that can streamline their workflows. This article explores the essential technologies estate planning attorneys should leverage to stay competitive and deliver superior
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US law firm Sidley Austin has raised the compensation for its newly qualified associates in London to compete with the other mainly US-based law firms boosting law firm pay levels in the London legal talent war. Their base salaries have increased from £166,500 to £175,000, an additional £8,500 or 5% hike effective July 1st. The
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