Big deals, different deals and a ton of legal work is continuing to drive the growth of the largest US law firms during 2021. The Economist reports that almost 16,000 deals involving at least one American party were announced during the first six months of this year, which is half as many again as the
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Morrison & Foerster – “Leading with Influence” is a new research study Morrison & Foerster has completed in partnership with Global Leaders in Law, aimed at helping you, our global GC community, lead and thrive as you juggle increasingly complex roles, in uncertain times. Over 150 global legal executives participated in this comprehensive study to
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Divorce is the last thing on the minds of those getting married, but when things turn sour it is the divorce lawyer called to pick up the pieces, rather than requiring the parties to sort out their own difficulties. As the old joke says, if those getting divorced could work things out for themselves, they
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Kirkland & Ellis has hired Rachael Coffey, a former New York M&A partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison – the second time the firm has taken a new partner from Paul Weiss. Kirkland & Ellis are the largest firm in revenue terms. The announcement of Coffey’s move Monday comes almost two years to
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It may be more usual for US law firms to steal a march on their City-based competitors in London, but for Freshfields’ their 2020 move to Silicon Valley and poaching of legal talent is paying off in terms of deals. Reuters report that Freshfields’ July 2020 launch of their Silicon Valley office has seen
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Donald Trump has started a class action lawsuit against Twitter, Google and Facebook, announced in a press conference on Wednesday and as a result of the tech companies banning or blocking him from posting on their networks. “We’re asking the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to order an immediate halt
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Law firm invoices reveal partner hourly rates continue to increase, largest 50 firms still dominate high-rate work June 30, 2021 — RALEIGH, N.C., LexisNexis® CounselLink® a leading cloud-based enterprise legal management solution for corporate law departments, today announced the release of its 2021 Enterprise Legal Management Trends Report. Now in its eighth year, the Trends Report is based on
The Law Firm Salary Wars Continue . . Everywhere Top law firm salaries and those from top law firms continue as Associates’ pay rates continue to go through the roof among US law firms and US-based London firms. Milbank started the rise with their 200k pay rates for Associates in June, but others have followed.
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You’ve seen those sponsored commercials all over television during afternoon television. Been in an accident and need cash now? Well this is a bit different and more fiscally sophisticated so LawFuel readers can consider the nature of pre-settlement funding and what it can achieve for those facing personal injury lawsuits. Pre-settlement funding is essentially a
Demand for associates continues to push up the legal salaries to eye watering levels Over two dozen of the largest law firms in America have now raised their pay for associates in a demanding market for associates as the market salary scale continues to rise with the floodgates well and truly opened for big money
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