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Fox Rothschild Establish Trump Administration One-Stop Resource Center

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Fox Rothschild has launched a one-stop resource center to help leaders of businesses, nonprofits and institutions stay informed about major changes in federal policy being implemented by the Trump administration and how they will be affected. Our attorneys are closely monitoring what these changes mean across a variety of topics, including labor and employment, education, […]

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Sunny Days Ahead As Baker McKenzie Names New Global Chair

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Sunny Mann Takes the Helm at Baker McKenzie International trade, compliance, and investigations guru Sunny Mann is stepping into the role of Global Chair, succeeding Milton Cheng this October. Sunny Mann is a frequent flyer on the international law circuit. Based in London but with stamps in his legal passport from Washington DC, New York,

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AI Firm Implodes—And Law Firms Are on the Creditor List

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“Builder.ai Bankruptcy: Lawyers Left Holding the AI Bag” Builder.ai, a once‑heralded AI-driven app developer backed by Microsoft and the Qatar Investment Authority, has collapsed into bankruptcy. The real shocker isn’t just the firm’s collapse, but that prominent law firm Quinn Emanuel has landed on the creditor list, Reports from the Financial Times reveal the firm

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Debevoise Ditches Equity & Launches Partner Class with Perks, No Price Tag

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Debevoise & Plimpton just joined the ranks of elite Big Law firms reconfiguring partner structures by launching a non-equity partner tier in a move that signals strategic flexibility in today’s tight talent market.

As reported by The Lawyer, this isn’t just a cosmetic title change. The firm’s non-equity tier effectively allows it to separate capital-holding partners from what amounts to income-only partners. It’s a strategic pivot that echoes ongoing industry trends.

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Damian Williams Leaves Paul Weiss in a Move That Screams Politics Over Profits

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Damian Williams isn’t just another high-powered litigator making a lateral leap, he’s making waves, raising eyebrows, and possibly laying the groundwork for a pivot into politics. If you’ve been tracking the latest episodes in the “Trump v. Biglaw” saga, you’ll know this isn’t your average career hop. Williams, the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is stepping out of the white-shoe fortress of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP just five months after arriving—and into the arms of Jenner & Block, where he’ll co-chair the litigation department out of their New York office.

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How Kennedys’ Billion-Dollar Strategy Is Redefining Global Law Firm Growth

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Kennedys just pulled off a financial hat trick, reporting a record-shattering 13 percent revenue boost to an eye-watering £428 million (that’s USD 551m, AUD 848m, or EUR 511m—pick your currency, we’re making it rain in all of them) for FY25.

Eleven straight years of growth? At this point, we’re basically the legal world’s answer to Marvel’s box office streak, unstoppable, and with no sign of franchise fatigue.

Let’s break down the Kennedy’s global offering.

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Foley Opens Nashville Office with Addition of Three Corporate Partners

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Firm launches second new office in less than one year, enhancing capabilities in its Health Care & Life Sciences and Manufacturing Sectors NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Foley & Lardner LLP announced today the opening of its newest office with the addition of three corporate partners to support the firm’s growing Health Care & Life Sciences and

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The Next-Generation Law Firm Shows The Way Again

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If law firms were streaming services, FisherBroyles would be Netflix circa 2013 aggressively expanding into new markets while everyone else is still figuring out what “distributed” even means.

The Atlanta-based firm, billing itself as the world’s largest ‘distributed law firm’ and founded by James Fisher and Kevin Broyles in 2022 (pictured), the firm has grown to hundreds of partners practicing in 29 markets globally.

The firm has grown into an Am Law 200 firm with 300 partners practicing in 23 markets in the U.S. and U.K. The FisherBroyles of today has radically disrupted the way law firms operate, how partners collaborate, where employees work, and how client services are delivered.

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Why London’s Elite Law Firms Are Having an Identity Crisis Over Their “Magic Circle” Status

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“Magic Circle” has been the Rolls-Royce of legal labels since the 1990s, describing London’s five most elite law firms: Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman), Clifford Chance, Freshfields, Linklaters, and Slaughter and May.

But lately, the firms are treating their prestigious nickname like an embarrassing childhood photo on Facebook, working desperately to untag themselves.

When I recently dropped the “Magic Circle” reference in conversation with a senior partner, their response was swift and brutal: “It’s a sign of lazy journalism.”

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BigLaw’s AI Paradox – More Technology, Higher Bills, Zero Client Savings

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Law firms worldwide are rapidly embracing generative AI, but here’s the reality check: corporate clients aren’t seeing the promised cost savings yet. In fact, legal fees continue climbing despite widespread AI adoption across the industry.

The numbers tell a stark story. The top 100 US law firms increased their rates by 10 percent year-over-year in 2024, according to legal operations specialist Brightflag.

This surge comes even as more firms deploy generative AI

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