The Boies Schiller Surprise Comeback PlanSonia Hickey, Contributing editorMatthew Schwartz, the newly minted chairman of Boies Schiller Flexner, has taken the reins of one of the most prestigious litigation firms in the country and has clear plans to restore the luster of the firm after recent stumbles.At 47, this former Manhattan federal prosecutor has climbed […]
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Best Lawyer BooksAlbert Goodwin, LawFuel contributorYou’d think after 30 years in the legal trenches, I’d have seen it all. But just when I thought I had this profession figured out, along comes a lawyer citing non-existent cases from ChatGPT in federal court. Talk about a facepalm moment! It’s enough to make you want to curl
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Global law firm Clyde & Co has bolstered its presence in the Southwestern United States through a merger with Dallas-based insurance litigation specialist Tillman Batchelor.The new move is an encouraging sign for Clyde & Co which has seen financial struggles, particularly in Australia where the successful cybersecurity group left the firm and other partners have
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The creation of the new Troutman Pepper law firm has seen IP attorneys from Locke Lord moving to Buchanan Ingersoll as a result of conflict issues they see with the Locke Lord merger with Troutman Pepper. Seventeen lawyers and six other professionals are joining the firm in both Chicago and New York, which will see
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Corporate finance lawyer Otto Klaasen works at Norton Rose in Amsterday, but left the firm for an in-house position before returning to his former firm. In this interview from the Norton Rose website he explains why he made the moves, what his best law career advice was and why he loves the work he does.When
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In a stunning twist of legal fortune, Quinn Emanuel, the litigation powerhouse known for its hyper aggressive courtroom tactics, (they relish the ‘most feared’ law firm title, remember) has seen its City profits skyrocket by 50 percent in the past year. This isn’t just your run-of-the-mill success story. We’re talking a whopping £196.6m in revenue
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Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editorWhile most big law firms are handing out both regular year-end bonuses and special bonuses this year, a couple of major players – Hogan Lovells and Perkins Coie – decided to skip the special bonus part – until now.The regular year-end bonuses range from $20,000 to $115,000 depending on how long
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Sonia Hickey, LawFuel contributorWhen it comes to the Trump family, the apple doesn’t fall far from the… well, you know the rest. But in the case of Tiffany Trump, the lesser-known Trump offspring, it seems the legal apple might have rolled a bit further than her father claims.Tiffany Trump, the only child of Donald Trump
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A&O Shearman has released its latest biannual M&A report, offering a comprehensive analysis of global dealmaking trends in 2024 and forecasts for 2025, which includes a so-called ‘Trump bump’ in dealmaking in the year ahead following Trump’s inauguration. The A&O Shearman report, authored by the firm’s partners and associates, provides valuable insights into four key
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Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres, born in 2019, is the brainchild of four legal visionaries from Big Law who dared to challenge the status quo by setting up a new law powerhouse, which is growing with recent new additions to their team.These entrepreneurial minds, alumni of prestigious law firms and government agencies, set out to
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