Anyone still upset that the Musk-Zuck cage match got called off will get a chance to witness a tech billionaire standoff with much higher stakes: a Musk-Altman legal battle. Elon Musk sued OpenAI and its co-founders, CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman, yesterday, alleging that they breached the organization’s founding agreement by letting it become too […]
DLA Piper International has elected Charles Severs as its next Managing Partner, effective 1 January 2025. Following his ten-year tenure as International Managing Partner and Global co-CEO, Simon Levine will step away from the role to lead DLA Piper’s innovation and strategic transformation programme in a new role as Strategic Innovation Partner. Charles joined DLA
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Allen & Overy (A&O) has enlisted a team of five structured finance attorneys based in London, recruited from the American competitor Milbank, in anticipation of its upcoming merger with Shearman & Sterling. The move is a welcome change from the lawyers who have left A&O prior to the Shearman merger, which we recently reported. The
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Alternative law careers come in increasingly different and varied forms – here are some key alternatives presently available for lawyers.
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Slaughter and May’s renowned ‘best friends’ network, known for its tight-knit collaboration among elite European firms, is undergoing a transformation that sees US law firm capability becoming the main cornerstone of global M&A work. Recent trends indicate that these best friends, including BonelliErede, Bredin Prat, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Uría Menéndez, and Hengeler Mueller, are
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Lover Stalker Killer stalks the top of the Netflix streaming list for most popular series
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Delve into the intricacies of newly qualified solicitors’ salaries in the UK. Explore the impact of US law firms, specialization choices, and career progression on NQ lawyers’ earnings. Get valuable insights for informed career decisions.
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In a remarkable turnaround, law firms have successfully rebounded into profitability, showcasing resilience and strategic adaptability, as highlighted by the Q4 2023 Law Firm Financial Index (LFFI) report from Thomson Reuters Institute. The latest LFFI report illustrates a significant shift for the largest law firms, bouncing back from the Q4 2022 all-time low score to
Explore the captivating biography of Alex Spiro, the renowned attorney at Quinn Emanuel, known for his groundbreaking legal strategies, celebrity clientele, and the billion-dollar lawsuit against Iran. Discover his journey from Harvard Law to courtroom stardom, shaping the discourse on justice and representation.
The career situation for Big Law Associates is as good as its ever been, with associates working shorter hours for more money. How can that be? A report from Bloomberg indicates that the short hours/big pay situation is due in large part to a reluctance by large law firms to let associates go at a
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