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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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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Brad Pitt’s ‘Take No Prisoners’ Lawyer Ben Thomson, Contributing editor, LawFuel Who is Brad Pitt’s lawyer now at the forefront of the legal battle between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in a case that has further elevated the established and Forbes-recognized entertainment lawyer. Berlinski has a boy-next-door kind of ‘aw shucks’ charm, but his abilities
The Hush Money Trial Alan Dershowitz has been lambasted and ignored by some due to his support for Donald Trump, but the celebrated Harvard law professor is unmatched in his legal diagnosis of key issues – including the recent Trump hush-money trial. The Trump case is remarkable for its history-making (in a bad way) conviction
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Former Big Law Partner Issues Defamation Claim Following Sexual Harassment Allegations A sexual harassment case brought by Jennifer Baccanello, a 33-year-old foreign lawyer at Hong Kong’s largest law firm Deacons, against former Deacons partner Stefano Mariani has been discontinued in Hong Kong’s District Court, with Mariani starting a defamation claim against her. The Court has
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xAI’s New Legal Chief Ben Boman, LawFuel contributing editor and special writer Elon Musk’s ambitious artificial intelligence venture, xAI Corp., touted as a competitor to Open AI’s ChatGPT, has fortified its legal ranks by onboarding Robert Keele as its chief legal officer. The hire coincides with xAI’s recent $6 billion funding round, fueling its aspirations
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We wrote recently about the headlines made by Wellington’s unusual lawyer Tyrone Barugh who sees cases where others may see . . well, nothing really. His latest foray, which achieved international news, involved Barugh booking and then canceling 58 Jetstar flights when he claimed back NZ$3,540 in Australian passenger movement charges, a tax included in
Is The KC for real, or is he grandstanding? Albert Goodwin, LawFuel correspondent Karim A A Khan KC has appeared to have turned the tables on both the countries that proposed his membership to the Interntionational Criminal Court – the UK and Israel – with the showcase announcement for the issuing of arrest warrants for
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Which Law Firm Rules the Forbes Law Roost? Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor It was only a matter of time before Forbes – the list mavens – would come out with a list of America’s Top lawyers and their list of America’s Top 200 lawyers doesn’t disappoint. It’s a comprehensive effort, as one would expect
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LA-based litigator Damon Pitt has been blessed with the names of two of Hollywood’s hottest male actors, but this is no entertainment law marketing move. The attorney is a class action and commercial litigator who has honed his skills on those, rather than entertainment law issues. It just happens that his name has a recognizability
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