Epstein Estate Agrees Up to $35m Settlement in Adviser Aiding Claims The estate of Jeffrey Epstein has agreed to pay up to US$35 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that two of his closest professional advisers aided and abetted his sex trafficking operation, according to a federal court filing in New York. The […]
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Profile former Kirkland & Ellis debt restructuring lawyer David Nemecek has joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as partner and head of the firm’s newly created capital structure solutions practice. The new practice developed by Simpson Thacher is a result of the fast developing capital markets landscape and is a significant blow to Kirkland given Nemecek’s
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Article source: Buzbee Law Firm The Power of the Courtroom Beyond Verdicts High-stakes trial lawyers operate in a space where law meets public consequence. Their work does not end with a verdict. In many cases, it begins there. When powerful institutions are challenged in court, the outcomes can influence policy, corporate behavior, and public trust.
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Sidley Austin has made its second raid on Lathams in London and the 12th since 2024 as it moves to further strengthen its private equity, leveraged finance, capital markets, and real estate capabilities in London. The firm hired James Inness, who was the co-head of capital markets at Latham & Watkins’ London office, as part
BigLaw • Analysis The Karp Collapse: David Lat Dissects the Emails That Ended an Era at Paul Weiss Five takeaways from Brad Karp’s Epstein correspondence—and what BigLaw should learn from this masterclass in how not to manage a client relationship By LawFuel Staff • February 16, 2026 When the DOJ released millions of Jeffrey Epstein
Diversity in law is still being discussed like it’s a favour, not a competitive advantage.Jayne McGlynn, senior M&A partner at DWF made a point on LinkedIn that is brutally simple. After two decades at the sharp end of deals and boardrooms, she still gets asked whether she’s a “diversity hire”. The implication being that talent
Nothing like another tranche of Epstein documents to remind the profession that “reputational risk” is not just a line in the partnership deed. The latest release from the US Department of Justice under the Epstein Files Transparency Act has surfaced a series of emails between Jeffrey Epstein and a former junior lawyer at Clifford Chance.
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If you ever wondered how the LawFuel editorial team might sanitise a legal soap opera, consider this your briefing note. A sitting (well “former” but still pretty judge-y) High Court judge has successfully steered a squabble over her share in the family bach away from the glaring lights of open court and into the subdued
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The legal profession has a mathematics problem. Women now constitute the majority of law school graduates, comprise over half of associates at major firms, and represent 47% of all lawyers globally.
Yet when the elevator reaches the executive floor, the numbers tell a different story: just two in ten law firm leaders are women (although when they do reach the top women legal leaders are making a difference).
The latest research from the International Bar Association’s Raising the Bar: Women in Law project confirms what many practitioners have long suspected – the profession is experiencing a spectacular leakage of female talent somewhere between the mid-career mark and the managing partner’s office.
The Numbers That Should Keep Managing Partners Awake
The IBA’s December 2024 Progress Report, synthesizing data from 11 countries across five continents, reveals the uncomfortable arithmetic:
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Latham & Watkins has hired a team of leading energy and infrastructure lawyers from Clifford Chance for its Paris office. This follows the firm’s aggressive moves last December when it targeted Freshfields to recruit four top deal-making lawyers in Germany and reflects Latham’s continued aggressive moves to attract leading legal talent. The Paris team are
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