Marc Berger, a leader of the SEC’s Enforcement Division and New York Regional Office between 2017 and 2021, and former Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the SDNY, brings vast experience to the firm’s market-leading White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice. Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Marc Berger […]
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Linklaters’ US Growth Continues Linklaters has made a significant move in the US market hiring four litigation partners in New York, continuing the trend of British-based firms expanding their presence in America. Adeel Mangi, Muhammad Faridi, Diana Conner, and George LoBiondo have joined Linklaters from Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, a New York litigation boutique.
Hollywood’s Lively-Baldoni Soap Opera Norma Harris The feud between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni is delivering more twists and turns than their film “It Ends With Us” ever did – and we know the legal season is being extended to witness more of the unsavory squabble. A New York judge, clearly a fan of slow-burn
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Trump’s Big Win Against Meta Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to pay President Trump $25 million to settle his 2021 lawsuit, which Trump filed against Meta and other tech companies, claimed he had been unfairly censored on their platforms. The settlement marks a significant concession from Meta and is a
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KPMG is about to make history by becoming the first Big Four firm to open a US law practice, using a unique Arizona rule that breaks traditional barriers. KPMG will establish KPMG Law US after an Arizona judicial committee unanimously backed their application. The state Supreme Court will make the final decision on January 28,
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Paul Weiss has recruited a lawyer who has been involved in some of the largest M&A deals in recent years. Matthew Friestedt, who previously led the executive compensation practice at Sullivan & Cromwell and played a key role in the firm’s executive compensation M&A group, will join Paul Weiss as a partner in their New
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Position: Associate Attorney Firm: The Legacy Lawyers, P.C. Culture: “America First Patriots” Compensation: Starting $106,894 – $134,012 Location: Irvine, CA Office (No Remote) Minimum Qualifications: California State Bar License Irvine Office Application Torrance Office Application We see every day as one more chance to create a lifelong difference in the lives of our clients. We
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University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax has filed a lawsuit against the university for alleged racial discrimination, intensifying an ongoing dispute with the school’s administration regarding her contentious remarks on race. The lawsuit, lodged in federal court in Philadelphia, contends that the university applies its free speech policy in a biased manner, imposing stricter
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Law Firm Finance Report 2025 The legal profession is undergoing a significant transformation, with law firms facing unprecedented financial challenges. BigHand’s 2025 Annual Law Firm Finance Report, based on a comprehensive survey of 813 senior legal finance professionals, CEOs, and Managing Partners from firms with 100+ lawyers across the UK and North America, reveals a
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Fighting Nazis, Crime & Fraud Martin Estrada , the trailblazing U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, has announced his resignation after a remarkable tenure that began in September 2022. As the first U.S. Attorney of Central American heritage to lead the nation’s most populous federal district, Estrada’s departure marks the end of an
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