NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing lawsuits against the social media platform TikTok for misleading the public about the safety of its platform and harming young people’s mental health. The lawsuits, filed individually by each member of […]
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Latham’s New Big Law Partner List Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor Kirkland & Ellis, widely regarded as one of the most prestigious and profitable law firms in the United States, has announced the promotion of 200 attorneys to partner effective October 1, 2024, opening the doors to potential major earnings. Lathams are regarded as one
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The Boutique Law Firm Trend The growing trend for specialist lawyers to operate from a boutique legal environment continues to grow with the latest example being a group of antitrust litigators who have formed their own boutique. Elias Gutzler Spicer, the newly minted firm, brings together top talent from Constantine Cannon and Robins Kaplan, signaling
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New York, October 1, 2024 – Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Joseph Glatt has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department, resident in New York. Glatt was formerly partner and general counsel for the credit arm of Apollo Global Management, a major alternative asset management firm. “Joe has
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Taps Alex Spiro Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor In a move that underscores the gravity of his legal predicament, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has enlisted the services of Quinn Emanuel partner Alex Spiro, a law star who continues to rise in the legal galaxy of legal luminaries. The case
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September 24, 2024 Report delivered to New York Governor Kathy Hochul finds need for significant policy overhaul. On September 23, 2024, Judge Jonathan Lippman, former Chief Judge of New York and Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, delivered the report titled, “Antisemitism and Discrimination at the City University of New York,” to
Burford Capital, the legal finance company, has consistently produced research on commercial legal finance since its inception and the latest Burford Quarterly report continues this 15-year legacy. CEO Chris Bogart (pictured) and Jon Molot established Burford in 2009, recognizing legal finance’s potential to revolutionize the legal industry and the importance of educating business and legal
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Rudy Giuliani Disbarrment We saw it coming, but now Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City (“America’s Mayor”) and Trump attorney, has been disbarred in Washington, D.C., following a ruling by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. This decision comes in the wake of similar disciplinary action taken against Giuliani in New York
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Law firm branding is a major business and top concern for most law firms, particularly big law names like Freshfields which are dropping the ‘Bruckhaus Deringer’ to become a simpler, cleaner “Fresher” Freshfields. The rebranding effort included a modernized wordmark and was designed to reflect the firm’s dynamic culture and forward-looking vision, the firm says.
Big Law Disrupters Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Two of the most successful big law disrupters, Paul Weiss and Freshfields, have shown their flexibility with a healthy dose of ambitious growth to help reshape the landscape of the global elite legal market. By concentrating on complex, high-profile cases and major corporate and private equity transactions,
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