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Sidley Poaches Entire A&O Shearman Finance Team in Bold Talent Grab

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Sidley’s Talent Raid In a move that’s less “talent acquisition” and more “legal talent heist,” Sidley Austin has swiped nine lawyers from A&O Shearman across New York and Washington DC, continuing their apparent mission to collect BigLaw partners like they’re rare Pokémon cards. The New York haul includes a seven-lawyer finance group led by partner […]

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Power Lawyers – Faiza Saeed Named a 2025 Power Lawyer by The Hollywood Reporter

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Hollywood Reporter Power Lawyer April 21, 2025 Cravath partner Faiza J. Saeed was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s annual “Power Lawyers” list, which recognizes “the entertainment industry’s most powerful legal advocates” and was published in the April 2, 2025 issue of The Hollywood Reporter Magazine. The feature highlighted Faiza’s representation of the Paramount Special Committee of independent directors in

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Kirkland & Ellis: The Great Associate Escape

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Why Are Kirkland & Ellis Lawyers Heading for the Exits? Jacqui Coombe, LawFuel contributor If you thought Kirkland & Ellis only made headlines for eye-watering profits and lateral partner shopping sprees, think again. The world’s most lucrative law firm is now starring in a new drama: The Great Associate Exodus. And spoiler alert-it’s not just about

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Delete IP Law? Why Tech Titans Want to Ctrl+Alt+Escape Copyright

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The Dorsey & Musk Battle on IP Law Jacqui Coombe, LawFuel contributor When Jack Dorsey, the bearded oracle of Twitter (now X), tweeted “delete all IP law,” and Elon Musk, the world’s most famous meme stock, replied “I agree,” the legal world collectively spit out its coffee. Was this a joke, a provocation, or the

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Disbarred Attorney Sentenced to 30 Months for Defrauding Victims in Ponzi-Like Wire Fraud Scheme

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Ponzi Financial Scheme By Attorney Leads To Jail NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, disbarred attorney was sentenced to 30 months in prison for a wire fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Lawrence Coven, 61, of Hillsborough, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Kirsch in Trenton federal court

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Tom Girardi Law Firm Accounting Chief Ran Firm Like a Ponzi Scheme

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The US Attorney has issued a press release relating to the former Girardi Keese law firm headed by Tom Girardi regarding the firm’s former accountant, sentenced to over 10 years’ prison. Tom Girardi was a former celebrity lawyer in Los Angeles. The US Attorney media release is below – Former Accounting Chief at Now-Defunct Girardi

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US News Law School Rankings See T14 Implode

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Harvard’s Nosedive and Cornell’s Exile Rock Legal Academia The U.S. News & World Report law school rankings just dropped like a first-year’s GPA after fall semester, and the legal world is watching as the once-mighty T14 has transformed into the “T-whatever” as traditional powerhouses stumble while others crash the elite party. Stanford and Yale remain

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Who Are The Leading Lawyers Who Helped Pushback On The Trump Executive Orders?

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The opposition mounted by over 500 law firms against Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms was a remarkable show of unity in a profession facing intense criticism for its compliance and genuflection before the President.

The collective action, which culminated in the submission of an amicus brief supporting Perkins Coie’s lawsuit, was orchestrated by Munger Tolles & Olson, with former Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, Jr., leading the charge as counsel for the amici.

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Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin Merger: Delayed, But Still On Track

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Herbert Smith Kramer Merger News Tom Borman, Contributing Editor The much-anticipated transatlantic merger between Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Kramer Levin is hitting a slight speed bump. Originally slated for May 1, the official merger date has now been pushed back to June 1, giving partners at both firms extra time to finalize their votes.

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