November 4, 2021 – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has elected 27 new partners, effective January 1, 2022. “We are delighted to welcome this class to the Gibson Dunn partnership,” said Barbara Becker, Chair and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “Each one of these lawyers excels at the […]
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AUGUSTA, Ga., November 4, 2021 — Powered by LawFuel – Best Lawyers® and U.S. News & World Report for the 12th consecutive year, collaboratively announce the release of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings. “For over three decades, U.S. News has provided the public with accurate and in-depth rankings on key institutions in society from higher education
A first-look at the salary for a District Attorney based on a US-wide District Attorney salary survey conducted by the BigLaw Investor team
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Michael Best is pleased to announce the addition of Partner Jordan Koss, Senior Associate Kenneth Rosenzweig, and Associate Ashley Cross to the firm. Koss, Rosenzweig and Cross join the Corporate Practice Group and Venture Best, the firm’s team committed to handling matters impacting high growth companies and investors. Koss and Cross will be based in
Actor Robert De Niro has avoided payment of half the money he has earned through acting and his business interests after a divorce law decision from the New York County Supreme Court that found that a 2004 prenuptial agreement served to maintain those funds as De Niro’s separate property. Grace Hightower had sought to
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What a difference a word makes – particularly if its the wrong word in a multimillion dollar contract and two Big Law firms are on the hood for as much as $300 million. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton allegedly made an error in a 2014 deal that split assets of
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“We don’t do business with disreputable characters . . ” Baker McKenzie It’s one of the biggest law firms in the world with a regular win as the top law firm brand – but the publicity Baker McKenzie has received over its role in various cases identified in the just-released 12 million document Pandora
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“. . it’s never a good day for my clients if they need to talk to me” When it comes to choosing a celebrity lawyer, Prince Andrew has gone to the top shelf with his selection of the Hollywood lawyer he is using to represent him in his impending civil lawsuit over sexual assault allegations.
Pittsburgh-based Reed Smith is to cut 66 jobs from its offices in the US and UK, which the firm says is part of its ‘connectivity initiative’ designed to modernize its business. The firm employs 1500 lawyers in 30 offices in the US, UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia. The firm said that it expects 44
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP has appointed Sarah K. Solum as its new regional managing partner for the United States. She succeeds Matthew Herman in the role. Freshfields’ Senior Partner Georgia Dawson commented, “I am delighted that Sarah will be leading our US practice. Sarah’s appointment is a powerful affirmation of our commitment to ensuring the firm is driven by a
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