We need to talk about what just happened at Paul Weiss. And no, this isn’t your typical Biglaw gossip about partner compensation or summer associate antics.
This is about nothing less than whether the legal profession still has the fortitude to stand up to power when it matters.
Spoiler alert: The early returns aren’t encouraging.
Paul Weiss’s Trump Surrender – Did Big Law’s Backbone Just Go Missing? Read More »
The EEOC’s High-Stakes DEI Gamble The Trump administration’s escalating war on DEI programs has thrust 20 major law firms into the crosshairs of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Acting Chair Andrea Lucas is demanding exhaustive details about diversity hiring metrics, client-driven DEI requirements, and participation in initiatives like the Mansfield Certification. The move aligns with
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‘Careless People’ – How a New Zealand Lawyer Exposed Facebook’s Darkest Secrets John Bowie, LawFuel publisher Kiwi lawyer Sarah Wynn-Williams is very much in the red chair at present – sitting in the hot seat with a book about the increasingly hot-button issues involving the new nerdyverse in which we now live seemingly run by
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Open Letter Demands Firms Stand Up Against Trump’s “Attack on Rule of Law” Associates at America’s big law firms are taking matters into their own hands. While their high-powered bosses remain conspicuously silent, these young legal eagles are circulating an anonymous open letter demanding that law firm leadership speak out against what they describe as
Trump’s Icy Law Firm Crackdown Ben Thomson, Lawfuel contributing editor Any law firm representing someone Donald Trump doesn’t like might cost your firm its government contracts in the US, after the administration launched a ferocious, two-pronged assault on major law firms through executive orders that should make every attorney pay attention – regardless of political
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Depo-Provera MDL Gender Controversy Heats Up A judicial misconduct complaint against U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers has gone viral after she urged “adequate female representation” in leadership roles for the Depo-Provera brain tumor litigation. Conservative group Article III Project claims her remarks show bias, while advocates defend the push for diversity in a case involving
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Pallas Partners’ New York Expansion In a move that cements its status as a powerhouse in cross-border litigation, Pallas Partners has just bolstered its New York office with a trio of heavy hitters from Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP. Led by Mike Hanin, a well known trial and appellate lawyer, and joined by Jill Forster and
Perkins Coie v. Trump Fight Tom Borman Reacting to the Trump administration executive order removing their security clearances, Perkins Coie has enlisted the help of Williams & Connolly to challenge the order. This strategic partnership demonstrates the seriousness with which Perkins Coie is approaching the case, as they seek to leverage Williams & Connolly’s expertise
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Dykema Grows in Houston Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced the addition of seven attorneys to the firm’s Houston office, doubling the office’s lawyer headcount. This expansion strengthens the firm’s capabilities in key practice areas, including energy, bankruptcy and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, business taxation and planning, corporate and finance, labor and employment, and
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Dani Pinter’s Fight Against The Tate Brothers Lawyer Dani Pinter has been a vocal voice standing up for victims of sexual violence, but her ongoing battle against the Tate Brothers, a cross border legal quagmire, has seen her voice and legal resolve require additional strength and strategic focus. Andrew and Tristan Tate are social media
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