The ‘Rust’ Shooting Case and The New Baldwin Reality High profile LA lawyer Gloria Allred has come out strongly against Alec Baldwin in his recent reality show, which premiered on February 23, depicting Baldwin’s grief over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins who was fatally shot on set by a gun handled by Baldwin. Hutchins […]
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Weil Gotshal & Manges Weil’s Management Committee is pleased to announce a new governance structure to position the Firm for continued, long-term success within a rapidly changing legal marketplace. This new structure facilitates the transition ahead as our current Executive Partner Barry Wolf will be retiring at the end of 2027. Barry will continue as Executive Partner
The ABA – “We Won’t Let Courts or Lawyers Become Political Pawns” John Bowie, LawFuel Publisher Three weeks after issuing its clarion call to protect judicial independence, the American Bar Association is doubling down with a blistering critique of escalating government attacks on the third branch – and the lawyers who keep it running. ,
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Alex Spiro, the go-to litigator for Elon Musk and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, now bills clients $3,000 per hour—a figure cementing his status among Manhattan’s most expensive lawyers. Or in fact any US lawyers.
At Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Spiro and global co-managing partner William Burck lead a pricing tier that reflects the fast-growing climb of premium legal services across the US, with firm partners charging between $1,860 and $3,000 hourly.
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Kevin Garvey is a former senior official in the first Trump administration where he was Associate Counsel to the President in the White House Counsel’s Office and then Deputy Chief and later Chief of Staff to the US Trade Representative, Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer. At the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), Kevin was
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KPMG has broken new ground in the US legal market with the Arizona Supreme Court approving KPMG Law US to practice as an alternative business structure, marking the first time a Big Four accounting firm can legally practice law in the United States.
The approval comes under Arizona’s reformed regulations. Enacted in 2020, these changes allow non-lawyers to have economic interests in law firms. KPMG was quick to seize this opportunity.
The question is . . .
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Paul Hastings’ Boston Appointment In a move that further strengthens and expands Paul Hastings’ premier global technology, data and IP offerings, the firm announced that top-ranked technology and IP lawyer Sarah Gagan has joined in Boston as co-chair of its newly established Technology Transactions practice. Previously, Gagan was a partner and the former global vice chair of
Richard Glossip Is Saved Execution by the Supreme Court On February 25, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip’s conviction, ordering a new trial after revelations of prosecutorial misconduct spanning two decades. Glossip, convicted in 1998 for a murder-for-hire plot, faced execution despite the prosecution’s star witness, Justin Sneed, admitting to lying under
The Cravath model—characterized by selective hiring, intensive associate training, lockstep compensation, and extraordinary attention to detail—has created an elite club with membership requirements few can meet. The model thrives on focus. The firm maintains a relatively small footprint with offices only in New York, Washington DC, and London.
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#DOGELawsuit – Federal Judge Rebukes Musk-Led DOGE Constitutional Crisis Claims A federal judge’s injunction barring Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from U.S. Treasury systems has ignited a firestorm across both legal and political circles. The February 8 ruling, which found DOGE violated the Privacy Act of 1974, marks a pivotal clash between Silicon
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