The Elite Law Pipeline to Prison And How a Decade-Long Insider Trading Ring Pierced Big Law’s Inner Circle

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A 30-person federal indictment has implicated attorneys from Wachtell, Latham, Willkie, Goodwin, Cleary, Sidley, Weil and DLA Piper in what prosecutors call one of the most sweeping M&A intelligence networks ever prosecuted on American soil.

The access a law firm grants its attorneys is built on a simple, foundational covenant: what comes through the door stays within those walls. For a decade, federal prosecutors allege, a network of Ivy League-trained lawyers decided that covenant was negotiable — and that confidential merger data was simply a different kind of billable asset.

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Once a Custody Arrangement Becomes a Court Order,Changing It Requires Proving That Something Significant Has Changed — Which Is Why the Decisions Made During a Divorce Matter Far More Than Most Parents Realize in the Moment

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Article source: Elliott Frazier Law Parents going through a divorce tend to focus on the process itself — the court dates, the financial negotiations, the logistics of separating a shared life. The custody piece often gets treated as something to be resolved, rather than something to be built. The distinction is not semantic. A custody

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Paul Weiss Sheds Litigation Associates Citing Performance Reviews as Firm Navigates Litigation Slowdown

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has parted ways with several litigation associates following its annual performance review cycle, possibly marking a structural change from the relatively recently annointed firm chair Scott Barshay (pictured).

According to reporting by The American Lawyer, the New York-based firm, which has long prided itself on avoiding public layoffs, including during the 2008 financial crisis and the 2022 financial correction . . Log in to read more . . .

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Not Every Injury Case Is the Same and the Ones That Change Your Life Require a Different Level of Legal Attention

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Article source: Leah Wise Law Firm There is a spectrum in personal injury cases that most people don’t fully appreciate until they’re somewhere on it. At one end are the relatively contained injuries — a broken arm, a soft tissue injury that resolves with physical therapy, a concussion that clears within weeks. At the other

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Class of 2025 Law Grads Hit 87.7% Employment in Top-Tier Jobs But the Details Are More Mixed

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Smaller class, sustained demand, and a notable dip in BigLaw and government hiring: what the latest ABA numbers actually mean for law firm recruiting and your next career move.

The legal job market held firm for the Class of 2025, but the full picture is more nuanced than the headline rate suggests. According to employment data released April 22, 2026 by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, 87.7% of 2025 graduates from Council-accredited law schools were employed in full-time, long-term Bar Admission Required/Anticipated or J.D. Advantage positions as of March 16, 2026 — roughly ten months after graduation.

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You Slipped You Fell and Now You Are Wondering If Any of This Was Actually Someone Else’s Fault

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Article source: Zervos & Calta Injury Law Slip and fall accidents have a strange quality in the aftermath. You’re on the ground, you’re in pain, and almost immediately there’s a voice — sometimes internal, sometimes from a bystander, sometimes from a store employee — suggesting that you should have been more careful. That you should

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Alberta’s Impaired Driving Laws Have Moved the Fight to the Roadside

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Article source: Liberty Law LLP In Alberta, an impaired driving allegation can punish a driver before a criminal trial is ever scheduled. That is the legal reality many people still miss. The province’s modern impaired driving regime is not built only around a courtroom prosecution. It is built around immediate roadside consequences, administrative penalties, licence

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A&O Shearman Job Cuts Amidst Post-Merger Push For Tech-Driven Ops

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A&O Shearman has cut up to 20 business services roles in its London office as the firm continues its post-merger push for smarter, tech-driven operations. The reductions, which hit finance, marketing and IT teams, were confirmed by the firm on 7 May. No partners or fee-earning lawyers were affected. An A&O Shearman spokesperson said the

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FisherBroyles Enters Nashville Market with Addition of Corporate Attorney Stacey Garrett Koju

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Partner Ken Cutshaw to Join Koju in Nashville Office ATLANTA—(May 5, 2026)—FisherBroyles, LLP, the first and one of the largest distributed law firms in the world, has expanded its North American presence with the addition of corporate attorney Stacey Garrett Koju in Nashville, Tennessee. With its entry into Nashville, FisherBroyles now operates in 32 geographic markets across

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NZ Lawyer News – Cavell Leitch Recruits former Minters Partner to Launch Wellington Office

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Christchurch-based Cavell Leitch is opening its Wellington office, recruiting Rodney Craig, formerly with MinterEllisonRuddWatts is to set up the capital office. The thirteen-principal firm has focused on organic growth and is seeking to grow its business with the latest announcement. Craig was a partner at MinterEllisonRuddWatts for 14 years and was previously a partner at

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