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Damian Williams Leaves Paul Weiss in a Move That Screams Politics Over Profits

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Damian Williams isn’t just another high-powered litigator making a lateral leap, he’s making waves, raising eyebrows, and possibly laying the groundwork for a pivot into politics. If you’ve been tracking the latest episodes in the “Trump v. Biglaw” saga, you’ll know this isn’t your average career hop. Williams, the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is stepping out of the white-shoe fortress of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP just five months after arriving—and into the arms of Jenner & Block, where he’ll co-chair the litigation department out of their New York office.

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Kirkland’s Bold Move to Keep Big Law Partners from Jumping Ship

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Big Law Partner Poaching and Payday Hostages Tom Borman, LawFuel Contributing Writer BigLaw is getting aggressive in its tactics to retain legal talent as the partner poaching and the big money that gets the big talent continues to disrupt the legal market. This trend reflects the growing competition for rainmakers and high-performing partners in an

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Hourly Rate Unveiled: Lawyers Pursue $6 Billion Legal Fee Tied to Musk’s Pay Package

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Record Legal Fee Request Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor We reported recently on a record-breaking ‘first’ billion dollar legal fee in the Elon Musk executive compensation case – but away under-estimated – with the fee looking at several billion more. The lawyers who successfully challenged Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation package as excessive are now

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BigLaw Moves: Linklaters Hires Top Rainmaker Ahead of Shearman & Sterling Merger

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The Big Law firms in the big law merger between Shearman & Sterling and Allen & Overy is seeing a major movement in legal talent, including the recruitment by Linklaters of George Casey, the rainmaker global managing partner at Shearman & Sterling. Shearman is getting ready to merge with Linklaters’ major Magic Circle rival Allen

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