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The American Lawyer

7-Year Sentence for Ex-IP Lawyer Over $2M Money Laundering Scheme

An IP lawyer with Big Law grooming now faces prison time after admitting to money laundering.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Andrews Kurth Loses Seven Partners to New Katten Muchin Dallas Office

Andrews Kurth Kenyon loses more lawyers in Dallas—the latest to depart the firm in recent weeks as it negotiates a merger with Virginia-based Hunton & Williams.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Mel Weiss, Hero and Villain of Plaintiffs Bar, Dies at 82

Melvyn Weiss, the co-founder of now-defunct Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, died in his sleep on Feb. 2 at the age of 82, his son's law firm, Seeger Weiss announced on Friday.
5 minute read

The Recorder

O'Melveny Adds 3 M&A Partners in Los Angeles

Three corporate partners from Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth are heading to the Am Law 100 firm in Century City.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

JPMorgan Holds Law Firms' Feet to the Fire on Diversity

At a kickoff event at Sullivan & Cromwell for a new JPMorgan diversity initiative, the message was clear: If it's always white men leading the team, expect other law firms to get the work.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Husch Blackwell Lands Handful of New Lawyers in Chicago, DC

Husch Blackwell has added three partners in Chicago to its burgeoning higher educational practice, while also adding two lawyers to its international trade group in the nation's capital.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kasowitz, Simpson Thacher Among 9 Law Firms Owed $4M In Patriot National Bankruptcy

The company filed for Chapter 11 on Jan. 30. The nine law firms listed among its top 20 unsecured creditors are owed more than $3.8 million in total.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Legal Sector Jobs Down in January

The legal services sector saw a dip in employment in January.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Joseph Simons of Paul Weiss, Trump's FTC Chair Pick, Reports $1.9M in Partner Share

Joseph Simons, a former Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison antitrust co-chair in Washington, reported earning $1.9 million in partnership share from the firm. The disclosure was among others published Friday from Trump's FTC nominees, including Christine Wilson, a top in-house lawyer at Delta Air Lines.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Reality Check for Law Firms: It's Not Just About You Anymore

“If the Big Four decided tomorrow they wanted to own the space, we wouldn't be having this conference next year,” said one participant at a forum on the business of law this week.
3 minute read

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