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National Law Journal

Sidley Austin Associate Going for Gold in Paris Paralympics

Matt Simpson plays goalball, a sport played exclusively by athletes who are blind or visually impaired. He leaves for Paris in just weeks after returning to the firm from a federal clerkship.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Putting Counsel in an Uncomfortable Spot: The Witness Chair

"More important, however, is for prosecutors to recognize that charges based on attorney proffers are ill-advised," write Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Recent Developments Under New York's Amended Whistleblower Protection Law

"Ensure that employment policies include clearly defined channels of communication which allow employees to raise concerns," write Nicholas J. Pappas and Elena Modl.
9 minute read

International Edition

So What Do Your Parents Do? Data Shows Family Background Remains a Barrier at Top Firms

In this latest installment of the 2024 Diversity Survey, Law.com looks at how parent occupation and university status impacts access to the profession.
4 minute read

International Edition

How Private Equity Backing is Helping One Firm Grow

As more firms and legal jurisdictions around the world, from Spain, to Germany and even to the U.S., consider the possibility of outside, third-party investment, Wotton + Kearney paints a picture of how such arrangements can work.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Path to Equity Partnership Is Lengthening. Are Firms Making the Change in Good Faith?

While a recent suit against Duane Morris alleges the firm is using the firm's non-equity tier to goose partner profits, some market observers see the ever-extending path to the equity partnership as a recognition of firms' legitimate business needs.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

How New York's Top Boutiques Are Staying Competitive in Associate Compensation and Retention

Many New York-based boutiques—like Holwell Shuster & Goldberg and Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna—are staying close to or on the Cravath scale to be able to compete with firms like Kirkland & Ellis for the best associates.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Hyper-Aggressive FTC Turns High Beam on Auto Industry's Sales Culture

The agency's latest target is vehicle-service-contract marketer CarShield, which agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations of deceptive sales practices.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Departmental Schism Re Post-Judgment Reviewability of Sua Sponte Orders Continues

"The statute and 'Sholes' impose an onerous time-consuming process upon the aggrieved party who may be in need of immediate relief from a sua sponte order," writes Elliott Scheinberg.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Regulators Prowl for Financial Firms That Wield NDAs to 'Muzzle' Whistleblowers

Nondisclosure agreements "send a message that reporting violations outside the company is wrong—this adds to the culture of silence the whistleblower laws are designed to prevent," said Stephen Kohn, founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto.
4 minute read

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