Brian Baxter

March 24, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Three current and former female partners seeking certification of a gender bias class action against Chadbourne & Parke saw the firm file its response opposing that motion late Thursday. Chadbourne's managing partner Andrew Giaccia and retired partner Mary Yelenick, who is among those suing the firm, also both filed court papers in the case.

By Brian Baxter

18 minute read

March 24, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Reginald Brown, chairman of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr's financial institutions group and head of the firm's congressional investigations practice, has been retained by President Donald Trump's former top campaign adviser Paul Manafort Jr. as he prepares to answer questions about his alleged ties to Russia.

By Brian Baxter

22 minute read

March 21, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Paul Manafort Jr., a lawyer and former top campaign adviser to President Donald Trump, is once again in the spotlight. Hacked text messages involving one of his children, an ex-associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, are revealing more details about his work in Ukraine and the firm's role for one of his key clients.

By Brian Baxter

23 minute read

March 21, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Saul Ewing, Skadden, Morgan Lewis and Morrison & Foerster have landed roles on the latest batch of big bankruptcies in the oil and gas sector. The prolonged economic slump in the energy industry also has other firms on the opposite side of the Chapter 11 ledger.

By Brian Baxter

44 minute read

March 17, 2017 | The American Lawyer

William Barr, a former U.S. attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, has returned to Kirkland & Ellis as of counsel in Washington, D.C. The move was not announced by Kirkland, but Caterpillar Inc., which recently hired Barr and the firm to advise it in an investigation.

By Brian Baxter

15 minute read

March 16, 2017 | International Edition

Volkswagen describes raid as 'unacceptable' and 'clear violation of legal principles'

By Brian Baxter

3 minute read

March 16, 2017 | Legal Week

Volkswagen describes raid as 'unacceptable' and 'clear violation of legal principles'

By Brian Baxter

3 minute read

March 16, 2017 | National Law Journal

Jones Day, a firm with close ties to the current U.S. president, saw its offices in Germany raided Wednesday by local prosecutors investigating its client, Volkswagen AG, as part of a probe into an emissions software scandal at the auto giant.

By Brian Baxter

32 minute read

March 15, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Robert Schulman, who joined the firm in 2015 from Hunton & Williams, has been convicted of insider trading in New York for passing on a tip related to Pfizer Inc.'s $3.6 billion acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals Inc.

By Brian Baxter

26 minute read

March 14, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Mary Yelenick, a former chair of Chadbourne & Parke's products liability group who last month sought to join a $100 million gender discrimination case against the firm, has filed a declaration with a federal court in New York detailing her claims and criticizing the firm's methods for compensating partners.

By Brian Baxter

25 minute read