Brian Baxter

July 26, 2018 | New York Law Journal

“I've been here seven business days, but I hit the ground running,” said Emilie Cooper about Haynes and Boone's New York office, which she joined last week after leaving Kasowitz Benson Torres.

By Brian Baxter

2 minute read

June 25, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Oliver Luck, a former associate at Fulbright & Jaworski, has reportedly received a $20 million guarantee to serve as commissioner of Vince McMahon's revived XFL. K&L Gates took the lead on the matter for the wrestling industry titan.

By Brian Baxter

2 minute read

June 14, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Oliver Luck, a former associate at Fulbright & Jaworski, has reportedly received a $20 million guarantee to serve as commissioner of Vince McMahon's revived XFL. K&L Gates took the lead on the matter for the wrestling industry titan.

By Brian Baxter

2 minute read

June 07, 2018 | The Recorder

Bruce Haglund, who is awaiting sentencing on charges that he helped perpetrate a $5 million Ponzi scheme, filed for Chapter 7 in late May.

By Brian Baxter

1 minute read

June 04, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Stephen Fraidin, a former senior M&A partner at Kirkland & Ellis, has joined Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft after more than three years at hedge fund giant Pershing Square Capital Management.

By Brian Baxter |

2 minute read

June 01, 2018 | The American Lawyer

A recent Chapter 11 filing by the owner of a network of prominent addiction treatment centers lists nearly $2.5 million in legal fees owed to several large firms.

By Brian Baxter |

1 minute read

May 30, 2018 | The American Lawyer

An attorney and blogger who a decade ago went by the internet alias “Loyola 2L” has revealed himself to be a former Big Law research lawyer. He is now going public in an effort to bring about change in the legal profession.

By Brian Baxter |

1 minute read

May 29, 2018 | The American Lawyer

While the National Football League seeks to restrict its players from kneeling for the national anthem, a new government filing by a players' union shows that it has some high-powered counsel at its disposal in Gibson Dunn, Latham, Quinn Emanuel and Winston & Strawn.

By Brian Baxter

6 minute read

May 24, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Roger Barron, a veteran corporate partner at Linklaters in London, has left the Magic Circle firm for Paul Hastings, which has been busy in recent weeks recruiting new talent into its partnership.

By Rose Walker and Brian Baxter

4 minute read

May 23, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Avi Schick, a former president and COO of Empire State Development Corp., has joined the firm as head of its government investigations, compliance and enforcement practice in New York.

By Brian Baxter |

3 minute read