Nell Gluckman

December 31, 2014 | The American Lawyer

The controversial legal fees that Detroit has incurred as a result of its historic bankruptcy proceedings have been released, and not surprisingly, Jones Day tops the list. The city's lead counsel seeks to take in $57.9 million, the most of any of the hired professionals. Dentons, Miller Canfield, Pepper Hamilton and Debevoise & Plimpton are also on the list.

By Nell Gluckman

3 minute read

December 30, 2014 | The American Lawyer

A team from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr has been hired by Sony Pictures to represent the company as it confronts a series of class actions in the wake of a cyberattack. The firm is no stranger to handling such cases, having represented JP Morgan in its own massive security breach.

By Nell Gluckman

22 minute read

December 30, 2014 | The American Lawyer

A team from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr has been hired by Sony Pictures to represent the company as it confronts a series of class actions in the wake of a cyberattack. The firm is no stranger to handling such cases, having represented JP Morgan in its own massive security breach.

By Nell Gluckman

3 minute read

December 29, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Eight months after DLA Piper issued a report recommending that the state of Qatar reform the way it treats migrant laborers as it prepares for the 2022 World Cup, the issue is once again drawing scrutiny following an investigation by U.K. publication The Guardian that shows little improvement to the country's grim working conditions.

By Nell Gluckman

3 minute read

December 24, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Dentons, the law firm that represented Detroit's official Committee of Retirees during the city's bankruptcy proceedings, donated $500,000 to Detroit's fire department. That's small change compared with the $15 million and counting that the firm has been paid by the Motor City.

By Nell Gluckman

2 minute read

December 23, 2014 | The American Lawyer

At least five Am Law 100 firms have played a role in Caesars Entertainment Corporation's purchase of Caesars Acquisition Company in an attempt to ward off a complicated bankruptcy proceeding involving a subsidiary. Skadden and Latham are representing Caesars Acquisition Company and its special committee, respectively, while Reed Smith and Paul Weiss are counseling Caesars Entertainment and its executive committee.

By Nell Gluckman

35 minute read

December 22, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Jeremie Gicquel, a Paul Hastings associate from the firm's Paris office, expects to spend Christmas Eve at the South Pole. The employment law specialist is in the middle of a 70-day cross- country ski trip into the middle of Antarctica with his wife and has used a blog to share updates about his progress with his coworkers.

By Nell Gluckman

5 minute read

December 18, 2014 | Law.com

Akin Gump partner Raphael Prober saw his six-year pro bono project come to a gratifying finish earlier this month when the French government agreed to pay $60 million in reparations to Holocaust victims deported on trains operated by France's national state-owned railway company, SNCF.

By Nell Gluckman

5 minute read

December 16, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius will assume nearly 500 pro bono cases from Bingham McCutchen as part of its absorption of the firm, bringing the combined total of pro bono cases from both firms to as many as 1,500.

By Nell Gluckman

4 minute read

December 15, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Orr, the now former emergency manager of Detroit, reflects on his time restructuring the Motor City and what he will do next. Meanwhile, Detroit officials have renegotiated legal and consulting fees, the largest of which will go to Orr's former firm Jones Day.

By Nell Gluckman

23 minute read