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Firms are taking a variety of approaches to relieve the internal tension that comes from releasing partner pay data.
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Law firms favored litigation, investment funds, and banking and finance in recent promotions.
5th Circuit Rules Open-Source Code Is Not Property in Tornado Cash Appeal
"As the decision correctly recognizes, the meaning of a statute doesn’t change to fit new contexts; it’s up to Congress to make new law to address new problems," said Judd Littleton, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and co-head of the Am Law 100 firm's Supreme Court & appellate practice who is not involved in the matter.
2 Carter Arnett Litigators to Join Baker & Hostetler in Dallas
Courtney Barksdale Perez and Joshua Bennett, name partners at Dallas trial firm Carter Arnett Bennett & Perez, are set to join Baker & Hostetler in Dallas on Monday.
Revenue Up at Homegrown Texas Firms Through Q3, Though Demand Slipped Slightly
Billing rates at homegrown Texas firms grew by 7.9% during the first nine months of the year, compared to 2023, close to the industry's rate hike of 9% for the period, according to Wells Fargo's Legal Specialty Group Nine-Month 2024 Survey Results.
Judge Skips Over Sanctions in Talc Bankruptcy: 'That’s A No'
At a Tuesday hearing, however, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez, in the Southern District of Texas, ordered Beasley Allen and the Smith Law Firm to produce example communications demonstrating how their 11,000 clients voted for or against Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy plan.
Anticipating a New Era of 'Extreme Vetting,' Big Law Immigration Attys Prep for Demand Surge
Donald Trump made tougher federal immigration enforcement a cornerstone of his campaign. Clients are already wondering how their businesses will be impacted.
What Went Wrong With Adeel Mangi's Long, Strange Trip Through the Judicial Nomination Process?
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, who has been a booster of Mangi's nomination, appears unwilling to give up the fight. “As long he remains a nominee, I will fight to get him confirmed,” Booker said.
Akin, Baker Botts, Vinson & Elkins Are First Texas Big Law Firms to Match Milbank Bonuses
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