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The American Lawyer

As 'Crypto Winter' Drives Insolvency and Fraud, Lawyers Find New Ways of Tracking Decentralized Assets

The fall of cryptocurrency prices over the course of 2022 has already pushed major industry players to bankruptcy. Litigation funders are already buying claims and helping practitioners fund actions against fraudsters.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Sullivan & Cromwell Co-Chair Bob Giuffra Strikes a Balance Between Leading the Firm and Litigating Crisis-Level Cases

"We're a firm where the leaders are in the trenches, as opposed to the leaders being in a corner office dictating policy," Giuffra said.
13 minute read

The American Lawyer

Senior SEC Enforcement Official Joins Goodwin as Agency Departures Mount

Jonathan Hecht, who spent nearly 11 years at the SEC, declined to comment on why so many attorneys have left the agency this year but did allude to their skill sets being in high demand.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

All the Big Law Firms That Negotiated SEC's $1B Record-Keeping Settlement With Wall Street

The SEC's combined $1.1 billion settlement with big banks and brokerages generated work for many major law firms, including two former SEC enforcement directors.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lagging Demand and Layoff Fears Give Firms Leverage Over Talent—Will They Use It?

Law firms in the U.S. and U.K. are finally in a position to enforce attendance policies and make attitude adjustments in their associate ranks, but no firm wants to be first to drop the hammer.
7 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Book Skewers Jones Day But Legal Industry Also Takes A Hit

Author David Enrich, in Servants of the Damned, also recounts the founding story of the American Lawyer and the role it played in transforming how law firms in the U.S. operate.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Anti-Money Laundering Chief Joins MoFo as Government Steps Up White-Collar Scrutiny

Deborah "Deb" Connor, most recently the chief of the money laundering and asset recovery section, is making the move to private practice after 25 years at the DOJ.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

SDNY Criminal Division Deputy Chief Joins Hogan Lovells as Partner

Kristy Greenberg, who will be a member of the firm's financial industry and insurance sector, said she was drawn to Hogan Lovells' "unparalleled" international capabilities.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Completes Raid of Mintz Sports & Entertainment Practice Leadership

In a three-partner lateral move announced on Wednesday, Holland & Knight added the last two co-chairs of the sports & entertainment practice at Mintz, following the July hiring of co-chair Tyrone Thomas.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Antitrust Enforcer Joins Cooley in DC

Kathy O'Neill was the senior director of investigations and litigation in the DOJ's Antitrust Division, the top-ranking career civil antitrust attorney in the unit.
2 minute read

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