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The American Lawyer

Pillsbury Adds Hospitality Honcho as FinServ Regulation Head Departs

Herrick, Feinstein hospitality chair Paul Shapses is leaving the firm amid its merger talks with Crowell & Moring for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. The latter recently saw the co-head of its financial services regulation practice leave to start his own firm in four different cities.
18 minute read

The Recorder

California's Anti-Trump Strategy, Featuring Eric Holder, Will Cost $25K Monthly

California legislative leaders on Wednesday said they have retained a team of Covington & Burling attorneys led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to help fend off "potential challenges" from the incoming Trump administration. The hire follows eight weeks of post-election promises by state Democrats to create a firewall against potential Republican attacks on California's immigration, environmental and health care policies. It also offers a high-visibility platform for Covington, which has long sought a stronger presence on the West Coast.
13 minute read

The American Lawyer

Securities Defense Bar Praises Trump SEC Pick

In the hours after Donald Trump tapped Sullivan & Cromwell dealmaker Jay Clayton to lead the SEC, securities litigators and others said he could usher in a new era for the agency.
26 minute read

Legaltech News

Lawyers Take Note: Don't Sleep On Legal Tech Hardware

A keyboard for lawyers, by a Perkins Coie lawyer, signals a new push for hardware, not just software, in legal technology.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Former US Attorney Memeger to Rejoin Morgan Lewis

Zane David Memeger, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, is rejoining Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as a partner.
39 minute read

National Law Journal

An Assistant SG Rejoins Latham After Three-Year Stint

Latham & Watkins' Supreme Court and appellate practice will welcome back Roman Martinez, a former associate there who spent the last three years as an assistant to the solicitor general at the U.S. Justice Department. Martinez, a Latham associate from 2010 to 2013, rejoins as a partner in the appellate practice.
11 minute read

The American Lawyer

Skadden Snags McDermott Trusts and Estates Pro

Amy Heller, a trusts and estates partner who joined McDermott Will & Emery in a high-profile lateral move in 2011, has left the firm for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. McDermott watched another private client partner leave its London office for Bryan Cave.
23 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Appellate Pro Takes Over Leadership at Fort Worth's Kelly Hart

Marianne Auld, a partner who heads Kelly, Hart & Hallman's appellate practice group, is the new managing partner effective Jan. 1.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Ties Abound in Yoga Company Troubles

A litigation dispute in California against Bikram Choudhury, the founder of so-called hot yoga, has ended with his former British lawyer being awarded control of his business empire. In New York, a startup yoga clothing company, recently filed for bankruptcy, owing thousands of dollars in legal fees to two law firms.
18 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trump Taps Veteran Skadden Partner as U.S. Trade Representative

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Robert Lighthizer, a free-trade critic and longtime partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, as his choice to serve as the next U.S. trade representative.
29 minute read

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