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Litigation Daily

Wait, How Is Dentons a More 'Fearsome' Litigation Opponent Than Quinn Emanuel?

For three years in a row, the same quartet of firms topped BTI Consulting Group's 'Fearsome Foursome' list of most-feared opponents in court. Until now, when Dentons displaced Quinn Emanuel at the top. Except....why?
90 minute read

National Law Journal

Movers

By | September 26, 2016
Lateral moves and new arrivals in this week's column.
39 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Rips Kirkland Over Associate's Appearance in Facebook Terror Networking Case

A Brooklyn federal judge called it "insulting" that Kirkland & Ellis didn't send a partner to handle a conference in litigation brought by terrorism victims against Facebook Inc.
17 minute read

The American Lawyer

Another Day, Another Big Firm Merger in Canada

Combination, eh? After global legal giants DLA Piper and Norton Rose Fulbright sought to expand their presence up north within the past week, two of Canada's largest provincial law firms have announced their intention to merge.
22 minute read

The American Lawyer

Amid Global Growth, Firms Weigh Risks and Rewards

In a world of global giants, lawyers at the International Bar Association pondered the pros and cons of cross-border expansion.
44 minute read

The American Lawyer

Legal Networks Hit Back at Dentons' Nextlaw Claims

Already the world's largest firm by lawyer head count, Dentons is set to roll out its giant referral network, one that includes 250 firms and 18,000 lawyers globally. But the traditional legal networks are fighting back.
27 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kirkland Launches Investment Funds Practice in Houston

Led by a partner who moved to Houston from San Francisco, Kirkland & Ellis has started an investment fund group in Houston to capitalize on energy deal work in that market.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Congratulations, You're a Great Lawyer--and You're Not a Jerk

The legal world is full of lists and rankings. I should know, I help compile some of them. But there's one honor that stands apart: the American College of Trial Lawyers. Being a member amounts to a stamp of approval from your peers that not only are you an excellent lawyer, you're also not a jerk. Who are the 2016 inductees?
34 minute read

Corporate Counsel

CHARTS: Who Represents America's Biggest Companies 2016

By | September 22, 2016
The firms, their clients, and whose names pop up the most.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Legal Woes Behind Bankruptcy of Another For-Profit Educator

ITT Educational Services Inc., owner of Indiana's ITT Technical Institute and New Hampshire's Daniel Webster College, filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 16 in Indianapolis. Faegre Baker Daniels has taken the lead for the company in its Chapter 7 liquidation
24 minute read

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