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New York Law Journal

Four Big Firms Advise on Sale of Stake in Empire State Building Owner

White & Case, Proskauer Rose, Goodwin Procter and Clifford Chance are handling a $622 million deal that will see Qatar's sovereign wealth fund acquire a 9.9 percent stake in the Empire State Realty Trust Inc., owner of New York's iconic Empire State Building.
22 minute read

Legaltech News

The Future of Global Law: A Q&A on Cybersecurity with Michael Jablonski

As countries vie for control over information infrastructure and data stream regulation, Jablonski says we may see an increase in international arbitration.
10 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Too Many Supreme Court Clinics?

Recently the University of Chicago Law School, where I teach, established a Supreme Court and appellate clinic, in partnership with the law firm of Jenner & Block. In the Supreme Court Brief, Tony Mauro asked, quite reasonably: why? There are already Supreme Court clinics at other law schools. There are Supreme Court specialists at great law firms. And the court hears only about 80 cases a year. I am the faculty director of the new University of Chicago clinic, so let me try to explain.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Firms Among Top Recruiters in NYC This Year

Head count in the New York offices of Florida-founded firms have grown this year as firms look to hire corporate attorneys to help with real estate and finance work coming to Florida.
46 minute read

The American Lawyer

Tucker Ellis Takes St. Louis With Wilson Elser Crew

Cleveland-based Tucker Ellis, a firm formed from the ashes of a busted Am Law 200 shop, has announced the opening of its second new Midwestern outpost this year.
68 minute read

Legaltech News

E-Discovery 2016: Inside Gibson Dunn's Midyear Review

Gibson Dunn's midyear e-discovery report portrays positive FRCP amendment impact, collection challenges with new info sources, and more.
16 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How Weak Client Email Security Exposes Outside Counsel to 'Spillover' Breach Risks

Organizations' vulnerability to email attacks puts their outside counsel at risk for advanced phishing cyberattacks and breaches of privileged correspondence.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Four Firms Guide Pfizer's Latest Big Drug Buy

Wachtell, Ropes & Gray, Davis Polk and Cooley are advising on a $14 billion deal that will see pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. acquire cancer drug maker Medivation Inc.
22 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Higher Salaries for Big-Law First-Year Associates: Good or Bad?

By | August 22, 2016
Several large, New York-based law firms will be raising their starting salary for first-year associates. The Young Lawyers Advisory Board considers what this means for attorneys in New Jersey.
12 minute read

National Law Journal

Movers

By | August 22, 2016
Lateral moves and new arrivals in this week's column.
43 minute read

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