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New York Law Journal

Cravath to Raise Base Pay for Associates to $180K

Cravath, Swaine & Moore confirmed Monday that it is increasing base salaries to $180,000 for first-year associates and $315,000 in their eighth year, according to the firm.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Boutique Real Estate Firm Joins Anderson Kill

Insurance recovery firm Anderson Kill said all of Rosen Livingston & Cholst's 10 attorneys are joining, including six as shareholders, and support staff.
6 minute read

International Edition

How Do Chinese Law Firms Operate?

In this first of a two-part story, we compare two most commonly used business models by Chinese law firms. The loosely organized commission-based structure allows fast growth, while the more tightly integrated corporation model promotes healthier revenue per lawyer. Which will prevail?
6 minute read

International Edition

Davis Polk, Linklaters on $1.4B Chinese Insurance Deal

Fujian-based Thaihot Group is acquiring Dah Sing Banking Group's Hong Kong and Macau life insurance business.
2 minute read

International Edition

Second Paul Hastings Hong Kong IPO Partner Leaves

Edwin Kwok's departure to O'Melveny & Meyers comes only a week after that of former office head Sammy Li to Hogan Lovells.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Want Obama Administration Views on No-Cash Pay-to-Delay Agreements

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the Obama administration to weigh in on an antitrust question that could affect the ability of drug companies to settle patent disputes and increase their antirust liability.
6 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

High Court Challenge Could Unravel Military Death Penalty

In the past eight years, the Obama administration has been no stranger to charges it has violated separation of powers or exceeded its statutory authority. But a new charge comes from an unusual source—the military justice system—in a U.S. Supreme Court petition that has the potential to dismantle the military's capital punishment scheme.
6 minute read

Law.com

Chief Justice Roberts Misses Solo Lawyers With 'Battered Briefcases'

In his 11th year as chief justice, John Roberts Jr. is sounding wistful about the days earlier in his career when lawyers who argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and law clerks who worked for the justices were less polished than they are now.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ali's Lawyers, Counsel to The Champ, Recall Representing The Greatest

Billions around the world have felt the death of Muhammad Ali, a legendary boxer who turned himself into a global icon. Not surprisingly, a man who made a living with his fists—but became known for his words—employed more than a few lawyers in his lifetime.
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

Mintz Levin's Weld Joins the Presidential Election Circus

Not feeling Clinton or Trump? Big Law voters may want to consider former governor Bill Weld. Now at Mintz Levin's ML Strategies, the Harvard Law School graduate recently got the call to become a vice presidential nominee on the Libertarian Party ticket.
24 minute read

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