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The American Lawyer

Hunton Makes Two Big Hires, Plus More Lateral Moves

Amid merger talks with a U.K. firm, Hunton & Williams added two practice leaders from Katten Muchin Rosenman; Bo Dietl's GC finds a new home; Jenner & Block launches a private wealth practice; and other notable additions from throughout The Am Law 200.
119 minute read

The American Lawyer

Best and Worst Law Schools for Jobs

This year's list of go-to schools—and ones that should be avoided.
13 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Kannon Shanmugam of Williams & Connolly and Joshua Rosenkranz of Orrick

The pair knocked out a billion-dollar judgment against Bank of America that had stood out as a bright spot for prosecutors in the wake of the financial crisis.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Hulk Hogan Case Rattles Litigation Funding Firms

“It's really nothing like what we do,” one litigation finance exec said of the revelation that billionaire Peter Thiel has backed Hulk Hogan's $140 million lawsuit against Gawker.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

London Law Firm Merging With Miami's Thornton Davis

The 1,800-lawyer Clyde & Co. plans to open its sixth U.S. office in Miami, merging with insurance defense firm Thornton Davis & Fein.
21 minute read

Law.com

With Internal Investigations, Firms Walk a Tightrope

Sullivan & Cromwell and Dechert struggle to balance client and regulator.
37 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields Under Scrutiny as Alibaba Deal Falls Foul of Hong Kong Securities Regulator

Legal advisers' role referenced as Alibaba's $171 million acquisition of healthcare company is criticized for breaking takeover rules.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Q&A: A Mayer Brown Lawyer Takes On the Chicago Police Department

In the wake of Laquan McDonald's killing, Lori Lightfoot waded into one of Chicago's biggest controversies when she agreed to head the city's task force on police misconduct.
20 minute read

National Law Journal

Pennsylvania, D.C. Tell Staples and Office Depot to Pay Up After FTC Court Win

The attorneys general for Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, who joined federal trade regulators in challenging the proposed merger between Staples Inc. and Office Depot Inc., want the office supply companies to reimburse them for a combined $175,000 in legal expenses.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

UK Legal Recruiter Sets Sights on US Shores

London-based RedLaw launched a New York office this week, becoming perhaps only the second large U.K. legal recruitment firm to make the jump to the cutthroat U.S. lateral market.
34 minute read

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