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National Law Journal

Covington, Wilmer Played Roles in the US-Russia Prisoner Swap

Wilmer was brought in by Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones to work with officials outside Russia to help secure the release of reporter Evan Gershkovich, while Covington aided U.S.-funded media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in freeing reporter Alsu Kurmasheva.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Schulte Loses Investment Funds Partner to Morgan Lewis

Leonora Shalet said she was contacted by Morgan Lewis after sitting on the opposite side of negotiations from her new colleagues, representing fund managers and investors.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

How a Father Might Teach Lawyering

Easy to imagine. Your father is a lawyer, and that's why you want to become one. But do you really need him waxing poetic about Marbury, Palsgraf…
9 minute read

International Edition

UK General Election: Lawyers' Attention Turns to Labour's Tax Agenda

More than anything, lawyers want to avoid a hung parliament.
4 minute read

International Edition

French In-House Counsel May Finally Get Limited Confidentiality Protection for Internal Consultations

France has adopted bills that would give in-house legal professionals limited confidentiality protection but the French Conference of Bar Association Presidents—which encompasses about half of the country's lawyers—opposes the proposals.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Soccer Through and Through': This Ballard Spahr Partner Just Guided Her 14-Year-Old Son to an Unprecedented Pro Deal

Heike Sullivan, who leads the firm's private client practice, played soccer at Penn. Now all four of her boys are affiliated with the Philadelphia Union, including her youngest, Cavan, who could be the youngest player to ever appear in an MLS match.
4 minute read

Law.com

Motley Rice Cites ABA Ethics Opinion in Opioid Disqualification Duel

The disqualification motion comes as U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, who is overseeing the opioid multidistrict litigation, has lined up four bellwether trials against OptumRx and another pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts.
5 minute read

International Edition

Gateley Defeated in Actor Laurence Fox's Defamation Suit

The actor turned activist had been accused of racism.
3 minute read

International Edition

Mourant and Ogier Secure Most Spots in 2024 Private Client Lawyer Directory

The most nominated individual this year was Tina Wüstemann from Bär & Karrer, taking over from Basil Zirinis from Sullivan and Cromwell, who has lead the way for the last two years and came second.
3 minute read

International Edition

Unsealed Epstein Files Reveal Ghislaine Maxwell's UK Lawyer Exchanges

Maxwell, a close associate of the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted of sex trafficking in December 2021 by a Manhattan federal jury.
2 minute read

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