A former Willkie Farr & Gallagher attorney has pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the government in a multimillion-dollar mergers-and-acquisitions insider trading case.
BigLaw lawyers provided tips on scores of mergers as part of an insider trading ring involving tens of millions of dollars in illegal profits, according to a May 6 press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
A former Pennsylvania judge who was suspended and lost his pension over Facebook posts has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to resolve a dispute over the constitutional limits on restricting judicial speech.
Two lawyers are part of a U.S. Senate inquiry urging the Internal Revenue Service to investigate wealthy Americans who may have been advised to abuse a Puerto Rico tax break.
BigLaw firms started the new year with strong momentum, showing a 13.1% increase in revenues in the first quarter of 2026, according to new data from Wells Fargo’s Legal Specialty Group.
Law firm political action committees disbursed about $1 million more to Republican campaigns than Democratic campaigns between January 2025 and March, according to a new Law.com analysis.
Two well-known litigators are leaving Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to launch a new U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice group at Davis Polk & Wardwell.
More than 15 international law firms are launching the Global Legal Tech Alliance with the aim of developing and deploying artificial intelligence to reshape legal services.
A Black female associate at McDermott Will & Schulte has accused the law firm of discrimination after allegedly being repeatedly passed over for promotion to partner.
The number of associates who left their law firms within five years of hire hit a record high last year, according to the NALP Foundation’s latest report on associate hiring and departures in firms.
As BigLaw speeds up its hiring timeline, the Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School in Utah is moving up its immersive simulation-based programs from spring to fall, allowing its first-year students to gain hands-on experience ahead of recruiting, the law school announced Tuesday.
