A federal judge is taking Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher to task for failing to preserve contemporaneous interview notes in an investigation that found no wrongdoing by New Jersey Gov.…
Updated: Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and a staffing agency have agreed to settle for $75,000 a federal lawsuit by three document review attorneys seeking overtime pay.
Debevoise & Plimpton partner Eric Dinallo says he used his knowledge of how to pull someone from a frozen lake to rescue a man last week from the path of…
Documents prepared by a BigLaw firm aren’t protected by the attorney-client privilege because of a reasonable inference that its client intended to use the legal services to foster illegal conduct,…
Updated: A former Sidley Austin partner in Chicago blasted police and prosecutors after he and his nephew were acquitted of sexual assault on Thursday.
Traditional BigLaw bonus market leader Cravath Swaine & Moore announced on Monday that it will be adding $15,000 to $100,000 to the paychecks of “virtually all” partnership-track associates this month,…
For many BigLaw firms, international growth is a priority. Baker & McKenzie has long been at the forefront of that trend. Already known for its global operations, it is also…
Manhattan prosecutors on Monday offered plea deals to two former leaders of Dewey & LeBoeuf for their alleged role in misleading investors and bond buyers about the firm’s finances. A…
A trial victory in a Manhattan criminal case earlier this year may not be the end of the road for three former Dewey & LeBoeuf leaders accused of cooking the…
Frost Brown Todd has announced that the 475-attorney law firm is opening its first office in Pennsylvania, with 10 lawyers who previously worked for Burleson.
The New York Times wonders if lawyers at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom learned something about “highfalutin style” during the 15 years the firm shared offices with the editors…
A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that King & Spalding does not have to turn over internal notes and memos regarding defects in General Motors ignition switches.
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