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Suit alleging Jones Day’s family-leave policy discriminates against men can go to trial, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that two former associates at Jones Day can go to trial on seven claims against the law firm, including allegations that its family-leave policy discriminates against male attorneys.

Sep 26, 2024 10:52 AM CDT

Man gets prison time for attorney-fraud scheme that targeted some BigLaw firms

A North Carolina man convicted in an attorney-fraud scheme has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $22.5 million in restitution to 73 victims, including four BigLaw firms.

Sep 24, 2024 10:13 AM CDT

Taft’s revenue ranking ‘will move up substantially’ after planned merger, law firm says

Taft Stettinius & Hollister plans to merge with Denver-based Sherman & Howard, creating a law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers.

Sep 24, 2024 8:50 AM CDT

Straight white woman can’t sue over BigLaw diversity fellowship because she didn’t apply, motion says

A former law student has no standing to sue over King & Spalding’s summer associate diversity fellowship because she never applied for the position, the law firm has said in a Sept. 19 motion to dismiss.

Sep 23, 2024 3:05 PM CDT

Dechert, 2 ex-partners settle RICO suit alleging scheme to steal data from client’s opponent

An airline executive who alleged that a former Dechert partner conspired to hack and release his emails in a campaign to silence him has settled his civil RICO lawsuit against the law firm defendants.

Sep 23, 2024 9:33 AM CDT

Pro se litigant and lawyer ordered to pay $1.5M for using Lewis Brisbois name

Updated: A federal judge in Houston has ordered a lawyer and a pro se litigant in a rental-fee and eviction dispute to pay $1.5 million for registering a Texas business using the name of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, the law firm representing their litigation opponent in the rental litigation.

Sep 17, 2024 3:05 PM CDT

It’s ‘past time to proceed to the merits’ in fired BigLaw associate’s bias case, judge says

A federal judge in California last week refused to toss an amended gender-bias and retaliation lawsuit filed against Kirkland & Ellis by a fired associate, saying “it is past time to proceed to the merits.”

Sep 16, 2024 12:26 PM CDT

Another BigLaw firm announces merger—third in week’s time

Womble Bond Dickinson and Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie announced Tuesday that they will merge Jan. 1, 2025, to create “a powerhouse firm” of more than 1,300 lawyers.

Sep 10, 2024 3:00 PM CDT

Paul Weiss partner, ‘a skilled handler of high-ego politicians,’ is helping Harris with debate prep

A partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison helped Vice President Kamala Harris prepare for Tuesday's presidential debate with former President Donald Trump, even as she prepared as lead attorney for Google in an antitrust trial based on alleged online advertising dominance.

Sep 10, 2024 11:10 AM CDT

Suit alleging Jones Day’s family-leave policy discriminates against men can go to trial, judge rules

Man gets prison time for attorney-fraud scheme that targeted some BigLaw firms

Taft’s revenue ranking ‘will move up substantially’ after planned merger, law firm says

Straight white woman can’t sue over BigLaw diversity fellowship because she didn’t apply, motion says

Dechert, 2 ex-partners settle RICO suit alleging scheme to steal data from client’s opponent

Pro se litigant and lawyer ordered to pay $1.5M for using Lewis Brisbois name

It’s ‘past time to proceed to the merits’ in fired BigLaw associate’s bias case, judge says

Another BigLaw firm announces merger—third in week’s time

Paul Weiss partner, ‘a skilled handler of high-ego politicians,’ is helping Harris with debate prep

Ballard Spahr announces merger that ‘is just the tip of the next iceberg’ in Pacific Northwest

2 BigLaw firms ‘fighting it out in the lateral market’ vote to merge

In ‘difficult but necessary step forward,’ merged law firm trims 10% of equity partnership

These law firms are tops for midlevel associate satisfaction; how were their tech ratings?

Which BigLaw firms are hiring the most lateral partners?

Joining about 85% of BigLaw firms, WilmerHale adds nonequity partnership tier

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