The assertion is getting a lot of pushback: Want to save the world? Then go into BigLaw, make a lot of money and donate 25 percent to charity. It’s the…
The world’s top 100 law firms had collective revenues of $88.7 billion last year, an increase of 4.3 percent since 2012 and an increase of 11 percent since 2008 when…
Out of the 67 U.S. Supreme Court cases decided during the term that ended in June, 33 were argued by the same five law firms, Law.com (sub. req.) reports.
Updated:Two dozen or more key partners at Bingham McCutchen will have to be on board with a merger before Morgan, Lewis & Bockius will agree to proceed with the deal,…
A well-known Philadelphia-based law firm is conflicted out of representing the son of a Russian parliament member in a criminal hacking case, a federal judge in Seattle ruled Friday.
A New York law firm sued a former partner Tuesday, contending that he billed a corporate client $2.3 million over an eight-year period for “nonexistent work on cases that had…
A former mortgage broker has pleaded guilty to passing along stock tips allegedly gleaned from a managing clerk in the New York City office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
BakerHostetler is no longer representing House Republicans in their suit alleging President Barack Obama overstepped his powers by taking executive actions said to revise the health-care law.
Bingham McCutchen’s managing partner Steven Browne reportedly informed partners on Friday that the firm has reached an agreement to merge with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
A contract lawyer who claimed he should have been paid overtime for document-review work has suffered another setback with a judge’s decision to toss his would-be class action.
Leaders accused of cooking the books at a once-storied, 1,300-attorney law firm lacked criminal intent, their lawyers said at a Monday court hearing in New York state court, arguing…
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