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About half of surveyed lawyers are satisfied with their law firm compensation, survey finds

Only 52% of surveyed lawyers are satisfied with their total compensation, but the percentage increases with pay transparency, according to a law firm compensation survey by Law360 Pulse.

Oct 3, 2024 9:03 AM CDT

Judge tosses lawyer’s dueling lawsuit against Willkie partner in spat over New York Post story

A solo practitioner accused of facilitating a negative story about a BigLaw partner in the New York Post can’t sue for a declaratory judgment that his actions were protected by the First Amendment, a Connecticut judge has ruled.

Oct 1, 2024 10:54 AM CDT

Some top partners in BigLaw will bill nearly $3,000 per hour next year, data says

Billing rates for some of the nation’s highest-grossing law firms are expected to continue an upward climb next year.

Sep 26, 2024 12:07 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

With attorney fees, Gibson Dunn must pay over $725K to ex-partner who had earned $60M

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has agreed to pay a former partner more than $140,000 in attorney fees unless the amount is overturned in an appeal of his much higher arbitration award.

Sep 19, 2024 9:57 AM 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

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

Partners at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Locke Lord have voted to merge effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Sep 9, 2024 3:32 PM CDT

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

A&O Shearman is cutting 10% of its global equity partners, closing its Johannesburg office in South Africa and terminating its consulting business, multiple legal publications are reporting.

Sep 9, 2024 2:36 PM CDT

Did you read the small print? ‘Infinite’ arbitration clauses are on the rise

Companies tend to prefer arbitration over a jury trial for a number of reasons. In arbitration, there’s usually a quicker and quieter resolution, more confidentiality, no jury, limited appeal and discovery, and relaxed evidentiary rules.

Sep 6, 2024 11:46 AM CDT

Which BigLaw firms are hiring the most lateral partners?

Frank Lopez, the chair at Paul Hastings, is hiring partners away from rivals with the aim of creating “exponential impact,” he told Bloomberg Law.

Sep 5, 2024 8:59 AM CDT

Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi is convicted for stealing $15M from clients

A disbarred lawyer famous for his legal team’s portrayal in the movie Erin Brockovich was convicted Tuesday for stealing $15 million from four clients over the course of a decade.

Aug 27, 2024 2:59 PM CDT

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

Only about 15 law firms in the Am Law 100 have single-tier partnerships, Law.com reported in July.

Aug 27, 2024 11:10 AM CDT

Willkie adds 5 partners, 6 associates from this BigLaw firm, adding to growing Chicago office

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has nearly 100 lawyers in its Chicago office after adding five partners and six associates from Mayer Brown.

Aug 26, 2024 11:21 AM CDT

These firms are ‘ceiling smashers’ for having highest percentage of women in equity partnerships

Women lawyers still lag behind their male counterparts in leadership positions, according to Law360 Pulse's 2024 Women in Law Report.

Aug 22, 2024 2:44 PM CDT

Ex-lawyer Tom Girardi’s former CFO had escape plan and lavish spending habits, ex-fiancee testifies

The former chief financial officer of the now-collapsed Girardi Keese law firm in Los Angeles asked his former fiancee to flee to the Bahamas with him in 2022, she testified Tuesday in the embezzlement trial of disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi.

Aug 21, 2024 11:09 AM CDT

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About half of surveyed lawyers are satisfied with their law firm compensation, survey finds

Judge tosses lawyer’s dueling lawsuit against Willkie partner in spat over New York Post story

Some top partners in BigLaw will bill nearly $3,000 per hour next year, data says

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

With attorney fees, Gibson Dunn must pay over $725K to ex-partner who had earned $60M

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

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

Did you read the small print? ‘Infinite’ arbitration clauses are on the rise

Which BigLaw firms are hiring the most lateral partners?

Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi is convicted for stealing $15M from clients

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

Willkie adds 5 partners, 6 associates from this BigLaw firm, adding to growing Chicago office

These firms are ‘ceiling smashers’ for having highest percentage of women in equity partnerships

Ex-lawyer Tom Girardi’s former CFO had escape plan and lavish spending habits, ex-fiancee testifies

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