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Two Of Biglaw's Best Contribute To Massive Spike In Commercial Bankruptcy Filings
Commercial Chapter 11 filings were up 118% over February 2023, thanks, in part, to these Biglaw firms. -
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World's Wealthiest Law Firm Conducts Layoffs Due To Market Conditions
The size of the firm's capital markets team was reportedly 'too big.' - Sponsored
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Richest Law Firm In The World Announces Associate Raises
Kirkland & Ellis enters the associate compensation war.
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Kirkland & Ellis Helps Partner, Other Firm Lawyers Escape From Israel In The Wake Of Hamas Terror Attack
Kirkland employees worked around the clock to help get their colleagues out of the country. -
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World's Richest Biglaw Firm Announces Yet Another ENORMOUS Partnership Class
With more than 200 new partners, how many of them will enter the firm’s equity ranks? -
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Top Biglaw Firms Trade Partner Raids In Rainmaker Battle
Which partners will be the next to go? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.15.23
* Keep track of who’s who in the latest indictment. [Politico]
* Meanwhile, Abbe Lowell and Winston & Strawn have stepped up their collective role in the Hunter Biden case, arguing that the original plea agreement included binding government promises that didn’t evaporate just because the judge rejected the deal. [Law360]
* CFPB going after data brokers selling people’s personal data. Yet again, the government agency making the most direct, tangible impact for people is the one that still worries that every election might be its last. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Justice Department urges Supreme Court to deal with unconstitutional social media laws out of Texas and Florida. [Reuters]
* Has “flexibility” lost all meaning when it comes to law firm office scheduling? No. Just because some law firms try to engage in flexibility newspeak, doesn’t actually change its meaning. [American Lawyer]
* AI may not be ready to replace lawyers, but the California Innocence Project is leveraging the tool to assist in pursuit of justice. [ABA Journal]
* London Kirkland team headed to Paul Weiss resigned on a Sunday in a power move. [LegalCheek]
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Former Kirkland & Ellis Summer Associate Files Pro Se Suit
There's a real defamation claim in there... and also a whole lot of random. -
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Top Biglaw Firms Targeted In Global Cyberattack
Not even the most respected Biglaw firms are 'immune' from ransomware attacks. -
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Mergers And Office Openings: UK Firms Seek Growth In The US
UK 'Magic Circle' law firms are increasingly looking to the US for growth, as evidenced by the proposed merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling and the expansion of Clifford Chance into Houston. -
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Kirkand Scores Another Record Financial Year, Conducts 'Not Layoffs' Anyway
Talk about awful timing...
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Are More Layoffs Ahead? Industry Expert Says Biglaw Is In 'Wait-And-See' Mode
We hope your jobs are safe but at this rate, you never know. -
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Stealth Layoffs Strike Once Again At World's Wealthiest Biglaw Firm
Kirkland & Ellis is letting associates go following performance reviews. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.17.23
* I love some good parody and a good whiskey. What will SCOTUS think of a parody of whiskey? [ABA Journal]
* Take my food and I’ll take you to court! Grubhub, Uber Eats, and Postmates can’t arbitrate their way out of this one. [Reuters]
* Kirkland & Ellis is pulling Metallica’s strings advising this acquisition. [Bloomberg Law]
* To Life, Liberty, and a Right to A Stable Climate. [Bloomberg Law]
* The stakes are climbing against TikTok. I doubt a dance challenge will get to the root of this. [Ars Technica]
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Biglaw
Biglaw Isn't A Cancel Culture, It's A Business That Cares More About Money Than Your Feelings
If love means never having to say you're sorry, then surely 'cancel culture' means never having to take responsibility. -
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A Look Inside Kirkland & Ellis Partner's New $38 Million Malibu Mansion
When moving across the globe, best to do it in style. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.05.23
* The Biden administration’s defense of its student loan relief programs arrived. It mostly revolves around the plaintiffs’ lack of standing, which has the benefit of being completely correct and the drawback of a majority of justices who don’t care. [Reuters]
* After yesterday’s southeastern merger news, now Maynard and Nexsen are merging to build a 550-attorney firm. [Daily Report Online]
* Coinbase will have to pay $100M in real people money for anti-money laundering compliance failures. [Law360]
* S&C takes overall deal value crown for 2022, shedding a bit of light on those Kirkland cutbacks we’ve been hearing about [American Lawyer]
* Preparing for a cyber threat is one thing. Getting lawyers to actually comply with your policies is another. [Legaltech News]
* Another story about facial recognition software, race, and mistaken identity. This time a man claims he was falsely arrested because of the software. [Gizmodo]
* In other news, I was on the most recent episode of WGN’s Legal Face-Off discussing a wide range of legal issues from bonuses to the Supreme Court. [WGN]
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Kirkland Announces Bonuses... And Associates Aren't Pleased
The days of bonuses beating the market by 30 percent are behind us.