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Law Firm Wins Bid To Nix $90,000 in Fees Over Invoice Dispute
A Texas law firm will avoid paying $90,000 in attorneys’ fees over a breach of contract dispute it lost, after a Texas appeals court said Thursday that the the fees weren’t recoverable under a state declaratory judgments law.
Freshfields Poaches Another Cravath Dealmaker Amid US Growth
Another Cravath Swaine & Moore deals lawyer is joining UK-founded Freshfields as the law firm continues to build its M&A team on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley.
Oklahoma Lawmakers Pass Nation’s Toughest Abortion-Ban Measure
Oklahoma’s state legislature on Thursday approved a near-total abortion ban, building on past laws that include a Texas-style prohibition after about six weeks of pregnancy and a so-called trigger ban that would take effect should Roe v. Wade be overturned.
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Cravath Loses Another Dealmaker, This Time to Kirkland & Ellis
Cravath Swaine & Moore has lost another dealmaker to a rival firm in less than eight months, a rarity for the Wall Street firm that recently changed its pay system to try to retain talent.
Big Law Hiring Spree Lifts Diversity in Mostly White Industry
Several Big Law firms cast a wider net to snap up associates during a busy last year, looking beyond the most exclusive law schools and plucking talent from lesser-known competitors. That’s incrementally improved diversity at the largest law firms and prompted a question: Will Big Law’s new approach to recruiting last?
Jones Day Leader Said to Step Down, Four Possible Successors
Jones Day managing partner Stephen Brogan is expected to step down from his leadership role this year and hand-select a successor from among a handful of candidates, according to four people familiar with the firm.
Big Law’s Pay War Is Dangerous Game for Firms Posing as ‘Elite’
An ongoing pay war is making lawyers at some of the top firms in the world more money than ever before. It’s also exposing a growing fault line between the richest firms and everyone else.
The World’s Largest Law Firm Thinks You’ve Got It All Wrong
Kirkland & Ellis chairman Jon Ballis holds a trump card in the legal industry’s desperate battle for talent: he can pay more than just about anybody else. Some partners at the world’s largest law firm earn more than $20 million a year, according to a former shareholder.
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