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LAW FIRM COMPETITION | NEWS

The Washington Wrap: Antitrust Shuffle; Bauer Moves On; Gibson Dunn Raids Kirkland

By Ryan Lovelace
In this week's Washington Wrap: Keeping up with antitrust moves and other partners playing musical chairs in the capital.... Read More

Suit Aimed at Ending NJ School Segregation Targets Role of Charter Schools

Filed on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1954 school segregation case, Brown v. Board of Education... Read More

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Expresses Support for New Law Clerk Hiring Plan

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke favorably of the plan last week during a meeting of the Federal Judges Association... Read More


Hourly Rate Gap Widens as Top Billers Leave Others Behind

It's easy to be impressed by individual partner rates approaching $2,000 an hour, but the widening gap between whole... Read More

ANTITRUST | NEWS

So Much for 'Consensus': Big Law Pick for Consumer Chief Divides FTC

By C. Ryan Barber
Andrew Smith joins the FTC from Covington & Burling. FTC Chair Joe Simons said Wednesday he was “disappointed... Read More


LAW FIRM MANAGEMENT | NEWS

Former White House Counsel Bob Bauer Exits Perkins Coie

By Ryan Lovelace
Bauer is leaving the firm whose leading political law practice he founded and shaped over decades in Washington. Read More


Kirkland Private Equity Team Jumps to Gibson Dunn

The four partners making the switch were longtime partners at Kirkland & Ellis, which has mainly been on the receiving... Read More

So Much for ‘Consensus’: Big Law Pick for Consumer Chief Divides FTC

Andrew Smith joins the FTC from Covington & Burling. FTC chair Joe Simons said Wednesday he was “disappointed that two... Read More

Relisted Once, Twice, Three Times and Beyond. Is This Abortion Case Vexing the Justices?

U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco’s petition in "Azar v. Garza" is not the “relist king” from recent high court... Read More

Elite Trial Lawyers: Two Weeks Left to Apply

The National Law Journal's Elite Trial Lawyers recognizes U.S.-based law firms that have performed exemplary work on... Read More

Avenatti Says Two More Women Have Hush Payment Claims Against Trump

The women are being vetted by adult film actress Stormy Daniels' attorney, and allegedly were paid even more than the... Read More


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