Jack Smith To Launch Firm With Willkie Partner, 2 Ex-Deputies
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California Pulse
Foley Reelects Chairman And CEO Amid Record GrowthA Detroit-based business attorney who has served as Foley & Lardner LLP's chairman and CEO since May 2022 is expected to continue in the role through 2030, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Mid-Law
Jackson Walker Atty Remembered After Fatal Tesla CrashEmma Hackney, a Dallas-based finance and banking associate with Jackson Walker LLP, is being remembered for being a hard worker with a positive nature and kindhearted disposition following her death in a car crash last month at the age of 29.
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Courts
Wanted: Temporary US Attorney, No Experience NeededFrustrated by a string of court rulings disqualifying several of his U.S. attorney picks, President Donald Trump lamented recently that he might "just have to keep appointing people for three months and then just appoint another one, another one." Experts say the idea raises legal and practical issues.
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Courts
Hagens Berman's Novel DOJ Referral May Have Chilling EffectA Pennsylvania federal judge's unusual decision to refer prominent plaintiffs firm Hagens Berman LLP to the U.S. Department of Justice for possible criminal investigation over its pursuit of claims related to morning sickness drug thalidomide could have a chilling effect on lawyers' advocacy, law professors and attorneys said.
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California Pulse
MoFo, Kellogg Hansen Exceed Prevailing BigLaw Bonus ScaleMorrison Foerster LLP and boutique law firm Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC both recently unveiled above-market bonuses, according to a MoFo in-house memo and a media report.
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Mid-Law
US, UK Duo Named Cadwalader Restructuring ChairsCadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP announced Tuesday that it has named a pair of experienced partners based in London and in New York and Washington, D.C., to lead the firm's financial restructuring practice.
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Daily Litigation
Cooley Adds 30-Person Life Sciences IP Team From DechertA trio of Dechert LLP partners, including the co-chair of its global intellectual property practice, have joined Cooley LLP alongside a team of special counsel, associates and patent agents, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Florida Pulse
GEO's GC To Retire Amid Forced Labor Suit At High CourtThe general counsel to the GEO Group Inc. has announced his retirement amid the company's battle at the U.S. Supreme Court, where the private prison operator stands accused of forcing immigrant detainees to clean a detention facility.
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California Pulse
King & Spalding Promotes 27 Attys To Partner Across GlobeKing & Spalding LLP is elevating 27 lawyers to partner in 2026, the firm announced on Tuesday, a smaller class than the 37 attorneys who were promoted this year in the firm's largest class of partners.
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Modern Lawyer
Latham Adds Energy Ace From Kirkland In HoustonLatham & Watkins LLP has strengthened its mergers and acquisitions and private equity practice with a Houston-based partner who came aboard after more than a decade with Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
