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Paul Hastings has hired M&A dealmaker Eric Schiele from Kirkland & Ellis, scoring a significant coup for the law firm’s growing deals practice.

Paul Weiss, Fenwick Steer Rocket’s $1.75 Billion Redfin Purchase

Paul Weiss and Fenwick law firms steered the Rocket Cos. plan to purchase Redfin Corp., a deal that lists the real estate listing site at $1.75 billion.

Corporate Law Overhaul Sails Through Contentious Bar Meeting

A proposed corporate law overhaul that’s bitterly dividing the country’s top deal lawyers easily cleared its first hurdle Monday, when an influential committee voted to have Delaware’s bar association recommend the changes to lawmakers.

US Attorney Ed Martin Taps New D.C. Supervisors After Demotions

Interim US Attorney Ed Martin has tapped two career prosecutors to lead the office’s unit prosecuting major federal crimes, following the demotion of a half dozen supervisors in the office.

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Perkins Coie risks losing clients over President Donald Trump’s threat to terminate federal contracts for companies doing business with the law firm.

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On May 28, 2012, Dewey & LeBoeuf, the product of a merger between two storied New York law firms, filed for bankruptcy. For the first time, Dewey's former chair Steven Davis opens up about the years, months, and weeks leading to his firm's collapse, the decisions he made and, looking back, whether he would have done anything differently.

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Deutsche Boerse’s Clearstream to Offer Crypto Custody (1)

Deutsche Boerse’s post-trade unit Clearstream said it will offer cryptocurrency settlement and custody services to institutional clients later this year, marking the latest push into the digital asset class by a major European financial institution.