Big Law Partner Gives Glimpse at In-House Group’s Trump Pushback

An organizer of General Counsels United discusses how the group of about 800 current and former in-house lawyers became a place to “crowdsource ideas and strategies for engagement” amid attacks on the legal profession.

Schlichter Bogard Launches Wave of Suits on Voluntary Benefits

A series of class actions filed Tuesday accuse employers and benefits consultants of neglect and self-dealing in voluntary benefits.

NYC’s Private-Public Spaces Are at Center of Free Speech Fight

An ex-prosecutor who says he was arrested while protesting Skadden’s $100 million deal with President Donald Trump is now fighting to establish free speech rights at privately owned public spaces.

Haynes Boone Gets $1.2 Million in Fees for Texas Book-Rating Win

Haynes Boone is entitled to $1.2 million in fees and costs to be paid by Texas after defeating a state law requiring booksellers to assign sex-content ratings to books sold to public schools, a judge ordered Tuesday.

Judge Reinstates Whistleblower Lawyer Zaid’s Security Clearance

A federal court ordered the Trump administration to reinstate whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid’s security clearance after revoking it out of what the judge called “retribution.”

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Jeffrey Epstein Files Appease Almost No One as Delays Worsen

The Justice Department’s long-awaited rollout of the Jeffrey Epstein files has been a chaotic spectacle that, so far, has largely turned the spotlight back to his previously known associates, including President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton, while fueling frustrations.

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Bloomberg Law M&A League Tables

Latham & Watkins topped Wachtell and Kirkland & Ellis to lead the Bloomberg Law league tables through the third quarter.

Latham, Wachtell Lead M&A Dealmakers as Mega Boom Boosts Firms

Latham & Watkins strengthened its grip on the top spot among Big Law’s M&A advisers in a third quarter boosted by record large deals.

The $225,000 Starting Salary: How Big Law Associates Make Bank

Big law associates work long days to meet annual targets of around 2,000 billable hours. Why do they do it? The financial rewards are substantial: starting salaries at top tier law firms begin at $225,000 annually. And that's not including lucrative year-end and special bonuses. In this video, we explain the system at the heart of Big Law's big paydays for its junior lawyers.

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Bitcoin Misses Out on Wall Street Cheer to Stall Near $87,000

As traditional markets move into the final days of the year with a burst of seasonal optimism, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has barely stirred. Bitcoin is trading around $87,370 and showing little sign of life — an asset built on hype, volatility and disruption ending the year in a standstill.

Fed Should Lower Rates If the Market Does Well, Trump Says (1)

Donald Trump said he expects his Federal Reserve chair to lower interest rates if the economy is doing well, the latest signal that the president is eager for a nominee committed to borrowing cost cuts as he nears an announcement of his choice to replace Jerome Powell.

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