Freshfields US Partner Pay Cracks $17 Million After Reset

Freshfields’ highest-paid US partners are set to make $17 million or more apiece this year, thanks to changes in the firm’s compensation system.

FTC Chairman Urges States to Dump ABA Law School Accreditation

The Trump administration’s top antitrust regulator wants states to stop relying on the American Bar Association to vet and approve law schools.

Law Firm Diversity Benchmark Faces Uncertain Future, 35 Years In

A longtime source of information on diversity in the legal industry may look very different next year after many law firms declined to share their demographic data.

Argentina Gets $16 Billion US Judgment Tossed on Appeal

Argentina scored a major victory as a US appeals court reversed a ruling ordering it to pay $16.1 billion over the seizure more than a decade ago of state-run oil company YPF SA.

Iran War Spotlights Japan’s East Texas Bid, Boosting Deals Firms

Japan’s US natural gas hedge bet is paying off for some of the Asian country’s largest companies and the large local law firms helping them gobble up natural gas assets.

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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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Why Private Credit Is Facing a Sudden Investor Exodus: Explainer

SaaSpocalypse. Credit defaults. The war in Iran. A lot of worries are hitting the $1.8 trillion private credit market at the same time, setting off a scramble by some investors to withdraw money from the industry’s giants. In recent weeks, funds managed by firms such as Apollo Global Management Inc., BlackRock Inc. and Ares Management Corp. have faced unprecedented requests for redemptions — and, in many cases, have exercised their right to block investors from getting all their money out.

Senator Asks About Bitmain-Related ‘National Security Concerns’

A Democratic senator has asked the US Commerce Department for information about how it is addressing “potential national security concerns” created by a Chinese Bitcoin mining manufacturer, following a Bloomberg News report in November that the company has been the focus of a federal investigation.

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