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- A&O Shearman, in a letter to Congress, said that a 364-word Truth Social post from President Donald Trump constitutes “the complete terms” of the firm’s deal with the president to provide $125 million in pro bono legal services to conservative causes. In the letter, the firm’s co-general counsels said that an underlying agreement spelling out the specific details of the agreement does not exist. (Business Insider)
- Kim Kardashian announced she completed her law program after six years of legal studies. Kardashian began her legal studies in 2019, using California’s “reading law” process that allows future lawyers to participate in apprentice-style learning under a licensed attorney instead of attending law school. (NBC News)
- Northwestern University’s law school dean, Hari Osofsky, will step down after four years in the role to take another position at the university. Osofsky will oversee a new university energy innovation lab and head up the law school’s new global rule of the law program. The school has faced attacks from conservatives over clients the school’s clinics represent, though Osofsky said her decision to step down was not prompted by the pressures. (Reuters)
Laterals, Moves, In-House
- Lyndsey Kruzer joined Cooley as a partner in its labor and employment practice and global litigation department in Boston.
- Fern Han joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as a partner in its global banking and credit practice in Houston.
- Eusapia Simone joined K&L Gates as a partner in its asset management and investment funds practice in Milan.
- Kyle Nelson joined Seyfarth Shaw as a partner in its labor and employment department in Seattle.
- Brandon Bigelow joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough as a partner in its litigation practice group in Boston. He joins from Seyfarth Shaw.
- Daniel Milian joined Duane Morris as a partner in its trial practice group in Miami. He joins from Fowler White Burnett.
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