In today’s column, the Covid-19 pandemic is causing Big Law firms and their clients to compromise on pricing; the pandemic is also pushing Big Law firms in London to drop plans for moves into bigger offices; in London today a judge rejected a U.S. extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange; K&L Gates announced the death of former Pennsylvania governor and attorney general Richard Thornburg, a longtime lawyer at the firm.
- Leading off, the Biden-Harris transition team stirred some controversy last week by announcing the hire of former Jenner & Block litigation partner Jessica Hertz to become staff secretary in ...