Wake Up Call: Blanche Leaves Cadwalader to Represent Trump

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• Todd Blanche, formerly a Cadwalader partner and “registered New York Democrat,” has “bet his professional future” by representing Donald Trump as a Florida Republican who runs his own firm. With Cadwalader’s blessing, Blanche in recent years had represented other Trump associates like Paul Manafort and Boris Ephsteyn. (New York Times)
• The UK-founded Magic Circle firm Linklaters has hired consultancy giant Accenture in an artificial intelligence push to “boost client service.” Accenture has been studying Linklaters’ “technology, templates ...