Wake Up Call: Goodwin Unloads Associates Via ‘Stealth Layoffs': Report

In today’s column, Private equity firm Paine Schwartz Partners hired a Kirkland & Ellis partner as its new top lawyer; a federal judge rejected pharma bro Martin Shkreli’s request to get out of jail early to help find a coronavirus cure; Skadden Arps is opening some of its EU offices, but not yet London, as Big Law firms take a cautious approach to returning to in-person operation after the pandemic shutdown; summer associates in programs at some wealthy firms look set to make good money even though the programs have been curtailed; the U.S. Justice Department is planning to hit ...