Wake Up Call: New Arent Fox Chair Is ‘Father of Fashion Law’

In today’s column, Baker McKenzie is again the No. 1 firm on Acritas’ global law firm brand ranking; Akin Gump tops a new 2020 ranking by revenue of Washington lobby firms; AI-powered e-discovery firms Reveal and Brainstorm said they’re combining and got $200 million in private equity funding; after an anxious 2020 of job and pay cuts, associates at many firms find themselves in a much better position.

• Leading off, Washington-based Arent Fox announced it has a new firmwide chair: fashion, entertainment and technology partner Tony Lupo, who among other things has called himself the “father of fashion law,” ...