Wake Up Call: Norton Rose Said to Join Firms Ditching Russia

In today’s column, Goodwin Procter, 2021’s busiest firm for M&A deals, saw its revenues soar 32.8% to $1.97 billion for the year, according to preliminary data; Davis Polk and several other Big Law firms matched Cravath’s pay scale for associates; Ontario’s Law Society canceled a scheduled bar exam, blaming a suspected leak of questions.

• Leading off, Norton Rose Fulbright, which got panned last week over its policy barring lawyers from discussing Russia sanctions, is now joining firms that are pulling out of the country after its invasion of Ukraine, according to reports. (City A.M.) U.K. elite firm Freshfields ...