Wake Up Call: Top Law School Rankings See Massive Shake Up

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• Yale and Stanford’s law schools remained tied at No. 1 in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, but significant reshuffling occurred within the traditionally elite “T-14” group. Cornell fell out of the top 14 to 18, while four schools—Texas, Vanderbilt, Washington University in St. Louis, and Georgetown—are now tied at No. 14, expanding the T-14 to 17 schools. (Reuters)
• Attorney Amir Makled was detained and questioned by federal agents at the Detroit airport after returning from a family trip, in what he believes was a politically motivated interrogation tied to his civil rights legal work, including defending a pro-Palestinian protester. Agents asked for his phone and client information, but Makled refused, citing attorney-client privilege. He was eventually released without further incident. (Detroit Free Press)
• Emily Fisher, former general counsel at the Edison Electric Institute, and her husband were charged with allegedly defacing Tesla vehicles in their neighborhood using colorful markers. The graffiti included taunts aimed at Elon Musk. (E&E)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• David Feldman joined Clifford Chance as a partner and co-leader of its global restructuring and insolvency practice. He joins from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
• Danielle Naftulin joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a partner in its corporate department in Palo Alto, Calif.
• Su Ping Lu was promoted to senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary at Honeywell.
• Michelle Clark joined Alston & Bird as a partner in its intellectual litigation group in San Francisco.
• Natasha Atkinson joined Pillsbury as a partner in its finance and restructuring group in London. She joins from DWF.
• Simon Saitowitz joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges as a partner in its private equity practice.
• Laura Black joined White & Case as a partner in its global trade practice and foreign direct investment reviews practice in Washington.
• Daniel Rozansky, Nicholas Rozansky, Jonathan Friedman, and John De La Merced joined Brown Rudnick as partners in its new Los Angeles office. They join from Stubbs Alderton & Markiles.
• Colin Barnacle joined Greenspoon Marder as a partner in its labor and employment and litigation practices in Denver.
• Victor Chen joined Loeb & Loeb as a partner in its capital markets and corporate department in Los Angeles.
• Michael Moffatt joined Jackson Lewis as a principal in its Indianapolis office. He joins from Littler Mendelson.
• Oliver Currall joined Fried Frank as a partner in its tax department in London. He joins from Sidley Austin.
• Jeff Work joined Cozen O’Connor as a member in its global insurance department in Houston. He joins from Germer.