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- Alina Habba, one of Donald Trump’s defense attorneys, has settled a lawsuit with a former waitress at the ex-president’s New Jersey golf club. The woman alleged that Habba tricked her into signing an illegal non-disclosure agreement to keep quiet about sexual harassment. (NOTUS)
- UK law firm Mishcon de Reya has bumped the salaries of its newly qualified lawyers by a little over 5% to £95,000 ($125,000). Trainee rates have also increased from £47,500 in year one and £52,500 in year two. (Legal Cheek)
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll were awarded $102 million in legal fees for their work on a $580 million settlement for investors who accused major banks of conspiring to curb competition in the stock lending market. (Reuters)
Laterals, Moves, In-House
- John Kwak and Doug Suh joined Baker McKenzie & KL Partners Joint Venture Law Firm in its tax practice in Korea.
- Jeff Schieber joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough as a partner in its litigation practice group in Chicago. He joins from Taft Stettinius & Hollister.
- Benjamin Kirschner joined Honigman as a partner in its real estate department in Chicago. He joins from Sidley Austin.
- Debra Rahmin Silberstein and Michael Bannister joined Rubin and Rudman as partners in its trusts and estates group in Boston. They join from Burns & Levinson.
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