Wake Up Call: Weinstein’s Criminal Trial for Rape Starts in New York

In today’s column, several big firms announced their 2020 partner and counsel promotion classes, while Cooley said it has a new chairman and it’s celebrating a century of existence this year.

• Leading off, Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial for predatory sexual assault and rape, and other charges, starts today in a New York state court in Manhattan. (Bloomberg News) A lawyer for the fallen movie mogul says the large number of women who have publicly accused him of assault, but haven’t joined the criminal case, could actually help him. (TheWrap.com)

• A top lawyer in Japan for former ...