Trump Rattles Top Law Firms Before Bowing Out of Court Fight
President Donald Trump is walking away from a fight against law firms, but not before shaking the legal industry with threats that have proved effective outside of the courtroom.
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Crowell, Sidley Spearhead Big Law’s Trump Tariff Refund Fight
Companies seeking refunds from President Donald Trump’s tariffs are turning to Crowell & Moring and Sidley Austin, who are among Big Law firms that have filed the most cases for clients.
Goldstein Still Has Cards to Play Even After Guilty Verdict
Several issues came up during the trial of Tom Goldstein that could be fodder for a successful appeal, according to Bloomberg Law reporter Holly Barker. Barker covered the trial of the disgraced SCOTUSblog founder and she joins our podcast, On The Merits, to talk about why the jury split its verdict and about how Goldstein’s famous propensity for risk taking influenced his defense strategy.
Mass Tort Firm Abandons Suit Against California Fee-Sharing Ban
Wisner Baum, the mass torts firm that filed a legal challenge to California’s restrictions on legal fee-sharing with out-of-state firms owned by non-lawyers, dropped the suit three months into the case.
KPMG’s New US Legal Head on the Road Ahead: Litigation Finance
KPMG Taps New US Law Chief to Grow Services as Pushback Mounts
KPMG LLP on Friday named a new US division leader who is tasked with integrating the firm’s growing legal services offerings with its corporate advisory work.
Optimum Says Kirkland Quitting Proves Wall Street ‘Cartel’
In Big Law’s Free Agent Era, This Latham Dealmaker Is Test Case
Zach Podolsky leveraged a big break on a Texas energy deal to jump from Wachtell to Latham & Watkins. The New York lawyer is now out to prove he can bring in enough business to thrive in the firm’s “entrepreneurial” system.
Ex-Judge Wolf’s Staff Describe Walking on Eggshells in Chambers
Former Massachusetts federal Judge Mark Wolf, who said he stepped down from the bench last year to freely raise concerns about President Donald Trump, created a stressful culture for his chambers staff, according to seven former employees.
AI Is Shaking Up the Mass Tort Industry: Litigation Finance
AI is helping law firms and litigation funders save money and weed out weak claims in mass tort cases.
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