Trump’s Law Firm Hit List Grows Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor When the former president decides your firm is next on his legal hit list, you’ve officially joined what might be the most exclusive club no one asked to join. That’s the predicament elite litigation powerhouse Susman Godfrey the litigation boutique that finds itself in […]
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Big Law Partner Poaching and Payday Hostages Tom Borman, LawFuel Contributing Writer BigLaw is getting aggressive in its tactics to retain legal talent as the partner poaching and the big money that gets the big talent continues to disrupt the legal market. This trend reflects the growing competition for rainmakers and high-performing partners in an
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Record Legal Fee Request Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor We reported recently on a record-breaking ‘first’ billion dollar legal fee in the Elon Musk executive compensation case – but away under-estimated – with the fee looking at several billion more. The lawyers who successfully challenged Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation package as excessive are now
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Big Law firms in London are being eclipsed by the continued growth of the major US-based large law firms, a new report shows
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Big law salary scale trends show a continued upwards movement in associate pay and bonus payments
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Quinn Emanuel has seen soaring profits for its London office in a record year
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The Big Law firms in the big law merger between Shearman & Sterling and Allen & Overy is seeing a major movement in legal talent, including the recruitment by Linklaters of George Casey, the rainmaker global managing partner at Shearman & Sterling. Shearman is getting ready to merge with Linklaters’ major Magic Circle rival Allen
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Best London law firms include some of the very best firms in the world, including major names and a roster of major clients
The law firm salary scale continues to rise for many big law firms with higher salaries and end of year bonuses
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The race is on for the leadership of A&O Shearman following the biglaw merger
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