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Revealed: America's highest paid general counsel
The top-earning general counsel in the US takes home $7.03m in cash compensation - but who is it?
Baker & McKenzie welcomes bankruptcy duo in New York
The firm has augmented its restructuring and insolvency practice with two high-profile hires.
Predictive algorithms are fair game for sentencing, High Court rules
A High Court in the United States has unanimously upheld the validity of judges using algorithms designed to calculate the likelihood of re-offending when doling out sentences.
Cravath Swaine & Moore elects first ever female presiding partner
M&A group co-head Faiza Saeed will be the first woman to hold the position in Cravath's 200-year history.
Hyperloop One faces colossal lawsuit from co-founder
Violent threats from the company's chief legal officer are among the allegations brought by Brogan BamBrogan against Hyperloop One's management team.
Trump presidency would be 'time to move to New Zealand', says Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has joked that a victory for Donald Trump in the upcoming US presidential election would justify fleeing the country.
Law firm mergers still going strong in the US
The number of new law firm mergers this year is so far keeping pace with last year's record streak of US firm combinations.
FBI chief recommends no charges for Clinton
FBI director James Comey has stated that the FBI is recommending no charges be filed against Hillary Clinton or her aides over her use of private e-mail while secretary of state.
American smokers sue over exploding e-cigarettes
As lawmakers continue to mull the potential health risks of e-cigarettes, an unexpected safety risk has reared its head.
DoJ heavyweight to join Gibson Dunn in Washington
One of the top fraud officials in the US Department of Justice is set to join the Washington office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
GE Capital lawyers shake off 'too big to fail' status
After a massive asset cull, in-house and outside counsel have secured a designation change for GE Capital which will substantially lighten the regulatory burden placed on the company.
Lawyers' personalities drive death penalty sentencing, argues Harvard report
More than 440 of the 8,038 death sentences handed down in the US over the last 40 years have been overseen by just five lawyers.
Self-driving car claims first fatality in Florida
A sticky legal hypothetical situation has just become reality.
ChristianMingle settles discrimination claim and opens door for LGBT users
Parent company Spark Networks has agreed to allow same-sex search options on its online dating platforms following a discrimination lawsuit brought by two gay men.
Dentons to launch 50-state lobbying network
Dentons is capitalising on its extensive US lobbying practice and launching an initiative, Dentons 50, to offer on-the-ground lobbying services to clients in all 50 states.
Blank Rome scoops up Hollywood divorce royalty
Celebrity divorce attorney Stacy Phillips is joining the firm's ranks from 1 July.
GCs in hot demand at Silicon Valley law firms
The unique skill set of an in-house counsel is becoming more and more attractive to law firms working on the West Coast.
Kirby Noonan Lance & Hoge to separate
After 40 years, San Diego-based law firm Kirby Noonan Lance & Hoge will separate into multiple firms: Kirby & Kirby LLP, Noonan Lance Boyer & Banach LLP, Hoge Law Firm, The Law Office of Steven W. Sanchez and The Law Office of Christopher T. Wright.
Led Zeppelin win in “Stairway to Heaven” trial
Led Zeppelin members Robert Plant and Jimmy Page have won a copyright lawsuit that claimed they plagiarised the music in their 1971 anthem “Stairway to Heaven."
SCOTUS deadlocks on Obama immigration reform
One judge down, the Supreme Court has hit yet another 4-4 split, this time on President Obama's proposed amnesty for immigrants.