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Clifford Chance hires big name partners for NY office
Clifford Chance has hired two new partners for its New York office from Chadbourne & Parke and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Lawyer sues Pokémon Go creator following 'backyard invasion'
A New Jersey personal injury lawyer is suing the creators of wildly popular augmented reality game Pokemon Go for allegedly leading trespassers into the back garden of his home.
Demand dips in US legal sector during second quarter
Thompson Reuters' Peer Monitor says US law firms have been 'blindsided' by a drop in demand across nearly all practices in the second quarter.
Plot thickens as Gawker CEO files for personal bankruptcy
Gawker Media founder and chief executive Nick Denton has filed for personal bankruptcy in yet another attempt to ward off a devastating $140m invasion-of-privacy judgement against his company.
Constitution sales skyrocket following Khan DNC address
Former Hogan Lovells employee Khizr Khan's speech to the Democratic National Convention has made international headlines.
A&O hires finance team in New York
In a bid to expand its US presence, Allen & Overy has hired a team of five leveraged finance partners in New York.
“Stairway to Heaven” verdict appealed
According to court paper, the plaintiff who failed to convince a Los Angeles jury that Led Zeppelin plagiarised elements of the band's 1971 rock anthem "Stairway to Heaven" plans to appeal the verdict.
Character more important than skills for scoring first legal job, survey finds
Integrity, punctuality and trustworthiness rank higher than legal skills when looking for a job after law school, according to a recent survey of US attorneys.
Cravath and Skadden among firms leading in Yahoo acquisition
Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom are among the firms to have advised in telecom behemoth Verizon's US$4.83 billion cash deal to purchase internet giant Yahoo.
Judge rules bitcoin is not money in laundering case
In what is believed to be the first money-laundering prosecution involving bitcoin, a Miami judge has ruled that the virtual currency isn't the same as money and thrown out criminal charges against a man accused of selling it to undercover agents.
Law firm's bank account linked to stolen Malaysian $1bn
Shearman & Sterling has unwittingly become caught up in the biggest ever asset seizure by the US Department of Justice's anti-corruption unit.
Philadelphia town faces DoJ lawsuit over mosque refusal
The Department of Justice has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Bensalem Township for blocking the construction of a new mosque in the town for its local Muslim congregation.
Investigation clears Chicago lawyers of withholding police brutality evidence
A formal investigation into Chicago City Hall's law department has found no evidence of 'intentional misconduct' among the city's civil rights lawyers.
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.