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US firms lead as Microsoft scoops up professional networking giant LinkedIn
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati both scored key roles on Microsoft's $26.6bn acquisition of LinkedIn, confirmed yesterday.
Supreme Court to review post-Sandy Hook gun laws just days after Orlando
Later this week, the US Supreme Court is scheduled to review the ban on the ownership of military-style firearms in Connecticut, just days after one such firearm was used to murder at least 50 people in an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
BigLaw gender imbalance 'not self correcting', says new report
That the balance between men and women at the bottom of the law-firm pyramid has more or less evened out is making very little difference at the top, says new research from Stanford Law School.
TV show 'Ellen' facing lawsuit after breast joke goes bust
The hit US show has been slapped with a lawsuit for a feature about allegedly humorous business names.
California judge receives threats over Stanford rape sentencing
The judge who sentenced Brock Turner to just six months in prison for raping an unconscious woman on the prestigious Stanford University campus has found himself at the centre of an angry online backlash campaign.
The 'Cravath Effect' begins as Milbank Tweed moves to $180k
Pay raises are set to sweep Biglaw as New York's top law firms rush to match the $180k base salary for first-year associates unveiled by Cravath, Swaine & Moore on Tuesday.
Cravath lifts first-year pay to $180,000 per year
BigLaw heavyweight Cravath, Swaine & Moore has become the first elite New York law firm to sweeten its junior pay packets in almost 10 years, but it won't be alone for long.
Hershey Trust CCO put on leave amid internal strife
The top in-house lawyer at the $12 billion Hershey Trust Company, the chocolate company's controlling shareholder, has been put on administrative leave amid infighting on the board and state investigations into misuse of funds by its members.
9th Circuit strikes copyright suit against Madonna
Madonna was sued for plagiarism over her 1990 hit “Vogue,” but a federal appellate court has sided with the pop icon after finding that the lawsuit had nothing to it.
Legal campaign contributors care not for The Trump, figures show
Lawyer and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has raised a staggering 350 times more money in campaign donations from the legal community than Republican heir apparent Donald Trump.
Mlegal ups the ante in New York with ex-Sullivan & Cromwell hire
In the latest high profile hire for leading recruitment agency Mlegal, Sullivan & Cromwell's former top recruiter Patty Morrissy is joining the firm's New York office as a managing director.
Gawker case creating headaches for litigation finance
Litigation finance firms have been quick to distance themselves from Hulk Hogan's extraordinary legal fight against Gawker Media. It emerged last week that Hogan has been receiving financial backing from PayPal billionaire Peter Thiel.
Philadelphia legal legend passes away aged 51
Former Blank Rome managing partner Carl Buchholz passed away at his home in Philadelphia this week.
Fenwick & West sets sights on New York
The California law firm well known as a trusted advisor to large social media corporates such as Facebook and rising tech stars like BuzzFeed has announced that it will be launching an office in New York.
Clyde & Co unveils first Miami office
The firm's long-held desire to set up shop in Miami has finally come to fruition through the acquisition of local litigation boutique Thornton Davis Fein.
AmLaw 200 took a hit in 2015
The American Lawyer's annual ranking of US law firms by revenue and profits per partner showed that in 2015 revenue dropped by an average of 3.2 percent and profits flattened for firms ranked 101-200.
Katten Muchin Rosenman picks new chairman
The Chicago-based firm has chosen a new chairman as long-serving leader Vincent Sergi prepares to step down.
New York attorney receives 5 years' imprisonment for Ponzi scheme
'I don't want anyone here to think that lawyers are like this. It's just me.'
Trump sidesteps Big Law for SCOTUS picks
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate and business mogul Donald Trump has shunned big names and popular favourites in his list of 11 SCOTUS picks.
Davis Polk and Wachtell land lead roles in Pfizer acquisition
Davis Polk & Wardwell and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz have won the lead roles on Pfizer's $5.2bn (£3.61bn) purchase of Anacor, shortly after the pharma giant abandoned its deal with Allergan.