Wake Up Call: Law Dean’s Job Revoked Over Trans Stance, Dems Say
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White & Case aims to top $5 billion in revenue in three years through a new plan that leverages expertise in key practice areas along with US hiring to grow the top line.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s chief diversity officer has left after about three years on the job, as Big Law firms face Trump administration scrutiny over such positions.
A federal judge in one of the country’s busiest courts for patent disputes says there’s no need to unmask outside funders behind those cases.
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday issued an opinion that could expand access to the state’s legal industry, ruling that students from schools that are not accredited by the American Bar Association may be allowed to sit for the bar.
The Senate’s bid to confirm a federal prosecutor nominee without traditional credentials who was outside the Capitol on Jan. 6 shows Republicans’ increased willingness to back US attorney picks seen as loyal to President Donald Trump, legal scholars say.

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.
New York’s bar exam administrators would have to craft a plan for emergencies under legislation poised to advance in Albany after an episode last year in which a test-taker required CPR.
A bill to regulate litigation finance is in limbo as House lawmakers shift their focus to cracking down specifically on foreign funders investing in US lawsuits.
The ex-wife of Krysten Sinema’s one-time bodyguard says the former senator and current Hogan Lovells counsel had an affair with her husband while in office.
The Justice Department is attempting to offset a spike in Minnesota prosecutor resignations by deploying reinforcements from the military, other US attorney offices, and its health care fraud unit, according to a senior DOJ official.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s chief diversity officer has left after about three years on the job, as Big Law firms face Trump administration scrutiny over such positions.
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Latham & Watkins expects the brisk pace of deals work to continue in the new year after dethroning Kirkland & Ellis as Big Law’s top mergers and acquisitions adviser in 2025.
Latham & Watkins expects the brisk pace of deals work to continue in the new year after dethroning Kirkland & Ellis as Big Law’s top mergers and acquisitions adviser in 2025.
Big law associates work long days to meet annual targets of around 2,000 billable hours. Why do they do it? The financial rewards are substantial: starting salaries at top tier law firms begin at $225,000 annually. And that's not including lucrative year-end and special bonuses. In this video, we explain the system at the heart of Big Law's big paydays for its junior lawyers.


Digital asset advisers need to know what Form 1099-DA includes and omits to avoid filing returns that are incomplete or inconsistent with the taxpayer’s actual transactions.
The once-distant threat of quantum computing has prompted one of the most closely followed market strategists to walk away from Bitcoin, underscoring how doubts over the token’s security are creeping into mainstream portfolio thinking.
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The Trump administration canceled at least 162 corporate enforcement actions and halted 14 more in its first year back in office, according to progressive advocacy group
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