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Legal Giants Dominate: BigLaw Firms Report Unprecedented Profits

The legal industry’s most prestigious global firms are breaking financial records, with combined revenues soaring to unprecedented levels. According to…

Democratic Lawmakers Probe Top Law Firms Over Trump Administration Work

Democratic lawmakers are escalating scrutiny of some of the nation’s most influential law firms, demanding transparency about their involvement in…

Paul Hastings Bets Big on Lateral M&A Star Eric Schiele to Crack Wall Street’s Elite Tier

Paul Hastings is doubling down on its ambitions to break into the upper echelon of Wall Street’s mergers and acquisitions…

Major U.S. Law Firms Defend Trump Agreements Amid Lawmaker Scrutiny

Five top U.S. law firms—A&O Shearman, Cadwalader, Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Kirkland & Ellis—have publicly defended…

Biglaw Firms Now Tied to Trump’s Police State Agenda After Executive Order Targets Sanctuary Cities

Trump Escalates Authoritarian Push with Executive Order Targeting Sanctuary Cities In a dramatic and controversial move, former President Donald Trump…

Kirkland & Ellis Faces Talent Exodus Over Capitulation to Trump Administration Pressure

Major Kirkland Departures Signal Backlash Against Firm's DEI Retreat Kirkland & Ellis, long recognized as the richest Biglaw firm in…

Big Law Firms Embrace Private Equity Secondaries to Navigate Market Challenges

An Emerging Market Finds Its Place in Private Equity Big Law firms are carving out success in the burgeoning private…

Law Firms Navigate Fewer but Larger Deals Amid Global M&A Surge

Leading U.S. and international law firms are handling fewer corporate deals in 2024, but the ones they manage are more…

Clifford Chance Aims to Challenge US Law Firms in the American Market

Clifford Chance, a leading global law firm, is positioning itself to compete more aggressively against major US law firms as…

Global IT Outage Hits Law Firms

Law firms were among the many businesses affected by a global IT outage on Friday, causing temporary disruptions to website…

Kirkland & Ellis Offers Junior Lawyers $50,000 Referral Bonuses Amid Increasing Demand

Extension of Referral Bonuses Kirkland & Ellis, renowned as the world’s most profitable law firm, has announced the extension of…

The High Demand for Elite Wall Street Lawyers

Top Wall Street lawyers are in such high demand that bidding wars for their services are becoming commonplace, resembling the…