How I Made Firm Managing Partner: 'Always Seek to Do the Right Thing, Even If It Is Not the Popular Thing,' Says James Adams of Brooks Pierce
"Be honest and truthful; follow through on your commitments; go the extra mile for your firm, partners, and clients; and always seek to do the right thing, even if it is not the popular thing. People will then know you are dependable and will lead selflessly with integrity. Regardless of whether you have the formal title and job duties, you will be a leader."
Mayer Brown Lateral Cut Loose Over Social Media Posts Highlights 'Uneven' Vetting Process in Big Law
Treasury's FinCEN Will 'Revisit' Anti-Money Laundering Rule for Investment Advisers
Private investment advisers have served as an entry point into U.S. markets for foreign investors using illicit finance associated with fraud, tax evasion and corruption, according to a 2024 Treasury Department report. Investors from Russia and China have invested through venture capital firms in particular to obscure ownership of U.S. assets, the report stated.
GC's Disclosures of Former Client Info Not Protected by Whistleblower Laws, State High Court Rules
“Whether the disclosures were the acts of a disgruntled, recently-terminated employee or of a dutiful public servant, McCarty knowingly disclosed client information in violation of his sworn duty of confidentiality. No matter how noteworthy his disclosure may have been, it does not justify violating his sacred duty to his client," the state high court said.

