Stephanie Cherny joins Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith during the General Counsel Conference East in New York.

Judge Paula Patrick joins Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith during the General Counsel Conference East in New York.

A look at Cadwalader's trajectory over time shows it has maintained a smaller size and footprint, keeping hold of three core U.S. offices and two offices abroad.

As the dollar has underperformed, associates at U.S. firms in London could face notable pay cuts despite efforts by firms to mitigate the transatlantic pay divide.

The law school chose the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the first trial on Nov. 20, 1945, to announce the release of the full digitized collection of transcripts, briefs and evidence exhibits, comprising more than 750,000 pages.

X Corp. dropped its complaint against Wachtell Lipton over the allegedly outsized $70 million success fee the firm was paid following Twitter's purchase by Elon Musk.

The mandatory work-from-home period, followed by hybrid schedules, has caused many professionals to lose sight of common courtesies and the fundamental standards of good etiquette that once guided workplace interactions. Take a close look around your firm — observe how partners, associates, and staff communicate with one another. What you see and hear may confirm the need to intentionally rebuild a culture of respect and professionalism. Here is a list to help with your observations.

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"We're just really starting to get to grips with how we're going to govern and control those AI agents," said Ray Eitel-Porter, who was Accenture's lead for responsible AI before departing last year to write a book.

“This is one of the most noteworthy criminal cases involving money transmitting charges in light of the new policy, said Laurel Loomis Rimon, a partner at Jenner & Block who is not involved in the case.

Nicholas Ganjei, nominated for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, said the video was related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's “worst-of-the-worst" initiative focusing on arresting undocumented individuals who have been convicted of violent crimes.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted on July 4, 2025, introduces sweeping reforms to the tax treatment of charitable contributions. For high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), these changes present both strategic opportunities and new limitations that warrant careful planning to preserve philanthropic impact and optimize tax outcomes.

Ira Coleman and McDermott made waves last week when it was reported that the firm was exploring outside investment. Here's what's really happening.

"I've signed many of them over the years," retired U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin said of amicus briefs from former jurists. "But nothing like now. Now, it's like every other week somebody is circulating a brief."

McDermott will pay out the “special bonus regardless of hours, while the firm's year-end bonus structure is hour-dependent.

Deborah Telman is exiting months after the company paid $202 million to settle allegations that it provided illegal kickbacks to health care providers to juice sales of its HIV drugs.

A family member of a California wildfire victim has sued Genasys Inc., a developer of communications software that provides emergency warnings and mass notifications, in California state court, contending the alleged failure of its alert systems contributed to the deaths of 18 of the 19 people killed by the Eaton fire in January.

Following an internal investigation the firm self reported to the SRA, which is now seeking testimony from people who might have information.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminates one type of loan (Grad PLUS loans) that law students use to finance the ever-skyrocketing price of law school. At the same time, the law caps unsubsidized federal loans to $50,000 per year and a $200,000 lifetime cap. With the average law school cost of attendance for many private institutions exceeding those thresholds (without even accounting for borrowing for undergraduate degrees), many students from middle class and even upper middle-class families will not be able to find a way to pay for law school.