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

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

The duo, both longstanding leaders in capital markets, will join Baker McKenzie's London office in the New Year.

The study looked at the number of dissents and concurrences written by each federal judge under age 55 who was active between January 2023 and December 2024.

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The firm has been investing in non-London based cheaper legal hubs, including the opening of a new hub in Warsaw.

"Find great mentors, surround yourself with the most capable people, and keep moving forward and learning. The rest seems to follow from there."

“There's the old joke: What's the difference between God and a federal district judge?" Judge Jerry Smith wrote. "Answer: God doesn't think he's a federal judge.

In a panel discussion on Wednesday hosted by Forbes, Marc Agnifilo and Abbe Lowell agreed that the presumption of regularity has eroded. Civil litigator Davida Brook said her work is also impacted.

The latest measure designed to tackle litigation finance is one of several different bills making their way through Congress aimed at addressing issues such as foreign influence in the third-party funding industry.

The litigation boutique will hand out above-market year-end bonuses, starting at $22,500 for the class of 2025 and topping out at $175,500 for the class of 2017. That's in addition to the spring bonuses the firm doled out, which started at $25,000 and topped out at $60,000.