Attorneys at Sidley, Sullivan & Cromwell, Cleary Gottlieb, Paul Weiss, among other big firms, are also playing a role in her fundraising this month.

PNC Financial's Gregory Jordan is retiring as legal chief but will stay with the bank as vice chair, a role that will focus on advising the CEO and board.

Discover revealed late Friday that Mehlman was departing for a new job but didn't say what it was. A North Carolina company with a long history but a disruptive culture resolved that mystery Monday.

The tie-up will go into effect at the start of 2025, and the combined firm will have more than 750 attorneys in 18 U.S. offices.

City Bar President Muhammad Faridi appointed Orrick partner Lorraine McGowen; White & Case partner Edward So; and lawyer Jerome Walker to co-chair the committee.

"I know that there are many, many more survivors out there who experienced sexual assault at the Coast Guard Academy and my hope is that with the publicity ... other survivors will feel empowered to come forward and reach out to us," said Christine Dunn of Sanford Heisler Sharp, one of the complainants' attorneys. "I believe that if there are enough people standing together making noise, it's very hard to ignore."

Discover agreed to let Mehlman, who joined Discover in January 2023, keep her entire $3.4 million signing bonus and to pay her as much as $1 million more to stay aboard until Nov. 29.

Kevin Yingling was director of competition at Google, where he worked for about 15 years.

Jeffrey Lowe adds a Washington, D.C., stronghold to CenterPeak's presence in New York, California and Texas.

Superior Court President Judge Jan Jurden, who has sat on the court since May 2001, is the first woman ever to lead the court, a role she was appointed to at the beginning of 2015.

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Steven Nerayoff claims Covington's Alan Vinegrad advised him not to share exculpatory information with prosecutors. A Covington spokesperson said "the lawsuit lacks merit."

"I think the businesses have to pay attention and hire people that they think are going to be a good, long-term investment and pass on those who seem to be moving further on self- and short-term gain," said John Hall of Hall Booth Smith.

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Maslon partner Erica A. Holzer breaks down how she leveraged existing law to secure an appellate reversal of a paternity suit launched by a known sperm donor against a pair of same-sex parents.

Alessio was first elected chair of the San Diego-based litigation firm in 2017.

"I'd be delighted if other firms wanted us to pay more than anyone else, but I don't suspect that will be the case," said Milbank's chair.

Bristol Myers Squibb counsel from DLA Piper told U.S. District Court Judge Jesse Furman on Friday that the UMB Bank NA had no standing to sue -- claiming the bank was not properly appointed as successor trustee.

"This provision was carefully negotiated. It is a central part of the deal, and without it, I am not sure there will be a settlement to submit," Rakesh Kilaru, a partner with Wilkinson Stekloff and counsel to the NCAA, said.

"It's time for Smith to face the music,' said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York, as he laid out the indictment against a musician who obtained $10 million in royalty payments via AI-generated songs and streaming bots.