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The longtime Kirkland & Ellis lawyer, who most recently oversaw risk management as general counsel at Paul Hastings, wil...
09/04/2026

The longtime Kirkland & Ellis lawyer, who most recently oversaw risk management as general counsel at Paul Hastings, will succeed retiring Ropes & Gray general counsel Peter Erichsen.

Certain recruiters are using deceitful outreach strategies that sometimes hook sophisticated partners, Dan Binstock writ...
09/04/2026

Certain recruiters are using deceitful outreach strategies that sometimes hook sophisticated partners, Dan Binstock writes.

Sources say more Weil lawyers could join the six partners going to Simpson Thacher.
09/04/2026

Sources say more Weil lawyers could join the six partners going to Simpson Thacher.

As law firms grapple with how to track returns on their AI investments, Baker McKenzie is focusing on firmwide training ...
09/03/2026

As law firms grapple with how to track returns on their AI investments, Baker McKenzie is focusing on firmwide training to ensure lawyers can actually use AI in ways that deliver value.

Hutt, a former chief counsel of the FDA, helped create the nutrition label format that is used today.
09/03/2026

Hutt, a former chief counsel of the FDA, helped create the nutrition label format that is used today.

For firms that invest meaningfully, well-designed AI workflows can replace apprenticeship by chance with development by ...
09/03/2026

For firms that invest meaningfully, well-designed AI workflows can replace apprenticeship by chance with development by design, Wayne Stacy and Caren Ulrich Stacy write.

Several major law firms are investing in data centre expertise amid the AI boom.
09/03/2026

Several major law firms are investing in data centre expertise amid the AI boom.

The firm is among the busiest in London's lateral hiring market.
09/03/2026

The firm is among the busiest in London's lateral hiring market.

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