2 BigLaw firms in merger talks that could produce 1,600-lawyer firm with top 50 revenue
Two BigLaw firms, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Locke Lord, are in merger talks to create a potential top 50 revenue firm with over 1,600 lawyers. [ more ]
Getting Beyond The 'Table Stakes': What GCs Really Want In Lawyer Relationships
Private practice lawyers offer legal advice, some excel by understanding client business to provide comprehensive guidance. General counsels seek proactive, actionable advice from lawyers as long-term partners. [ more ]
Judge says Donald Trump won't give own closing argument at civil fraud trial after disputing rules
Donald Trump's lawyers objected to the judge's insistence that he stick to 'relevant' matters in his closing argument in his New York civil business fraud trial.
The judge rescinded his conditional permission for Trump to make his closing argument after his legal team said the limitations unfairly muzzled him. [ more ]
Two lawyers at Tom Girardi's law firm sanctioned over mishandling of client money
Tom Girardi's son-in-law and a second lawyer from his firm have been sanctioned by a State Bar judge for not adequately protecting clients from Girardi's misappropriation of settlement funds.
David Lira, who is married to Girardi's daughter and worked for his firm for over 20 years, is barred from controlling client bank accounts and must work under another attorney's supervision.
Keith Griffin, who worked with Girardi for two decades, had his law license suspended for six months and is on probation for a year for concealing information about settlement funds from clients. [ more ]
Pro-Trump Lawyer Spilling Details of Bonkers Oval Office Meeting To Prosecutors In Bombshell CNN Tapes
A pro-Trump attorney-turned-co-defendant in the Georgia election crimes case, Kenneth Chesebro, provided new details about Trump's meetings with lawyers after the 2020 election.
Chesebro revealed that Trump was given advice in December 2020 to not indulge in conspiracies or false hope regarding the election results. [ more ]
Showing Up Is Half The Battle - And A Bunch Of Philly Lawyers Are Losing
Lawyers in Philadelphia have a high rate of not showing up to court, with privately retained or court-appointed private lawyers failing to appear in court in 36% of their cases.
Police officers and civilian witnesses also have high rates of failure to appear, leading to dropped charges in thousands of cases. [ more ]
Defence lawyers seek appeal of tribunal ruling on police EncroChat cryptophone hack | Computer Weekly
Lawyers are seeking to challenge a decision that the UK's National Crime Agency acted lawfully when accessing messages from an encrypted phone network used by organized criminals.
Defence lawyers are seeking to overturn a ruling that concluded the crime agency had lawfully obtained surveillance warrants to access encrypted messages.
Convictions may be quashed if EncroChat is found inadmissible, leading to potential overturning of serious criminal cases. [ more ]