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fromAbove the Law
3 days ago

Biglaw Firm Uses Simple Trick To Make Associates Happy For The Holidays - Above the Law

Simpson Thacher will distribute year-end bonuses to associates after grossing $2,896,282,000 in 2024, with payments expected by the end of December.
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Simpson Thacher Becomes Latest Surrender Firm To Join Up With Trump's International House Of Tariffs - Above the Law

Back in August, the New York Times reported that Kirkland and Paul Weiss (along with Skadden) - firms who had cut deals with the administration in exchange for pro bono payola - had done work for Trump's Commerce Department. Democratic lawmakers quickly fired off inquiries because giving the government free services would violate the Anti-Deficiency Act, and direct work for the administration would contradict the firms' prior representations that any free legal work would be limited to a relatively benign list of charitable causes.
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