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Quinn Emanuel Battles Former Allies in Jane Street Options Case

Quinn Emanuel, a law firm with a reputation for driving hard-nosed litigation, is squaring off against former partners on behalf of Jane Street Group, which claims a theft of its trading strategy.

Lawyers Want $217 Million for Settling Google ‘Incognito’ Case

Lawyers are seeking $217 million in fees for their work crafting a settlement this month in a class action lawsuit alleging Alphabet Inc.'s Google improperly retained users’ web data while they used a private browsing setting.

General Motors Legal Chief Glidden Reaps $11.3 Million for 2023

General Motors Co.'s legal chief, Craig Glidden, earned $11.3 million in 2023, according to a GM proxy statement released by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Houston Attorney, Firm Employee Accused of Defrauding Clients

A Houston personal injury lawyer and his former office manager have been charged in connection with a $2.4 million scheme to defraud clients of settlement proceeds, the US Justice Department said on Thursday.

How DLA Piper Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Generative AI

Loren Brown is the rare law firm leader I’ve spoken with who can articulate a business plan around generative artificial intelligence.

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David Pecker Says He Spoke to Trump Before Buying Model’s Story

The former National Enquirer publisher, <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-15db-d583-afbf-d7df61ea0000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">David Pecker, said he spoke to Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign before agreeing to buy and bury a former Playboy Playmate’s story about having an extramarital affair with Trump.

Blackstone to Sell $1.6 Billion of Student Housing to KKR

Blackstone Inc. agreed to sell a student-housing portfolio to <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/9990531D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-159d-d583-afbf-d7dd12790000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">KKR & Co. for $1.64 billion.

BHP Makes $39 Billion Anglo Approach to Create Mining Giant

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-15dd-d583-afbf-d7dd29230000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">BHP Group Ltd. proposed a takeover of Anglo American Plc that valued the smaller miner at £31.1 billion ($38.9 billion), in a deal that would create the world’s top copper producer while sparking the industry’s biggest shakeup in over a decade.

Meta Gets EU Warning Over Use of Sexual Orientation Data

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-14cf-d583-afbf-d6df42b50000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook should be blocked from exploiting public information on a users’ sexual orientation for targeted advertising under the European Union’s data protection rulebook, an adviser to the bloc’s top court warned.

Big Law's Big Paychecks: Partner Compensation, Explained

Law firm partners in Big Law earn a lot of money, but just how much they make can vary widely. Whether it's equity or non-equity or merit versus lockstep, this video explains what goes into determining the size of those paychecks at elite law firms.

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Cboe Global Plans to Wind Down Digital Asset Trading Platform

Cboe Global Markets Inc., the first mainstream exchange to let people buy and sell <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"P0NWC96JTSE8","_id":"0000018f-15a8-d583-afbf-d7fc91c00001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Bitcoin futures, is closing down its spot digital asset trading platform and folding its crypto operations into existing derivatives and clearing business lines.

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