Litigation Finance’s New Money Fades in ‘Tight’ Capital Market
New litigation funding deals dipped last year to the lowest point in at least half a decade, thanks to a tight fundraising environment and concerns about risk.
President Donald Trump’s new executive order against Jenner & Block threatens the firm’s relationship with a top client, aerospace and defense company General Dynamics.
Class members opting out of a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement with Blue Cross Blue Shield have to disclose whether their decisions were motivated by litigation funders, a federal judge said Tuesday.
Democratic elections lawyer Marc Elias hired a Biden-era Justice Department lawyer to join his firm as it looks to capitalize on jabs from President Donald Trump.
A Chicago federal judge on Tuesday pressed Justice Department attorneys to articulate exactly how the Trump administration defines “illegal and immoral discrimination” in the context of executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
Latham & Watkins is no longer conducting on-campus interviews at law schools to recruit summer associates and instead is asking candidates to apply directly with the firm.
New litigation funding deals dipped last year to the lowest point in at least half a decade, thanks to a tight fundraising environment and concerns about risk.
Institutional investors seeking to buy and operate single-family homes as rental properties are facing a wave of legislation from state lawmakers who want to boost access for owner-occupants.
Trent McCotter will make his Supreme Court debut in one of the term’s most closely watched cases, nearly eight years after narrowly missing the chance to argue his first case there.
Two Big Law associates say their peers could impact their firms’ responses to Trump’s attacks on the profession by speaking up together and taking actions such as “recruiting strikes,” David Lat writes in his Exclusive Jurisdiction column.
The lobbying powerhouse for the US private equity industry has thrown its weight behind a controversial bill to overhaul Delaware’s corporate laws, which could make it harder for shareholders to beat companies and executives in court — a long-simmering campaign reignited by
President Donald Trump’s new executive order against Jenner & Block threatens the firm’s relationship with a top client, aerospace and defense company General Dynamics.
Feb 25, 2025, 3:39 PM UTC
Feb 21, 2023, 3:55 PM UTC
Nov 15, 2022, 2:25 PM UTC
Oct 20, 2021, 4:15 PM UTC
Kirkland & Ellis retained its crown as Big Law’s top mergers and acquisitions adviser in 2024, nabbing several of the largest transactions of the year.
Kirkland & Ellis retained its crown as Big Law’s top mergers and acquisitions adviser in 2024, nabbing several of the largest transactions of the year.
On May 28, 2012, Dewey & LeBoeuf, the product of a merger between two storied New York law firms, filed for bankruptcy. For the first time, Dewey's former chair Steven Davis opens up about the years, months, and weeks leading to his firm's collapse, the decisions he made and, looking back, whether he would have done anything differently.
Two Big Law associates say their peers could impact their firms’ responses to Trump’s attacks on the profession by speaking up together and taking actions such as “recruiting strikes,” David Lat writes in his Exclusive Jurisdiction column.
President Donald Trump’s new executive order against Jenner & Block threatens the firm’s relationship with a top client, aerospace and defense company General Dynamics.
Attorney Tom Goldstein on Tuesday lost his bid to undo a magistrate judge’s order subjecting his electronic devices and internet use to monitoring as part of pretrial release conditions.
Compass Minerals eliminates more than 10% of its corporate workforce and will wind down its fire retardant business.
President
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is preparing a rule that would bar agency examiners from considering “reputational risk” when reviewing a bank’s operations.
Get the latest legal, regulatory, and enforcement news and analysis, as well as in-depth business and industry covering in the following areas: