Debevoise & Plimpton Deals Prowess Tested by Leadership Exits

Debevoise & Plimpton’s approach of building talent from within is being tested with leadership departures after the firm topped most rivals in guiding first-quarter deals.

Saks Hires Kirkland & Ellis, PJT to Study Financing Options

Saks Global Enterprises tapped Kirkland & Ellis, PJT Partners and Bank of America Corp. to help it explore ways to raise new financing alongside the asset-based loan it is pursuing, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

EEOC Asked to Probe Claims of Bias in Law Firm Intern Program

An anti-DEI group filed a bias charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, asking it to investigate a nonprofit that places incoming law students in summer internships, along with the organization’s 44 large law firm affiliates.

Judge Weighs Halting Trump Effort to Withdraw ABA Aid Grants

Lawyers for the American Bar Association are asking a DC federal judge to freeze the Justice Department moves to cut off the group’s access to grants that provide legal resources for domestic violence victims.

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Goodwin Procter has turned to Proskauer to craft its response to federal and state queries into diversity hiring.

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Steven Davis and the Rise and Fall of Dewey & LeBoeuf

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.

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Tether’s $150 Billion CIO Proved Himself Getting Cantor Backing

For years, crypto’s most-influential players have tended to be idiosyncratic and outspoken founders: Changpeng Zhao, the Binance Holdings Ltd. billionaire who pleaded guilty to anti-money laundering violations. Bitcoin mega-accumulator Michael Saylor. The Winklevoss twins, the vocal Donald Trump supporters behind Gemini.

Thailand to Issue $150 Milllion in Government Investment Tokens

Thailand’s Finance Ministry plans to issue 5 billion baht (about $150 million) worth of a new digital investment token within two months, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said at a Tuesday briefing after the initiative was endorsed by the cabinet.