They Quit Over Trump Deals, Now Junior Lawyers Plot Next Acts

Some attorneys who left their firms over deals with President Donald Trump are resurfacing months later in jobs outside of Big Law.

NJ Prosecutor Fired to Make Way for Alina Habba Files Appeal

The former deputy for New Jersey’s US attorney claims she was fired in “direct retaliation” for judges appointing her as the state’s top federal prosecutor.

Baker Botts Lawyer Aims to Trim Patent Owner’s Defamation Suit

A defense-side patent lawyer urged a South Florida federal court to throw out much of Leigh Rothschild’s defamation lawsuit against her over comments she made about the inventor and patent-monetization executive’s business model.

Baseball’s Giants Tap Law Head to Lead New Focus on Real Estate

After more than three decades as the top lawyer for Major League Baseball’s San Francisco Giants, longtime legal chief John “Jack” Bair is putting on a different cap—but will remain in the C-suite for the same team.

Justice Department, LA Office Spar Over White-Collar Enforcement

A Justice Department official in Washington is pushing back on acting Los Angeles US Attorney Bill Essayli’s reliance on recent white-collar policy to dismiss charges against a fast-food executive who’s donated to President Donald Trump.

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Employers Seeking Diversity Via Proxy Draw Fresh DOJ Scrutiny

The Trump administration has narrowed employers’ options for boosting workforce diversity, cutting off long-used tools for recruiting Black and Hispanic talent if regulators aggressively follow the latest Justice Department guidance on illegal DEI.

NY Law Schools See New Interest in Immigration Classes, Clinics

Law schools throughout New York are seeing increased demand from students for immigration law classes and clinics to get hands-on experience—all coming amid the Trump administration’s efforts to deport undocumented immigrants and wipe out sanctuary city laws.

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Latham & Watkins is Big Law’s leading M&A adviser so far this year, riding a second-quarter upswing in tech, telecommunications, and energy deals work.

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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Meta Picks Pimco, Blue Owl for $29 Billion Data Center Deal (3)

Meta Platforms Inc. has selected Pacific Investment Management Co. and Blue Owl Capital Inc.to lead a $29 billion financing for its data center expansion in rural Louisiana as the race for artificial intelligence infrastructure heats up, according to people with knowledge of the matter.