Troutman Pepper Locke Navigates Sticky Conflict After Merger

Troutman Pepper Locke is using an “ethical wall” within the firm so its lawyers can represent clients on opposing sides of a bankruptcy proceeding, a firm partner told a Texas court.

Ex-Akin Gump Lawyer Aiding Wiles for Trump Shutters DC Firm

Former Akin Gump counsel Stanley Woodward, who is working with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, is dissolving the Washington law firm he co-founded.

More Interim Leaders Take Reins Across Trump Justice Department

The Trump administration has appointed dozens of new interim leaders throughout the Justice Department bureaucracy, including moving a federal prosecutor in Washington to head the Antitrust Division and tapping Florida’s solicitor general to run the Office of Legal Counsel.

Ex-Trump DOJ Antitrust Lawyer Jumps to Cravath from Paul Weiss

Veteran antitrust lawyer and former Trump Justice Department official Andrew Finch is heading to Cravath Swaine & Moore.

What Big Law’s Top Deals Firm Expects for 2025 Markets

Bloomberg Law’s Roy Strom spoke with Jennifer Perkins and David Klein, M&A partners at Kirkland & Ellis, the busiest law firm for corporate transactions last year. Kirkland advised on more than $427 billion in global mergers and acquisitions over the year, surpassing rivals like Latham & Watkins, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, and Freshfields.

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The US president’s power to pardon is both one of the most absolute and misunderstood provisions of the Constitution. Rooted in the “prerogative of mercy” of English kings dating back to the seventh century, America’s founders wanted a robust pardon power to allow “easy access to exceptions in favor of unfortunate guilt” by the justice system, as Alexander Hamilton wrote.

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Kirkland Strengthens Grip on Shifting M&A Deals Leaderboard

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.

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FDIC Acting Head Vows to Nix Biden Proposals, Embrace Technology

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will take a more “open-minded” approach to financial technology and digital assets and withdraw proposals that would’ve tightened “hot money” rules and bank board requirements, the agency’s new acting chairman said.