Trump AG Pick Bondi’s Brother Steers ‘MrBeast’ TikTok Bid

YouTube personality “MrBeast” Jimmy Donaldson and a group of investors tapped Brad Bondi, the brother of President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Justice Department, for legal advice on their bid to buy TikTok.

King & Spalding Merges With Saudi Firm Al Fahad & Partners

King & Spalding merged with Saudi Arabian firm Abdulaziz H. Al Fahad & Partners Lawyers (Al Fahad & Partners) in Riyadh, creating a combined firm with a majority of Saudi Arabian fee-earners.

Trump Picks FTX Prosecutor as Interim Manhattan US Attorney

President Donald Trump moved quickly to put his stamp on the federal prosecutor’s office responsible for policing Wall Street, naming an assistant Manhattan US attorney who helped put FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried behind bars to the top job.

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.

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

Kirkland & Ellis was the busiest law firm for corporate transactions last year, advising on more than $427 billion in global mergers and acquisitions and surpassing rivals like Latham & Watkins, Skadden Arps, and Freshfields. On this episode of On The Merits, we speaks with two of the M&A partners responsible for Kirkland & Ellis’s big year.

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SoftBank Joins OpenAI and Oracle in AI Pact Unveiled by Trump

SoftBank Group Corp., OpenAI, and Oracle Corp. are forming a $100 billion joint venture to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure, an effort unveiled with President Donald Trump aimed at speeding development of the emerging technology.

Trump Picks FTX Prosecutor as Interim Manhattan US Attorney

President Donald Trump moved quickly to put his stamp on the federal prosecutor’s office responsible for policing Wall Street, naming an assistant Manhattan US attorney who helped put FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried behind bars to the top job.

Bloomberg Law M&A League Tables

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.

Politics, Pay, and New Players Are on Law Firms’ Radar in 2025

Choose-Your-Billable-Hours Model May Be Future of Associate Pay

Big Law Prepares for Trump Return as Crypto Sector Flexes Muscle

Why a Deals Surge in 2025 May Not Be a Law Firm Boon

Billion Dollar Lawsuits: When Litigation Finance Met Mass Torts

Mass tort litigation is thriving, fueled by aggressive digital advertising and litigation finance. These high-stakes cases promise huge paydays for lawyers and funders, transforming mass torts into a lucrative industry.

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