Wake Up Call: White & Case Hit With Record Fine for Conflict

• A U.K. regulator tagged White & Case with a record 250,000 pounds fine ($326,000) for “reckless” conflict of interest and for failing to protect client confidentiality in a $2 billion court fight between rival Ukranian oligarchs. A disciplinary court ordered a White & Case partner in the case, David Goldberg, to pay a 50,000 pounds fine. ( The Lawyer )

• Jones Day, Skadden and Dentons are the top three Big Law firms that general counsel most use as their go-to outside counsel, or that they recommend most to peers, according to a report by BTI Power Rankings that lists 24 firms GCs say they like the most. ...