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Subscribe to Our Newsletter Login BROWSE Menu Home Bloomberg Law News Bloomberg Law Analysis Podcasts Submit a News Tip Go Subscription Information Login to see your account Login Welcome Login Advanced Search Go Log in to access all of your Bloomberg Law products Single Sign-On Remember Password Log In Register Academic Account Forgot Username/ Password? Business & Practice View and Filter All Stories Coke’s Top Lawyer Says Peers Must ‘Create Demand’ for Diversity Lawyers’ Committee Delays Suit Over Bar Exam Face Scan Software Latest Stories DLA Piper’s New Chair Wants His Giant Firm to Get Even Bigger Stepping into his role as global co-chair of 4,500-lawyer DLA Piper, Frank Ryan says the best path forward is to get even bigger. Trump Taxes, Long Guarded, Will Soon Be in Prosecutor’s Hands Donald Trump , who managed to keep his tax returns a secret the entire time he was in the White House, is about to see them fall into the hands of a New York prosecutor looking into possible criminal charges against him. Diageo Taps Linklaters’ U.S. Practice Head as General Counsel Diageo PLC said Monday that Thomas Shropshire Jr., who has promoted a path of diversity and inclusion taken by his pioneering father, will succeed the retiring Siobhán Moriarty as general counsel and company secretary. Garland Says Capitol Riot Shows Domestic Terrorism Is Rising (2) Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden ’s nominee for attorney general, said domestic terrorism is a greater threat than it has been for decades after the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. Alleged ‘Copyright Troll’ Lawyer Facing Colorado Sanctions Alleged “copyright troll” attorney Richard Liebowitz is facing sanctions in Colorado federal court for suing a North Carolina television station there instead of its home state, in what the court said “adds to the growing body of law devoted to the question of whether and when to impose sanctions on Mr. Liebowitz alone.” View More Practitioner Insights Amanda Frost American University, Washington College of Law Deportation Without Disclosure: Immigration Courts Need Transparency Evan D. Wolff Crowell & Moring LLP Florida Water Cyberattack Shows Need for National Defense Response Tyler Cooper Fix the Court Supreme Court Term Limits—Here’s the Best Option Tonja Jacobi Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Why the Senate Should Abolish the Filibuster View More In Case You Missed It Hogan Lovells Sees Record Profits Per Equity Partner in 2020 Hogan Lovells boasted record profits for its equity partners in 2020, thanks to cost savings and a lower number of the firm leaders. Jones Day, Goodwin Breach Highlights Need for Vendor Vetting An attack on a file-sharing company used by Big Law firms highlights the importance of vetting third-party vendors to better safeguard confidential client data, privacy and cybersecurity professionals say. Crowell & Moring Hires Lawyer Trump Fired in Ukraine Probe Michael Atkinson, a former inspector general fired by President Trump after his work led to the first impeachment, is joining Crowell & Moring as a partner. ‘I’m Not a Cat’ Takeaways: 5 Virtual Court Tips from Judges In the wake of lawyer cat, judges from across the country share advice lawyers must know to ace their virtual court appearances. Up Next Why Nine Justices? Court Packing's History and Future When Your Boss is Notorious: Clerking for R.B.G. Coronavirus Is Taking Its Toll On Big Law Coronavirus and Force Majeure Clauses Coronavirus Is Changing the Way Lawyers Work Making Millions Off Others’ Lawsuits: How Litigation Finance Works The Big Four Are a Looming Threat to Big Law Podcasts View More Want to Diversify Big Law's Pipeline? Start With Law Schools Saying Goodbye to 2020 at the Supreme Court Can Big Law Get It Right for Black Lawyers? Black Lawyers Speak: Stories of the Past, Hopes for the Future, Ep. 1 Business, Interrupted: Insurers No Help For Businesses Big Law Business The Richest Law Firms Are Hiring More Partners After Record 2020 It’s only February, but the richest law firms in the country are doing a lot more hiring so far than they did last year. It’s the result of a year that saw major firms grow profits at record rates. Big Law Partners May Be Warming to Pricing Ideas They’ve Fought The global pandemic has pushed Big Law to experiment with new technology and work from home. A new survey indicates firms may also be a bit more open than before to altering long-held ideas about matter pricing. How Law Firms Should Talk About Their Success in a Bad Year If firms are afraid of blowback from recording a banner year during a pandemic, silently submitting their financial results only creates a vacuum for it to fester. They’d be better served standing up for the work their lawyers did and taking steps to show they are generous and empathetic. A Trial Firm Questions Big Law’s Pandemic Litigation Tactics Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on jury trials and the law firms that make their money from them. Trial firm Bartlit Beck is navigating challenges brought on by trial delays and Big Law firms’ litigation tactics. Big Bankruptcy Results Are In, and There’s One Particular Winner Kirkland & Ellis earned more than four times the next closest law firm for work it did representing bankrupt companies appearing on a database compiled by UCLA. View More...