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Good morning. Global legal powerhouse Kirkland & Ellis has hired its first COO -- a private equity veteran. Jessica Seah also brings you a story about how global and domestic law firms are navigating troubled waters alongside their clients in Vietnam as the country finds itself caught in the middle of the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and China, its two largest trading partners. And in the U.K., several major law firms have increased their rates for newly qualified lawyers, making £100K the norm.

– Lisa Shuchman, Executive Editor

 

Law Firm Hiring | News

Kirkland Hires Private Equity Veteran As Its First COO

By Andrew Maloney

Gary Levin will help with strategy and oversee administrative aspects of the firm, which has more than 3,500 staff globally,... Read More

 

Law Firm Management | Analysis

Law Firms Are Caught in the Middle as Vietnam Struggles With Tariff Threats and U.S.-China Trade Tensions

By Jessica Seah

China and the U.S. are Vietnam's top two trading partners, and global and domestic law firms are navigating a balancing... Read More

 

United States Supreme Court | News

Akin Gump Urges High Court to Leapfrog Circuits and Immediately Review Trump Tariffs

By Alyssa Aquino

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, which represents two parties challenging the tariffs, argued in a petition for certiorari... Read More

 

Lawyer Compensation - General | News

5 Major Law Firms Up NQ Rates as £100k+ Becomes UK Norm

By Louis Altmann

DLA Piper logged the highest percentage increase, as more firms among the U.K. top 20 set newly qualified salaries at... Read More

 

Litigation | News

French Postal Company Loses “Due Diligence Plan Appeal Despite Legal Team Spearheaded by Paul Hastings, Former Prime Minister

By Rick Mitchell

Lawyers said the ruling by the Paris Court of Appeal's special climate-focused chamber provides key guidance on how... Read More

 

Law Firm Hiring | News

Squire Patton Boggs, White & Case Hire Tech Partners in Australia

By Christopher Niesche

The new partners join from TikTok and Bird & Bird Read More

 

Alternative Dispute Resolution | News

Spain Turns to Mandatory Mediation to Tackle Court Gridlock But Could the Reform Backfire?

By James Jackson

The immediate consequence of this regime coming into force has been that some civil courts in Barcelona and Madrid... Read More

 

Law Firm Hiring | News

As Willkie Exits Grow, Associates Are Publicly Criticizing Trump Deal

By Amanda O'Brien

About 20 lawyers are now expected to leave Willkie for Cooley, including several associates who criticized the New York... Read More

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