Above The Law

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Even more money is coming associates' way at this firm! The post First Major Firm To Match The Cravath Bonus Scale Doubles Down With A Davis Polk Special Bonus Match appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

JUNE 7, 2023

Another firm pulls the rug out on hybrid work models. The post Davis Polk Junks Prior Commitments, Adopts 4-Day Mandatory Office Policy appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Sidley , Davis Polk , Fried Frank , Mayer Brown , Debevoise , O'Melveny , Akin , Willkie. Even Boutique Firms Are Joining In On The Fun!: Alito Really Doesn't Like His Co-Workers: Never too cold to wear your emotions on your sleeve. Working Here? Expect A Nice Bonus With That Salary Increase!: Working Here?

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ABA Journal

MARCH 7, 2022

For nearly a week and a half, Davis Polk & Wardwell set the scale for associate pay when it announced that it was paying…

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Law 360

JANUARY 16, 2024

The former head of nonfinancial risk and chief compliance officer at Morgan Stanley is returning to Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP as the chair of its white collar defense and investigations practice just over six years after his last role at the firm.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Milbank’s pay hikes for associates have yet to gain widespread acceptance in BigLaw. Large swaths” of the legal industry seem to be holding back since…

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Cravath, Swaine & Moore—the first law firm to announce year-end associate bonuses of up to $115,000—has matched additional special bonuses being paid by Davis Polk…

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Above The Law

JUNE 21, 2021

This firm! What's better than Biglaw money?

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Don't Be a Laggard: See How Your Firm Compares to Davis Polk. The post The 100 Pointer Law Firms: PPP Growth Outperformers Over The Past Decade appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

JULY 31, 2023

Francisco Partners and TPG have agreed to buy New Relic in a deal that values the web analytics firm at $6.5 billion, with the two private equity firms calling on Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Paul Hastings LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP for legal counsel on the transaction, according to a Monday statement.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This firm has beaten Davis Polk at its own game. Will the market respond? The post Cahill Beats The Market On Special Bonuses For All Associates — Even The Class Of 2021 appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Congratulations to the firm that fattened associate paychecks during the pandemic years. The post Davis Polk: Biglaw’s New Compensation Champion appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

JUNE 11, 2021

Money, money, money! Biglaw associates will see lots of it this summer.

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Law 360

JUNE 28, 2022

Corporate firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP said Monday it has hired former Cooley LLP partner and capital markets veteran Nicole Brookshire, bolstering its New York practice.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Bonus Dam Breaks : Davis Polk goes over the top. Debevoise and Willkie and Milbank did too but that's not as funny as two "Paul" firms going back to back. My Brother Darryl And My Other Brother Darryl : Paul Weiss and Paul Hastings followed DPW's lead. System Update : The Cravath System gets a little tune up.

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Above The Law

JUNE 11, 2021

Another firm joins the new new scale.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Department of Justice official Daniel Kahn, who oversaw high-profile bribery cases against French energy company Alstom SA and Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht SA, is leaving government for the private sector defense firm Davis Polk & Wardwell, reports Reuters.

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ABA Journal

MARCH 4, 2021

Associates at this BigLaw firm get pricey gifts Associates at Davis Polk & Wardwell are getting a choice of gifts as a thanks for their…

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Law 360

JULY 7, 2021

Davis Polk & Wardwell has promoted nine new partners effective July 1, mostly in practice areas related to finance and corporate matters, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Law 360

JULY 1, 2021

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP leaped ahead of other law firms in initial public offering activity based on the number of deals in June, a scorching month for new issuances that kept capital markets practices unusually busy.

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Above The Law

MAY 20, 2022

Davis Polk partner appearing at event with sanctioned officials to applaud Hong Kong democracy crackdown. Remember when all those American firms went to "Huzzah for the Berlin Wall!" Don't know why this defense hasn't totally caught on for other crimes yet. What Are You Thinking? events in the 60s? Yeah, neither do we.

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Above The Law

JUNE 11, 2021

NY To $205K : Davis Polk saw your $200K salary scale and raised you another 5. Milbank Matches Continue : While we expect firms will follow onto the DPW scale, for now Fenwick and Winston & Strawn have matched the old scale. The Scorecard : Find out all the firms that have announced so far.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A former Davis Polk & Wardwell associate, Lang is also the founder of Inspire.Legal, a legal innovation conference, and a founder of the NY Legal Tech Meetup. Klein credited Lang with having played an instrumental role in establishing Reynen Court. “It He has been with Reynen Court since 2018.

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Intelligize Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In a November 16 summary of the Charter settlement, law firm Davis Polk warned that the SEC’s future enforcement approach might not be limited to buybacks. The post SEC Uses ‘Swiss Army’ Statute in $25 Million Fine for Violations on Stock Buybacks appeared first on Intelligize.

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InHouseBlog

AUGUST 2, 2021

The legal job market is extremely tight, and companies and law firms are fiercely fighting one another for top talent. Other firms, including McDermott Will & Emery, Cadwalader, Mintz, Winston & Strawn, and Fenwick, quickly followed suit. With all that said, is top compensation enough for an attorney to decide to make a move?

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Intelligize Blog

AUGUST 15, 2023

For example, one principle maintains that “mergers should not eliminate substantial competition between firms.” Lawyers from Davis Polk pointed out that “that some of the theories set forth in the Draft Guidelines have already been rejected by courts in recent agency merger challenges.” antitrust law. and Albertsons Cos.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Most' lawyers are complying with this firm's four-day in-office attendance policy, even if they aren't the biggest fans of being there. The post Top Biglaw Firm Thinks Its Attendance Mandate Is Working Out Well, Even Though ‘Not Everyone Loves It’ appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

MAY 23, 2023

The post Can Biglaw’s Best Guide This Law Firm Megamerger To Completion? A&O Shearman is doing everything right so far. Let's hope it stays that way. appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

JUNE 8, 2023

So much for the hybrid workplace so many lawyers dreamed of. The post Biglaw’s Power Play On Mandatory 4-Day Office Attendance Policies Is Just Beginning appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

APRIL 25, 2022

The post Top Biglaw Firm Returns To The Office With Mandatory Tuesday-Thursday Attendance appeared first on Above the Law. Will mandating the hybrid days take away the soul of being hybrid?

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Attorney at Work

JULY 21, 2021

This push to return to “normal” is inevitable, even as many employers, including law firms, struggle with evolving guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and local authorities. To date, some firms are offering choices to their employees while others aren’t quite as open to the “new normal.”. But what should “normal” look like?

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Law firms need to let their current employees and future employees know where they stand. The post Winston, Davis Polk May Be The First Of Many Firms To Revoke Job Offers Over Controversial Statements On Israel appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

JULY 14, 2021

The firm is introducing a period of five consecutive remote work days -- and they won't impact vacations.

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LawSites

MAY 31, 2023

For law firms — indeed, for any organization — that poses the challenge of how to safely explore the technology of large language models and enforce adherence with internal governance policies. The company is launching with at least one AmLaw 100 law firm already a customer — Womble Bond Dickinson.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 18, 2023

[T]he student leaders responsible for signing on to these statements are no longer welcome in our firm.' The post Davis Polk Rescinds Offers To T14 Law School Students For Their Controversial Statements On Israel appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Financial Times ] * Davis Polk firings putting pressure on more firms to fire students over "grey areas" statements. And as we all know, the greatest crime of all is a helpful court worker. Law360 ] * Wait. that bankruptcy judge was approving $750 fee requests for his girlfriend? Reuters ] * Oh look!

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Someone Find The Wite-Out : Gibson Dunn , Paul Hastings , Jenner & Block , Allen & Overy , Stroock , and Akin all matched the Davis Polk scale. Firms Respond : Some firms are ditching Russian government and quasi-government clients. Paul Weiss is mobilizing to help.

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