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“Big Law Gets Bigger: Paul, Weiss once embraced a variety of civic-minded causes; Today, the law firm seems more focused on its own bottom line.”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 29, 2024

“Big Law Gets Bigger: Paul, Weiss once embraced a variety of civic-minded causes; Today, the law firm seems more focused on its own bottom line.” The post “Big Law Gets Bigger: Paul, Weiss once embraced a variety of civic-minded causes; Today, the law firm seems more focused on its own bottom line.”

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The Paul Weiss v. Kirkland Lateral Hiring Duel Could Inspire Other Firms To Make Major Moves

Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Which firm will be the next to enter the lateral battle? The post The Paul Weiss v. Kirkland Lateral Hiring Duel Could Inspire Other Firms To Make Major Moves appeared first on Above the Law.

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“Paul, Weiss Touts Anti-Death Penalty Reputation… So Why Is The Firm Helping Oklahoma Kill A Man? And the sovereignty questions involved aren’t much better.”

HowAppealing

AUGUST 13, 2021

“Paul, Weiss Touts Anti-Death Penalty Reputation… So Why Is The Firm Helping Oklahoma Kill A Man? And the sovereignty questions involved aren’t much better.” ” Joe Patrice has this post at “Above the Law.” ” My earlier coverage of this cert.

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Paul Weiss Effort To Expand Not Going As Well As Planned

Above The Law

APRIL 26, 2024

A setback for the elite Biglaw firm. The post Paul Weiss Effort To Expand Not Going As Well As Planned appeared first on Above the Law.

Laws

Paul Weiss Creates Non-Equity Partnership Tier To Remain ‘Competitive’ In The Market

Above The Law

MARCH 13, 2024

Paul Weiss had an all-equity partnership for nearly 100 years, but times have changed, and now the firm needs to change too. The post Paul Weiss Creates Non-Equity Partnership Tier To Remain ‘Competitive’ In The Market appeared first on Above the Law.

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“Paul, Weiss inked $700K contract with Oklahoma to undo tribal rights ruling”

HowAppealing

AUGUST 17, 2021

“Paul, Weiss inked $700K contract with Oklahoma to undo tribal rights ruling”: Mike Scarcella of Reuters has this report. According to the article, “Shanmugam normally bills at $1,824 an hour, according to the contract, but the firm agreed to a 50% discount for the state.”

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Is your BigLaw firm pro-death penalty or anti-death penalty?

HowAppealing

AUGUST 7, 2021

Is your BigLaw firm pro-death penalty or anti-death penalty? The law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP has a reputation of supporting liberal causes, and its firm History webpage touts that “[t]he firm and its lawyers participated in efforts.

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Paul Weiss Taking Leadership Role In The Wake Of Dobbs

Above The Law

JUNE 27, 2022

Oh look, a Biglaw firm that's been planning ever since the draft opinion leak. The post Paul Weiss Taking Leadership Role In The Wake Of <em>Dobbs</em> appeared first on Above the Law.

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Paul, Weiss Touts Anti-Death Penalty Reputation… So Why Is The Firm Helping Oklahoma Kill A Man?

Above The Law

AUGUST 12, 2021

And the sovereignty questions involved aren't much better.

Yelp, Newspapers Want Paul Weiss DQ In Google AdTech Row

Law 360

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP shouldn't be able to defend Google in the government's ad tech monopolization case against it, Yelp and a newspaper trade group have said, arguing that they already hired the firm to provide advice concerning investigations into the internet giant.

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All Aboard The Bonus Train — See Also

Above The Law

DECEMBER 6, 2021

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

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Feels Like These Biglaw Raises Won’t Ever Stop — See Also

Above The Law

MARCH 1, 2022

More Firms Pile On The New Cravath Standard: Debevoise , Latham , Paul Weiss , McDermott , Quinn Emanuel are all on the new scale. Not A Great Look: For this mega firm. A Look At Summer Associate Recruiting: It's good news! The LSAT Is Still King: Of law school admissions. What's That Sound? Yup, it's a dog whistle.

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Paul Weiss Mobilizing Pro Bono Resources For Ukrainian Refugees

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

There's a lot about world affairs that can make you feel helpless, but there's a lot firms can do. The post Paul Weiss Mobilizing Pro Bono Resources For Ukrainian Refugees appeared first on Above the Law.

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So Much Money Getting Thrown Around Biglaw — See Also

Above The Law

JUNE 17, 2021

So, So Many Firms Raised Salaries: Seriously, it's been a day. Paul Weiss , Sheppard Mullin , Willkie , Fried Frank , Munger Tolles , Morgan Lewis , Wilkinson Stekloff , oh my god, it's still going. Goodwin Procter , WilmerHale , Paul Hastings , Allen & Overy , still going.

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Standard Chartered Group GC Joins Paul Weiss In London

Law 360

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP announced Tuesday that David Fein, group general counsel at Standard Chartered, will join the firm in January as special counsel in the litigation department.

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Paul Weiss Adds 2 Ex-Akin Gump M&A Pros In New York

Law 360

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has added as partners two corporate attorneys previously with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP who specialize in mergers and acquisitions, the firm announced Monday.

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Morning Docket: 07.20.23

Above The Law

JULY 20, 2023

His latest attempt at making a pen pal involved writing 51 law firms to warn them that he thinks hiring diverse attorneys violates the Supreme Court's college admissions opinion. ABA Journal ] * While others talk layoffs, Paul Weiss announced it's still looking at first-year applicants. appeared first on Above the Law.

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Major law firms issue statement denouncing voting restrictions

JURIST

APRIL 14, 2021

Dozens of the largest law firms in the US signed on to a statement on Monday denouncing efforts to restrict Americans’ ability to vote. ” Brad Karp, the chairman of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, spearheaded the effort to unite a coalition of firms to sign the statement.

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DC Judge Sanctions Paul Weiss, Alex Oh In Exxon Case

Law 360

MAY 12, 2021

federal judge opted Wednesday to admonish Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP and former firm partner Alex Oh in connection with the Exxon human rights case that appears to have led Oh to resign prematurely from her new post as enforcement head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

How Ripple Execs' Grit & Litigation Forced SEC To Back Down

Law 360

OCTOBER 27, 2023

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Jeh Johnson Withdraws as Vassar Commencement Speaker After Protests

JonathanTurley

MARCH 8, 2022

A partner at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York, Johnson opted out in the face of the rising anger. Vassar’s campus newspaper, The Miscellany News , declared on Feb. It added that “students of color feel especially impacted by Johnson’s policies.”.

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Clearbrief CEO Jacqueline Schafer: Transforming Written Legal Arguments With AI

Attorney at Work

JULY 22, 2021

Jackie Schafer: I started out as a litigator at Paul Weiss, but spent most of my career in public service as an assistant attorney general, where I was regularly briefing and arguing cases before the state appellate courts in Alaska and Washington state. The company launched in 2020, and this March it announced a $1.2M seed round.

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Women of Legal Tech: Jacqueline Schafer

LawTechnologyToday

AUGUST 10, 2022

She realized that she could leverage a form of AI, natural language processing, to solve the tedious pain points involved with writing and filing briefs that she had experienced throughout her career as an appellate and trial court litigator (former Paul Weiss and AAG in AK and WA State) and in-house attorney.

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Understanding and Managing Force Majeure Risk Resulting from COVID-19

Cenza

APRIL 16, 2020

Fortunately, a number of top law firms have written some helpful memos that summarize the key legal issues related to FM. Paul Weiss. It’s an issue that calls for immediate attention because rights and remedies may be forfeited unless timely action is taken.

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The court of art criticism is in session

SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Kannon Shanmugam of Paul Weiss is in the bar section, while Michael Dreeben, a former deputy U.S. And Paul Clement, now of the boutique firm Clement & Murphy, is seated at the second case counsel table to await argument in Helix Energy Solutions Group v. I can’t see whether they are shaking their heads or not.

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As Chloé Becomes a B Corp, What Does the Increasingly Popular Certification Really Entail?

The Fashion Law

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Not the only new entrant into the B Corp space, reseller Vestiaire Collection announced in September that “following a rigorous certification process,” it is now a certified B Corp, a move that it says “reflects our firm commitment to the highest social and environmental standards.”

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SPACs: Heavy Lies the IPO Crown

Fordham Law News

OCTOBER 21, 2021

7] Harmonious with this view, and an encouraging sign for the SPAC market, over 60 of the nation’s leading law firms have issued a Joint Statement in defense of SPACs. [8] 28] There is hope, however, for a resurgence in SPAC issuances as many law firms agree that there are strong defenses available to the defendant SPACs. 24] Mr.

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Morning Docket: 08.06.21

Above The Law

AUGUST 6, 2021

ABA Journal ] * Firms like Cravath and Paul Weiss are enacting COVID-sensitive return policies. * Boogeyman of "CRT" being used to devalue disparate impact claims. If only there were some legal discipline that looked at how race impacts the legal system. [ Maybe old dogs can learn new tricks.

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Top 20 Biglaw Firm Mandates Vaccination For Employees To Return To Office

Above The Law

JULY 28, 2021

Take a shot to go back to your desk.

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More Biglaw Firms Delay Openings, Lay Down Strong Vaccination Policies

Above The Law

AUGUST 5, 2021

Paul Weiss, Simpson, and Winston release new statements.

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At The TLTF Summit, It Was All About Making ‘Who Luck’ Happen, To Drive the Future of Legal Tech

LawSites

DECEMBER 11, 2023

the managing director of an Arizona ABS law firm, a veteran legal tech executive and thought leader, and the leader of an innovation program at a major law school. And where the money is means big firms and big corporates – and therefore on tech designed to meet the needs of big firms and big corporates. Could they Do It Again?

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Morning Docket: 04.26.24

Above The Law

APRIL 26, 2024

Law360 ] * Law firm suggests earbuds as solution to its open floor plan issues. Roll on Friday ] * Paul Weiss struggling to secure foothold in Houston as top targets decide to stay at their current firms. Forget it, Paul. it's H-Town. Legal Eagle ] The post Morning Docket: 04.26.24

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Morning Docket: 12.22.23

Above The Law

DECEMBER 22, 2023

CNN ] * Paul Weiss office move becomes the biggest real estate transaction in the country this year. CNN ] * Paul Weiss office move becomes the biggest real estate transaction in the country this year. WSJ ] * Perhaps Ed Blum's Bigot Brigade is done messing with law firms. appeared first on Above the Law.

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Retention Bonuses Are The New Biglaw Hotness — See Also

Above The Law

AUGUST 12, 2021

Paul Weiss Is Making An About Face: On the death penalty. Biglaw firms that require vaccinations. Skadden Plays Ball With Retention Bonuses: For certain practice groups, that is. New Ranking Metric? More Evidence On The Trump Coup: Everything's totally fine!

Raising The Bar… Again — See Also

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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Biden Picks First Black Manhattan U.S. Attorney

The Crime Report

AUGUST 11, 2021

Prior to that he worked at the New York-based law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Williams, whose nomination was announced alongside Biden’s pick of Breon Peace as U.S. attorney in Brooklyn, is currently an assistant U.S. attorney in the Manhattan office, where he has served since 2012.

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Once More (Raising Salaries), With Feeling — See Also

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

When The Levee Breaks : Firms began falling all over themselves to raise salaries. McDermott , Paul Weiss , Cleary , Kirkland , Debevoise , Ropes , Dechert , Simpson , Willkie , Skadden , Proskauer. Wasting Away Again In Margaritaville : Attorney has a wild evening.

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Justice Tech Company Paladin Partners with Israel and New York Bar Associations to Launch Pro Bono Portal for Israeli Citizens Impacted By the War

LawSites

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The law firms Greenberg Traurig and Paul, Weiss, along with the NYSBA, are providing financial support for the portal. Through the platform, israelbar.legal , Israeli citizens affected by the war are able to submit questions to the IBA, and volunteer attorneys can register their interest to help.

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Morning Docket: 08.15.23

Above The Law

AUGUST 15, 2023

Reuters ] * Has "flexibility" lost all meaning when it comes to law firm office scheduling? Just because some law firms try to engage in flexibility newspeak, doesn't actually change its meaning. ABA Journal ] * London Kirkland team headed to Paul Weiss resigned on a Sunday in a power move.

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2017 ABA Annual Meeting NYC

LegalTalkNetwork

AUGUST 28, 2017

Current President Hilarie Bass, who just took the reigns, talked with us about her upcoming projects, managing stress, and the required support from her firm and clients which allow her to perform her duties as the new ABA president. By all accounts heard, the sessions were packed to the brim.

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Louisiana legislature overturns governor veto of congressional districting map

JURIST

APRIL 1, 2022

In response, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LFD), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Louisiana, and law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Warton & Garrison filed a lawsuit. This was the first time in 31 years the legislature declined to accept a gubernatorial veto of a bill.

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“Big Law Gets Bigger: Paul, Weiss once embraced a variety of civic-minded causes; Today, the law firm seems more focused on its own bottom line.”

The Paul Weiss v. Kirkland Lateral Hiring Duel Could Inspire Other Firms To Make Major Moves

Trending Sources

“Paul, Weiss Touts Anti-Death Penalty Reputation… So Why Is The Firm Helping Oklahoma Kill A Man? And the sovereignty questions involved aren’t much better.”

Paul Weiss Effort To Expand Not Going As Well As Planned

Paul Weiss Creates Non-Equity Partnership Tier To Remain ‘Competitive’ In The Market

“Paul, Weiss inked $700K contract with Oklahoma to undo tribal rights ruling”

Is your BigLaw firm pro-death penalty or anti-death penalty?

Paul Weiss Taking Leadership Role In The Wake Of Dobbs

Paul, Weiss Touts Anti-Death Penalty Reputation… So Why Is The Firm Helping Oklahoma Kill A Man?

Yelp, Newspapers Want Paul Weiss DQ In Google AdTech Row

All Aboard The Bonus Train — See Also

Feels Like These Biglaw Raises Won’t Ever Stop — See Also

Paul Weiss Mobilizing Pro Bono Resources For Ukrainian Refugees

So Much Money Getting Thrown Around Biglaw — See Also

Standard Chartered Group GC Joins Paul Weiss In London

Paul Weiss Adds 2 Ex-Akin Gump M&A Pros In New York

Morning Docket: 07.20.23

Major law firms issue statement denouncing voting restrictions

DC Judge Sanctions Paul Weiss, Alex Oh In Exxon Case

How Ripple Execs' Grit & Litigation Forced SEC To Back Down

Jeh Johnson Withdraws as Vassar Commencement Speaker After Protests

Clearbrief CEO Jacqueline Schafer: Transforming Written Legal Arguments With AI

Women of Legal Tech: Jacqueline Schafer

Understanding and Managing Force Majeure Risk Resulting from COVID-19

The court of art criticism is in session

As Chloé Becomes a B Corp, What Does the Increasingly Popular Certification Really Entail?

SPACs: Heavy Lies the IPO Crown

Morning Docket: 08.06.21

Top 20 Biglaw Firm Mandates Vaccination For Employees To Return To Office

More Biglaw Firms Delay Openings, Lay Down Strong Vaccination Policies

At The TLTF Summit, It Was All About Making ‘Who Luck’ Happen, To Drive the Future of Legal Tech

Morning Docket: 04.26.24

Morning Docket: 12.22.23

Retention Bonuses Are The New Biglaw Hotness — See Also

Raising The Bar… Again — See Also

Biden Picks First Black Manhattan U.S. Attorney

Once More (Raising Salaries), With Feeling — See Also

Justice Tech Company Paladin Partners with Israel and New York Bar Associations to Launch Pro Bono Portal for Israeli Citizens Impacted By the War

Morning Docket: 08.15.23

2017 ABA Annual Meeting NYC

Louisiana legislature overturns governor veto of congressional districting map

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