By Dan Packel | December 11, 2019
Michael Arata's 2015 federal conviction for a tax fraud scheme over misuse of Louisiana film credits led to a failed Supreme Court appeal involving multiple Big Law firms.
By Dylan Jackson | December 5, 2019
The opinion provides guidance on two often fraught issues in lateral moves: notice provisions for departures and client solicitation.
By Jack Newsham | December 4, 2019
A California judge concluded ex-partner Don Lewis didn't have enough ties to the state for the case to proceed, keeping the battle in New York.
By Jack Newsham | December 2, 2019
A reported effort by lawyers David Boies and Stan Pottinger to obtain years' worth of Jeffrey Epstein's sex tapes has some legal ethics experts wondering: Did the lawyers cross a line, or might they have eventually?
By Dan Packel | November 12, 2019
The London-based firm says it is building a global practice defending other law firms. "Lawyers seem to have an inexhaustible ability to do stupid things," says Anthony Davis, one of three Hinshaw lawyers joining Clyde & Co.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Paul Hodkinson | November 8, 2019
A series of top London lawyers have been investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in a new era for discipline.
By Tom McParland | November 7, 2019
The Appellate Division, First Department held that Caplan's offense qualified as a "serious crime" that warranted immediate suspension, but also granted his request for a hearing as to "why a final order of censure, suspension or disbarment should not be made."
By Samantha Stokes | October 23, 2019
The D.C. Bar opinion clarifies how law firms and government agencies should respond when they believe one of their lawyers may be impaired.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Jack Newsham | October 10, 2019
Even if people aren't rushing for the exits at Willkie, some say Caplan's presence there will be missed. He was known for helping push the firm away from a seniority-based model and toward a system that rewards lawyers who generate business.
By Jack Newsham | September 27, 2019
Lawyers from Willkie, Cravath, Kirkland and elsewhere showed their support for Gordon Caplan ahead of the Oct. 3 sentencing for his role in the college admissions bribery scandal.
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