Hueston Hennigan Bumps Clerkship Bonus To $205K
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Courts
Texas Judge Probe Shows Lack Of Mental Impairment ProcessFifth Circuit officials have done a reasonable job of handling a rare situation involving a Texas federal judge who appears to be undergoing a mental health crisis, but the episode highlights that a more standardized way of dealing with federal judges experiencing mental impairment needs to be established, experts and scholars say.
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Courts
Watchdog Can Pursue Jackson Walker Fees, Judge SaysThe U.S. Trustee's Office has standing to pursue millions of dollars in fees paid to Jackson Walker LLP in cases assigned to a judge who was in an undisclosed romantic relationship with one of the firm's ex-partners, a Texas bankruptcy court has concluded.
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Modern Lawyer
Weil Loses 2 More Lawyers To Paul Weiss' London PE TeamPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has hired two more lawyers from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP to strengthen its London private equity practice, the latest in a string of departures from the Wall Street law firm as merger rumors swirl.
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DC Pulse
Balch & Bingham Hires Hunton Attorney As Nuclear PartnerBalch & Bingham LLP has brought on a senior attorney from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP who focuses her practice on nuclear energy issues, nuclear transactions and project development, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Legal Tech & AI
Legora Hits $8.8B Valuation In $550M Funding RoundSweden-based Legora, which offers a legal artificial intelligence platform, announced on Wednesday the raising of a $550 million Series E at an $8.8 billion post-money valuation for the purposes of expanding further into North America.
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California Pulse
CLO Of Software Co. Nutanix Made $6.8 Million Last YearThe top attorney for cloud and software company Nutanix Inc. raked in $6.8 million in total compensation in fiscal 2026, with more than $6 million of it as stock awards, according to a securities filing late Tuesday.
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Daily Litigation
NM Accuses Epstein's Aides Of Enabling Sex TraffickingThe state of New Mexico and its attorney general sued the co-executors of Jeffrey Epstein's estate Wednesday, claiming the two aides continue to profit off their roles in Epstein's sex trafficking scheme.
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Modern Lawyer
Blank Rome Lands 4 Hogan Lovells Commodities LawyersBlank Rome LLP has brought on a four-attorney, New York-based commodities team from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader that advises clients in the financial services and energy industries.
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DC Pulse
Brownstein Adds USDA Atty To Gov't Relations TeamBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP has hired the former principal deputy general counsel from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who will work with the firm's government relations department as a shareholder in D.C.
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New York Pulse
City Bar Fund Executive Director Shares Vision For New RoleThe New York City Bar Association announced last week that it had appointed its first executive director to lead the organization's nonprofit affiliate, the City Bar Fund, and that new role will be filled by someone who knows the organization well.
