by RG | Jun 15, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Happy Monday! Hello from...
by RG | Jun 15, 2026 | Law.com
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Senior Judge Paula A. Patrick sustained the attorney’s preliminary objections, concluding that the firm’s claims fall within the scope of the partnership agreement’s binding arbitration provision and must be pursued...
by RG | Jun 15, 2026 | Law.com
As conflict heightens risk in the Gulf, firms are leaning heavily on personal relationships and ‘face time’ to win work, although a Law.com survey shows firms are cautious about growth amid geopolitical uncertainty. As conflict heightens risk in the...
by RG | Jun 15, 2026 | Law.com
McDonald, a former assistant U.S. attorney within the office, currently works as a litigation partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and co-heads the firm’s securities and commodities investigations practice and its commodities futures and derivatives...
by RG | Jun 15, 2026 | Law.com
James McDonald, a former assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, and currently a Sullivan & Cromwell litigation partner, has drawn a favorable response from the office. McDonald co-heads S&C’s securities and commodities...
