by RG | Nov 4, 2026 | above the law
When a Biglaw firm collapses, its competitors don’t exactly wait for the farewell party to start recruiting. Weil Gotshal is preparing to wind down after a stunning series of partner departures and failed merger talks, and Gibson Dunn could soon welcome enough of its...
by RG | Nov 4, 2026 | above the law
Kinney Recruiting has been retained on an exclusive in-house search for an Assistant General Counsel, Bankruptcy, for a financial institution’s New York and Northern Virginia offices. We are seeing an attorney with five or more years of experience working on complex...
by RG | Nov 4, 2026 | above the law
We look back on the wild week that brought down a Biglaw behemoth. Weil Gotshal, a firm that rang up $2B in revenue last year against zero debt, is going out of business. As the firm’s lawyers frantically seek landing spots, Weil reminds everyone that they need to...
by RG | Nov 4, 2026 | above the law
A man Donald Trump pardoned for his January 6 conduct is back in federal custody, and if you guessed the new charge looks a whole lot like the old one… congratulations, you’ve been paying attention for the last five years. Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr., 58, of Sautee...
by RG | Nov 4, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Plaintiffs have not shown that defense counsel’s use of AI rendered the hours that they actually expended unreasonable. — Judge Carolyn McHugh, writing for a unanimous Tenth Circuit panel, affirming a...
