Law Firm Mergers Mean Lateral Movement — Lots Of It

Law Firm Mergers Mean Lateral Movement — Lots Of It

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Anytime there’s a merger or a new entrant into the market, that volatility creates movement among lawyers. The reason is that the merged firm may not be the best place for all of the lawyers who were at each of...

Morning Docket: 03.01.26

* Biglaw drafts plans to protect staff in its Middle East offices. [Law.com International] * As “Operation Epstein Fury,” continues in the Middle East, it appears Trump administration insiders are cashing in, making big prediction market bets on military timing....
DOJ Feels The Squeeze As DHS’s Courtroom Pain Sponge

DOJ Feels The Squeeze As DHS’s Courtroom Pain Sponge

It’s not every day that a federal judge threatens to hold the US government in contempt. But yesterday it happened three times. “The Court is not aware of another occasion in the history of the United States in which a federal court has had to threaten contempt—again...