by RG | Mar 20, 2025 | above the law
(Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)With all the emphasis on storytelling and audience connection in SXSW panel discussions, it was a bit of a shock to sit through a clunker of a presentation. But, like most things at SXSW,...
by RG | Mar 20, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Kirkland & Ellis’s 2024 financial reporting, how much did the firm — already the richest by this metric — make in gross revenue last year? Hint: The firm’s profits per equity partner...
by RG | Mar 20, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Vivia Chen back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, “The Ex-Careerist,” here. THE NUMBER “3” has always struck me as talismanic. That’s the number of wishes you get from the genie. It’s the holy trinity. And, of course,...
by RG | Mar 20, 2025 | above the law
Biglaw firms continue to shutter their offices in China. Today, we have news on the fifth large law firm to close the doors of a Chinese office in 2025 — and this firm is no stranger to closing up shop in East Asia. As noted by the American Lawyer, Winston &...
by RG | Mar 20, 2025 | above the law
In Season 9, Episode 1 of “Notes to My (Legal) Self,” I sat down with Jordan Furlong, legal sector analyst, forecaster, and consultant, to unpack the evolving state of the legal profession. With a focus on innovation, regulation, and the impact of generative AI,...
by RG | Mar 20, 2025 | above the law
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