A federal judge in Chicago this week granted the industrial supply company W.W. Grainger’s attempt to recoup more than $1.5 million in incentive compensation from a former executive who was convicted of possessing child pornography on his work-issued laptop. U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis for the Northern District of Illinois granted…

Trump Defense Accuses Michael Cohen of Lying During Direct Testimony | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/05/16/admit-it-trump-defense-accuses-michael-cohen-of-lying-during-direct-testimony/ Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court, Monday, May 13, in New York. Photo: Julia Nikhinson/AP NEWS Michael Cohen previously testified he called Trump to…

As the upper end of Am Law 50 partner pay reaches new heights, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett appears to be meeting the call. The firm has stretched the spread in equity partner compensation to an approximately 9 to 1 ratio, with the highest paid partners expected to take home north…

Since the first generative artificial intelligence-powered legal tech products hit the market, parallel efforts to ensure the technology would help expand access to justice have emerged from law schools and vendors alike. The latest to do so is Everlaw, which announced on May 9 that it expanded its Everlaw for Good program…

Large law firms have been on a partner hiring spree in California. Nearly a dozen Am Law 200 firms announced lateral additions in the past week across California, with the majority of attorneys based in Los Angeles and Orange County. In particular, several Am Law 50 law firms founded outside California,…

London-based Trowers & Hamlins, known best for its global Islamic finance practice, has made its first lateral partner hire for its new Singapore office. Ignatius Hwang has joined the firm as a partner and will lead the firm’s Asian energy and infrastructure practice.