At Paul Weiss, Panic, Poachers and a Fight for the Bottom Line
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At Paul Weiss, Panic, Poachers and a Fight for the Bottom Line

Fears that competitors could take its top rainmaking talent added to the law firm’s worries about a Trump executive order that targeted it.
Wall Street Law Firms Are in a Poaching Frenzy. Kind of Like the N.B.A.
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Wall Street Law Firms Are in a Poaching Frenzy. Kind of Like the N.B.A.

Enormous pay packages are popping up for top lawyers, especially those favored by well-heeled private equity clients.
Frank McCourt Starts Effort to Buy TikTok
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Frank McCourt Starts Effort to Buy TikTok

Mr. McCourt, a longtime critic of the way tech companies use data, sees acquiring TikTok as a chance to create an “alternative to the current internet.”
How a Case Against Fox News Tore Apart a Media-Fighting Law Firm
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How a Case Against Fox News Tore Apart a Media-Fighting Law Firm

Tensions had been brewing for years inside Clare Locke, a top defamation law firm. Then came the biggest defamation case of them all.