Jack Newsham Reporter
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Jack Newsham is a reporter writing about law and the legal industry. He is based in New York.

Focus Areas

  • Law
  • Legal Industry

204 Articles
almost 3 years ago
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A federal judge who has criticized the SEC for lenient deals with Citi and Bank of America maps o...

Judge Jed Rakoff has spent decades criticizing harsh sentencing laws and corporate greed. He spoke about his new book...

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almost 3 years ago
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Mega law firm Dentons wants to build a top-flight consulting business, and it just inked a deal t...

Dentons is turning to private-equity cash to help grow a new consulting company, starting with acquiring the Albright...

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almost 3 years ago
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A woman is suing former Apollo CEO Leon Black, saying he raped her, paid her $1 million, and fals...

Guzel Ganieva says the billionaire Leon Black sexually abused her for years and falsely accused her of extortion.

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almost 3 years ago
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Meet the power players of the booming litigation finance industry

The bankers, brokers, and big money transforming litigation finance from a lawyer's hustle to a multibillion-dollar a...

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almost 3 years ago
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The bankers, brokers, and big money transforming litigation finance from a lawyer's hustle to a m...

Litigation finance has gone from a niche practice to a corporate industry. Here are the top companies, investors, and...

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almost 3 years ago
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Coca-Cola is at the center of a debate over corporate social justice, with an anti-affirmative-ac...

Coca-Cola is under fire over its stance on racial justice. The company's diversity program has caught the ire of an a...

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almost 3 years ago
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A biotech VC accuses his Proskauer lawyers of bungling a hedge fund deal, costing him 'hundreds o...

An investor at venBio blames Proskauer for causing him to miss out on the success of the Avoro Capital hedge fund. Th...

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almost 3 years ago
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Trump hired dozens of lawyers from 2 law firms. Only one has been hiring them back.

Jones Day has rehired Trump administration lawyers, while Kirkland & Ellis hasn't. But the differences between the fi...

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about 3 years ago
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One of New York's busiest real estate lawyers has gone missing, owing millions. Even his 94-year-...

Mitch Kossoff employed dozens of lawyers, paralegals, and investigators. But no one seems to know where he is, and mi...

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about 3 years ago
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The SEC's top Wall Street cop just resigned after less than a week on the job. Here's what went d...

Alex Oh stepped down after less than a week as the SEC's enforcement head, saying scrutiny of her work for Exxon coul...

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about 3 years ago
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Morrison & Foerster is starting to track its lawyers' calls, emails, and website visits in an eff...

Morrison & Foerster has begun using software to log lawyers' computer activity. It's the new normal at many law firms...

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about 3 years ago
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One judge turned Waco, Texas into the go-to city for Big Tech patent lawsuits, with nearly 800 ca...

A Waco federal judge has made his courtroom the go-to spot for patent cases. That could mean more litigation for Big ...

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