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.

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  • Law
  • Legal Industry

204 Articles
over 3 years ago
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18 legal headhunters identify the biggest rainmaker moves of 2020, from M&A and IPO pros to regul...

Law firms will pay good money for prominent lawyers who can bring in big business. Here are dozens of names, accordin...

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over 3 years ago
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5 top capital-markets lawyers take us inside the IPO frenzy: Here's how they're raking in million...

A late-year IPO boom has meant a burst of activity for capital markets lawyers at firms like Cooley, Latham & Watkins...

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over 3 years ago
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Founders of an ad agency that worked for Facebook and Netflix claim advertising company Dentsu ow...

Dentsu acquired the Silicon Valley agency Character in 2018 to expand its consulting practice.

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over 3 years ago
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Elite law firm Boies Schiller just named 3 new managing partners, including lawyers who have repr...

Alan Vickery, Matthew Schwartz and Sigrid McCawley, a lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein's victims, are the firm's new managi...

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over 3 years ago
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Here's how 4 litigation financiers are thinking about data and analytics — and why some players t...

AI is often talked about as the next big thing in litigation finance. But no one is turning underwriting decisions ov...

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over 3 years ago
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David Boies just outlined a leadership shuffle at his elite litigation firm after a top lawyer ov...

Nicholas Gravante is joining Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft. He had been overseeing a restructuring following a series ...

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over 3 years ago
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A top banking lawyer who just joined Blackstone's board is moving to the powerhouse law firm Kirk...

Reg Brown, a top partner at WilmerHale who was named in September to a position on Blackstone's board of directors, i...

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over 3 years ago
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A utilities-focused hedge fund that managed $319 million is shutting down, with its staff moving ...

A portfolio manager and three analysts from utilities-focused hedge fund Blackstart Capital, which managed $319 milli...

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over 3 years ago
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Electric-vehicle startup Faraday Future called its former top lawyer who's suing over $6 million ...

Faraday Future, whose CEO has said is planning a SPAC deal, was sued by former general counsel Hong Liu in January ov...

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over 3 years ago
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Rumblings of racism at a famous civil-rights law firm highlight the lack of diversity at the firm...

Lawyers at Sanford Heisler Sharp, known for representing victims of discrimination, made offensive remarks about race...

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over 3 years ago
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How Wall Street, law firms, and beyond are doing the office holiday party this year, from a 29-ho...

The office holiday party will look different this year for Wall Street and law firms, which are known for throwing ex...

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over 3 years ago
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Former employees at powerhouse law firm Jones Day claim there is a 'boys' club' culture and sexua...

Jones Day is back in the spotlight after its lawyers expressed concern to The New York Times about its role in electi...

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