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

221 Articles
almost 4 years
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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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almost 4 years
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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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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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almost 4 years
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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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almost 4 years
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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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almost 4 years
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Former employees at Jones Day claim there is a 'boys' club' culture and sexual discrimination at ...

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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almost 4 years
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Elite litigation firm Boies Schiller is looking to sublet its glitzy NYC office as part of a firm...

Boies Schiller Flexner is re-evaluating its office space at 55 Hudson Yards in Manhattan, the firm confirmed to Busin...

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almost 4 years
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7 lawyers helping Google fight landmark antitrust charges in a battle that could stretch on for y...

Google's in-house lawyers and its counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati have a major fight on their hands. Meet...

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almost 4 years
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Zocdoc defends firing CEO Cyrus Massoumi in 2015, saying the company was burning cash, churning t...

Zocdoc fired back at a lawsuit by its ex-CEO, saying revenue had plateaued under his leadership and the business mode...

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almost 4 years
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Per-diem attorneys could make $200,000 a year from freelance lawyer gigs. But as work has vanishe...

Hundreds of lawyers who made a living from showing up to court on behalf of other lawyers are now jobless. The pandem...

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almost 4 years
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The top bankers, lawyers, and capital providers driving a $50 billion SPAC boom

Banks including Cantor Fitzgerald, Credit Suisse, Citi, and Goldman Sachs are leading the charge on underwriting blan...

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almost 4 years
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Here's how 4 top law firms have been taking VC-style stakes in their own clients including Peloto...

Lawyers at Cooley, Fenwick, Gunderson and Wilson Sonsini are all known to take stakes in some tech- and life sciences...

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