A commercial litigator who has represented a long list of clients in complex cases — from Lehman Brothers, Facebook, institutional investors and drug developers to LGBTQ+ rights organizations in high stakes appellate cases — will join the bankruptcy bench in New York early next year.
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Meet The Incoming SDNY Bankruptcy Judge Shireen Barday

By Hilary Russ

A commercial litigator who has represented a long list of clients in complex cases — from Lehman Brothers, Facebook, institutional investors and drug developers to LGBTQ+ rights organizations in high stakes appellate cases — will join the bankruptcy bench in New York early next year.

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Bonus Spotlight

Pallas Offers Up To $232K In Bonuses To Top US, UK Lawyers

By Tracey Read

Litigation boutique Pallas Partners announced Thursday that it is offering high-performing senior U.S. and U.K. associates and counsel as much as $232,000 in bonuses this year.

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Costs Up 'Considerably' As More Firms Grow Nonequity Tier

By Aebra Coe

Law firm compensation expenses were up nearly 10% year-over-year as of the end of the third quarter and law firms' growing nonequity partner ranks were among the driving forces behind the jump, according to a report released Thursday.

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Nelson Mullins Launches Family Office Transactions Group

By Christine DeRosa

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has launched a new group focused on private investment and mergers and acquisition opportunities by family offices.

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Anderson Kill Adds Saxe Doernberger Insurance Litigator

By Christine DeRosa

An experienced insurance coverage attorney has made the jump from Saxe Doernberger & Vita PC to Anderson Kill PC in Connecticut and New York.

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Debevoise Launching AI Decathlon For All Attorneys In 2026

By Sarah Martinson

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is planning to hold a decathlon featuring 10 monthly in-person events where attorneys can learn advanced artificial intelligence skills starting in January, building off the success of its AI hackathon for first-year associates.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Law Firm Content Strategies To Stay Competitive In 2026

A number of trends will continue to reshape how people search, consume and trust information next year, and law firms will need to adopt forward-thinking content strategies — from generative engine optimization to interactive legal tools — to stand out, says Elizabeth Lampert at Elizabeth Lampert PR and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing and Social Media.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Anderson Kill

Cravath Swaine

Debevoise & Plimpton

Freshfields

Gibson Dunn

Kirkland & Ellis

Milbank LLP

Nelson Mullins

Pallas Partners

Ross Aronstam

Saxe Doernberger

Sullivan & Cromwell

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Above the Law

Assertio Holdings Inc.

Barnard College

Elizabeth Lampert PR

Google LLC

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Stanford University

Subway IP LLC

The City University of New York

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Trade Commission

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit