Law Firm Associates | Analysis

'Old School' Expectations Plague Young Lawyer Mental Health—But Not All Predecessors Are Sympathetic

By Dan Roe

"Those who make it to the top by virtue of having withstood this for decades will not really be able to have empathy for those below. It's just not part of what happens." Read More

Bankruptcy | News

Talc Plaintiffs File Class Action Over Johnson & Johnson's Alleged 'Fraudulent Transfers'

By Amanda Bronstad

The class action, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey by five plaintiffs in talcum powder lawsuits, names Johnson & Johnson, its subsidiaries and several current and former officers and directors. Read More

Law Firm Partners | Analysis

Once 'Unheard Of,' $20M Partner Pay Becomes Standard to Meet at Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher

By Justin Henry

"The market is the reality and you have to live in that reality. You can't have your head in the sand," said industry expert Peter Zeughauser. Read More

Judges | News

Active Pa. Federal Judge Gene Pratter, 75, Dies

By Max Mitchell and Amanda O'Brien

Pratter, who died May 17—a day after she issued two opinions in cases she was handling—was a 20-year veteran of the federal bench. Read More

Legal Education | Analysis

Legal Experts Weigh In on ABA's Support of Alternative Pathways to the Bar

By Christine Charnosky

The ABA's policy change indicates that the organization is saying, "We no longer see the bar exam as the end-all and be-all," said Jo Perini-Abbott, director of the Lewis & Clark Law School Advocacy Center. Read More

Global Law Firms | News

The Law Firm Disrupted: When Private Equity and Mass Torts Collide in the Same Firm

By Dan Packel

Skadden served as deal counsel for an investment giant that's also funding claims against a firm client. Such tensions may grow even more common as multistrategy investors look for new opportunities. Read More