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With the 2024 election less than a week away, top white collar defense litigators John Fagg and Jim McLoughlin sat down with Lawdragon to discuss the Department of Justice’s recent enforcement actions – and how things could shift under a new administration. The Moore & Van Allen PLLC lawyers talk executive liability, bribery, whistleblowing incentives, and the trickle-down effects of the Trump immunity decision: https://lnkd.in/dxyQGu44 #legalnews #lawfirms #lawyers #whitecollar

Aimee Ferrer was drawn to a legal career as a means of public service – a way to help the most vulnerable. After 14 years at the Federal Public Defender’s office in Miami trying wire and financial fraud, cargo theft, money laundering and immigration cases, in 2023, Ferrer continued to fulfill her mission of service by joining leading plaintiffs' firm Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen . Ferrer represents those who need her help most; she and partner Gary Cohen recently secured a $100M verdict against a doctor who caused life-altering injuries in a young boy: https://lnkd.in/gWGH_7Jy #legalnews #lawyers #lawfirms #plaintiffslawyer

Renowned divorce lawyer David Sarnacki’s mission is to help make some of the most difficult times in his clients’ lives a bit easier. “Family law does not need to be traumatizing,” says Sarnacki, founder of The Sarnacki Law Firm PLC. "My job is to get my clients everything they are entitled to, while minimizing their pain. I seek to lower the temperature enough to find common ground and a resolution both sides can live with.” Sarnacki’s work has been celebrated throughout Michigan for decades, and he is a popular commentator on family law, mediation, and trial advocacy: https://lnkd.in/daanpQxs #lawyers #legalnews #lawfirms #familylaw

We are thrilled to introduce our final guide of the year: The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America. These exceptional lawyers are the right hands of businesses across the U.S. and abroad, with unparalleled expertise in practice areas ranging from M&A to corporate governance to tax to private equity. Pictured are Ting Chen of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Melissa Sawyer of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Michael Aiello of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Some of the standout firms in this guide include: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Freshfields Gibson Dunn Kirkland & Ellis Latham & Watkins Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Winston & Strawn LLP View the full list: https://lnkd.in/dhVm7QAi #legalnews #lawyers #lawfirms #dealmakers #corporatelaw

From tackling litigation following the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound in 1989 to suing PacifiCorp for its role in Oregon's devastating Labor Day fires in 2020, the trial team at Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is prepared to take on giants in the name of environmental justice. Over the last 35 years of litigating hot-button environmental issues, they have learned that the keys are extensive resources, unmatched skill and a team of "self-proclaimed nerds": https://lnkd.in/evvfTUtf #legalnews #lawfirms #lawyers #environment

Rogge Dunn, founder of Dallas-based boutique Rogge Dunn Group, PC, attributes his success as a trial lawyer to caring about and understanding people. A "self-taught psychologist," Dunn publishes a monthly article on the psychology of persuasion, and his record-breaking trial results – including a $7.9M verdict against Goldman Sachs and a $58M products liability verdict involving the New Orleans Fairgrounds racetrack fire – speak for themselves: https://lnkd.in/dvKFQvzy #legalnews #lawyers #lawfirms #triallawyer #litigation

The military judge presiding over the 9/11 case on Guantanamo Bay will hear arguments next month on the legality of the Sec. of Defense's decision to withdraw from plea deals with three defendants, potentially altering the course of the historic case: https://lnkd.in/ez9QJjR2

We are delighted to announce our guide to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers. From high-profile divorces with complex division of assets to international child custody disputes, probate litigation, trust and estate planning and more, these lawyers navigate the high-stakes waters of the most personal matters. Some of the standout firms recognized in this guide include: Beermann LLP Berger Schatz Blank Rome LLP Cohen Clair Lans Greifer & Simpson LLP DAVIS|FRIEDMAN Goranson Bain Ausley Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP Pictured here are Sherri Sharma of Mosberg Sharma Stambleck Gross LLP, Kiilu Davis of kd Law and Kris Algert of Goranson Bain Ausley. View the full guide: https://lnkd.in/gNGwbDSz #legalnews #lawyers #lawfirms #familylaw

When David Elsberg and his partners launched a new trial firm, Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC, the goal was to “be the best trial, litigation and arbitration law firm in the country,” he says. Now, just seven months in, the firm has already taken on three arbitrations and trials, with more scheduled before the end of the year. “We’re very fortunate that, right out of the gate, major clients that could hire any law firm in the nation have entrusted us with their most important trials,” he says. With major companies, hedge funds and private equity funds on their client roster, they are just getting started: https://lnkd.in/d6GBzSSC #lawyers #lawfirms #litigation #legalnews

Fourteen years ago, Michael Talve founded Expert Institute – a now-renowned company devoted to helping lawyers find vital expert witnesses. Over that time, Talve and his team have focused on integrating rapidly developing technology. They recently announced a pioneering new platform, Expert Radar, which utilizes #AI and other state-of-the-art software to democratize access to make-or-break information. "Now, even small law firms have access to the same level of information as the world’s largest and most sophisticated firms,” Talve says. “This is how technology should be used – empowering every attorney, regardless of their resources." https://lnkd.in/ePtA_TVC #legalnews #lawfirms #lawyers #legaltech