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Print this article Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a nomination hearing for Veronica S. Rossman, who was nominated by President Biden for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, in addition to Second Circuit nominee Eunice Lee and three district court nominees. Rossman was born in 1972 in Moscow, and her family emigrated to the United States when she was a child. She graduated from Columbia University in 1993 and from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1997. Advertisement After graduating from law school, Rossman clerked for...

Overview Boies Schiller Flexner (UK) LLP (" BSF") is building a group of investors across Europe and Asia who invested in Credit Suisse's US$10bn Supply Chain Finance Funds (" SCFFs").  It is intended that the group will pursue Credit Suisse, including through litigation if necessary, to recover losses suffered with respect to the investments made in or with Greensill Capital.   The firm takes the view that investors have credible claims against Credit Suisse for misrepresentation and mis-selling, which should be brought in a co-ordinated manner across jurisdictions. Investors should contac...

The New York Times, December 2, 2019]. In nearly four years, IFA haven’t proven a single thing except that they can mug and beat down defendants who can’t afford attorneys. Unlike those accused of crimes, defendants in civil cases are not constitutionally entitled to an attorney. So IFA has exploited this to destroy penniless, inexperienced defendants like Elliot Kline (aka “Eli Mosely”), Matthew Heimbach, and an imaginary umbrella organization “Nationalist Front” [ , May 26, 2020]. Full disclosure: Kline conspired with then-Alt Right superstar (now born-again Biden supporter) Ric...

BigLaw's lockstep compensation is declining in order to keep and attract talent Illustration by Sara Wadford/ABA Journal In 1919, the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for an unheard of $100,000, a sum worth nearly $1.5 million today. Sports fans credit the deal for an ensuing New York dynasty of pennants and championships and for Boston’s World Series drought, known by some as the “curse of the Bambino.” Lateral transfers are nothing new. Like the big leagues, BigLaw seeks to gain powerhouse rainmakers via outsize salary offers. The deals have the added value of dra...

Boies Schiller sees big drop in revenue after partner departures   Image from Shutterstock.com. Boies Schiller Flexner will likely drop out of the American Lawyer’s list of the nation’s top 100 grossing law firms after losing a third of its equity partners last year. Law.com has a report on the firm’s 2020 financial numbers. Boies Schiller saw a 38% drop in gross revenue, a 54% drop in net income and a 32.1% drop in profits per equity partner. Revenue per lawyer increased, however, by 4.6%. Total gross revenue was $250 million, down from $405 million in 2019. That number will likely ke...