– Cooley said it has laid off 150 U.S. employees, including 78 lawyers, amid afor the firm and the broader U.S. legal industry.
– David Forti and Mark Thierfelder will take over as co-chairs of Dechert from Andy Levander, making the U.S law firm the latest to adopt the co-leadership model.
– Law students may continue to stick with U.S. News even after at least a dozen U.S. law schools have vowed to end their participation in the magazine’s annual rankings process.