Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel. Among the major legal narratives of the day is the story of Susman Godfrey’s Justin Nelson and white-collar defender Danya Perry assisting former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen in taking down a false One America News Network (OAN) story. The story falsely claimed that Cohen and Stormy Daniels had an affair. Following the attorneys’ intervention, OAN issued an apology to Mr. Cohen for any harm the publication may have caused him. More about this can be found on Deadline.
In other news from the legal field, the New York City mayor, Eric Adams, is reported to have intentions of appointing King & Spalding trial lawyer Randy Mastro as the city’s corporation counsel. Mastro is known for his aggressive tactics and a roster of contentious clients. The New York Times offers a detailed report about this development here.
On a corporate front, the renowned law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore has followed the legal industry trend of reducing attorney office space by downsizing its footprint and relocating to its new office at the recently established tower at Two Manhattan West. A detailed review of this move can be found on Law.com.
Continuing the wave of legal shuffles, we saw Megan B. Kilzy join Cole Schotz, while Audra A. Cohen moved to Fried Frank from Goodwin. Ryan DiClemente and Colleen Fox moved to Husch Blackwell from Saul Ewing. Ignacio Sandoval abandoned Morgan Lewis to join Orrick, and Loeb & Loeb welcomed Lawrence Simon, a former Morrison Cohen attorney, as a partner. Additionally, Michael Burshteyn became a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, and Clément Vandevooghel moved to Kramer Levin. Last but not least, Zach Branson joined Jones Walker. Each of these instances represent the persistently changing landscape of the legal industry.
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