Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.
- A former Yale Law School classmate and friend of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) made public emails and texts from Vance, in which the Republican vice presidential candidate said he “hate[s] the police” and called Donald Trump a “demagogue.” (The New York Times)
- Mishcon de Reya’s revenue has surpassed £300 million—increasing 17% from the last fiscal year—despite a slight dip in profits due to a recent merger with Taylor Vinters. The firm’s profits declined by £3 million. (Yahoo Finance)
- A&O Shearman and Hogan Lovells will represent multiple cryptocurrency exchanges in a £9.9 billion class action claim by investors who say the exchanges colluded to delist Bitcoin Satoshi Vision, a type of digital asset. Boutique law firm Velitor is advising the claimants. (ALM)
Laterals, Moves, In-House
- Ashley Moore joined Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in its intellectual property and technology and litigation practices in Dallas. She joins from Michelman & Robinson.
- Aileen McGrath joined Morrison Foerster as a partner in the appellate and Supreme Court group in the litigation department, based in the San Francisco office.
- Robert Kerr joined Winston & Strawn as chief information officer in New York. He joins from Cooley, where he also served as CIO.
- Denise Scofield joined O’Melveny & Meyers as a general litigation and energy industry partner in Houston. She joins from Winston & Strawn.
- Matthew Kluchenek joined Katten’s financial markets litigation and enforcement practice as a partner based in Chicago.
- Jon Levin joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a government contracts partner in the corporate and securities group. He joins from Maynard Nexsen.