Sara Merken

New York

Legal Reporter at Reuters

Legal reporter @ReutersLegal covering the business of law and the evolving legal market. Also writing The Afternoon Docket. Reach out at [email protected]

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Four partners leave Paul Weiss following law firm’s deal with Trump

2 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Sara Merken

By Sara Merken(Reuters) – Four partners are leaving law firm Paul Weiss, after it struck a deal in March with U.S. President Donald Trump to lift an executive order that targeted the firm. Karen Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Jeannie Rhee and Jessica Phillips said in an internal email obtained by Reuters they were departing to form a new practice together.
Top Democratic Lawyer, 3 Others Leave Paul Weiss to Start New Firm: Reports

2 weeks ago | ground.news | Sara Merken
Trouble with AI 'hallucinations' spreads to big law firms

2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Sara Merken

AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration May 23 (Reuters) - Another large law firm was forced to explain itself to a judge this week for submitting a court filing with made-up citations generated by an artificial intelligence chatbot.
Former US Attorney General Garland joins law firm Arnold & Porter

2 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Sara Merken

By Sara Merken(Reuters) -Former U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is returning to private practice and joining law firm Arnold & Porter as a partner, the firm said on Friday. Garland, who worked at the Washington, D.C.-based firm earlier in his career, will join its appellate and Supreme Court practice. Democratic President Joe Biden nominated Garland as attorney general in 2021, when Garland was serving as chief judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Former US Attorney General Garland joins law firm Arnold & Porter

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Cynthia Osterman |Andrew Goudsward |Sara Merken

(Reuters) -Former U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is returning to private practice and joining law firm Arnold & Porter as a partner, the firm said on Friday. Garland, who worked at the Washington, D.C.-based firm earlier in his career, will...
Four partners leave Paul Weiss following law firm's deal with Trump

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Sara Merken |Mike Scarcella |David Thomas |David Bario

(Reuters) - Four partners are leaving law firm Paul Weiss, after it struck a deal in March with U.S. President Donald Trump to lift an executive order that targeted the...
Justice Department official who resigned in Adams case joins law firm

2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Sara Merken

A man walks through the street carrying a briefcase in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo May 20 (Reuters) - John Keller, a former senior U.S. Justice Department lawyer who resigned in February amid a clash over the prosecution of New York City's mayor, has joined law firm Walden Macht Haran & Williams, the firm said on Tuesday.
Justice Department official who resigned in Adams case joins law firm

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Sara Merken

(Reuters) - John Keller, a former senior U.S. Justice Department lawyer who resigned in February amid a clash over the prosecution of New York City's mayor, has joined law firm Walden Macht Haran & Williams, the firm said on Tuesday.
New York bill targets free legal work pledged to Trump

3 weeks ago | reuters.com | Sara Merken

May 16 (Reuters) - Democratic New York state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would bar law firms in the state from requiring employees to do free legal work performed as part of an agreement the firm made with the Trump administration. The proposed bill would also prohibit such work from counting toward New York's pro bono requirements for lawyers to practice law in the state. Sign up here.
New York bill targets free legal work pledged to Trump

3 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Sara Merken

(Reuters) - Democratic New York state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would bar law firms in the state from requiring employees to do free legal work performed as part of an agreement the firm made with the Trump administration.