A forensic psychiatrist was on the stand this week on #Guantanamo Bay, testifying that a 9/11 defendant’s incriminating statements were given while suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder following harsh treatment and isolation on CIA black sites: lawdragon.com/news-features/…

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reports on the week-long testimony of Dr. Charles Morgan in the 9/11 case. He offered expert opinion that Ammar Al-Baluchi's PTSD from CIA torture made his statements to FBI unreliable.
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For more than 25 years, Jon Truster has helped guide the careers of New York City's top law partners. Now a partner at transatlantic recruiting firm Macrae, Truster has sensed a shift in the market: lawdragon.com/legal-consulta…

Growing up the son of an infectious disease professor, Wisner Baum partner Bijan Esfandiari says it 'does not surprise' him that he ended up in a legal career that blends medicine and the #law : lawdragon.com/lawyer-limelig…

Congratulations to #ImmigrationLaw partners Chris Thomas and Ann Lee for being recognized in the 2024 @Lawdragon_news 100 Leading Immigration Lawyers Guide! View the full list of honorees here: lawdragon.com/guides/2024-05…

.Lawdragon names Cravath partners Dave Kappos, John Buretta, Noah Phillips, Sasha Rosenthal-Larrea, Evan Norris, Michael Arnold and Kimberley Drexler (clockwise from top left) to its 2024 list of “500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers” bit.ly/3WsBJGE

BAL is honored that 13 of our leaders have been named to the 2024 Lawdragon 100 leading immigration lawyers and two are hall of famers!

They continue to inspire us. Thank you for the recognition, @Lawdragon_news!

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When governance expert Dr. Daniel Summerfield joined securities powerhouse PomerantzLLP to co-head its new London office in 2022, it highlighted the growing role of #ESG in corporate litigation: lawdragon.com/legal-consulta…

A lifelong Bruce Springsteen fan, MoloLamken partner Justin Shur had never connected his career in the #law with Springsteen's in music – until last week. He realized that Springsteen and trial lawyers share a common 'X-factor': authenticity. lawdragon.com/lawyer-limelig…

Congrats to the 13 Kirkland partners recognized among Lawdragon’ 2024 list of the “500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers.” kirkland.com/news/award/202…

Following media requests to access yesterday's visit to a CIA #blacksite on #Guantanmo Bay, Lawdragon and The New York Times' Carol Rosenberg were required to wait outside the entrance to the detention zone, observing proceedings from afar: lawdragon.com/news-features/…

Yesterday’s historic visit by a judge to one of the CIA’s former #blacksites will factor into his decision to admit statements the 9/11 defendants made on #Guantanamo to the FBI:
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As managing director of Avance Partner Search, Mary Copeland places top-flight lawyers with the nation’s leading #lawfirms . She focuses on bringing integrity, personal connection and in-depth market knowledge to every placement: lawdragon.com/legal-consulta…

Catch up on last week with coverage from Lawdragon lawdragon.com/news-features/…

We caught up with former prosecutor Barb McQuade ahead of the live tour of her podcast, #SistersInLaw , which she hosts along with legal stars Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks and Kimberly Atkins Stohr: bit.ly/4b7mkjf

In the age of omnipresent technology, Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP's Danielle Izzo fights for consumers' privacy. On her docket now: a case against Amazon, alleging wiretapping on its Alexa devices, and one against Flo Health, a pregnancy and menstrual cycle tracking app:
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