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The Law Firm Disrupted: Making Strategy in Big Law, and Making It Work

4 hours 14 min ago

Partners need to be part of the process. But they can gum it up if they're allowed to focus on minor, internal concerns. Instead, the real prize is identifying big picture opportunities.

       

Magistrate Recommends Dismissal of Fire Insurance Maps Copyright Suit

5 hours 12 min ago

U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona Wang made her findings in a report and recommendation unsealed Tuesday.

       

As They Plan Expansion, Most of Big Law in Missouri Grew Revenue and Profits Last Year

5 hours 45 min ago

Among nine Am Law 200 firms from the Show Me State, the majority saw gains in revenue, RPL and average profits per equity partner.

       

As Eli Lilly's Insulin Pricing Settlement Unravels, Lawyers Vow to Push Ahead

6 hours 16 min ago

Lawyers touting a $500 million settlement over insulin pricing are back at the drawing board after a judge refused to certify their class.

       

Call for Nominations: New Jersey Legal Awards 2024

7 hours 9 min ago

It's time again for the New Jersey Law Journal's New Jersey Legal Awards, where we set out to recognize great lawyers and lawyering. For our

       

With Noncompetes Out, Businesses May Swivel to 'Garden Leave,' Other Ways to Protect IP

7 hours 35 min ago

"Nonsolicitation agreements will be that much more important, that much more of a prevalent part of how private entities regulate ... or manage the market for employment and employment mobility," said John Siegal, a Baker & Hostetler partner.

       

Federal Judge Reverses $1M Exemplary Damages Award in Favor of Employee Accused of Misappropriating Trade Secrets

7 hours 43 min ago

"The evidence was more than sufficient for the jury to find that Parzych was doing more than simply looking for another job opportunity while still employed by ZipBy: It is disingenuous to compare an employee searching for a new position during his lunch break to Parzych's covert attempts to acquire a valuable asset behind his employer's back," U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani for the District of Massachusetts wrote. "Parzych's argument otherwise ignores the facts and the law at issue in this case."

       

Clare Locke, Securing Overseas Alliance, Plots 'Smart' Growth After Departures

8 hours 9 min ago

The firm's motivation for forging the alliance is unrelated to the exits of four partners months ago, according to Libby Locke.

       

Duane Morris Leads Roku to Defense Verdict on $318M Claim

21 hours 56 min ago

The asserted patents apply to portable gadgets that let users stream movies, television and music.

       

Biden Taps 3 State Court Judges for California's Central District Bench

Wed, 2024-04-24 19:15

The president also makes nominations for U.S. District Court judgeships in Illinois, New York and Montana.

       

Biden Taps Three State Court Judges for California's Central District Bench

Wed, 2024-04-24 19:15

The president also makes nominations for U.S. district court judgeships in Illinois, New York and Montana.

       

Challenges to Noncompete Ban Already Hitting Courts, Setting Up Showdown Over FTC's Powers

Wed, 2024-04-24 18:07

"If you take this to its natural extension, the FTC is invalidating hundreds and hundreds of years of a common law, of statutes being implemented on this topic," Jason Tremblay, a partner with Saul Ewing, said.

       

The End of Noncompetes? Anxious Clients Are Calling Their Lawyers

Wed, 2024-04-24 18:03

"I'm a defense lawyer primarily, but at the end of the day, noncompete agreements were not meant to be a tool to prevent your midlevel workers from going from Company A to Company B," employment attorney Michael Elkins said.

       

Married Frontline Health Care Workers' Wrongful COVID-19 Death Lawsuit Reinstated by Appellate Division

Wed, 2024-04-24 17:23

"Indeed, the judge's opinion was silent as to Susana's direct claim against the Bergen defendants," the opinion said. "Instead, the judge focused on Alfredo's allegation the Palisades defendants compelled him to 'reuse masks and gowns' and whether Susana could prove her injuries were proximately caused thereby. In the absence of an analysis of Susana's allegations, we are unable to engage in meaningful review."

       

After Strategy Reset, Deloitte Legal Remains Committed to Hong Kong and Eyes New Practice Areas and Growth in Australia

Wed, 2024-04-24 17:20

The Big Four firm's legal arm plans to double or triple in size in Australia within a few years, according to Deloitte Legal's leader for the Asia Pacific and Australia.

       

Law Schools and Universities Grapple With Protests Across Country

Wed, 2024-04-24 17:15

The protests and encampments are occurring as law schools prepare for final exams in the next few weeks.

       

Chancery Urged to Block Tesla 'Run From Jurisdiction' in Elon Musk Pay Case

Wed, 2024-04-24 16:58

Tesla has filed a proxy indicating it would be seeking shareholder votes on a relocation to Texas and whether Musk should receive the 2018 compensation plan that had been struck down by the Court of Chancery.

       

Ozempic Plaintiffs Get Leadership Team, but Not Quite the One They Asked For

Wed, 2024-04-24 16:47

Walsh said that, during an extensive hearing on leadership structure last week, Pratter "had some concerns about the size of the committee that we put in the application."

       

State Appellate Court Vacates Attorney's Sanctions for Presumed Use of Public Records

Wed, 2024-04-24 16:08

"She was seeking through her Petition to vindicate her right to the public records," Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey Usman said. "In general, this is the definition of a proper purpose, and there does not appear to be any dispute that Ms. Reguli genuinely wanted to obtain these public records which she reasonably believed she had a legal right to access."

       

Gibson Dunn, Sullivan & Cromwell Tapped to Challenge FTC's Noncompete Ban

Wed, 2024-04-24 15:41

Gibson Dunn's Eugene Scalia, the former U.S. labor secretary, is representing tax services firm Ryan LLC. Sullivan & Cromwell is representing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

       

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