U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly of the Eastern District of New York allowed the case to proceed, finding in a partially redacted decision prosecutors had plausibly alleged a conspiracy.

"This is a classic corporate governance dilemma—aligning executive incentives with shareholder interests while guarding against conflicts of interest in transformative transactions like mergers and acquisitions," Lawrence Cunningham, director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware.

Cyberattacks are surging across the legal sector as firms dive into digital workflows yet many remain dangerously unprepared for ransomware attacks and digital espionage.

The new rule takes effect on Sept. 2 for those working in the U.S., the firm said.

A malpractice lawsuit names Gustafson Gluek, Lockridge Grindal Nauen, Bassford Remele and Schwebel Goetz & Sieben, all of which received large shares of fees from the $1.51 billion Syngenta settlement.

We look forward to seeing you all at the awards dinner at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Sept. 4 in Manhattan. We'll reveal the winners in categories with finalists during the awards presentation.

Holland & Knight, K&L Gates, and other law and lobbying firms have filed lobbying registrations for academic institutions in the second quarter of this year.

A new law allows Texas corporations to set a minimum ownership threshold blocking certain minority shareholders from bringing derivative litigation. The law states that threshold can't be higher than 3%. It also allows companies to say that all internal disputes must be addressed in one particular venue—such as a business court—and to waive jury trials in those disputes.

Twelve Q2 law firm mergers contributed to a total of 35 combinations so far this year, according to a new report.

"While the flexibility to work anytime, anywhere can be empowering, it also brings legal, operational, and cultural challenges that employers ignore at their peril," Proskauer Rose attorneys wrote in a recent note to clients.

“A byproduct of government transparency is that those who seek to alter public law by using the federal courts must, in all but truly exceptional cases, reveal their identity so that the public can understand the issues before the court," the appellate panel held.

Firms from across the state have joined Edelman Liesen & Myers and co-counsel with the Missouri Kansas Queer Law Firm, Madeline Johnson, one of the first openly transgender lawyers in the state, in asking the Missouri Supreme Court to reconsider a recent ruling that rolled back protections against sex discrimination, according to the plaintiff's lawyers.

"In other words, Fish & Richardson has not explained why, out of the thousands of Chicago-based paralegals, Fish & Richardson specifically sought to hire Ms. Rios. Of course, the explanation seems clear; Fish & Richardson desired Ms. Rios's unique knowledge concerning this case and LKQ's confidential information and legal strategies garnered while working for LKQ," plaintiff firm Irwin IP attorneys wrote in a motion to disqualify General Motors' counsel.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks can consummate their $14 billion tech merger under a proposed divestiture and software licensing settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Donald "Donny" English Jr. rejoins Morgan, Lewis & Bockius from Jackson Lewis, where he spent eight years as a partner and in various leadership positions. He got his legal career start at Morgan Lewis in 2000.

Deal volume remains down, but several larger deals have helped bolster overall numbers.

Ivan Fong, 63, was one of the highest-proifile GCs to sign an amicus brief supporting Perkins Coie's legal challenge of President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm.

Heather Gerken, Yale Law School's first woman dean, is stepping down after serving as dean for eight years to become president of the Ford Foundation.

Democracy Forward is deepening its appellate expertise with recent DOJ and Big Law attorneys at a time when the Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal will be central in the legal battles over Trump administration policies.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act into law, effective Jan. 1, 2026. But federal legislation currently being considered by Congress might override state AI regulations.