Partner votes will be held in spring 2026, with the firms aiming to complete their combination and launch on July 1, 2026.

       

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, on Tuesday, declined to create multidistrict litigation over Salesforce's data breach, but coordinated cases brought specifically against one of its clients, TransUnion.

       

“Chairman Atkins has signaled a laser-like focus on those who lie, cheat or steal—and this complaint alleges a trifecta where the defendant managed to do all three, said Jason Spitalnick, who previously served as enforcement counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

       

“Regardless of how this challenge unfolds, it has the potential to reshape the future of workplace safety regulation and test ... the outer limits of congressional delegation to administrative agencies, Morgan Lewis & Bockius attorneys wrote in a recent client alert.

       

Businesses across all sectors of the economy should be knowledgeable about how best to respond to a Congressional investigation, and ultimately, if the investigatory Committee is not satisfied with voluntary compliance efforts, the options available to them for objecting to a Congressional subpoena.

       

The malpractice lawsuit arises from an underlying case in which Dickinson Wright was disqualified for alleged conflicts of interest.

       

The federal government showed that the D.C. Code likely gives the president—as the D.C. Guard's commander-in-chief—the power to mobilize the troops within the District of Columbia, stated the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

       

"There is no real way at this point for defendants to cure the failure, because the damage in unnecessarily prolonging the case has already occurred," said U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman for the Northern District of Illinois.

       

       

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"We believe it is the first such appellate ruling against Care.com in the nation," the plaintiffs' attorney said. "We look forward to pursuing this case in the trial court and helping this family secure justice."

       

"Treat everything you do as a learning opportunity. You can learn something from even the most non-glamorous tasks that you are asked to do as an associate. Treating everything as an opportunity or stepping stone to help you advance in your career path can go a long way."

       

The proposed approval comes with an extensive list of conditions, including a $10 million workforce development investment by Verizon, enhanced service quality standards and strict DEI compliance monitoring.

       

The plaintiffs contend that the attorney refused to call witnesses and didn't get expert analysis to support her arguments during an underlying arbitration hearing.

       

"These findings underscore the growing intensity of the in-house legal function and highlight the urgent need for organizations to address workload, resourcing and structural demands affecting their legal teams," said Jason Brown, chief executive officer of the Association of Corporate Counsel.

       

"The firm was notified in January 2025 of a romantic relationship between a partner and an associate, which we investigated promptly," DLA said, adding, it would "address this lawsuit through the appropriate channels."

       

Susman, which was the target of a Trump executive order this past Spring, said the market-topping bonuses reflect "the second-most successful year in the firm's history."

       

In the petition for rehearing en banc, Custodia Bank Inc. warned that the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit provided the Federal Reserve Bank with “plenary power, with no judicial review, over whether a bank shall live or die."

       

Eric Herschmann, a former longtime Kasowitz partner and personal attorney to President Donald Trump, alleges Marc Kasowitz "jiggered" firm finances to cover up debt. Herschmann claims he's owned millions in unpaid compensation.

       

Criminal defense attorneys for indicted SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein filed a successful pretrial motion preventing federal prosecutors from alleging Goldstein employed sham employees at his now-defunct litigation boutique, Goldstein & Russell, to reduce his 2018 tax liability in violation of criminal tax evasion statutes.