The social media giant spells out its dealings with Wilmer annually to comply with Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure rules in instances of potential conflicts of interest. Those rules kick in for Meta because its lead independent director is a Wilmer attorney.

Rather than make what he called an "aesthetic change" to the language, Justice Adam Tanenbaum said he wants to see the Florida Supreme Court “consider scrapping" the rules that require The Florida Bar fund programs supporting attorneys, judges and law students who struggle with substance use and mental health challenges.

The vast majority of commenters opposed the repeal of a DEI standard required for law school accreditation. Only two supported the repeal.

A federal judge in Chicago dismissed a proposed class action this week alleging Abbott Laboratories hid heavy metals in its Similac infant formula after determining the product's label was not deceptive for the average consumer.

The federal appellate court affirmed a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana requiring an adult plaintiff accused of sexual misconduct in a university Title IX proceeding to litigate under his real name rather than a pseudonym.

The law firm alleges Hunter Biden went to Democratic Party donors to get his outstanding legal fees with the firm paid off, but now is refusing to turn over those communications during discovery.

If the committee got its way and a disputed settlement agreement were vacated, not only would the parties have to redo mediation and potentially risk going to trial, but a favorable ruling would expand the IOLTA Committee's ability to contest settlements.

The Federal Trade Commission hopes its enforcement action has a chilling effect on the pest-control industry, where such agreements are common.

Litigators should look past the usual suspects for BIPA claims, like fingerprint scanners for employers, and expect to see more developments with other biometric identifiers, like voiceprints and facial recognition, while keeping on eye on how artificial intelligence programs comply with the statute, experts say.

Law.com is accepting nominations for the fourth annual New England Legal Awards, celebrating legal professional excellence in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.

An annual tradition continues as Cybersecurity Law & Strategy presents the responses to our Legalweek question. For 2026, it was "where are we with prompting"?

If your unique insights aren't appearing in trusted publications, trade journals, or timely commentary tied to breaking legal developments, you are not part of the broader conversation. And in common practice areas, like personal injury, real estate, family, data privacy and cybersecurity, and international law, conversation drives consideration which influences client conversion.

Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200 firms.

Law.com goes behind the scenes of private equity's courtship of law firms, speaking to the leading financial advisers about why the money is moving now and what types of deals will happen.

Stanford's 2026 AI Index report documents surging investment, rising safety incidents, and a closing U.S.-China performance gap, with direct implications for employment lawyers, compliance officers and corporate counsel.

"It seems like he did the right thing in terminating his gubernatorial campaign and resigning from Congress," a Susman Godfrey partner said of former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell after several women accused the California Democrat of sexual misconduct.

U.S. District Judge Maria A. Lanahan for the Eastern District of Missouri approved a $440,000 settlement resolving a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action brought by health care workers against Midwest Geriatric Management.

Justin Smith, an attorney at the boutique firm James Otis Law Group, represented Trump in his failed efforts to overturn a 2023 jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s.

The verdict was a victory for the state attorneys general who took the case to trial after the Department fo Justice settled its claims earlier this year.

When a patent claims software that computes a charging schedule and then makes charging occur, the Federal Circuit may require the system, not the driver, to cause the charge event.