"I reacted immediately," said Robbins Firm managing partner Richard Robbins. "[I] ran out of the courtroom expecting to be shot at any time."

       

The U.S. Department of Justice is supporting parents who say a Maryland school district is violating their First Amendment right to religious freedom by not allowing them to opt their children out of LGBTQ-themed "story time" books.

       

Anne Robinson joined the multinational technology company after eight years as general counsel of mutual fund giant Vanguard.

       

Judge Eleanor J. Hunter declared a mistrial Monday in the case of Orange County Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, who was arrested for shooting his wife of 27 years to death in their Anaheim Hills home, after a hung jury panel announced an 11-1 split on the charge of second-degree murder.

       

Williams & Connolly has several high-profile litigators who worked with both Democratic and Republican politicians.

       

Latham describes it as the largest LBO of the year so far and the third-largest healthcare LBO of all time in the U.S. & Europe.

       

Freshfields represented Moderna, while Taylor Wessing advised BioNTech and Munich IP-firm df-mp was counsel to Pfizer.

       

The national firm most known for its labor and employment work continues to "aggressively hire" across key geographies, while placing a high value on associate compensation and retention.

       

“Most organizations have some type of multifunctional committee set up to evaluate generative AI applications. Those committees are overwhelmed right now because there are so many tools popping up," said Matt Bohn, senior counsel at Amgen.

       

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Legal and energy innovators at SXSW discussed ways to deal with complex regulatory frameworks. The panelists acknowledged that sometimes it's best to approach each new energy product or innovation with a beginner's mindset and to look for opportunities and instead of obstacles.

       

“Most organizations have some type of multifunctional committee set up to evaluate generative AI applications. Those committees are overwhelmed right now because there are so many tools popping up," said Matt Bohn, senior counsel at Amgen.

       

"Settling this case was a difficult decision, but it allows me to continue my advocacy work without the distraction or continued trauma of ongoing litigation," Kirkland & Ellis partner Elyse Dorsey said of her defamation case settlement with former Scalia Law professor Joshua Wright. Wright released a statement saying he has been "fully vindicated."

       

“You can't say that you're in favor of judicial independence only when it comes to decisions that you like," Ho said of the Federal Judiciary Association. "That's not protecting the judiciary. That's politicizing the judiciary.

       

Legal experts at SXSW discussed problems associated with using AI in businesses and at law firms. They also talked about AI's benefits in increasing efficiency and portentially providing greater access to legal services among the underserved population. But everyone agreed guardrails in using AI need to be put in place at every business.

       

"We think shareholder activism in the U.S. and globally is poised to have a record-breaking year," Olshan Frome Wolosky lawyers Andrew Freedman and Ryan Nebel wrote in a report.

       

The justices have agreed to review whether Colorado's ban on anti-LGBTQ counseling for children violates the constitutional right to free speech.

       

"Don't compromise on what makes you unique (and therefore an asset) to the firm. This is a constant lesson. As a gay lawyer, I face the recurrent internal pull between fear of non-acceptance and the courage to live authentically. The longer I practice at Quarles, the more comfortable I feel releasing fears that once hindered me. Personally, I wish I would have been able to let go of those fears a bit earlier."

       

The federal judge awarded the Immanuel Baptist Church a third of the $679,910.25 it initially asked for in its petition.