The judges made the announcement in a simple one-sentence statement. As an appointee of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, interim U.S. Attorney John Sarcone III had required approval by the Board of Judges to continue as U.S. attorney throughout the remaining three-plus years of President Donald Trump's second term.

       

"To sustain your motivation, it is important to develop a practice that is true to who you are and that resonates with your interests. There are different ways to build a career; but it's ultimately up to you to figure out what you find satisfying."

       

The recently sworn-in commissioner spoke about the Federal Trade Commission's willingness to consider structural remedies in merger cases, the importance of intellectual diversity over partisan balance on the now all-Republican commission and ongoing enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act.

       

"I have learned that publicity is a very addictive narcotic," Dresnick said. "I realized how dangerous it is when you see your image on TV all the time and you begin to worship the image that you see and believe it."

       

Secretariat announced the hiring of Tamika Tremaglio on Monday, calling her "a globally renowned leader."

       

Paul Weiss and Latham's pay changes are part of a trend of firms increasing the equity of their highest-performing partners.

       

Law.com International looks at the biggest team hires in the first half of the year around the world.

       

“Sidley's first half of this year is ahead of where we were during the first half of last year, which was our best year ever, said firm chair Yvette Ostolaza.

       

Denmark's proposed deepfake law would rely on copyright protection to regulate likenesses, diverging from the U.S. criminal ban and the EU's transparency-focused rules.

       

With capital equivalent to nearly 14% of annual revenue and no long-term debt, this firm is surely one of the best-capitalised in Big Law, writes the Global Lawyer.

       

A state court judge in California ruled on Tuesday that ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon's suit against Elon Musk and his tech company, X Corp, can proceed to trial in San Francisco. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harold E. Kahn handed down the ruling shortly before Linda Yaccarino announced that she was stepping down from her role as CEO of X.

       

U.S. District Judge James Selna said evidence presented at trial did not prove MGA Entertainment had willfully infringed on the likenesses of the Atlanta pop performers, obligating him to cut the jury's sizable punitive damages award.

       

In a multi-year, cross-country dispute over distribution rights worth approximately $1 billion, Kirkland & Ellis secured a win for client Dr Pepper / Seven Up Inc., a wholly owned affiliate of Keurig Dr Pepper, in a case against its distributor, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling LLC.

       

"We heard from several shareholders regarding the importance of using our incentive pay structure to drive safety and quality performance and hold leaders accountable for that performance," Boeing states in this year's proxy.        

U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla is set to preside over the criminal trial of Roman Storm in the Southern District of New York, which is set to begin on Monday and expected to go on for three weeks or more. The Treasury Department blacklisted the company Storm founded for its alleged role in laundering virtual currency for malicious cyber actors, including Lazarus Group, a North Korean hacking group that used Tornado Cash to launder proceeds from cybercrime.

       

Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Alabama are the most recent states to adopt the NextGen bar exam, beginning in July 2028.

       

A circuit split is brewing over judicial enforcement of arbitration awards.

       

The industrial gases company hired John Major as legal chief in 2017, when Seifi Ghasemi was CEO. Air Products replaced Ghasemi earlier this year.

       

Morgan Stanley had argued that U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe improperly addressed a substantive issue in its legal fight with a group of former advisors, while reviewing a request to arbitrate the case. The Second Circuit said the matter wasn't properly before it.

       

“This case involves a number of difficult questions, some of first impression, federal Judge J. Paul Oetken wrote in the decision. “It also carries potentially weighty consequences not only for voice actors, but also for the burgeoning AI industry.