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There were lawyers, consultants, at least one teacher, an anthropologist and a political consultant, all facing the possibility of serving on the jury that will weigh the government's evidence against the former Skadden partner and ex-Obama White House counsel.

Separately, US District Judge Morrison England Jr. has set a Sept. 19 hearing in Sacramento to hear three related suits challenging the law.

Bryan Schmitt, an in-house attorney at tech company Manhattan Associates, remains in a Georgia county jail on murder, felony murder and aggravated assault charges.

A general counsel describes how his company checked for cybersecurity risks during a recent acquisition. Also, a new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ruling may affect future actions against corporations.

The Senate will weigh the ex-Alito clerk and former Kirkland & Ellis partner for the circuit judgeship. Another new nominee, Sarah Pitlyk, was a former clerk to then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the D.C. Circuit.

More than 400 cases were filed under New York's new child-victims law, and plaintiffs lawyers say they have hundreds in the pipeline.

As lawyers depart for Clark Hill, Lewis Brisbois and elsewhere, LeClairRyan has said it doesn't have to provide Cobra benefits for health insurance coverage. “A lot of people are not very happy about it," said one lawyer leaving the firm.

Sidley Austin and Walsh Pizzi help drug maker defeat Sandoz's validity challenges to blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug.

Karyn Polak served as the deputy general counsel of PNC Bank in Philadelphia and also served as chief counsel of the bank's asset management group.

Firm leaders credited two outside interventions, including from a theater-based organization called Steps, for a shift that has included an influx of new women partners.

Some legal experts argue the litigation funding industry is poised for change after the Burford-Muddy Waters showdown.

U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar, however, denied plaintiffs attorneys' requests for 25% of the settlement, or $8.125 million, finding that the settlement should be treated as a coupon settlement under Class Action Fairness Act.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reinstated a class action alleging the NFL and DirecTV conspired to monopolize the market for live television broadcasts of professional football games through their Sunday Ticket subscription package.

That's the dollar figure floating around for a potential settlement of lawsuits brought over Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, but the plaintiffs' bar quickly denied the rumor.

Two married former associates who clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer say the firm discriminates against fathers by providing them eight fewer weeks of parental leave than mothers.

No damages are in play in Immunex v. Sandoz, but Amgen's market cap popped $10 billion Monday on news that it successfully defended two patents on its rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel.

The average debt load of law graduates has hit $145,500 according to figures compiled by the American Bar Association. Meanwhile, bar pass rates have sunk and far fewer people are applying to law school.

Epstein's death brought a sudden and unexpected close to the criminal case against him, and came as a blow to his accusers, who had hoped to confront their alleged abuser in court.

Newly sworn-in ABA president Judy Perry Martinez sat down with Law.com to talk about the organization's priorities for the next year, including its policy proposal to make the judicial process for immigrants mirror Article I courts.