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Law Firms Trudge Forward on Ethnic Diversity, Though Transparency Becomes Cloudier

Fri, 2025-10-24 07:48

A growing reluctance among law firms to disclose information made this year's data analysis significantly more challenging.

       

Cadwalader Merger Talks Pick Up Pace

Fri, 2025-10-24 06:55

"We regularly evaluate our strategy to further capitalize on our market-leading strengths for our clients," the firm said in a statement Thursday.

       

Apply Today: Legislation Creates More Georgia Judgeships

Fri, 2025-10-24 00:43

The Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia is seeking nominees and applicants for a superior court vacancy on the Brunswick Judicial Circuit and state court vacancies in Bryan, Henry and Spalding counties.

       

Transparency About Complications: Ga. Appellate Court Declines to 'Open the Floodgates' Against Physicians

Fri, 2025-10-24 00:19

"If the court were to find there was a claim here that would certainly have implications on how forthcoming doctors are with their patients about complications in medical procedures," defendant-appellee attorney Erin Coia of the Weathington Firm told the Daily Report on Thursday. "I don't think anyone thinks that it's a good idea for doctors to start making judgment calls on what they tell their patients out of fear of being sued."

       

Class Counsel in Real Estate Commission Settlements Change Banks After Judge Orders Disclosures

Thu, 2025-10-23 19:51

Class counsel in more than $1 billion in antitrust settlements over real estate commissions transferred the funds from Huntington National Bank this week after a federal judge ordered disclosures of financial relationships.

       

Supreme Court Weighing Fate of Independent Agencies

Thu, 2025-10-23 18:40

Supreme Court lawyer Deepak Gupta joins Supreme Court Brief to discuss his fight against President Donald Trump's firings of independent federal regulators.

       

Shutdown Magnifies Dysfunction at NLRB, Labor Lawyers Say

Thu, 2025-10-23 18:24

The National Labor Relations Board will still be left without a quorum to make decisions when the federal government reopens. It has had just one member since August.

       

The Law Firm Disrupted: The Am Law 100's Rising Valuation Explains Why Outside Capital Wants In

Thu, 2025-10-23 16:31

Am Law 50 CFO Madhav Srinivasan's latest effort to apply Wall Street valuation techniques to the country's largest law firms offers a rosy picture.

       

Judges Stress Coordination as Mass-Tort Litigation Expands Across Courts

Thu, 2025-10-23 15:09

Among those presenting during the Philadelphia Bar Association's webinar was U.S. District Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel of the Southern District of Illinois.

       

BBB National Programs to Certify Influencers, in Bid to Tamp Down Legal Risks for Celebrities, Brands

Thu, 2025-10-23 14:21

"Because the brands are maybe working with influencers that aren't trained, there's risk to the brand," said Jennifer Santos, an attorney for the BBB's National Advertising Division.

       

AALS Acquires Paul Caron's TaxProf Blog

Thu, 2025-10-23 13:42

TaxProf Blog 2.0 launched Thursday with a new team of editors from 10 law schools across the country.

       

Trump Pardons Changpeng Zhao of Binance

Thu, 2025-10-23 11:38

President Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, who was convicted over a single count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act and failing to maintain proper anti-money laundering controls as the CEO of Binance, the company he founded.

       

Lost on a Technicality? Ga. Appellate Court Weighs Impact of E-filing Error on a Default Judgment

Thu, 2025-10-23 11:35

"Not to be glib with Scripture, but let he who has never attached the wrong PDF to an e-mail cast the first stone," defendant-appellant attorney, Miles Skedsvold, of Robbins Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, said during oral arguments this week.

       

'Workslop' Crisis Looms for Small Businesses as AI Adoption Outpaces Quality Controls

Thu, 2025-10-23 11:34

“If you treat generative AI as a free intern, you'll soon pay for it with client churn," the marketing firm OutreachX says in a new analysis.

       

Banged-Up Hertz Hands Legal Reins to 6-Time GC

Thu, 2025-10-23 10:52

Piero Bussani has been the top lawyer for two hotel companies, two homebuilders and two firms in the investment industry.

       

Top 7 Ways Law Firms Can Fortify Their Security and Protect Client Trust

Thu, 2025-10-23 10:35

In the minds of your clients, trust and security are intertwined. As stewards of confidential client information, law firms must go beyond minimum compliance. The following seven strategies, drawn from real-world experience in legal technology, outline actionable ways law firms can fortify their defenses while making security a pillar of client trust and firm reputation.

       

Eighth Circuit Signals Future of Police Misconduct Cases May Hinge on the Detail of Resistance by a Protester

Thu, 2025-10-23 10:03
In Locke v. County of Hubbard, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, in an opinion authored by circuit court Judge Jonathan Kobes, reversed the dismissal of a protester's lawsuit against the county and two of its police officers related to excessive use of force in violation of 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 and Minnesota law.        

Utah AG Fires Motley Rice From Opioid Lawsuit

Thu, 2025-10-23 09:29

The Utah attorney general's decision this month comes after one of the defendants, OptumRx, moved to disqualify Motley Rice for conflict-of-interest reasons.

       

Call for Nominations for the Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards 2026

Thu, 2025-10-23 09:29
The WIPL Awards return in 2026 on an earlier schedule to align with next year's General Conference Midwest Conference taking place in April in Chicago        

Baker McKenzie Fails to Strike Out Russian Malpractice Claim

Thu, 2025-10-23 06:09

The long-running case, which has opened up a debate about the nature of verein law firms, will return to court next month for a case management hearing.

       

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