After the nonequity partnership tier expanded by 12.2%, White & Case now has about an equal number of equity and nonequity partners.

       

“This and the other changes, such as starting the crypto task force really shows that the incoming administration wants to make clear that this will be a more business-friendly agency across the board and in particular, in crypto, said Reed Smith partner Mark Bini.

       

Lead counsel called a special master's recommendation to return $24.4 million in fees "insulting" and full of "misunderstandings."

       

James Leonard's former client had lost previous rounds in her legal-malpractice claim stemming from a losing case against an insurance company.

       

A group of lawyers from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher took on the monumental task pro bono—without any help from AI.

       

At issue in the case is whether speech—when expressed over social media outlets not known for serious discourse, by a person wearing funny headgear and couching their statements with "I think"—can be termed defamatory.

       

“The flood has not just continued but has massively intensified. It is not just the buyout offer, it is also all the other stuff, the terminations, the reassignments and the fear," noted one recruiter.

       

The 2023-24 LLP accounts will be the firm's last before its transatlantic merger with Kramer Levin goes live if it is voted through this month.

       

The National Women's Soccer League also agreed to new protocols to improve player safety, including coach vetting, installing multiple mechanisms for players to report misconduct and establishing a league safety officer. It will also provide free and unlimited counseling services to players, according to a statement issued by the Office of New York Attorney General Letitia James.

       

"These Executive Orders are unlawful and unconstitutional," counsel representing transgender persons wrote in a complaint seeking to overturn President Donald Trump's twin edicts defunding gender-affirming medical care to anyone under the age of 19.

       

A western New York jurist who found his way back to the bench, a decade after an appellate court suspended him for engaging in ticket-fixing, has resigned again. But this time the judge agreed never to return.

       

Chin Brandt was New York's first Asian American woman judge and the first Asian American individual elected to public office in the state's history.

       

In a case that could presage a stance that is more deferential to corporate directors, the high court found the business judgment rule provided the correct standard of review.

       

Ryan Specialty Group General Counsel Mark Katz praised incoming international GC Chris Newby for "not only his acute legal acumen and talented executive leadership skills, but also his deep knowledge of the UK and EMEA landscapes."

       

“His firm was a big promoter of Ether and Ethereum, and those are some of the circumstances that caused us to request the inspector general investigation, Tristan Leavitt, the president of Empower Oversight, alleged in an interview.

       

As PayPal continues to field a barrage of class actions from content creators who contend their marketing commissions were stolen by its browser extension, Honey, it faces new complaints from Honey customers alleging that the platform also deceived them about its claim to find the best available discounts on online products.

       

As PayPal continues to field a barrage of class actions from content creators who contend their marketing commissions were stolen by its browser extension, Honey, it faces new complaints from Honey customers alleging that the platform also deceived them about its claim to find the best available discounts on online products.

       

“The President's unprecedented removal of Ms. Wilcox defies 90 years of Supreme Court precedent that has ensured the independence of critical government agencies," Gwynne Wilcox' attorney Deepak Gupta said in a statement Wednesday.

       

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Gentin would handle legal affairs for an organization with wide-ranging operations—from the Patent Office to the National Weather Service—and 48,000 employees in 86 countries.