A federal trial is underway to determine the legality of President Donald Trump's federalization of the National Guard in Los Angeles to quell protests against local Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in June. The trial, which opened Monday in San Francisco federal court, coincides with the Trump administration's same-day announcement that it will deploy 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to assume control over the capital's police department.

The Walt Disney Co. and InterDigital Inc. have failed to reach an amicable video streaming license agreement, prompting InterDigital to take foreign and domestic action against Disney while Disney fights back with claims and counterclaims of its own.

While open roles exist, they're fewer and more competitive than they were previously, recruiters said.

Orrick conducted a survey of 1,282 jury-eligible adults across red and blue states in February, asking more than 150 questions, including many asked in the firm's prior research in 2022. A growing loss of faith in large institutions—especially big business—spans generations, geographies and political parties.

This summer, only eight states' supreme courts heard argument in July, and 12 heard at least one oral argument in August. Justices, court staff and attorneys who practice in state appellate courts aren't getting much of a break from their work.

Matt Friedrich is jumping aboard on the heels of Galaxy listing its stock on Nasdaq.

Various entities of Blue Cross and Health Care Systems, acting as third-party administrators, asked the court for an en masse opt-out, arguing that its opt-out terms are "unduly burdensome" and violate due process rights.

“We feel that this is a clear SLAPP case under anti-SLAPP law. It's the textbook SLAPP example, if you look at the background and facts. I think it's quite likely that Mr. Callington will appeal the anti-SLAPP portion of the decision to the Seventh Circuit," Agatha M. Cole of the Beverly law firm in New York City said on behalf of the plaintiff.

CMS study reveals an ‘explosion' in class action claim values—fueled by opt-out rules and litigation funding.

Sidley Austin represented Moving Mountains, a leading hospitality company specializing in luxury property management and vacation home rentals in its investment by StayTerra, a collection of premier vacation rental brands for guests in top destinations across America. David Grinberg, a partner in the firm's Century City office, was the leader of Sidley's deal team; he was joined by partner Ryan Hicks and associate Daniel Gessner, also of the Century City office. Grinberg offers this perspective on “How the Deal Got Done.

”GCs and legal leaders often have a poor understanding of what is needed for effective technology implementation and use,” said Maesea McCalpin, senior principal for research in Gartner's assurance practice.

Law firms are increasingly tracking share value increases each year, sometimes using this as leverage to make their case internally to partners and laterals.

The lone dissenting Judge Ilana Rovner called the majority opinion “an untenable restraint on employers' decisionmaking.

Do Hyeong Kwon pleaded guilty Tuesday to a conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud.

ALM teamed up with AI legal experts at McDermott Will & Schulte to create a comprehensive treatise on all things AI and the law, covering the gamut of legal areas that AI touches, from the history of AI to its impact on intellectual property, employment law, data privacy, ethics, contracts, torts, risk mitigation, as well as gather all of the U.S. federal and state laws on AI as well as international laws and industry standards in one place.

Eric Grant, a onetime partner at litigation firm Hicks Thomas, is a veteran of the previous Trump administration.

The sudden passing of a Big Law partner in Hong Kong is serving as a stark reminder to legal industry professionals that they all have a part to play in preserving mental health. But how soon until we forget and move on in pursuit of the next big deal, the Asia Legal Briefing asks.

When you stop performing in a system that only rewards performance, it gets very quiet, says Julie Bonasso, a coach and attorney.

With the U.S. Supreme Court taking fewer cases, lawyers have increasingly turned to outside groups to help catch the attention of the justices and, just as importantly, their clerks.

The company's co-founder, Daniel Farris, was Norton Rose's Chicago office partner-in-charge and is now at Foley & Lardner.