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Big Law Practice Leaders Gearing Up for State AG Litigation Under Trump

Tue, 2025-01-14 16:18

Seeing an opportunity to grow its state AG practice, Wilmer hired Swain Wood, former first assistant attorney general of North Carolina, to co-chair its group.

       

Supreme Court May Limit Federal Prosecutions Over 'Misleading' but True Statements

Tue, 2025-01-14 16:14

The justices seem inclined to exclude "misleading" but true statements from a federal law prohibiting "false" statements to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

       

Crypto Exchange's ‘Meteoric Rise' Leads to Nationwide Class Action Trend

Tue, 2025-01-14 15:50

“Decentralize exchanges are getting hit left and right, said Joe Doll, general counsel at Magic Eden, one of the biggest NFT platforms in the world. “So this is definitely a trend to watch.

       

Latham Claims Top Spot as US Firms Dominate UK M&A Rankings

Tue, 2025-01-14 15:30

This year's top 20 shows U.S. firms are continuing to gain ground in the U.K. M&A market, with rival Kirkland & Ellis close behind.

       

Deal Watch: Private Equity Dealmakers Make 2025 Predictions Amid Deal Resurgence

Tue, 2025-01-14 14:15

Partners from Latham, Proskauer, Kirkland, Morrison Foerster and Skadden say they are optimistic about 2025, citing activity around data centers, infrastructure and other elements of the market.

       

Arizona Board Gives Thumbs Up to KPMG's Bid To Deliver Legal Services

Tue, 2025-01-14 12:09

The Arizona Supreme Court's Committee on Alternative Business Structures unanimously recommended that the state's high court approve the Big Four firm's application for an ABS license.

       

Statute of Limitations Shrivels $5M Jury Award to Less than $1M, 8th Circuit Rules

Tue, 2025-01-14 12:02

A jury awarded a $5 million verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Christopher Y. Meek, for nearly 40 years of inflated prices for Kansas City Life Insurance Co. However, under the statute of limitations, the payout was reduced to $908,000.

       

Read the Document: DOJ Releases Ex-Special Counsel's Report Explaining Trump Prosecutions

Tue, 2025-01-14 10:40

The office of former Special Counsel Jack Smith concluded it had enough admissible evidence against President-elect Donald Trump to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial for Trump's alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

       

Law Firms Grapple With Nonequity Partner Pay ‘Friction'

Tue, 2025-01-14 04:59

Pay for nonequity partners can approach or overlap with compensation of senior associates, counsel as well as some equity partners, firm leaders and consultants say.

       

'I've Seen Terrible Things': Lawyer Predicts Spike in Hazing Suits

Mon, 2025-01-13 18:59

"This is a new low, a new level of outrage, and it makes me sick," said David Bianchi.

       

SEC Ordered to Explain ‘How and When the Federal Securities Laws Apply to Digital Assets'

Mon, 2025-01-13 18:56

“A single sentence disagreeing with the main concerns of a rulemaking petition is conclusory and does not provide us with any assurance that the SEC considered Coinbase's workability objections, nor does it explain how it accounted for them, the Third Circuit explained in the 72-page opinion.

       

NY Trial Court Halts State Dragnet on Licensed Hemp Operators

Mon, 2025-01-13 18:34

New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Marcelle ruled state cannabis regulators' and the New York City Sheriff's Office's warrantless raids on hemp license-holders is violative of the Fourth Amendment.

       

Report: US Attorney E. Martin Estrada to Resign From California's Central District

Mon, 2025-01-13 18:16

A former Munger, Tolles & Olson litigator, Estrada has served as the top federal prosecutor in the LA region since 2022.

       

Steve Bannon Ordered Into Court for Questioning Over New Counsel

Mon, 2025-01-13 18:09

Bannon is set to head to trial on fraud charges in February, but has now retained Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins to represent him at trial and is seeking a brief adjournment. Bannon's trial has now been rescheduled at least three times.

       

The Gospel According to Paxton? AG Fights Religious Group Over Migrants

Mon, 2025-01-13 18:05

"If organizations know they can engage in this activity and the worst that's going to happen is that they get enjoined, nothing stops them from engaging in the activity in the first instance," Associate Deputy Attorney General Ryan Baasch argued for the state.

       

Judge in NYC Mayor's Public Corruption Case Has a Reminder for Advocates

Mon, 2025-01-13 17:35

Instead of considering whether local rules have been violated, Judge Dale Ho chose to remind lawyers in the contentious case of their professional obligations.

       

Edison Hit With Lawsuits Over Devastating Eaton Fire in Los Angeles

Mon, 2025-01-13 16:32

Two lawsuits, filed on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, allege Edison's failure to maintain vegetation and de-energize transmission poles caused the Eaton fire in Los Angeles.

       

Arbitrators Under Fire for Allegedly Forcing Workers to 'Stay or Pay' Employers

Mon, 2025-01-13 15:28

"By continuing to administer arbitrations of 'stay or pay' provisions, however, the [American Arbitration Association] essentially facilitates indentured servitude and endangers its legitimacy as an impartial tribunal," the ACLU letter claimed.

       

Plaintiff Narrowly Avoids Dismissal Over Lengthy Complaint Filed in Federal Court

Mon, 2025-01-13 15:28

“The content of the amended complaint from page 53 to page 71 is just concise and direct enough to avoid violating Rule 8, U.S. District Judge John A. Ross said.

       

Goodwin to Launch Brussels Office With Quinn Emanuel Antitrust Partner

Mon, 2025-01-13 15:28

Quinn Emanuel also lost its Brussels managing partner to an antitrust boutique and appointed a new office managing partner in the city.

       

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