The qualities that matter most to corporate leaders typically relate to partnership, service and transparency. Legal teams incorporating these traits more comprehensively into their representation will stand out and create a competitive advantage in 2025, particularly given the heightened preferences for automation and self-service options.

The New York City cultural institution said it conducted an extensive national search for a successor to Sharon Cott, who is retiring.

The Thirteenth Court of Appeals rejected Texas' deceptive-practices lawsuit against Google, finding the state lacks jurisdiction.

"It was evident from the start that PowerPlan's actions were not about fair competition. Instead, it was about PowerPlan doing whatever it takes to put Lucasys out of business," Jason Alloy of the Robbins Firm in Atlanta said.

Former state Supreme Court Justice Erin T. Gall—who the state's judicial conduct watchdog concluded that she had threatened violence against Black teens at a party—is not eligible to ever serve in a judicial office again.

"The president's veto is contrary to the actions of Sen. Biden, who helped pass many of those bills," said federal Judge Robert J. Conrad.

U.K. lawyers have been heavily involved in some of the most significant EU antitrust battles since 2020, when Brexit took effect, an investigation by Law.com International found.

Kimberly Warnica is jumping aboard APA Corp. as it tightens its belt following a disappointing 2024.

The ruling, from Judge Jenny Rivera, leaves the case squarely in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.

The court affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri's decision, concluding the plaintiff failed to create a genuine dispute of material fact regarding causation as she failed to provide admissible medical evidence showing she had a nickel allergy.

Head count growth at top 50 firms has lagged behind other segments in Big Law. But that could change in the near future.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan; Cravath, Swaine & Moore; and Ross Aronstam & Moritz are representing Musk and Tesla's board on appeal, with opening briefs due Feb. 25.

TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, is facing a digital privacy class action in California federal court for allegedly violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

New York will continue to administer a second, New York-specific component in addition to the exam.

Wind-driven wildfires in Los Angeles County detroyed the homes of two courts of appeal justices and forced an unknown number of court workers, jurors, judicial officers and attorneys to evacuate.

Several Big Law firms have operations in areas of Santa Monica that are under an evacuation warning due to the Palisades Fire.

"It's humbling to realize what we've achieved in such a short time, and this extraordinarily level of impact from this small a team is virtually unheard of in government," Khan said. "This work, though, is far from over, and the FTC must remain vigilant, agile, and deeply committed to enforcing the law without fear or favor."

The high court also docketed a $1.6 billion RICO claim against Samsung and Exxon's lawsuit over the Cuban revolution.

U.S. District Judge Hector Gonzalez of the Eastern District of New York dropped the case on jurisdictional grounds, pointing out that the plaintiff—Trident Capital Group Fund I LLC—is just a shareholder in the sponsor of one of the merging companies.

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts.