The Locke Lord affordable housing team is leaving the firm, because of client conflicts related to Locke Lord's merger with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, which is set for Jan. 1, 2025.

       

There's a "high likelihood" of an increase in departures from recently hired lateral equity partners, industry analysts say.

       

"The successor state doesn't get a grant of immunity," Perles Law Firm founder Steven R. Perles said of Syria following the collapse of its government as a designated state sponsor of terrorism. "They inherit the judgments held against the predecessor state."

       

The 85-year-old Girardi faces up to 14 years in prison when he is sentenced later this month. A Nov. 1 pre-sentence report recommended he serve 135 months, or 11 years, which would be at the low end of the guideline range.

       

In 2015 testimony to Congress, Atkins criticized Dodd-Frank for ceding too much authority to regulators, adding that the law will mean that “government, and not the markets, will choose the winners and losers.

       

Under the legal leadership of Alyssa Harvey Dawson, HubSpot made three acquisitions and saw its market value swell to $38 billion.

       

As we move into 2025, legal marketers face a rapidly evolving landscape where technology, data, and client expectations intersect — and it's just the right time of year for making lists! Here are the top 7 trends we are seeing as shaping the future of legal marketing in the coming year.

       

“If you violate your permit by failing to effectively invest in compliance, we will hold you accountable," said Zachary Ogaz, general counsel of the New Mexico Environment Department.

       

Final approval of Philips' $25 million settlement was granted last week by U.S. District Senior Judge Joy Flowers Conti of the Western District of Pennsylvania.

       

Final approval of Philips' $25 million settlement was granted last week by U.S. District Senior Judge Joy Flowers Conti of the Western District of Pennsylvania.

       

Charlotte Bennett will continue her Manhattan Supreme Court suit against New York State, her attorneys said.

       

Osman Nawaz spent more than 14 years at the SEC before joining Gibson Dunn as a partner.

       

The Eighth Circuit noted several problems with the defendants' reliance on a pop-up window during contract signing, including a lack of information on where an agreement's arbitration clause may be, how many clicks were needed to find it, and whether their website changed.

       

Texas appellate attorney Raffi Melkonian, who has been called the Dean of Appellate Twitter, said he began seeing more ads, bots and hateful content on X in recent years, to the point that he said he has blocked dozens of accounts a day.
       

As record live event attendance continues to climb post-pandemic, so does the need for proactive safety measures. To defend against liability claims, a venue owner or operator must take pre- and post-accident steps to establish the venue acted with the safety of its guests in mind and bolster a defense that it acted within a reasonable standard of care.

       

Peter Bergan joins the firm after over three years at Loeb & Loeb in Chicago.

       

"To be honest, you're cutting it close on time if you haven't already looked at it because the new administration is right around the corner," Littler Mendelson shareholder Jorge Lopez said.