Stephen Cazares served as a lead defense attorney in the case against Theranos President Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani.

In the ever-evolving legal landscape, mid-size law firms find themselves at a critical juncture. Seismic shifts, accelerated by the pandemic, have reshaped the very fabric of our industry. Now, more than ever, agility, innovation, and a steadfast commitment to meeting client needs are not just desirable traits, but essential for business survival.

Kirkland saw another boost in Manhattan head count last year, growing by 6% to 842 lawyers and retaining its top spot as the largest firm in the state.

Some firms are receiving pro-ESG and anti-ESG proposals on the same issue, underscoring how challenging topics such as diversity and climate change have become for corporate America.

The firm also reported an increase in the share of its partners who are female.

How a partner uprising over alleged financial mismanagement at an Am Law 100 firm led to one of the industry's largest spinoffs—and fastest collapses.

"Taking on a big bank like Wells Fargo by myself was tough, but the facts and the law were on my side," the plaintiff said. "I'm glad the Superior Court got it right and overturned the trial court's decision."

Withholding equity partner compensation comes with risks to a firm's culture, although the practice isn't new in Big Law, recruiters say.

"The concern with the broad brush is putting the entire industry in one basket when there might be some isolated issues," said Earsa Jackson, a member at Clark Hill.

Ret. judge and Bracewell partner Barbara Jones recommended that her team continue to oversee the Trump Organization's progress as it implements checks and balances regarding financial disclosure to third parties.

While the firms had hoped to hold partnership votes in July for an October merger, sources said, the plan is now to formalize the combination before the start of 2025.

"[H]ackers can now see what banks customers are in regular contact with and send a more effective phishing attempt posing as that bank or as some other regular contact of the impacted customers," the suit said.

"We just want what everyone else has gotten," said co-counsel for the hotel groups in the multidistrict litigation.

"The court properly recognized that the Republic of Iraq and its Ministry of Defense are immune from suit in this country because this contract had nothing to do with the United States," Boaz S. Morag of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton said of the D.C. Circuit's ruling overturning a $120 million damages award.

Plaintiffs are represented by a team from Holland & Knight.

The decision marks the first legal test for the EU's stringent new digital competition rulebook.

The decision marks the first legal test for the EU's stringent new digital competition rulebook.

The cost is small compared with the $12 million deal the retailer struck recently to resolve allegations of safety violations at its stores.

The change to Rule 5.1 is included in the second tranche of amendments to Chancery rules Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick has approved as part of a project revising the court's rules to realign with Delaware case law and statutes as well as federal rules.

Minnesota becomes the eighteenth state data privacy law to go into effect in the U.S., and brings with it some unique, GDPR-like requirements.