The 40-year-old doctrine of judges deferring to federal agencies appears headed toward demise, an apparent fate that has spurred a rash of challenges to regulations by plaintiffs increasingly confident of victory.

The fallout from the litigation led to two U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorneys resigning from the agency.

"Separation of powers concerns and the importance of preserving judicial independence counsel against such appearances," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. stated in a letter made available by the court Thursday afternoon.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is representing ConocoPhillips in its pending acquisition of Marathon Oil Corp., which turned to Kirkland & Ellis.

According to the complaint, Google's actions violate the California Invasion of Privacy Act and the Driver's Privacy Protection Act.

In this article, Jennifer Kupferman explains how therapy can help lawyers strengthen their skills and shore up their confidence, with particular emphasis on somatic therapy and EDMR.

"You walk into a classroom on day one, you're expected to have read that case and, boom, you're called on out of the chute, and you're expected to be top of your class," said Jennifer McIver, director of legal operations and industry insights at Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions.

The acquisition will enable ODR.com's parent company to tap into the AAA's resources to build more advanced AI-powered ADR solutions, and allow the AAA to rapidly expand its services and footprint.

Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Timothy Driscoll said AI "should not supplant good lawyering, but it could supplement good lawyering."

Paul Hastings offers a case study in the aggressive hiring of top performers, and observers say the push has worked out.

Stanford's study assessing gen AI-powered legal research tools received pushback from the industry for flawed methodology. But the real issue may lie within the lack of transparency from legal tech providers into how exactly their tools work.

Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel denied sanctions motions hurled by both sides of the Elon Musk defamation case, and denied Musk's motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

Jurors requested to hear testimony from David Pecker and Michael Cohen during their first day of deliberations, which began just before 11:30 a.m.

"(V)iewing the Amended Complaint in the light most favorable to the FTC, the Court cannot dismiss the claim that Amazon's 'Iliad Flow' cancellation method was not a 'simple mechanism,'" wrote Judge John Chun of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Leaders of both Philadelphia-founded firms are enthusiastic about the opportunities the city presents across a range of practices.

Prosecutors said they would pursue a new trial against the former movie mogul in the wake of a controversial 4-3 state high court ruling that dislodged his conviction.

In an outlier opinion, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Five held that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts state law requiring companies to pay their arbitration bills on time or risk having claims against them tossed into court.

"For Utah's economy and the kinds of companies that are becoming really successful here, Wilson probably has the strongest legal brand of any law firm," said new partner Jess Krannich, who previously helped launch Kirkland's presence in the city.

The latest lawsuits are in addition to four launched in March asking for CA$4.55 billion to compensate for damages resulting from students' addiction to platforms like TikTok and Snapchat.

Overall U.S. law firm leasing activity during Q1 of 2024 was higher than Q1 during the last four years, a new report from Savills Law Firm Tenant found.