"There is no reason to believe companies are genuinely eliminating DEI—they are just going to hide it better," said Paul Chesser of the National Legal and Policy Center, a nonprofit opposing corporate diversity programs.

       

The announcement from the Am Law 50 firm comes the same week OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle announced plans to invest $500 billion into a project focused on building artificial intelligence infrastructure in the U.S. over the next few years.

       

"This Executive Order, which generally reinstates the one issued in 2020, is intended to cover as many as 50,000 employees, leaving them vulnerable to being fired for any reason, including political agenda," counsel for the National Treasury Employees Union alleged in a complaint challenging President Donald Trump's workforce policy.

       

Associates in India are unhappy with law firm work culture and are expressing their dissatisfaction by leaving firms and sometimes the profession. What are Indian law firm leaders doing about it?

       

Associates welcome uniform office space after some initial resistance.

       

Through a $1 billion settlement announced by New York Attorney General Letitia James, Yellowstone Capital agreed to wipe out more than $534 million in debt of its small-business clients. It resolves the attorney general's lawsuit alleging Yellowstone ran a large, predatory lending scheme. The settlement canceled debt of more than 1,100 small businesses in New York, and more than 18,000 nationwide.

       

Proponents have long argued that the circuit covers too much territory and too many people and its docket is unmanageable; critics say the current system isn't broken and motivations for the split are merely political.

       

Anticipating an about-face by a Trump-run Justice Department, a coalition of Texas, New York and D.C. law firms are converging in Texas courts to defend HIPAA law regarding the privacy of medical records, particularly those of pregnant women.

       

Musk continues to fight the Delaware Court of Chancery's decision to overturn his compensation plan at Tesla, appealing two decisions from the court to the Delaware Supreme Court last week. Since December, there's been growing concern among investors about how the Delaware courts weigh issues around shareholder democracy.

       

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is likely to see a gradual shift in priorities under the administration of President Donald Trump.

       

Both defendants had testified that they switched antiseptics following the incident as a way of "practicing defensive medicine."

       

The law firm did not admit to using ChatGPT but stated its lawyers had not deliberately misled the court.

       

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.

       

"This is a thrilling opportunity to lead and build out the organization's legal and compliance function and to work alongside the Orioles' terrific leadership and staff," Kamaal Jones wrote on LinkedIn.

       

       

What happens when a business manager gets involved in a dispute with one of the artist's other advisers? A recent example is the litigation between the longtime business manager for rapper Nelly and a longtime consultant who has provided a range of services to the artist that include marketing and promotion, managing Nelly's touring business, and seeking endorsement deals.

       

"Release of Volume II to Congress under the proposed conditions presents a substantial and unacceptable risk of prejudice to [the remaining co-defendants]," U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon wrote in her order blocking the release of former Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report explaining the now-abandoned classified records retention case against President Donald Trump.

       

“You're getting some associate rates cresting to over $1,000 an hour, as much as some junior partners," said Jennifer McIver, of Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions.

       

"The best advice I can offer to someone aspiring to lead an office is to be open to opportunities and ready to seize them when they arise. It's impossible to rise to the occasion when hesitant or shy about stepping forward. Leadership often comes to those who aren't afraid to take the initiative and embrace new challenges, even when they're outside their comfort zone."

       

In a Tuesday ruling, U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore concluded that, despite similarities to antitrust litigation against the National Association of Realtors, the plaintiffs' complaint had not 'plausibly alleged direct evidence of an agreement or conspiracy.'