The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation said it makes sense in terms of efficiency and practicality to centralize more than 20 cases currently pending in district courts in the federal court in San Francisco.

From 2005-24, a period including Karp's chairmanship beginning in 2008, the firm's growth in revenue, RPL and PEP well outpaced the Am Law 100 field.

A female former Blank Rome associate accused the firm of failing to "appropriately respond" after she reported a male associate at the firm sexually assaulted her.

Delivery drivers accuse FedEx of using third-party hiring agencies to misclassify workers as independent contractors.

“This historic settlement follows the court's ruling that the agency officially violated FOIA, Paul Grewal, the chief legal officer at Coinbase who backed History Associates Inc., said on social media.

U.S. District Judge William G. Young said the Suffolk County Superior Court will have to decide whether an employment class action can continue against Deloitte Consulting.

The California Legal Awards 2026 are now open for nominations.

“The President may determine his policy priorities and instruct his agents to make funding decisions based on them," Chief Judge Albert Diaz wrote. “Whether that's sound policy or not isn't our call. We ask only whether the policy is unconstitutionally vague for funding recipients.

On Friday, the New Jersey Appellate Division reversed Atlantic County Superior Judge John Porto's 2024 decision not to disqualify Beasley Allen from lawsuits tying Johnson & Johnson's talc products to ovarian cancer.

Large law firms were settling into 2026 on a high note. But, as events in the last week show, nothing is certain.

Four large law firms targeted by EOs last year will have their oral arguments on the same day and before the same appeals panel as a separate case involving Mark Zaid.

Jonathan Kuai assumed his first nonlegal responsibilities in 2015, when the company promoted him from deputy GC to GC and managing director of ESG and business affairs.

Former Utah running back Devin Green says the school ended his scholarship midyear, forcing his withdrawal, based on “fear, stereotypes and misconceptions about diabetes.

The Supreme Court's focus on limited standards as a minimum might “open the door for the entry of non-ABA accredited law schools in the Texas market providing very low-cost legal education, University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard Baynes said.

The removal of Julie T. Le from her special assignment at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota is comparable to the 2025 termination of Erez Reuveni, the whistleblowing attorney who previously represented Trump administration defendants in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia habeas case in Maryland federal court, according to legal observers.

Scott Barshay, along with Brad Karp, helped transform Paul Weiss. Their leadership styles are radically different.

Law firms score broadly in line with their professional services peers on Glassdoor, but the data highlights a few clear areas where they stand apart.

The firms that will thrive when it comes to the adoption of AI will not be those with the most tools or the most prompts. They will be the ones with clear standards, defined human ownership and a dedicated AI partner able to turn raw generation into reliable, high%E2%80%91value content.

"The role requires skills across several areas, which is part of what makes it challenging. Having a co-leader helps because we balance one another's strengths and weaknesses. But above everything, you must be able to communicate, engage with people, and support them. Leadership is fundamentally about people—the rest can be learned."

Ultimately, the two exchanged notes on several subjects not yet fully detailed in media reports to date—including Epstein's own legal issues.