Independence, Mary Jo White told Danielle Sassoon, is “something you have to preserve. Because if you lose it, you could not get it back.

       

"Trust your value. Not every firm will see your worth, but that doesn't mean it's not there. Continue to work hard, seek out supportive environments, and don't settle for a firm that doesn't align with your goals. Confidence and perseverance will lead you to the right opportunities."

       

Leaders and other personnel in some law firms' pro bono practices initially responded to the Trump administration's executive orders with a “pause as they tried to make sense of the current environment, according to one director at a civil rights organization.

       

The lawsuit is part of a larger fight from former Philadelphia prosecutor Beth McCaffery to refute misconduct accusations that originated from a 2018 bid from District Attorney Larry Krasner's then-newly installed administration to overturn a murder conviction in a case McCaffery had helped to prosecute.

       

“She is known for being engaged and responsive, and she has significant Hill experience, so I expect her to succeed in her new role, said Renato Mariotti, a partner at Paul Hastings' investigations and white-collar defense practice in the Am Law 30 firm's Chicago office.

       

Alarm bells rang for the special master in the case, he said, when he used Westlaw to verify details in the briefing—only to discover, he said, that some of the quotations and court decisions cited by plaintiff's counsel, which appeared to "strongly support their position on the privilege issue," did not exist at all.

       

The reality is that the U.S. Department of Justice rarely brings such cases, in keeping with the broad consensus that regulations should not be enforced through criminal prosecution, attorneys and law professors said.

       

Paul Clement, Wilmer's lawyer, said two attorneys were informed their security clearances were suspended by a government agency.

       

With President Donald Trump firing both of the FTC's Democratic commissioners, the remaining three Republicans may grant or deny a petition asking the Federal Trade Commission to toss out a Biden-era consent order governing Exxon Mobil's $65 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

       

At least 10 antitrust class actions allege that companies that provide rental of construction equipment like forklifts and excavators conspired with benchmark pricing firm Rouse Services and its parent, RB Global Inc.

       

A Justice Department lawyer said that emergency declarations underlying President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs was nonreviewable by the Court of International trade.

       

Analysis of 26 U.S. firms' U.K. revenue has found the majority of American firms are experiencing double-digit increases in London.

       

These data points highlight key findings from the 2025 survey, which tracked responses from more than 3,100 people.

       

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity and 44 law firms that hired its fellows were accused of discriminating against white applicants in a Monday EEOC charge.

       

"The person has to want to work with you," said Seth Spitzer, global head of outside counsel management and operations at Citi.

       

“It's a fragile democracy, James said. “It's up to each and every one of us to use the law and uphold the constitution. The New York Attorney General spoke at a tribute breakfast dedicated to the late Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance Sr., who resigned his post in protest.

       

Lumen Technologies restarted its CLO search after ex-Hulu legal chief Chadwick Ho lasted just eight months in the role.

       

"This conduct is harassing and needlessly increased the cost of litigation for defendants. Such allegations, if allowed to stand, would apply to innocent individuals at hundreds of limited liability law firms or other limited liability partnerships who would normally be shielded from suit," Barlow wrote, dismissing the racketeering claims against the defendants.

       

Under a consent agreement, the judge agreed to "not seek, request, or accept any elected or appointed judicial office position or status in the future."

       

In Lee v. Poudre School District R-1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a complaint filed by parents alleging that Poudre School District maintained official policies discouraging disclosure of transgender or nonbinary students' gender identities, thus violating their substantive-due-process right to the care, custody and control of their children. The circuit court ruled that the parents had failed to adequately allege municipal liability.