The associate letter had gathered about 280 signatures from associates at firms across the Am Law 200 and beyond as of late Friday.

"You can't underestimate the value of a talking point," ArentFox Schiff partner J. Michael Showalter said of President Donald Trump's new policy invoking Rule 65(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as a litigation-deterrence strategy.

Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael Noble granted the plaintiff's motion for a new trial on Thursday, citing the “widespread misconduct of defendants Abbott Laboratories Inc. and Mead Johnson.

Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins partner Barry Kamins said the country is not in crisis mode yet, but it could happen if President Donald Trump were to defy an order of the U.S. Supreme Court. Kamins was joined on a State Bar Association panel by Carrie Cohen, a Morrison & Foerster partner and ex-federal prosecutor, who said the historically independent Manhattan U.S. attorney's office could withstand political influence.

Acting Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Caroline Pham is inviting companies with open compliance investigations to approach the commission with “reasonable settlement offers within the next two weeks.

With New York already having strong consumer protections on the books, one expert found the proposed Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable, or FAIR, Business Practices Act to be a signal that Attorney General Letitia James plans on increasing enforcement against consumer fraud.

U.S. District Court Judge Arun Subramanian of the Southern District of New York presided as Combs entered his plea after the government alleged two additional victims, prolonged the time frame of the charged scheme, and added claims. Trial is still expected to commence on May 5.

Travers has a history of advising clients on complex EU merger control matters, investigations and advisory mandates.

“I think that there are some somewhat inconsistent comments in the Sixth Circuit decision that I see as tiptoeing around an important issue without confronting it head on, said Dan Jarcho, an Alston & Bird partner who focuses on administrative law.

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"Massachusetts 'has a general interest in having its residents compensated for personal injuries suffered in another state' but it 'cannot be said, however, that its interest in the timeliness of such an action is more compelling' than that of Connecticut," Guzman wrote in her memorandum opinion and order.

“State regulators—like those in Vermont—have no choice but to wait and see what changes the federal government makes to its approach to cryptocurrency regulation and, more specifically, staking services," said Jose Ceide, who leads Salazar Law's cryptocurrency litigation and enforcement practice group.

The company noted Jake Phillips' work beefing up compliance and regulatory programs and resolving "significant commercial disputes and settlement of various legacy liabilities."

A Utah-based securities broker-dealer will have to face an enforcement proceeding over its business practices from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority despite its complaint that the self-regulatory body is "utterly unaccountable."

With slightly lower lawyer head count, revenue per lawyer at the Houston-founded Vinson & Elkins improved by 7.6% and profits per equity partner grew by 10.1% in 2024.

In this week's Legal Speak episode, we revisit ALM litigation reporter Emily Saul's roundup discussion of the first Trump criminal trial.

"Be great at what you do and treat everyone with respect. If you want to make partner, you need to be the one making the tough calls. Be comfortable with being uncomfortable."

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“The jury's verdict in this case underscores the importance of transparency even in failure situations," appeals court Judge Margaret McKeown wrote in Thursday's ruling.

A few of the seats could be among the ones Trump will try to fill quickly, with some in red states like Oklahoma and Kansas where senators consulting with the White House aren't likely to withhold blue slips.