"I kept saying to [Cobb County State Judge Allison Salter], 'They're trying to stretch it until we get to the end on Friday, so that on Friday he can just tell the jury: 'If you find for us, you can go home and you're done with this case,'" plaintiff's counsel Pete Law told an audience of attorneys assembled at Georgia Bar Association Trial Advocacy CLE on Friday.

       

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named attorneys from Cozen O'Connor and Winston & Strawn, as well as a Legal Aid Society leader.

       

New York Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank found that if the New York Equal Rights Amendment repealed the judicial age cap, "then a host of laws such as those restricting the ability to drive, work and purchase certain substances are all similarly repealed."

       

Though attorney Shannon Mastick said one of her strongest trivia subjects is pop culture, her law degree also came in handy.

       

The stress of IP infringement matters resides on both sides of the fence: whether you find a competitor infringing upon your ideas, or your company finds itself being accused of doing the infringing. In this Point/Counterpoint series of articles, we outline the appropriate steps to take if you spot your innovation in your competitor's booth across the hall. This article's focus — Point: What can you do if your competitor is using your IP at a tradeshow?        

The world has never felt more volatile, or more political. It means corporates are leaning on their GCs for clear-cut advice, which requires greater accountability and risk-taking.

       

"Shareholders' only recourse is to sue in federal court to try to force the company to include the proposal in its proxy statement," said Paul Chesser of the National Legal and Policy Center.

       

The unique pressures faced by attorneys during this time can have serious implications, potentially leading to unforeseen legal malpractice errors. Understanding these stressors and the importance of implementing a wellness program within law firms can be crucial to mitigating risks and promoting healthier work environments.

       

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named Cozen O'Connor's Jerry Goldfeder and Winston & Strawn's Julissa Reynoso to the Committee on Legal Affairs. Legal Aid Society head Twyla Carter was also named to serve on that committee.

       

Charles Hosch, co-founder of a Dallas cybersecurity boutique and an adjunct professor in the SMU Dedman School of Law, was reported missing Nov. 11.

       

Corporate, disputes and projects practices have seen the most lateral movement, and international firms were especially active in 2024, as more firms moved into the city-state.

       

At least half a dozen class actions have been filed over skyrocketing egg prices this year by individual consumers, restaurants and grocery stores.

       

“Receipt of this no-action letter underlines the SEC's continued commitment to engage with crypto projects and provide clarity in the space, Alan Chang, CEO and co-founder of Fuse Energy, said in a statement.

       

Milbank's Scott Edelman thanked associates for their "efforts in supporting our clients and the firm on our most impressive ever array of cutting-edge transactions, restructurings and litigation in the market."

       

The AP brought a First Amendment lawsuit against several White House officials after President Donald Trump barred the news outlet from the White House press pool and other spaces over its refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.

       

The school ranked fourth from the bottom among its T14 peers in sending 2024 graduates into the public interest sector, trailing category leader NYU Law by nearly 16 percentage points.

       

Luigi Mangione's defense attorneys have argued intense pretrial publicity, including comments from President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, have undermined their client's rights. But prosecutors say the Manhattan-based Southern District of New York is familiar territory to highly publicized criminal matters, and that the court is well-positioned to deal with it.

       

Unlike previous technological shifts in the legal profession, the current AI revolution is unprecedented in its velocity.

       

In a dissent Monday, Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court's longstanding bar against tort suits from members of the military, known as the "Feres doctrine," has no basis in law.        

"I conclude that all actions flowing from Ms. [Lindsey] Halligan's defective appointment, including securing and signing Ms. [Letitia] James's indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside," U.S. District Senior Judge Cameron McGowan Currie wrote in an order disqualifying Halligan and dismissing without prejudice criminal charges against the New York attorney general and former FBI director James Comey.