Increasing regulatory scrutiny can mean more billable hours for a small group of legal advisers, but the "uninvestable" U.S.-China status is worrisome for most.

Eastman has continued practicing law as part of a team of attorneys representing U.S. House Republicans Matt Gaetz of Florida and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia in a lawsuit accusing the California cities of Riverside and Anaheim of canceling rallies they were scheduled to appear at in 2021 because of the politicians' pro-Trump views.

U.S. partners, associates, legal assistants and other fee earners at Freshfields will be expected to work at least four days in the office each week, beginning May 1.

U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp, overseeing more than 50,000 talc lawsuits in multidistrict litigation, cited recent changes to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and new science since the first Daubert hearing in 2020.

The firm has shaken up its C-suite, revamped its staffing ratio, and installed new management software. It succeeded in luring back one client that had publicly severed the relationship after the release of emails containing derogatory language from former employment practice leaders.

A Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure should be tweaked to allow trial judges to conduct pretrial criminal hearings over video conference if the defendant consents, U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig wrote.

Corporate practitioners say there's been no signs that there will be any significant corporate exodus from Delaware in the near future.

After revenue and profits grew in 2023, the firm wants to reach a goal to add enough new partners to exceed last year's head count of almost 300 lawyers, despite the mass exit in early 2024.

Aaron Dyer is a former federal prosecutor who has represented celebrities, entrepreneurs and companies in government investigations.

When the text of the Constitution "does not tell us the answer...we usually look to history," Justice Brett Kavanaugh said. "We might not like it, but unless we're just making it up, I don't know where else we're going to look."

In this era of more with less, marketers desperately need tools to fill in the gaps between more and less. One potential tool should be the firm's customer relationship management software.

"I'm excited to work alongside a team that values innovation, teamwork, and above all—connections," newly appointed Zendesk Chief Legal Officer Shana Simmons wrote on LinkedIn.

The newly public entity trading as Digital World saw its stock price jump 15% on Tuesday, providing a $4.5 billion valuation for Trump's stake.

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"Your job is to represent the best interests of the firm and office, and you can only do that when you understand what your colleagues bring to the table, the trends and concerns in their sectors, and the needs of their client matters."

Weil joins a growing line of top U.S. law firms that have closed offices in mainland China as the fractious geopolitical relationship between the U.S. and China and the prolonged market downturn force the world's top-performing law firms to reconsider their investments in China.

Prices per square foot went up nearly 5% in 2023 as law firm leasing activity peaked in Q4.

In the first in a series of Q&As with partners about how they cope with life in law, Taylor Wessing corporate head Emma Danks and Fieldfisher commercial partner Sam Jardine talk about their own experiences.

Antitrust victories in the Third Circuit in the early 2000s likely led the Justice Department to sue in New Jersey federal court.