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Authentic Communications Increase Success for Value-Driven Clients

Wed, 2024-11-20 10:07

As the relationship between in-house and outside counsel continues to evolve, lawyers must continue to foster a client-first mindset, offer business-focused solutions, and embrace technology that helps deliver work faster and more efficiently.

       

From ‘Deep Sadness' to Little Concern, Gaetz's Nomination Draws Sharp Reaction From Lawyers

Wed, 2024-11-20 05:59

"The attorney general will be able to stop things from being done a lot easier than making prosecutions where they can't make them," noted one white-collar defense lawyer.

       

Legal Speak at General Counsel Conference East 2024: Julie Cantor, Associate General Counsel at Studs, Inc.

Wed, 2024-11-20 05:59

Studs, Inc. Associate General Counsel Julie Cantor discusses the strategies and insights needed to structure privacy programs that not only comply with legal mandates but also deliver measurable outcomes.

       

Legal Speak at General Counsel Conference East 2024: Chris Correnti, President & CEO & General Counsel AGC America, Inc.

Wed, 2024-11-20 05:59

AGC America, Inc. President & CEO & General Counsel Chris Correnti discusses the pressing issues that keep litigation teams up at night and practical strategies to mitigate risks, enhance efficiency, and ensure successful outcomes.

       

‘What's Up With Morgan & Morgan?' Law, Advertising and a Calculated Rise

Wed, 2024-11-20 04:59

The road to becoming the largest plaintiffs firm in the country isn't without detractors.

       

Cravath Matches 'Special' and Year-End Bonuses

Wed, 2024-11-20 01:56

Cravath, Paul Hastings and McDermott have all confirmed they are granting "special bonuses" that are in line with Milbank's summer bonus scale.

       

Chicago Midsize Firm Will Combine With Miami Boutique To Form Antitrust Powerhouse

Tue, 2024-11-19 23:41

The merger between Sperling & Slater and Kenny Nachwalter will go into effect in December, and the combined firm will be known as Sperling Kenny Nachwalter.

       

New Am Law 100 Partner Emerges on Trump's Shortlist for SEC Chair

Tue, 2024-11-19 23:40

“The next chair should: initiate rulemaking, withdraw the pending cases against crypto that do not involve fraud, and balance investor protection with promoting American innovation, Paul Grewal, the chief legal officer of Coinbase Global Inc., said.

       

'Politically Destabilizing'?: Trump Lawyers Say NY Criminal Case Must Be Dismissed

Tue, 2024-11-19 23:30

“Any disruption occasioned by the transfer of the executive power could produce results detrimental to the safety and well-being of the United States and its people, the letter states.

       

DLA Piper Sued by 2 Houston Companies, Alleging a 'Fake Lawyer' Represented Them in Argentina

Tue, 2024-11-19 23:23

Two Houston companies filed a lawsuit against DLA alleging that once the firm discovered that the individual was not licensed, they fired him and attempted to cover up the situation.

       

How I Made Partner: 'Develop a Practice Area You Really Care About ,' Says Jennifer Gniady of Stradley Ronon

Tue, 2024-11-19 22:59

"Take the time to develop a practice area you really care about and build relationships around that work, both inside and outside of your firm. It will motivate you to continuously improve your practice, which is critical to your long-term success as a partner and your career satisfaction."

       

Weil Practice Leaders Expected to Leave for Paul Weiss, Latham

Tue, 2024-11-19 22:17

In a statement, Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp called Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser and Anish Desai "two of the most accomplished and respected litigators in the country."

       

Judge Orders Prosecution to Destroy Copies of Notes Found in Sean Combs' Prison Cell

Tue, 2024-11-19 17:48

The defense team argues the notes were clearly priveledged, as they were on legal pads and marked in ink as “legal or contained in manila envelopes that had the word “legal written on the front.

       

BIT Mining Bribery Scandal Highlights Trump-Biden Enforcement Gap

Tue, 2024-11-19 17:45

“There is a prevailing view that Republicans are not particularly aggressive in enforcement of these types of regulatory cases typically brought by the SEC, and I don't think that's true necessarily—at least in the FCPA space," said Richard Hong, a partner at Morrison Cohen. 

       

King & Spalding Leaves Texas Patent Case After Client Stops Paying

Tue, 2024-11-19 17:04

A magistrate judge allowed the firm to drop its representation of a company suing Samsung for patent infringement.

       

Attorneys Go to DC Federal Court Seeking Damages for Plaintiffs in Oct. 7, 2023, Attack on Israel

Tue, 2024-11-19 16:23

The United States has designated Iran a “state sponsor of terrorism since January 1984, exposing Iran to potential liability under the state sponsor of terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

       

Law Firms Are 'Pinching Themselves' Amid Double-Digit Profit Growth and Billing Rate Hikes

Tue, 2024-11-19 16:17

Billing rate growth continues to drive law firms' performance in 2024.

       

Hospital Succeeds in Denying Vaccine Religious Accommodation Through 'Undue Hardship' Defense

Tue, 2024-11-19 15:52

According to the case law from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, courts may consider indirect costs such as health and safety along with direct economic costs when determining an "undue hardship" from granting an accommodation.

       

Who Got the Work: 16 Lawyers Appointed to BioLab Class Action Litigation

Tue, 2024-11-19 15:34

After consolidating 18 class action complaints surrounding a chemical fire at a BioLab plant in Georgia, a federal judge has appointed 16 attorneys from separate firms in Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico as interim class counsel and committee members.

       

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