A Bay Area plaintiffs firm filed a proposed class action targeting the company that administered this week's California bar exam.

       

“Unlike the more straightforward relationship between other corporate actions and return on investment, the payoff from preparing for risks that may never materialize in the first place cannot be as easily explained to senior decision-makers," said Robert Kaplan, a senior fellow at Harvard Business School.

       

The “No Rogue Rulings Act would limit the ability of federal trial court judges to issue injunctions that extend beyond the parties in a case to block an executive policy across the country, said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California.

       

Several law firm leaders agreed that the unprecedented suspension of security clearances was troubling, but none would discuss the presidential action publicly.

       

In this week's Legal Speak episode, New York City based Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes associate attorney Samantha Bennett details how she and several fellow associates secured asylum status for a pro bono client as time ticked down to President Trump and his administration resuming federal office.

       

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The Delaware General Assembly recently revised the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) Section 122(18), which expressly authorizes the types of shareholder agreements forbidden under West Palm Beach Firefighters' Pension Fund v. Moelis & Co. (Moelis). Notably, these changes do not modify directors' fiduciary duties. Recent revisions to the NVCA model legal documents take a balanced approach in response to these developments.        

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A special master recommended allocations to more than 40 law firms who worked on primarily four PFAS settlements, including with 3M, totaling nearly $15 billion.

       

"Goodbye," Paul Grewal, chief legal officer for Coinbase, said on social media. "And good riddance."

       

"Nuclear? Hardly," the plaintiff's attorney said. "Largest jury verdict in South Carolina history? Probably."

       

Katyal, a former acting solicitor general under the Obama administration, is appearing as co-counsel for an appointee who President Donald Trump fired from the Merit Systems Protection Board.

       

"We are proud to stand for the company, the developers and for the law," said Matt Corva, general counsel for Consensys.

       

“No one is going up for an argument without any feedback from anyone on the team about what you're going to say, said Kim Hill, a fourth-year associate at Kirkland & Ellis who's argued at trial and on motions.

       

Many of the managing partners and chairs who still serve clients rely on a dual leadership model, but there's at least one high-profile exception.

       

Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to disturb a lower court ruling preventing President Donald Trump from firing him.

       

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is changing the rules of the game in European patent law—and attracting U.S. law firms that want to secure a place in this lucrative and highly competitive field.

       

“When you walk into an executive position, you've got to do stuff immediately, said former Pandora general counsel Delida Costin, who now helps lawyers reach their full professional potential.

       

"Due to a software error, we inadvertently billed some health care programs for prescriptions our patients submitted but never picked up," Fraser Engerman, senior director of media relations & issues management at Walgreens. "We corrected the error, reported the issue and voluntarily refunded all overpayments."