"There is no reason for Judge Brailsford to subject herself to the very human pressures that arise out of sitting in judgment in cases involving people we know and value as friends," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held.

Sources who spoke with the Law Journal said it was very rare for the high court to take a case from the ACJC before the disciplinary body had made a ruling.

"There is evidence sufficient to satisfy this court that [defendant] has systematically misused the corporate form to thwart collection of judgments awarded to plaintiff," the judge said.

"Older attorneys need to stick around to share their experiences and all that they've learned with the younger generation, or else firms will crumble," John Morgan on the value of attorneys holding off on retirement.

Closely-watched cases could have implications for areas of corporate law that have come up repeatedly in attorneys' conversations this year and in 2023, including controlling shareholders, out-of-state incorporations and how much leeway the Court of Chancery has in reviewing arbitration awards and non-competes.

Budetti and Paul Hastings came to a mutual and amicable separation, effectively immediately, said Veronica Jung, Budetti's attorney, in a statement Thursday.

"We're going after companies making deceptive claims in the sale of particular products and services. And if you don't like that because it doesn't jibe with your, you know, techno-optimist, quasi-religious or accelerationist views about the tech, tough," said Michael Atleson, a Federal Trade Commission senior attorney.

The changes follow the news that the firm is to trim its partner numbers and withdraw from certain areas, as elite law firms seek ways to better reward top performers.

Working with Reed Smith, Fisher Phillips, Thomson Reuters, Harvey, vLex, and LexisNexis, among others, Vals AI will evaluate gen AI platforms on their accuracy and performance.

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers allowed consumer claims brought by more than 30 state attorneys general to move forward against Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook and Instagram.

Under the deal, prosecutors have agreed to dismiss the criminal charges against the defense company in three years if it abides by the terms of the deal, which include hiring an independent compliance monitor.

Two married former associates and the firm agreed on the necessity of involving Steptoe—where one of the lawyers now works—in damages discovery.

"Less than a month from election day, the Chair is hurrying to finish a rule that follows through on a campaign pledge made by the Chair's favored presidential candidate," FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak said in a 13-page dissent.

The Environmental Protection Agency has been at loggerheads with the city in recent years over what the federal agency calls a "failing" sewer system.

Major property and casualty insurance companies filed 26 lawsuits within a week—with 19 coming from Allstate.

In the last two weeks alone, the firm has added 35 lawyers and staff, including 11 from this latest tie-up.

The decision is a win for Skadden in its representation of the Hawaii utility that was faced with a securities derivative claim stemming its communications about a wildfire in Maui.

"Anytime you have people poking holes in something that somebody else did, whether they are regulatory or civil actions, it can help guide lawyers in providing better compliance advice to their clients," said Teresa Goody Guillén, a partner at Baker & Hostetler and a crypto expert.

Kaloma Cardwell sued his former firm, alleging retaliatory termination after complaining about racial discrimination. A jury found David Polk not liable.

"These swirling allegations have created a hysterical media circus that, if left unchecked, will irreparably deprive Mr. Combs of a fair trial, if they haven't already," the filing states.