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'Legal Ethics Professor Gillers Urges Collective Action to Confront Trump Admin's 'Authoritarian Behavior'

Wed, 2025-08-06 16:03

NYU Law professor Stephen Gillers called on the legal profession to do more to combat what he said is efforts to consolidate power and silence critics by the Trump administration. A slip into autocracy will only happen, he said, because “lawyers and judges have made it possible."

       

As Chicago Competition Accelerates, Market Undergoes More Law Firm Consolidation

Wed, 2025-08-06 15:31

Porter Wright announced a tie-up Wednesday with Chicago litigation boutique Scandaglia Law, the latest combination in the Windy City.

       

Judge Declares Partial Mistrial in Crypto Mixer Money Laundering Case

Wed, 2025-08-06 14:15

Jurors had deadlocked on whether Roman Storm had conspired to launder money or to evade sanctions with the co-creators of Tornado Cash, which allows users to anonymously send cryptocurrency and which U.S. officials have linked to North Korean hackers. But the jurors did convict Storm had a lesser charge of conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

       

'Ministerial Exception' Shields Christian Group from Suit Over Gay Job Applicant's Revoked Offer, 9th Circuit Says

Wed, 2025-08-06 13:47

“Some of World Vision's donors may wish to learn about the Christian faith,' and the CSRs [customer service representatives] are responsible for teaching curious donors about World Vision's Christian faith and mission," the appeals court held.

       

2025 GC Pay Report: Legal Chiefs See Payoff From Leading Non-Legal Functions, but It's Often Not Financial

Wed, 2025-08-06 13:00

"If you want to just be a lawyer, fine. But I think it's an excellent use of your talent to expand beyond legal if you're interested," said Laura Schumacher, former chief legal officer of AbbVie.

       

Too Slow? Judge to Face Ethics Charges in Savannah

Wed, 2025-08-06 11:10

Hearing details have been finalized for a Georgia judge accused of letting probate cases drag on for years.

       

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Be Someone That Others Can Confide In,' Says Anjali Downs of Epstein Becker Green

Wed, 2025-08-06 10:59

"Be someone that others can confide in and learn how to use the information you receive to try to achieve common goals. You are privy to a wide array of information daily and must learn how to navigate it to be an advocate, not only for clients but for the firm as well."

       

Gibson Dunn Moves Into Expanded Office Space in Century City

Wed, 2025-08-06 10:50

The firm first entered the Los Angeles neighborhood roughly 40 years ago.

       

Legal Tech Startup Truth Systems Announces Tool for Preventing AI Misuse in Law Firms

Wed, 2025-08-06 09:29

Charter is designed to provide real-time enforcement of law firms' internal AI policies, blocking users from inputting prompts or text that could potentially violate the firms' guidelines.

       

CMS IndusLaw and Dentons LinkLegal Face Regulatory Scrutiny Over India Tie-Ups

Wed, 2025-08-06 07:49

The firms must submit declarations to the Bar Council of India regarding their structure, operations, governance and regulatory disclosures as well as comprehensive written explanations and full documentation of the arrangements.

       

'Tech Charge': The Tricky Issue of Billing Clients for AI-Generated Work

Wed, 2025-08-06 07:17

Firms are grappling with how to appropriately bill for this rapidly changing technology—and it isn't straighforward.

       

Crowell Hires More Than 40 Health Care Lawyers From Reed Smith

Wed, 2025-08-06 00:59

The team, including 16 partners, spans laterals in multiple markets, such as Texas, California and Illinois.

       

‘It's Crazy that Y'all Weren't Sued': Ga. Appellate Court Weighs Challenge to Limits on Adding Defendants to Lawsuits

Wed, 2025-08-06 00:49

The defendant-appellees argued that the plaintiff's interpretation of Georgia's Civil Practice Act "Would essentially gut every single statute of limitations that there is if the plaintiff were to elicit testimony that the defendant was kind of expecting to get sued, but didn't.”

       

Law Deans Push Back on ABA's Proposal to Double Experiential Learning Credits

Wed, 2025-08-06 00:45

The proposal garnered 343 pages of feedback during the 45-day notice and comment period, which ended on June 30, with nearly three dozen comments expressing opposition while roughly one dozen showed support.

       

Eckert Seamans Faces Second Class Action Over Data Breach

Tue, 2025-08-05 18:11
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From Click to Client: How Future-Focused Firms Are Signing More High-Value Cases

Tue, 2025-08-05 17:45
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After Judge Boots Butler Snow Attys Over Faulty Citations, Case May Serve as a Judicial ‘Road Map' for AI Misuse

Tue, 2025-08-05 17:29

Three lawyers at the Am Law Second Hundred firm, who were sanctioned by an Alabama federal judge in a case representing the Alabama Department of Corrections, also worked on a similar case for the Maryland state government.

       

Verdict Fallout: Attorneys Call Award Against Tesla a Warning

Tue, 2025-08-05 17:18

One of the attorneys became a victim of an Autopilot crash at the beginning of litigation, confirming to plaintiff lawyers that they had a great case.

       

US Financial Regulatory Enforcement Plummets Under Trump, Report Finds

Tue, 2025-08-05 17:15

Total enforcement actions against financial services firms fell 37% from the final six months of 2024, study states.

       

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