On appeal, the court noted that the doctrine of implied primary assumption of risk provides that "if a person voluntarily consents to accept the danger of a known and appreciated risk, that person may not sue another for failing to protect him from it."

After stacks of cash were discovered in the senator's New Jersey home, Menendez's sister, 80-year-old Caridad Gonzalez, testified that she knew many Cubans who stored cash in their homes after moving to the United States.

"On some level, Fenstermaker clearly cared for his clients and thought that what he was doing was advancing their cause," Justice Thomas R. McKeon said in a sanctions order. "That is why the court does not opt for disbarment."

The big picture here, said Fairfax's Kristin Stark, is a "higher level of interest and merger discussion activity." As a result, "we feel pretty confident we're going to see an uptick in completed mergers for the rest of the year."

Hebbia's Series B round marks another legal technology investment from VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

Hebbia's Series B round marks another legal technology investment from VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

"We were working on the appellate case management system when the cyberattack occurred, forcing technology staff to shift their attention to restoring district court operations," Luckert said in a statement. "Once district courts were back online, we returned to the appellate case management system project and appellate efiling."

In her dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that "the constitutionality of hundreds of statutes may now be in peril, and dozens of agencies could be stripped of their power to enforce laws enacted by Congress."

"Eat what you kill means you have no leeway to stop killing—no matter how bad you feel," one lawyer told the American Lawyer.

The law firm is handling the case on a contingency basis, working as co-counsel with the Anti-Defamation League.

Volkswagen Group of America CEO Pablo Di Si said Antony Klapper is "collaborative, proactive and full of team spirit, and that's in addition to his wealth of knowledge and experience in the automotive industry."

"Were this not the law, the private emails of all professors or others with experience purportedly related to their public duties thereafter would be subject to endless, intrusive discovery," Jorge Tenreiro of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission argued in the letter motion.

"Not only do we have to get back in sync on the daily basis of what needs to be done, but we've got to look towards how are we going to clear the backlog," Dauphin County President Judge Scott Evans told The Legal.

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., writing for the majority, stated that former presidents have absolute immunity "with respect to the President's exercise of his core constitutional powers."

"In my experience, I think the most important things are to work hard, take ownership of your cases, and be proactive. Don't treat assignments merely as items to check off your to-do list. Think about how your work fits into the larger litigation strategy, take initiative, and anticipate follow-up issues."

On the other end of the spectrum, upstarts such as ByteDance, Skydance and SoFi Technologies filled key legal roles with high-profile hires.

Biden is represented by Tina Glandian of Geragos & Geragos.

"There could be certain employees who choose not to report internally because they have a prospect of a whistleblower award at DOJ," said Steve Fagell, a Covington & Burling partner.

The team is led by Phetole Modika and Pitso Kortjaas who both join Baker McKenzie as partners.

The firm joins the likes of Quinn Emanuel and Gibson, Dunn as a market leader on NQ pay.