Several Am Law 100 firms have jumped into crypto deals tied to the president's businesses.

Don Vieira brings government and client-side experience to his new role of advising global tech firms on policy issues.

In what essentially amounted to an M&A deal, three siblings were bought out for $1.1 billion apiece, while three others entered into a new trust.

Nearly 20% more tort cases were filed in federal courts in 2023 and 2024, compared to the prior two years, according to Lex Machina's Tort Litigation Report 2025.

Palm Beach County judge jails defense attorney over cocaine-laced legal documents.

“The Grahams have plausibly alleged that their lawn mower was defective, that their attempt to have the lawnmower serviced during the warranty period failed to cure the defect, and that Honda thereafter refused to issue a replacement or authorize another round of repairs, leaving the Grahams with an inoperable lawn mower. This is enough to state a claim that Honda failed to honor the repair or replacement remedy of its limited warranty, U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer said.

"With the potential for both state and federal action on priorities that may or may not align, companies must navigate an evolving enforcement map, in which the path may run through Washington, D.C., state capitals, or both," Morgan Lewis attorneys wrote in a note to clients.

"Meta has no answer to trial evidence showing that it maintained its monopoly power by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp," FTC attorneys alleged in post-trial court documents asking U.S. District Chief Judge James E. Boasberg of the District of Columbia to find Meta Platforms liable for alleged Sherman Act violations.

“Although it was the employees who suffered the brunt of the harm, they are nowhere to be found in this case, wrote Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, joined by Judge Allison Jones Rushing.

Agrovana filed a motion to compel discovery from the defendants, alleging they failed to conduct an extensive search for documents, including messages from the defendants' leadership team, sales and projected sales figures, emails, data from the shipping company, and complaints from customers, among other things.

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. has temporarily paused an order requiring the reinstatement of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, whom President Donald Trump had fired in a test of the antitrust agency's independence.

Because of cannabis' conflicting legal status at the state and federal levels, the industry generally does not enjoy the same federal bankruptcy protections as other industries, so state court receiverships have become a primary tool for restructurings. The ruling is expected to provide some guidance to practitioners in this developing area of the law.

"Firms that separate from the pack will do it with the double work done in both strategic and public M&A,” said Brian Hamilton, who just arrived at Willkie from Sullivan & Cromwell.

"I want to prove that the pursuit of excellence is still alive in the legal industry. At our firm, very case is an opportunity to improve, grow, and deliver better results than we did before. Complacency is never acceptable. We're here to raise the bar."

“The Consumer Privacy in Commercial Transactions Act bars merchants from requiring personal identification information not required by the card issuer on a credit card transaction form, with limited exceptions, including where the information is necessary for shipping or delivery, U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley wrote, citing Section 105(a) of the state's deceptive business practices law. “The Supreme Judicial Court has held that Section 105 applies to both paper and electronic forms and that write' includes typing.

During Michael O'Sullivan's eight years as legal chief, revenue increased six-fold, and the company doled out hundreds of millions of dollars to settle litigation.

Former Department of Justice antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter warned that acqui-hires can allow tech giants to neutralize competitors without the regulatory scrutiny that comes with a full-blown merger.

The lack of lawyers, according to a recent report, "reflects the overlap of three issues: the age of Indiana's attorneys; where those attorneys are located; and Indiana's attorney production pipeline."

The newly-combined firm is aiming for 30% of its revenue to come from the U.S. in the coming years.

Ropes & Gray continues to offer no origination credit and has maintained a single-tier partnership model, even as its competitors break from both of those traditions.