One of the latest to publicly slam the firms settling with Trump was former President Obama.

       

Simmons & Simmons is planning a return to Abu Dhabi to capitalise on the city's growing asset management and tech sectors, while it also explores a strategic alliance in China as part of its broader international expansion.

       

Jeffrey Zients was the first defendant to take the stand in an $8 billion class action lawsuit Meta shareholders brought against the company's current and former board members. The shareholders allege that Meta's Facebook misled users about how it shared their personal data in violation of a 2012 Federal Trade Commission consent order.

       

In April 2023, Scott Gerber was pulled from his classroom, banned from campus and allegedly forced to sign a separation agreement—and he told Law.com at the time that he didn't know why.        

“The ruling highlights how courts are demanding clear, quantifiable harm—lost revenue, damaged partnerships or specific financial fallout—before awarding significant relief, said Darrell P. White, a partner at Kimura London & White.

       

The new firm, founded by criminal defense attorney Seth Zuckerman, opened its doors on July 1. Zuckerman said he is looking forward to "aggressively" advocating for his clients on his own terms and continuing to be available around the clock.

       

The Easthampton School Committee unanimously voted to hire Vito J. Perrone as superintendent in March 2023, but rescinded the offer after he addressed two of its members as “Ladies in a contract negotiation email. The members called it a "microaggression" and voted five to one for the reversal.

       

“It's a good sign that firms are really paying attention to operations, said Avis Caravello, a legal recruiter and strategist.

       

The Senate Committee on Finance also released a report in 2023 on ghost networks at use in Medicare Advantage. This study concluded more than 80% of listings for mental health providers were "inaccurate or unavailable."        

Tom Girardi, 86, will report to federal authorities on Thursday to begin his prison term but has asked to be released on bail while he appeals his 87-month sentence.

       

The funder is also inching closer to realizing a windfall estimated at $5 billion from a long-running investment in a case against Argentina, but the country has filed an emergency appeal of a court order compelling it to turn over assets.

       

“When financial strategy is integrated with legal foresight, organizations are better positioned to mitigate risk, seize strategic opportunities and drive sustainable growth, said Conrad Woody, managing partner of Odgers in Washington, D.C.

       

A Brussels-based lawyer has made an unusual career move and is applying his Big Law skills to big world problems.

       

The boutique will take on a broad range of work, and "presumes that this will include being adverse to the [Trump] administration," said a spokesperson.

       

“We take no position on the wisdom or folly of West Virginia's abortion law," Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III wrote for the 2-1 majority. "As Dobbs makes clear, that judgment belongs with the people and their elected representatives."        

John A. Sarcone III says he will serve an indefinite stint as acting U.S. attorney, after his interim appointment ended Monday. The board of Northern District of New York judges declined to appoint Sarcone to the post on a permanent basis.

       

Judge Joshua Roberts of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on July 11 denied a motion from Syngenta Crop Protection LLC and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. that challenged the plaintiffs' choice of forum in Philadelphia paraquat cases with plaintiffs who are not Pennsylvania residents. In his ruling, Roberts held that the defendants' arguments “utterly fail[ed] to establish convincing justification for transferring the cases.        

"My advice would be to focus on doing the hard work, always put your clients first, and never take shortcuts. Leadership is earned through dedication, empathy, and a commitment to justice to your clients."

       

"If you think you've learned it all and you're going to open up the playbook and just impose it on the company, that's not going to work," said 69-year-old Brad Lerman, who came out of retirement in April 2023 to become chief legal officer of Starbucks.