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Once a Powerful Proponent of DEI, BlackRock Removes Term From Latest Proxy Statement

Mon, 2025-04-07 15:56

Investment giant is the latest to tone-down mention of DEI, which the Trump administration says can violate federal anti-discrimination laws.

       

Will This Age of Discontent Threaten the Future of Big Law?

Mon, 2025-04-07 15:34

As major law firms strike agreements with U.S. President Donald Trump, the rank and file of the legal industry is growing increasingly unhappy, writes The Global Lawyer. Should Big Law be worried?

       

Investors Argue Binance's Arbitration Demand Tests US Eleventh Circuit Precedent

Mon, 2025-04-07 15:29

“With each new Supreme Court expansive ruling, defendants are raising demands for arbitration in many more state and federal cases than ever before, Adam Moskowitz, the managing partner at the Moskowitz Law Firm, said, referring to a larger trend surrounding a pending ruling.

       

Supreme Court Will Review Order Barring Attorney-Client Talk During Overnight Recess

Mon, 2025-04-07 15:25

The Supreme Court will try to resolve a deep split over whether the Sixth Amendment guarantees the right for trial counsel to confer with their clients about testimony-related issues during an overnight recess.

       

Indicted SCOTUSblog Publisher Tom Goldstein Faces 2026 Criminal Trial Date

Mon, 2025-04-07 15:18

Appellate attorney Tom Goldstein faces up to 30 years in prison if a criminal trial jury convicts him on the most serious white-collar felony in the 22-count indictment.

       

Manhattan Appeals Court Chides Pro Se Appellant for Use of AI-Generated Avatar

Mon, 2025-04-07 15:06

“I do not appreciate being misled, Justice Sallie Manzanet-Daniels scolded Jerome Dewald, who attempted to present his arguments via the phony individual.

       

Doug Emhoff Chastises Own Firm Over Deal With Trump

Mon, 2025-04-07 14:52

Speaking at a Bet Tzedek fundraiser last week, former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff said he urged Willkie Farr & Gallagher leaders not to negotiate with the White House to fend off an executive order.

       

Did an AI Discriminate in Hiring? Employer Faces Lawsuit

Mon, 2025-04-07 14:52

Immunovant Inc. is accused of discriminatory hiring due to the use of artificial intelligence in the hiring process. But one legal observer said the AI claims are not well-supported and might have been included simply to attract attention.

       

‘Judicially Imposed Fiction': DC Circuit Judge Pans Order Reinstating NLRB, MSPB Members

Mon, 2025-04-07 14:18
“Even if the majority is right that Harris and Wilcox were unlawfully removed under current Supreme Court precedent, there is a wholly separate question of whether reinstatement, effectuated by enjoining scores of Executive Branch officials, is the proper remedy, wrote Judge Neomi Rao.
       

Trump Asks Justices to Overturn Order to Return Man Deported to El Salvadoran Prison

Mon, 2025-04-07 13:55

A Maryland federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate by midnight Monday the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garci a, who was deported to a gang prison in El Salvador following an "administrative error."

       

The Barton Doctrine: Suit Against Receiver Did Not Require Court Permission

Mon, 2025-04-07 13:48
The Fifth Circuit recently addressed a new fact pattern and issue concerning the Barton doctrine: whether a receiver appointed in a state court action could be sued in a subsequent bankruptcy case of the debtor absent court permission.        

A&O Shearman Launches in Chicago with Mayer Brown Duo

Mon, 2025-04-07 11:24

Chicago becomes A&O Shearman's tenth office in the U.S.

       

AT&T GC Sees Pay Spike as Company's 'Sustainable Growth' Strategy Yields Results

Mon, 2025-04-07 11:21

The telecommunications giant has been trying to woo back investors since its foray into the media industry burned up billions of dollars in shareholder value.

       

How I Made Partner: 'Develop a Reputation for Reliable and Unimpeachable Work Product,' Says William Diab of Berger Singerman

Mon, 2025-04-07 10:59

"First, develop a mastery of the basics and a reputation for reliable and unimpeachable work product. The less redlines you deal with the easier your life becomes. Then, learn as much as you can from as many of the more senior lawyers and other professionals that surround you, try to incorporate the best qualities and avoid the worst qualities of each in your own practice, and formulate your own unique style."

       

Legal Speak at Legalweek 2025: Casepoint's Chris Kruse

Mon, 2025-04-07 09:41

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Chris Kruse, Executive Vice President and Advisor at Casepoint, live from the Legalweek 2025 Conference in New York.

       

Legal Speak at Legalweek 2025: Consilio's Raj Chandrasekar

Mon, 2025-04-07 09:41

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Raj Chandrasekar, Chief Innovation and Technology at Consilio, live from the Legalweek 2025 Conference in New York.

       

Are Trump's Deals With Big Law Firms Enforceable?

Mon, 2025-04-07 04:59

There's no language in the publicly available deal terms that protects the firms from a future executive order against them, should the president change his mind.

       

Trump v. Big Law: The Timeline

Sun, 2025-04-06 21:38

A grahpic timeline of the ongoing conflict between President Trump and some of Big Law's largest and most notable firms.

       

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