A curated career is not a happy accident or a lucky break — it's the result of deliberate actions and choices that align with one's personal values.

In interviews, several ethics and political science experts dismissed "conflict" concerns by GOP critics, even if Karen Dunn's dual role may pose as a "perception problem."

James Turoff, the GC at Hershey Company, shares observations from the in-house side on a rapidly evolving legal services marketplace.

"The sort of systemic issues we have right now are new, and that's bringing a lot of legal firepower into it," said Dechert partner Martin Black.

The combined firm will be known as Troutman Pepper Locke.

The court rejected an appeal from the nonprofit digital library and owner of the Wayback Machine, stemming from a lawsuit brought by Hatchett, Penguin Random House, Wiley and HarperCollins over Internet Archive's practice of scanning and lending digital books.

More than a decade after taking on Johnson & Johnson with the first trial linking baby powder to ovarian cancer, attorney Allen Smith on Wednesday signed off on a proposed bankruptcy plan after negotiating for an additional $1 billion.

Dana Rao spent 11 years at Microsoft before joining Adobe in 2012. He's been legal chief since 2018.

"It was a cutting-edge bank and should have been a great success, but the CEO misrepresented the financials and allegedly stole the money," said Jeffrey W. Gutchess, a partner at AXS Law Group.

A veteran staffer accused the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of passing her over for promotion in favor of a male subordinate with substantially less experience.

Brian Gaines, a University of Illinois political science professor, said vendors of software designed to do automatic transcription promise that the work can be better in the virtual setting. But in speaking with attorneys, Gaines said he did not hear from anyone who shared that view.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Presiding Judge Samantha Jessner said the court must use electronic recording to overcome a constitutional crisis when there are no court reporters available.

A U.S. District Judge in Miami issued an order allowing the case involving Latoya Ratlieff, who was shot in the face with a rubber bullet by a Fort

When artists do take action over political-campaign usage, it's usually in the form of a cease-and-desist letter sent to a candidate's representatives. In some instances, artists file lawsuits, but to date there's been just a smattering of notable court decisions. This article provides a refresher on these rulings as well as a look at the recent lawsuit by the estate of Isaac Hayes over the Trump campaign's use of the classic soul song "Hold On, I'm Coming."

"Kristin helped pour the foundation the entire ride-share industry rests upon," CEO David Risher said.

Berkeley Law's newly launched AI-focused master of laws degree program will address the emerging technology's impact on law, policy and regulation.

"The arbitration provision at issue here was drafted by defendants and was never discussed with plaintiff. While defendants discussed several of the other material terms of the attorney-client agreement with plaintiff—such as the amount of the fee, the nature of a contingent fee agreement, and the intended scope of work—defendants never mentioned anything about the arbitration clause," Justice Nathaniel R. Howse Jr. said.

"My ears are in listening mode right now," Nolan Kurtz said. "The best thing is to come in and actively listen to the partners, our lawyers, our consultants, our operations professionals and really learn from them."

The company, which also is facing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry, finds itself in regulators' crosshairs despite legal chief Dan Gallagher's pledge to improve the company's compliance culture and work collaboratively with regulators.

A look at how the firm John Morgan founded in 1988 has expanded to more than 100 offices at least one in all 50 states—with more than 1,000 attorneys firmwide.