“CFTC expertise is more in demand now than it ever has been, Behnam Dayanim, a partner at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, observed in an interview.

Many law firms have had their own general counsel for several years, but some believe the role has never been more crucial.

The $250,000 Smith & Heyliger Endowed Scholarship Fund will support students at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

The risks and costs for corporate defendants increase substantially if a plaintiff's civil RICO claims survive a motion to dismiss, according to Martin Weinstein, a Cadwalader partner who said the U.S. Supreme Court's April 2025 decision allowing a civil RICO lawsuit to proceed against a CBD producer may encourage plaintiffs to file civil RICO claims in cases alleging predicate acts of wire fraud.

"Even under the 'narrowest' test for determining whether a claim is for a 'personal injury tort,' assault and battery clearly constitute personal injury torts," said Judge Cynthia A. Norton, who authored the opinion.

The Supreme Court has been deferential toward President Donald Trump's crackdowns in Democratic-led cities. Its latest test involves his deployment of 700 troops to Chicago.

“I think it is easier to get arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced to death in this state than it is to actually get disciplined for a [case running] bar violation, Darl Champion told the Daily Report. “I've heard of people saying they've submitted audio recordings of somebody using a runner, mentioning the name of the firm and then getting dismissed [they] didn't even get past the grievance stage.

“Getting a seat at the table isn't enough, Lynn said. “You need a seat at the table early. Because that's when the gaps start—when your male counterpart gets a deposition in year two and you don't until year four."

ManpowerGroup dismissed Shannon Kobylarczyk less than 24 hours after the Milwaukee Brewers fan was captured on video telling a Latino Los Angeles Dodgers fan, "You know what, let's call ICE."

Some background and practice tips from U.S. District Judges Casey Pitts, Eumi Lee and Noe l Wise, who took part in a Federal Bar Association panel earlier this month alongside their colleagues Trina Thompson and Araceli Marti nez-Olgui n, who sit in San Francisco.

The landscape for discretionary denials at PTAB is evolving quickly; both patent challengers and owners must adapt their strategies to ensure they are not left behind by the USPTO's new approach.

When pushing out lawyers, law firms often keep their website profiles online so they can get another job, but some believe this could lead to ethical and insurer scrutiny.