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Study: CLOs Must Be in Sync With CFO to Maximize Impact

1 hour 36 min ago

“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.

       

'Assault on the Dobbs Decision': 4th Circuit Upholds West Virginia's Abortion Pill Restrictions

2 hours 39 min ago
“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."        

'A Daft Suggestion': Judge Declines to Kick Hundreds of Paraquat Cases Out of Philadelphia

4 hours 59 min ago
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.        

How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Leadership Is Earned Through Dedication,' Says Bruce Plaxen of Plaxen Adler Muncy

5 hours 53 min ago

"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."

       

The Encore Era: Why Retired GCs Are Returning to the C-Suite

6 hours 15 min ago

"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.

       

Lateral Partner Vetting Intensifies as Compensation Creeps Upward

11 hours 53 min ago

Law firms are asking lateral partner candidates much more probing questions about their client lists, originations, and portability and profitability of practice, observers say.

       

NJ Business Court Ruling Shows Noncompetes 'Remain a Powerful Weapon,' Attorney Says

16 hours 35 min ago

The court's decision to grant the preliminary injunction regarding the noncompete comes at a time when the FTC has attempted to ban noncompetes, with numerous states having already done so.

       

More Power for Trump After Supreme Court Ruling

Tue, 2025-07-15 17:33

The ruling represents additional evidence of the Roberts Court's inexorable move towards a unitary theory of the executive branch, which posits that the president should be able to control the exercise of all executive power, one legal observer said.

       

Provable Hires General Counsel With Strong Latin American Legal Perspective

Tue, 2025-07-15 16:40

Provable, the infrastructure firm supporting the privacy-centric blockchain platform Aleo, announced Tuesday that Damien G. Scott has joined as general counsel, as the company pushes to bring programmable, privacy-preserving technologies into the regulatory mainstream.

       

COVID-Era Law Grads Remain Highly Mobile

Tue, 2025-07-15 16:15

Roughly two-thirds of 2021 graduates have changed jobs already, while 1in 5 made a career-intention shift during or immediately after their second year of law school.

       

Law Firm's Strategic Win: $40M Verdict Against Hotel in Child Sex-Trafficking Case

Tue, 2025-07-15 16:05

"You're going to see an uptick of more plaintiffs' attorneys wanting to try and help a lot of survivors get their fair compensation ... when the venues are looking the other way," co-lead counsel said.

       

Former Showtime Legal Chief Flips Script for Moses & Singer

Tue, 2025-07-15 14:14

Robert Rosenberg was general counsel of Showtime from 2021 until 2023, when a restructuring by parent Paramount Global cost him his job.

       

25 AGs Sue Trump Admin Over $6.8 Billion Education Grants

Tue, 2025-07-15 11:06

"We've stopped them over and over again," Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said.

       

Freshfields, A&O Shearman Advise on $7.8 Billion Techem Deal, Expected to Be Germany's Largest in 2025

Tue, 2025-07-15 10:56

Swiss investor Partners Group restructures its stake in Techem, selling a 51% majority to its own infrastructure arm, in a deal that is likely to be Germany's largest private equity transaction of the year.

       

Robert Josefsberg, Litigator Who Championed Civility, Dies at 86

Tue, 2025-07-15 10:32

Robert "Bob" Josefsberg, a towering figure in south Florida's legal community whose courtroom tenacity was matched only by his insistence on civility, died on Monday from a heart attack while conducting a deposition with his grandson by his side. He was 86 years old.

       

‘Untenably Broad:' Federal Judge Dismisses Class Action Kickback Claims Against Chicago Pharmaceutical Company

Tue, 2025-07-15 09:11

“Under [the plaintiffs'] reading, virtually all pharmaceutical product-support services would qualify as a kickback, U.S. District Court Judge John Tharp for the Northern District of Illinois said.

       

A 'Wake Up Call:' Mamdani's Election Alarms Many in Big Law

Tue, 2025-07-15 08:41

Mamdani is slated to meet with business and law firm leaders in the city on Tuesday and Wednesday through visits with the business group Partnership for New York City.

       

Yum Brands' Former CLO Jumps to Rival Fast Food Titan

Tue, 2025-07-15 08:28

Scott Catlett will serve as chief legal and administrative officer of Inspire Brands, which has amassed 33,000 restaurants since launching seven years ago.

       

Germany's Law Firms Have a Diversity Problem—Unless You're a Male PhD Named 'Christian'

Tue, 2025-07-15 05:57

Despite women making up the majority of German law graduates, only 16% of partners at top law firms are women. So what's stopping them?

       

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