Seeking nominations to honor attorneys, firms and legal departments in New York state.

       

Senior Judge Richard Eaton gave government counsel until Friday to prepare initial ideas on how customs could refund the tariffs to importers, without them having to file a lawsuit.

       

Weinstein, 73, is scheduled to head to trial on a single count of third degree rape. A Manhattan jury was unable to return a verdict on that charge last summer.

       

Independent Dutch firms are redefining EU mass tech litigation, outpacing Big Law in defending major U.S. and global tech giants—and one Dutch firm is well ahead of all of its rivals.

       

The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the denial of asylum to a Salvadoran family, whose father testified he had been targeted by a "sicario," or hitman, back home.

       

       

"If you want to be an all-around, complete trial lawyer, you've got to think about the psychology of everything you're doing, what you're saying and how you react to things," the 54-year-old Olympic curler and personal injury lawyer told Law.com.

       

Law firms are flooding into Saudi Arabia chasing billion-dollar deals, but conflict on the Kingdom's doorstep, a fierce scramble for talent, and a country downsizing its grand ambitions are testing nerves.

       

Recently promoted partners varied greatly in their satisfaction with their new roles, a Law.com survey found.

       

The firm will enter its anticipated merger with Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft buoyed by three consecutive years of record growth.

       

"There is almost nothing more powerful than demonstrating that something matters by being willing to do it yourself," said Jason Barnwell, who started in December as chief legal officer of the CLM software-maker Agiloft.

       

"My chief piece of advice is to always be learning and growing. At no point in your career—including for me, even now, over 25 years in—should you feel like you are standing still or stagnating. Every day of my practice I feel like I am learning something new. That keeps me thriving and excited about my practice."

       

A Houston hospitality tech company lost its trade secrets injunction against a Plano competitor after its own attorneys inadvertently exposed the allegedly confidential document to open court.

       

The Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission brought a total of two Foreign Corrupt Practices Act-related cases last year. That was down from 40 a year earlier.

       

Three jurists in New York City are poised to hear thousands of lawsuits seeking refunds for the billions paid in illegally enacted tariffs. Who are they?

       

"At the end of the day, it's just the first step in a long process for the victims," said Jordan Shaw, chair of the commercial litigation practice at Shaw Lewenz, whose motion seeking appointment of a receiver for the collapsed cryptocurrency hedge fund was approved Tuesday by the Broward Circuit Court.

       

The Florida Legal Awards annually recognizes those who have made significant contributions to the legal industry in Florida. All honorees will be recognized, and winners in finalist categories announced, at an awards dinner in Miami in April.

       

The latest letter from Senators Richard Blumenthal, Adam Schiff and Congressman Jamie Raskin marks their fourth attempt to gather information on Kirkland's deal with the Trump administration.

       

The U.S. Justice Department struggled to convince the justices that plea bargained waivers of appeal should be enforceable even in cases where the judge sentenced a defendant for a sexist, racist or other arbitrary reason.

       

The decision represents a victory for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has been an ardent supporter of the congestion pricing program.