The team, including 16 partners, spans laterals in multiple markets, such as Texas, California and Illinois.

       

The defendant-appellees argued that the plaintiff's interpretation of Georgia's Civil Practice Act "Would essentially gut every single statute of limitations that there is if the plaintiff were to elicit testimony that the defendant was kind of expecting to get sued, but didn't.”

       

The proposal garnered 343 pages of feedback during the 45-day notice and comment period, which ended on June 30, with nearly three dozen comments expressing opposition while roughly one dozen showed support.

       

       

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Three lawyers at the Am Law Second Hundred firm, who were sanctioned by an Alabama federal judge in a case representing the Alabama Department of Corrections, also worked on a similar case for the Maryland state government.

       

One of the attorneys became a victim of an Autopilot crash at the beginning of litigation, confirming to plaintiff lawyers that they had a great case.

       

Total enforcement actions against financial services firms fell 37% from the final six months of 2024, study states.

       

C-suite and director-level talent is in high demand this summer, as candidates are drawn to bigger paychecks and may be burnt out on higher workloads at their existing roles.

       

The crux of the decision came down to whether or not the weight of the evidence presented at trial by the plaintiff regarding random deployment defects in the active head restraints system for the vehicles in question was disregarded, leading to an unfair verdict. U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs disagreed.

       

Proposals calling for campaign contribution transparency gained traction in an otherwise sleepy annual meeting season.

       

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has risked drawing the renewed ire of President Donald Trump after filing a lawsuit against the Hudson Valley Proud Boys seeking collection of a judgment. The move comes months after agreeing to support conservative-friendly causes pro bono as a condition of Trump withdrawing an executive order targeting the law firm.

       

Westlaw Advantage will likely be the last version of Westlaw, as the company moves to rolling updates and focuses on deeper integration of its offerings.

       

"LSAC—an ostensible not-for-profit organization purportedly committed to making legal education 'equitable and accessible' for all—has been wildly enriched by LSAC's anticompetitive conduct, as have LSAC's executives," the complaint states.

       

Median pay for women in our rankings topped that of men, but men hold two-thirds of the posts.

       

The partners of Schulte Roth & Zabel will “assume key roles across the management, executive, and compensation committees" of the new firm and will also serve as co-leads of its New York and London offices, the firm said.

       

Attorneys for Shira Perlmutter said Judge Kelly's rejection of her request for a preliminary injunction failed to address the merits of her argument that the president lacks the authority to replace her or the librarian of Congress.

       

The justices may limit the ability of courts to take race into account when trying to remedy under-representation by minority voters.

       

Since May, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has closed at least two Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations and dropped a civil action.