"We are proud of all she has accomplished here and excited to see the impact she will make in this new leadership role," said Barbara Becker, chair and managing partner of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.

       

“The current political and economic climate has made law school increasingly attractive for a wide range of applicants," an admissions officer reported to Kaplan.

       

"Organisations ... need to appreciate that even if the ransom is paid, it doesn't necessarily mean that the data will be released back to them," Walker Morris wrote in a note to clients.

       

The firm historically stood out for large classes of new partners, though some left Kirkland within a span of one to two years after getting promoted.

       

Data shows that U.S. law firms are continuing to rollback their DEI language but U.K. firms have seen an increase as visibility.

       

“What the court basically said is Anthropic, you know that people are trying to infringe copyrights when they use your product. That's why you've implemented some guardrails,' said Ray Seilie, an entertainment lawyer with Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir in Los Angeles

       

“Whether Consilio's violative overtime policy is still in place remains in dispute. If Consilio's policy remains, Cohen's claim for civil penalties may still be viable. However, if Consilio's policy is no longer in place and it is absolutely clear' that its wrongful conduct will not recur, Cohen's [fair labor law] claim may in fact be moot, Eighth Circuit Judge Jane Kelly said.

       

The settlement was announced as a rise in litigation is expected against insurers for allegedly publishing directories with medical professionals who are either nonexistent, have incorrect contact information, or are not in-network.

       

This is the second time in the span of a year that Kline & Specter and Bosworth have lodged complaints against each other alleging the other party has violated their settlement agreement.

       

The order does not disturb the preliminary injunction issued against the law in November 2024, but it does vacate the court's June decision which found the law to be "plainly unconstitutional" and in violation of the U.S. Constitution's Establishment Clause.

       

U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, of the Southern District of Illinois, ordered Aimee Wagstaff, of Wagstaff Law Firm, to appear Nov. 14 to explain a video conference she's planning with paraquat lawyers to discuss their options regarding a confidential settlement in the multidistrict litigation.

       

"My goal is that the on-screen population reflects the real-world population—and we're not there yet,” Geena Davis said.

       

Guess what it's back! WIPL is back and back where it started.

       

Lawyers of color made up 8% of appointments in plaintiffs' leadership positions in multidistrict litigation in 2024, down from 11% in 2023, according to Law.com's statistics.        

"In light of the ongoing federal government shutdown, the Thirteenth Biennial Bench-Bar Conference has been postponed," the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland announced as expert observers warned of greater troubles ahead for civil litigants and criminal defendants if Congress fails to reopen the government within two weeks.

       

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The league table for the third quarter is further evidence of U.S. firms' strength in the U.K. and the wider EMEA region.

       

Monday's verdict, by a jury in Los Angeles Superior Court, is the highest talcum powder verdict involving a plaintiff who died of mesothelioma.

       

If it takes up the case, said plaintiff's counsel Carrie Goldberg of C.A. Goldberg in Brooklyn, New York, it will be the first time the Supreme Court addresses Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

       

“The longer the shutdown extends the more opportunity there is for problems, said former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Ryan Adams.