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Mandelbaum Barrett Expands Reach with Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara Combination

Tue, 2025-12-23 14:37

“Mandelbaum Barrett has been growing exponentially over the last several years, and we created a seven-year plan a couple of years ago to take us through our 100th anniversary. Part of that plan was looking for the right opportunity that could come along in the Connecticut-Fairfield County area, firm CEO William S. Barrett said.

       

How Weil Uses AI to Expedite PE M&A Deals

Tue, 2025-12-23 13:23

The technology has been a game changer for Weil clients, according to two clients who spoke with Law.com.

       

Ultra-Processed Foods: An Emerging Area of Litigation for Food, Beverage Companies, Attorneys Say

Tue, 2025-12-23 12:36

While suits targeting food and beverage companies isn't anything new, legal experts have opined that they have seen an increase in litigation in recent years as conversations around ingredients and additives increase at the federal level and within food and beverage companies themselves.

       

Redrawing the Risk Map: Legal Exposure in the Middle East

Tue, 2025-12-23 10:36

Redefining legal risk in the Middle East: Navigate change, compliance, and cross-border exposure.

       

Antitrust Claim Against 'One of the Most Expensive Drugs in the World' Moves Forward

Tue, 2025-12-23 10:10
As the expiration date on Alexion Pharmaceuticals' patent protections grew closer and competitors began developing their own medications, Alexion started filing patent infringement claims against those companies.

       

Racketeering Ratcheted Up in 2025 Against Personal Injury Firms, Claims Administrators

Mon, 2025-12-22 23:59

Many lawyers will be focused on bellwether trials in 2026 that feature the novel legal theory about social media's addictive nature.

       

SEC Alleges $14M Crypto Confidence Scam

Mon, 2025-12-22 18:45

“This matter highlights an all-too-common form of investment scam that is being used to target U.S. retail investors with devastating consequences, Laura D'Allaird, chief of the SEC's Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, said in a statement.

       

SEC Alleges $14 Million Crypto Confidence Scam

Mon, 2025-12-22 18:45

“This matter highlights an all-too-common form of investment scam that is being used to target U.S. retail investors with devastating consequences, Laura D'Allaird, chief of the SEC's Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, said in a statement.

       

BREAKING: Baltimore Jury Hits Johnson & Johnson With $1.5B Talc Verdict

Mon, 2025-12-22 17:35

A jury in Baltimore City Circuit Court awarded $59.84 million to plaintiff Cherie Craft, then added $1.5 billion in punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Pecos River.

       

ABA Council Forms Advisory Committee to Review Standards

Mon, 2025-12-22 17:12

When the Standards committee met in November, it “engaged in a comprehensive view of the Standards with the goal of looking for the standards to be discussed by the advisory committee.

       

King & Spalding's NYC Office Puts Premium on Collab Spaces

Mon, 2025-12-22 16:56

The firm's 149,000 square feet in New York across four floors is an increase of about 6,000 from the prior location.

       

Major Change Proposed for How Texas Judges Handle Cases

Mon, 2025-12-22 16:45

The Texas Supreme Court has proposed ending the central docket system in Bexar and Travis counties, where any available judge can currently hear a case. Instead, under the proposed new rules, cases would be randomly assigned to one judge who would handle the case from start to finish.

       

$1 Billion Pennsylvania Verdict Vacated, Remanded for New Trial

Mon, 2025-12-22 15:48

Pennsylvania's Superior Court judges ruled in Monday's opinion that a trial judge had previously instructed the jury with the wrong legal standard.

       

How Davis Polk Has Become Go-To Merger Counsel for Big Law

Mon, 2025-12-22 15:15

The Wall Street law firm and its chair, Neil Barr, have advised on at least five law firm mergers in the last couple of years.

       

Government Appeals Judge's Decision to Unfreeze Federal Funding to Harvard

Mon, 2025-12-22 14:36

Harvard University secured a court victory against the Trump administration in early September when District Court Judge Allison Burroughs blocked the government from enforcing past or future freeze orders.

       

NY Governor Signs Consumer Litigation Funding Act

Mon, 2025-12-22 13:07

The legislation, which will set a 25% cap on a third-party consumer litigation financing company's gross recovery from a lawsuit, had been eight years in the works.

       

How Big Law Is Viewing the Hogan Lovells-Cadwalader Plan

Mon, 2025-12-22 07:28

Some observers said the merger was a cautionary tale about the forces in the market. Others lauded the announcement.

       

The Week in Data Dec. 22: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Mon, 2025-12-22 04:59

Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including a reversal of a years-long trend in Big Law partner promotions.

       

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Be Patient With the Process of Building a Career,' Says Monica Call of Foley & Lardner

Sun, 2025-12-21 22:59

"I would tell my younger self to be patient with the process of building a career and to recognize that success is as much about relationships as it is about skills. Early on, I was focused on technical excellence—which is critical—but I've since learned that investing time in mentoring others, cultivating trust, and contributing to a healthy firm culture is equally important."

       

Minnesota Jury Returns $65.5M Talc Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

Fri, 2025-12-19 18:11

Friday's verdict, in the Second Judicial District in Ramsey County, Minnesota, is the latest talc verdict against Johnson & Johnson for Dallas-based plaintiffs' firm Dean Omar Branham Shirley.

       

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