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Law Firms Are Turning to Online Training Platforms as Apprenticeship Model Falters

Thu, 2024-10-17 15:37

While the pandemic showed the potential of training employees through online platforms, law firms are finding they can still embrace that method as new pressures continue to make more traditional training less viable.

       

NY Judge Admonished for Writing Recommendation Letters for Pistol Licenses

Thu, 2024-10-17 15:24

A Westchester judge was also charged with engaging in ex parte communications, and failing to timely file his financial disclosure statement.

       

'Clear Abuse of Discretion': 9th Circuit Says Judge Should Have Recused From Death Row Inmate's Lawsuit

Thu, 2024-10-17 15:03

"There is no reason for Judge Brailsford to subject herself to the very human pressures that arise out of sitting in judgment in cases involving people we know and value as friends," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held.

       

NJ Supreme Court Steps In to Dismiss Controversial Ethics Complaint Against Mercer County Presiding Judge

Thu, 2024-10-17 14:49

Sources who spoke with the Law Journal said it was very rare for the high court to take a case from the ACJC before the disciplinary body had made a ruling.

       

NHL Agent, Business Can't Sell Assets to Dodge $1M in Judgments, Federal Judge Says

Thu, 2024-10-17 14:23

"There is evidence sufficient to satisfy this court that [defendant] has systematically misused the corporate form to thwart collection of judgments awarded to plaintiff," the judge said.

       

'As I've Grown Older': John Morgan Looks Back at a Life in Law

Thu, 2024-10-17 13:34

"Older attorneys need to stick around to share their experiences and all that they've learned with the younger generation, or else firms will crumble," John Morgan on the value of attorneys holding off on retirement.

       

Four Delaware Supreme Court Arguments to Pay Attention to This Fall

Thu, 2024-10-17 13:23

Closely-watched cases could have implications for areas of corporate law that have come up repeatedly in attorneys' conversations this year and in 2023, including controlling shareholders, out-of-state incorporations and how much leeway the Court of Chancery has in reviewing arbitration awards and non-competes.

       

John Budetti, Paul Hastings' Investment Funds Chair, Departs After 18 Months

Thu, 2024-10-17 13:20

Budetti and Paul Hastings came to a mutual and amicable separation, effectively immediately, said Veronica Jung, Budetti's attorney, in a statement Thursday.

       

Regulators Say AI Enforcement Sweeps Are Reining in Hucksters, Not Innovation

Thu, 2024-10-17 11:28

"We're going after companies making deceptive claims in the sale of particular products and services. And if you don't like that because it doesn't jibe with your, you know, techno-optimist, quasi-religious or accelerationist views about the tech, tough," said Michael Atleson, a Federal Trade Commission senior attorney.

       

A&O Shearman Adopts 3-Level Lockstep Pay Model Amid Shift to All-Equity Partnership

Thu, 2024-10-17 10:47

The changes follow the news that the firm is to trim its partner numbers and withdraw from certain areas, as elite law firms seek ways to better reward top performers.

       

Law Firms, Legal Research Companies Collaborate With Vals AI on Gen AI Benchmarking Study

Thu, 2024-10-17 09:01

Working with Reed Smith, Fisher Phillips, Thomson Reuters, Harvey, vLex, and LexisNexis, among others, Vals AI will evaluate gen AI platforms on their accuracy and performance.

       

Judge Cites 'National Outrage' in Upholding State AG Claims Against Meta

Wed, 2024-10-16 20:31

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers allowed consumer claims brought by more than 30 state attorneys general to move forward against Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook and Instagram.

       

Defense Contractor Raytheon Settles Bribery, Allegations for $950 Million

Wed, 2024-10-16 17:42

Under the deal, prosecutors have agreed to dismiss the criminal charges against the defense company in three years if it abides by the terms of the deal, which include hiring an independent compliance monitor.

       

Dad Bias Suit Against Jones Day Will Head to Trial Next November

Wed, 2024-10-16 16:55

Two married former associates and the firm agreed on the necessity of involving Steptoe—where one of the lawyers now works—in damages discovery.

       

FTC's Final 'Click to Cancel' Rule Drops Some Regulatory Burdens

Wed, 2024-10-16 16:54

"Less than a month from election day, the Chair is hurrying to finish a rule that follows through on a campaign pledge made by the Chair's favored presidential candidate," FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak said in a 13-page dissent.

       

Supreme Court Grapples With San Francisco's Aging Sewer System in EPA Case

Wed, 2024-10-16 16:32

The Environmental Protection Agency has been at loggerheads with the city in recent years over what the federal agency calls a "failing" sewer system.

       

A RICO Surge Is Underway: Here's How the Allstate Push Might Play Out

Wed, 2024-10-16 16:16

Major property and casualty insurance companies filed 26 lawsuits within a week—with 19 coming from Allstate.

       

McCarter & English Acquires Connecticut IP Boutique Harrington & Smith

Wed, 2024-10-16 15:49

In the last two weeks alone, the firm has added 35 lawyers and staff, including 11 from this latest tie-up.

       

Securities Case Over Hawaiian Electric Company's Wildfire Readiness Dismissed

Wed, 2024-10-16 15:46

The decision is a win for Skadden in its representation of the Hawaii utility that was faced with a securities derivative claim stemming its communications about a wildfire in Maui.

       

Jump Trading Accused of Crypto 'Pump and Dump' Scheme

Wed, 2024-10-16 15:15

"Anytime you have people poking holes in something that somebody else did, whether they are regulatory or civil actions, it can help guide lawyers in providing better compliance advice to their clients," said Teresa Goody Guillén, a partner at Baker & Hostetler and a crypto expert.

       

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