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Provable Hires General Counsel With Strong Latin American Legal Perspective

Tue, 2025-07-15 16:40

Provable, the infrastructure firm supporting the privacy-centric blockchain platform Aleo, announced Tuesday that Damien G. Scott has joined as general counsel, as the company pushes to bring programmable, privacy-preserving technologies into the regulatory mainstream.

       

COVID-Era Law Grads Remain Highly Mobile

Tue, 2025-07-15 16:15

Roughly two-thirds of 2021 graduates have changed jobs already, while 1in 5 made a career-intention shift during or immediately after their second year of law school.

       

Law Firm's Strategic Win: $40M Verdict Against Hotel in Child Sex-Trafficking Case

Tue, 2025-07-15 16:05

"You're going to see an uptick of more plaintiffs' attorneys wanting to try and help a lot of survivors get their fair compensation ... when the venues are looking the other way," co-lead counsel said.

       

Former Showtime Legal Chief Flips Script for Moses & Singer

Tue, 2025-07-15 14:14

Robert Rosenberg was general counsel of Showtime from 2021 until 2023, when a restructuring by parent Paramount Global cost him his job.

       

25 AGs Sue Trump Admin Over $6.8 Billion Education Grants

Tue, 2025-07-15 11:06

"We've stopped them over and over again," Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said.

       

Freshfields, A&O Shearman Advise on $7.8 Billion Techem Deal, Expected to Be Germany's Largest in 2025

Tue, 2025-07-15 10:56

Swiss investor Partners Group restructures its stake in Techem, selling a 51% majority to its own infrastructure arm, in a deal that is likely to be Germany's largest private equity transaction of the year.

       

Robert Josefsberg, Litigator Who Championed Civility, Dies at 86

Tue, 2025-07-15 10:32

Robert "Bob" Josefsberg, a towering figure in south Florida's legal community whose courtroom tenacity was matched only by his insistence on civility, died on Monday from a heart attack while conducting a deposition with his grandson by his side. He was 86 years old.

       

‘Untenably Broad:' Federal Judge Dismisses Class Action Kickback Claims Against Chicago Pharmaceutical Company

Tue, 2025-07-15 09:11

“Under [the plaintiffs'] reading, virtually all pharmaceutical product-support services would qualify as a kickback, U.S. District Court Judge John Tharp for the Northern District of Illinois said.

       

A 'Wake Up Call:' Mamdani's Election Alarms Many in Big Law

Tue, 2025-07-15 08:41

Mamdani is slated to meet with business and law firm leaders in the city on Tuesday and Wednesday through visits with the business group Partnership for New York City.

       

Yum Brands' Former CLO Jumps to Rival Fast Food Titan

Tue, 2025-07-15 08:28

Scott Catlett will serve as chief legal and administrative officer of Inspire Brands, which has amassed 33,000 restaurants since launching seven years ago.

       

Germany's Law Firms Have a Diversity Problem—Unless You're a Male PhD Named 'Christian'

Tue, 2025-07-15 05:57

Despite women making up the majority of German law graduates, only 16% of partners at top law firms are women. So what's stopping them?

       

Australia's Class Action Surge Sets 2025 on Record-Breaking Pace

Tue, 2025-07-15 05:02

Employee and consumer class actions dominate while shareholder class actions are making a comeback.

       

Former Judges Urge Rejection of Bove's 3rd Circuit Nomination, Warn of ‘Personal Loyalty to President'

Tue, 2025-07-15 00:52

The ex-judges—co-led by the well-respected conservative J. Michael Luttig—highlighted controversies during Emil Bove's short time at the Justice Department, including allegations he steered prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams as part of a deal in which Adams would be expected to enforce Trump's anti-immigration policy.

       

3rd Circuit Revives Attorney Fee Dispute in $300M Settlement

Tue, 2025-07-15 00:49

The Third Circuit vacated and remanded a U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey's decision granting summary judgment to New Jersey personal injury firm Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman and two of its attorneys, who represented the plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation.

       

'$45 Million Mistake:' Akerman, Partner Sued for Alleged Legal Malpractice

Mon, 2025-07-14 18:06

"Akerman left us no other remedy than to file today's complaint," said Javier Lopez, a partner at Vedder Price.

       

Meet the Former Simpson Associate Who Is Running for Congress

Mon, 2025-07-14 17:41

Taylor Wettach, running for Iowa's 1st congressional district, resigned from Simpson because he said he didn't want to be at the "capitulating" law firm after its deal with Trump.

       

Michael Considine Named EDNY First Assistant U.S. Attorney

Mon, 2025-07-14 17:38

Considine—who is rejoining the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York—most recently worked as a litigation partner at Seward & Kissel, where he co-managed the government investigations practice group and the litigation department.

       

Deep-Sea Mining Co. Shakes Off Shareholder Suit Over $2.9B Valuation

Mon, 2025-07-14 17:09
U.S. District Judge Eric Komitee dismissed the lawsuit against TMC The Metals Co. on Friday, finding that the company hadn't deceived investors with statements that it could mine the minerals used in electric vehicle batteries at a “significant reduction in the footprint of metals. TMC was represented by Latham & Watkins.        

Morgan Lewis Litigation Associate, 'A Bright Rising Star,' Killed in Hit-and-Run While Bicycling

Mon, 2025-07-14 16:53

Blake Ackerman, 27, died July 10 after being struck by a fleeing BMW driver. He had only just begun his legal career with Morgan Lewis in January.

       

Nevada Rejects NextGen UBE, Creates 3-Part Bar Exam

Mon, 2025-07-14 16:35
The Nevada bar examination will include a multiple choice examination, a performance examination and a supervised practice component, according to a joint report filed by two court-appointed task forces on April 2, 2024.        

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