This is the story of Mike and Barbara Lynn, a powerhouse legal couple, who spent decades building their law careers—and a lasting love.

       

Corporate Counsel is pleased to announce the shortlist for our Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards. The WIPL awards honor in-house and law firm women leaders and allies who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the empowerment of women in law. The winners in each category will be announced at the WIPL Awards Dinner on April 14 in downtown Chicago.        

After two private credit-funded companies crashed last year amid allegations of fraud, the business practices of the lenders themselves are facing greater scrutiny.

       

“Those who are representing celebrities or individuals who are looking to invest in NFTs or who are promoting NFTs, the law has been pretty clear how securities should be regulated, said James A. Bryant, a partner at the Cochran Firm, who represents the plaintiff.

       

“Disappointed, heartbreaking would not be hyperbolic, said one diversity leader in reaction to the letter Thursday. “The organization has been such a long-standing advocate for diversity in the industry.

       

The question is not whether another practice bubble is forming—history suggests one always is—but how to recognize the warning signs early, and what those signals suggest about where the market is headed next.

       

A push for nonpartisan probate court judicial elections has advanced following a majority floor vote in the Georgia House of Representatives.

       

"Overly broad opt-out requests like the plaintiff's in this case expose some of the practical implications of implementing Mahmoud in the school setting, but this is just the tip of the iceberg," said an attorney representing a Massachusetts school district.        

As mandatory retirement ages change, firms are navigating succession without the clear breakpoints that once guided careers, balancing ambitious junior lawyers against longstanding senior partners.

       

Gaurav Ajmani is joining the social media company after spending 12 years with Amazon and six with Microsoft.

       

The White House on Wednesday night undercut the the Board of Judges for the Northern District of New York's appointment of Donald T. Kinsella as U.S. attorney for the Albany area, a move meant to end the tenure of John A. Sarcone III. Sarcone continues to lead the 32-county office, listed on the office's website as "first assistant U.S. attorney."

       

While Angelo Bonvino has been elevated to backfill Barshay's role, a source familiar with the firm said his role will not be backfilled, as Paul Weiss has several attorneys who can pick up the slack.

       

The programmers claim the companies violated the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which prohibits distributing works from when the copyright management information "has been removed or altered.” The DMCA carries steep penalties per violation, and the complaint initially sought $9 billion in damages.

       

"I would build up debts, but I would always pay them," appellate attorney Tom Goldstein said as a witness testifying in his own defense at his white-collar criminal jury trial in Maryland federal court. He has pleaded not guilty to all counts and denied tax-evasion allegations in his live testimony.

       

A group of law professors have tabulated the most successful Supreme Court lawyers when it comes to getting the justices to agree to hear their cases.

       

Amid concerns that Anthropic's new legal plugin for Claude could pose a threat to the legal tech industry, companies like Pramata and Leah are embracing the tool.

       

"There are way too many words in this record trying to describe something that's not nearly as complicated as the defendants are trying to make it seem. That is obfuscating to me," a Cook County judge said.

       

Deputy Securities Commissioner Cristi Ramo n Ochoa said the agency moved swiftly because investor harm was “immediate and ongoing.

       

A California federal judge has denied Big Tech platforms a motion for summary judgment in a case in the social media adolescent addiction multidistrict litigation, clearing the path for a Kentucky school district's negligence and public nuisance claims against Meta Platforms Inc., Google, ByteDance and Snap Inc. to proceed to trial.

       

Netflix wants antitrust regulators to view it as one of many providers of video-based entertainment. Critics of the deal, however, are zeroing in on its streaming market share.