Peter Davis is the second lateral litigation partner at Jenner in recent weeks to come from a firm that made a deal with President Donald Trump.

       

New York State has issued a preliminary response to a Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to strike protections against civil immigration arrests in and around courthouses in the Empire State.
       

Althea Brown spent 11 years at Google before joining the wealth management company LPL in September 2023.

       

Wendy Fiel spent two years at Heineken USA and was serving as assistant AG when she left in 2019 to join Sabra Dipping Co., a maker of hummus and other Middle Eastern foods. The company hired her as senior counsel and promoted her to chief legal officer in 2021.

       

Henry Liu, former director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition under the Biden administration, has returned to Covington as a partner and co-chair of its global antitrust and competition law practice group.

       

The twin 8-year-old girls were at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, when the deadly flash flood struck over the holiday weekend.

       

The Judicial Council of Georgia Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence has outlined next steps toward implementing generative artificial intelligence into court rules and procedures.

       

Robert Gottlieb has elevated Paul Townsend to name partner. “I am proud and excited to change the name of the firm to Gottlieb Townsend, stated Gottlieb, who established the business more than 40 years ago and has since built a highly respected firm both in New York and on the national stage.

       

“A combination of increased investment in crypto and decreased criminal and regulatory enforcement is a perfect storm for an explosion in crypto civil litigation, said Mark E. Bini, a partner at Reed Smith's global regulatory enforcement division.

       

Neel Chatterjee's former firm had supplied diversity data on lawyers to the EEOC and quit industry organizations promoting DEI.

       

"Focus on developing your network, not only outside of your firm but internally as well; colleagues have the potential to become some of your greatest supporters and also sources of work. Find a niche area that interests you and become an expert in it; develop it as your area of specialty and use it to distinguish yourself."

       

The landmark case lost much of its punch last year when a judge ruled that the SEC's authority over accounting controls did not extend its reach into cybersecurity.

       

The introduction of various reforms, alongside turmoil in the U.S. market, are making the U.K. more attractive in 2025 H2.

       

Several law firms have made key hires in Washington, D.C., over the last week.

       

Yuting Wu was set to be Skadden's Beijing co-managing partner after the firm announced its Shanghai closure last year.

       

Avis Budget is under fire after announcing a $2 billion loss caused by COVID shortages.

       

“It is apparent the allegations that precipitated this investigation are fraught with theory, speculation and conjecture, Judge Scott DiClaudio asserted in an omnibus motion responding to accusations that he used his judicial position to promote his wife's cheesesteak shop.

       

"A crisis of confidence in leadership and the firm's future is what precedes every law firm failure," one expert said.

       

“Fraudsters are attracted to valuable cryptocurrency wallets like moths to a flame, and if an individual or entity is investing in crypto, they need to stay up to date on best practices for keeping those assets secure," said Jared Lenow, a partner at Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins.

       

The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in the cases during its 2025-2026 term, which begins Oct. 6, and issue its decision by next July.