The global law firm has opened the new office with recently hired restructuring, litigation and private equity teams from Latham and Quinn Emanuel.

Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster did not rule from the bench on the motion, stating at the end of the hearing that he needed time to think about what to do considering the motion is seeking to end a stand-alone derivative case, not one that's been pending while a parallel securities class action has been resolved.

The firm's second SEYence Fair includes new categories for ‘half-baked' ideas and non-technical innovations.

"By reinstating three members to the five-member [Consumer Product Safety Commission], the district court transferred control of the agency from President Trump to three Commissioners who had been appointed by President Biden," the Justice Department told the Supreme Court in a new emergency filing.

"The earlier you start thinking like a dealmaker, not just a technician, the faster you'll accelerate. Relatedly, don't underestimate the importance of honing good judgment. Technical skill will get you in the door but it's demonstrating sound judgment (knowing when to push, when to concede and how to read the room) that earns client trust and defines you as a true adviser. That only comes from paying close attention to how senior lawyers handle pressure, conflict and nuance."

The jurors, composed of eight men and four women, found the hip-hop mogul guilty of violating the Mann Act, which criminalizes the act of transporting a person across state lines for immoral purposes. However, they freed Combs of the more serious sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges.

"In every respect, Anthem has refused to communicate with All Points North about the claims at issue in this case and has failed to respond to network sufficiency concerns raised by the plaintiffs," the complaint alleged.

Also, a former Virgin Galactic legal chief returns to the SPAC game, and the longtime legal chief for the U.S. Olympic movement steps aside.

The combined firm already has 120 partners in America but there are aspirations to increase the number to 140, potentially within a year, sources said.

The New England Legal Awards stand as a distinguished celebration of professional excellence in the legal communities across Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

"Plaintiffs have set forth adequate allegations of entry barriers ... that support Apple's monopoly power," U.S. District Judge Julien Xavier Neals of the District of New Jersey wrote in an opinion denying Apple's motion to dismiss the U.S. Department of Justice and state plaintiffs' smartphone monopolization case.

U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly of the Eastern District of New York allowed the case to proceed, finding in a partially redacted decision prosecutors had plausibly alleged a conspiracy.

"This is a classic corporate governance dilemma—aligning executive incentives with shareholder interests while guarding against conflicts of interest in transformative transactions like mergers and acquisitions," Lawrence Cunningham, director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware.

Cyberattacks are surging across the legal sector as firms dive into digital workflows yet many remain dangerously unprepared for ransomware attacks and digital espionage.

The new rule takes effect on Sept. 2 for those working in the U.S., the firm said.

A malpractice lawsuit names Gustafson Gluek, Lockridge Grindal Nauen, Bassford Remele and Schwebel Goetz & Sieben, all of which received large shares of fees from the $1.51 billion Syngenta settlement.

We look forward to seeing you all at the awards dinner at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Sept. 4 in Manhattan. We'll reveal the winners in categories with finalists during the awards presentation.

Holland & Knight, K&L Gates, and other law and lobbying firms have filed lobbying registrations for academic institutions in the second quarter of this year.

A new law allows Texas corporations to set a minimum ownership threshold blocking certain minority shareholders from bringing derivative litigation. The law states that threshold can't be higher than 3%. It also allows companies to say that all internal disputes must be addressed in one particular venue—such as a business court—and to waive jury trials in those disputes.