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Deal Watch: Mega M&A Bounces Back, as NY Law Firms Lead Recent Big Deals

Tue, 2024-09-10 14:46

The Wall Street firms had a good week, while the reemergence of the 'megadeal' this year has buttressed deal work.

       

Drone Operator Tells Supreme Court His Aerial Mapping Business Is Protected Speech

Tue, 2024-09-10 14:04

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit saw things differently and upheld North Carolina's licensing regime as a regulation of conduct, not speech.

       

'Trial Lawyer at Heart' Takes Legal Reins of E-Discovery Star Everlaw

Tue, 2024-09-10 13:46

Gloria Lee is jumping aboard Oakland, California-based Everlaw at a critical juncture, as the legal tech industry races to capitalize on the power of artificial intelligence to enhance their products.

       

Jim Walden Steps Aside, as Litigation Firm Creates New Management Structure

Tue, 2024-09-10 13:43

"It made sense to create the structure that we would need for a 200-person law firm," said Jim Walden, about leadership for 45-lawyer Walden Macht Haran & Williams.

       

In Social Media-Related Suits, Courts Must Apply Discovery Rule on Case-by-Case Basis, Mass. Justices Say

Tue, 2024-09-10 11:47

"Given how 'vast' the social media universe is on the Internet, and how access to, and the ability to search for, social media posts may vary from platform to platform and even from post to post, that determination requires consideration of the totality of the circumstances regarding the social media posting, including the extent of its distribution, and the accessibility and searchability of the posting," Chief Justice Scott L. Kafker said.

       

Lawyers Are Adopting Gen AI Five Times Faster Than the Cloud

Tue, 2024-09-10 10:31

Everlaw's annual Ediscovery Innovation Report found that gen AI adoption has outpaced cloud transitions, with more legal professionals likely to leverage gen AI in the coming year.

       

White Stripes File Copyright Suit Against Trump for Campaign's Use of Music

Tue, 2024-09-10 09:26

The suit from Jack White and Meg White contends the Trump campaign misappropriated the signature riff from their song "Seven Nation Army" in a video posted to social media.

       

Insurers Extend List of RICO Suits Alleging Widespread Fraud by New York Personal Injury Firms

Tue, 2024-09-10 06:30

Insurance companies have increasingly turned to civil Racketeering Influence and Corrupt Organization statutes to go on the litigation offensive against personal injury firms.

       

Womble Bond Dickinson to Combine With Lewis Roca Jan. 1

Tue, 2024-09-10 06:00

"We thought that this would be a firm that would be worth having discussions with. Since a lot of others were reaching out to us, why not talk to one where we know some people?" said Lewis Roca managing partner Ken Van Winkle.

       

Anapol Weiss Acquires Boutique Led by Star Litigator Alexandra Walsh

Tue, 2024-09-10 06:00

Walsh left Paul Weiss to found a trial boutique with partner Beth Wilkinson in 2016 before departing in 2020 to launch a plaintiffs-side practice.

       

The UK Top 50 Ranked By Revenue: Big Rises Mask Slower Underlying Growth

Tue, 2024-09-10 05:39

Unlike revenue and PEP, average revenue per lawyer and profit per lawyer did not shoot up in the last financial year, but law firm leaders from the likes of Linklaters, HSF and Eversheds remain confident of good times ahead.

       

Foley & Lardner Litigator Joins Brewers Roster as Legal Chief

Tue, 2024-09-10 00:15

"Having been a Milwaukee Brewers fan my entire life, I am very much looking forward to joining the team and contributing to the positive impact of the organization," General Counsel Elizabeth Haas said.

       

'None of Us Are Doing Anything Alone': Massachusetts Bar Association President Outlines Plans for Mentorship, Key Issues

Mon, 2024-09-09 18:42

"I think a lot of people come out of law school thinking they're going to change the world by the things that they do, and they think they can do it alone. The No. 1 thing that I've realized in the bar association is that none of us are doing anything alone," Victoria Santoro, president of the Massachusetts Bar Association, told Law.com.

       

Ex-Twitter GC Joins Match Group as Legal Chief

Mon, 2024-09-09 18:33

Sean Edgett had been at Twitter a decade when Elon Musk bought it for $44 billion in 2022 and immediately fired him and the rest of the leadership team.

       

Biden's Top Supreme Court Lawyer Talks Argument Prep, Emergency Docket Ahead of New Term

Mon, 2024-09-09 18:08

"I've realized that it can be hard to predict the out-of-nowhere question a justice might ask," U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said. "But a full 90% or more of the questions you will get at argument will be predictable questions. They will be the central issues in the case."

       

Texas Law Firms Trim Scope of Wages Collective Action

Mon, 2024-09-09 16:57

The majority opinion notes that its conclusion on personal jurisdiction over opt-in plaintiffs in FLSA collective actions puts it in line with three sister circuits.

       

Yale Settles With More Than 150 Fertility Clinic Plaintiffs After Nurse Steals Fentanyl

Mon, 2024-09-09 16:34

"Today marks a significant step towards justice for the survivors," said Kelly Fitzpatrick, a partner at Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder. "This settlement acknowledges the pain and suffering endured and provides a path towards healing and closure."

       

Joining Effort to Beat Down NLRB, Amazon Suit Calls Agency's Administrative Process 'Constitutional Infirmity'

Mon, 2024-09-09 15:41

The e-commerce giant's beef stems from an administrative injunction the NLRB filed against it in March 2022, about a week before workers at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse voted to unionize.

       

The Week in Data Sept. 6: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Mon, 2024-09-09 15:41

Catch up on this week's data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including Law.com Pro Mid-Market's ranking of midsize firms by revenue.

       

Hogan Lovells and MoFo Partners to Headline Kamala Harris Fundraisers

Mon, 2024-09-09 15:35

Attorneys at Sidley, Sullivan & Cromwell, Cleary Gottlieb, Paul Weiss, among other big firms, are also playing a role in her fundraising this month.

       

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