At a Thursday hearing, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, who is overseeing the Roundup multidistrict in the Northern District of California, hesitated to interfere with a $7.25 billion class action settlement proceeding in a Missouri state court.

       

Over current 250 circuit judges handpicked the nominees after interviews with more than 70 candidates.

       

The volume and sophistication of work hitting law firm marketing departments is accelerating. That moves the burden from responding to being ready: ready with differentiated positioning, competitive intelligence, and to get a compelling pitch to the right client before a formal process even begins.

       

In legal, accounting and other professional services technology markets, firms aren't just buying software. They're selecting partners who will influence workflows, compliance posture, sensitive data, client experience and even brand reputation. The stakes are high, so buyers move cautiously by design. In that environment, marketing's real job isn't just generating attention; it's building confidence over time that you are a safe, competent, dependable choice.

       

The Federal Communications Commission's order for early license renewals came one day following a Trump social media post calling on ABC to fire Kimmel.

       

Right now, the parameters of AI chat log privilege and discoverability are beginning to be laid out in the courts, similar to the way emails and text message admissibility have been analyzed. And attorneys are making a push to educate their corporate clients on how to avoid what played out in Fortis Advisors v. Krafton.        

JoAnne Epps will be presented posthumously with a Doctor of Humane Letters during the school's 139th commencement on May 6.

       

Microsoft's new Legal Agent is designed to analyze documents, draft edits and review contracts while allowing users to track changes and verify suggestions.

       

“From the pure pro-business standpoint, it checks a lot of boxes, said Tyler Thompson, a partner at Reed Smith.

       

The litigation between Elon Musk and Sam Altman has brought on a bevy of lawyers from several law firms, including Wachtell, Morrison & Foerster, Mololamken, and Toberoff and Associates.

       

In this episode, co-host Patrick Smith interviews Jennifer Hastings, founder of Outsource Counsel, live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.

       

Backed by its work on global deals and the engine of its New York office, the firm's leaders say the London base has started to win market share.

       

After sending out a firmwide plea to find a kidney donor, Thompson Coburn land use partner Bernie Citron got connected with regulatory associate Hope Watson.

       

“The cases ... represent not just a single family but an entire community stepping forward to hold OpenAI accountable for its role in the shooting," according to a statement issued on behalf of Edelson, which is representing the plaintiffs.

       

U.S. District Judge David Campbell of the District of Arizona is overseeing the trial, which began on April 21 and is set to wrap up by May 8.

       

Former Latham & Watkins partner Makan Delrahim didn't join the entertainment giant until October, but in the last three months of 2025 he earned more than any legal chief at a U.S. public company had earned in an entire year.

       

"Based on its plain language, we conclude that the government contractor exemption applies only to exempt a contractor from liability when acting within the scope of its government contract," Judge Matthew G. Bertani wrote for the panel.

       

The student, who was a 1L at Emory Law, is "no longer associated with the university," according to the school.

       

U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan has presided over thousands of controversies as an Article III judge, including a high-profile terrorism conspiracy case where she handed down hefty prison sentences years before being assigned to the 2026 federal criminal case charging former FBI Director James Comey with unlawfully threatening to kill President Donald Trump.

       

While the judge granted LSAC's motion to dismiss, he also gave the plaintiff 14 days to submit an amended complaint, which the plaintiff's lawyer said he will file.