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'Uncharted' Waters: Attorneys Debate What Happens to Joe Biden's Campaign Money If He Steps Aside

Fri, 2024-07-19 16:37

Legal challenges surrounding President Joe Biden's campaign cash are likely to arise in any scenario were Biden to step aside, according to several political law attorneys and a policy professor.

       

CrowdStrike Outage Yields Mixed Impacts on Big Law

Fri, 2024-07-19 16:30

"I'm hearing of more West Coast latencies than on the East Coast," said one Am Law 100 executive. "It really depends where [the office] is regionally, whether they're experiencing the same symptoms even within the same firm."

       

Multiple State Court Online Systems Impacted by Global CrowdStrike Outage

Fri, 2024-07-19 16:25

The court system disruptions were felt from coast to coast, and included complete court closures in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

       

Abbott Laboratories Wins Bid to Freeze Trusts of Defendants Accused of Evading Judgment

Fri, 2024-07-19 16:12

"The danger that the Goldmans will use SGE to continue dissipating their assets and attempting to evade the Court's judgment is glaringly obvious," the judge wrote in her decision.

       

'This Worries Me Gravely': Regulators Struggle to Set Ground Rules for AI Decision-Making Tools

Fri, 2024-07-19 15:11

A debate that broke out this week at a meeting of California Privacy Protection Agency provides a window into the wide range of perspectives on what would be appropriate oversight and what would be overkill.

       

Judge Sets Tentative November Date for Harvey Weinstein Retrial

Fri, 2024-07-19 14:59

Manhattan prosecutors have previously said they may charge Weinstein with additional counts, as more complainants have come forward.

       

With Uncertainty Over President Biden, Lawyers Field Client Questions Over Election

Fri, 2024-07-19 14:58

"Beyond just supporting the Republican convention, you're starting to see corporate America really sort of warm up to a potential Trump presidency," a political law attorney said.

       

'Casebook Study': How a Group GC Transformed His Legal and Compliance Teams

Fri, 2024-07-19 14:55

In a conversation with Corporate Counsel, Simon Zinger, the group general counsel at Entain, shared his journey of overhauling Entain's compliance structure, the strategies that led to securing a full and unrestricted license in Nevada, and his vision for the future.

       

Latest Term Reveals Justice Barrett's 'Meticulous' Approach to Judging

Fri, 2024-07-19 14:54

"I think she has clearly distinguished herself from the most conservative wing of the court," Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky said of Amy Coney Barrett.

       

Inside Track: ESG Movement Hits 'Teenage Years,' Testing Companies' Resolve

Fri, 2024-07-19 14:36

"We've ended up with the worst of both worlds,' NYU Professor Alison Taylor told IR Magazine recently. "Companies treating this as PR and attention directed away from the political process by implying that these companies are solving problems they're not solving. This, in turn, has opened the door for the greenwashing backlash."

       

Live Nation's CEO Avoids Deposition in Multidistrict Litigation

Fri, 2024-07-19 14:35

Michael Rapino isn't being deposed just because he's CEO of Live Nation; (Defendants) don't want to bother with the inconvenience of giving a deposition and Rapino wants to be free to travel, Astroworld Festival plaintiffs allege.

       

Why Morrison & Foerster Is Transitioning Into a Hybrid Office Model in Miami

Fri, 2024-07-19 13:43

The office serves as the firm's springboard to Latin America, and consequently, its attorneys are already working across geographies. One benefit is likely cost savings in the pricey South Florida market.

       

Jury Awards $29.4M, Not Rejected $16M, for Minor's Repeated Sexual Assault at Hotel

Fri, 2024-07-19 13:25

"We hired an expert to explain the effects of child sexual assault and how these assaults affect victims for the rest of their lives," said plaintiff counsel Jeb Butler of the Butler Kahn Firm in Atlanta.

       

John Morgan on Morgan & Morgan, Legal Marketing and What Comes Next

Fri, 2024-07-19 11:40

In a recent interview, John Morgan, founder of Morgan & Morgan Injury Law, shared the personal tragedy that inspired his career, how the power of digital marketing helped his firm grow into the largest personal injury firm in the United States and what comes next as he considers retirement.

       

Tech Outages Close Phila. Courts for the Day

Fri, 2024-07-19 11:11

"We're trial lawyers so we learn to pivot. That's what we're going to do," Joe Tucker Jr. said.

       

How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'It Is Paramount to Know Your People,' Says Catie Romanchek of Squire Patton Boggs

Fri, 2024-07-19 11:00

"To be an effective leader, it is paramount to know your people."

       

Judge Claps Back at Yahoo Lead Counsel for 'Very Unreasonable' Fee Dispute

Fri, 2024-07-19 10:53

'Can you point to a single case in the history of litigation where a judge awarded class counsel a multiplier on work performed by other lawyers?' U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria asked lead counsel John Yanchunis at a Thursday hearing.

       

Global Tech Outage Affects NY Court System Statewide Early Friday

Fri, 2024-07-19 10:34

Many staff arrived at work to find their desktops inoperative, a source said. An Office of Court Administration spokesperson said there were no significant disruptions to in-person, courthouse operations so far.

       

Cooley London Head Leads Team Exit To Akin

Fri, 2024-07-19 05:18

The three-partner team is headed up by Justin Stock, the London managing partner of the Palo Alto-headquarted firm.

       

Stricter Lateral Exit Policies Become More Common Across the Legal Industry

Fri, 2024-07-19 05:00

Law firms are increasingly using lateral departure deterrence methods, such as punitive non-competes or debits for unpaid bills, legal industry sources say.

       

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