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Cravath Litigation Partner Decamps for Hecker Fink

Wed, 2025-07-09 04:59

Damaris Hernandez, who was Cravath's first Latina partner, had been at the firm for 18 years.

       

In-House Teams Giving Short Shrift to AI Safeguards as They Race to Adopt Technology

Wed, 2025-07-09 00:48

“Legal departments are adopting AI a lot faster than they are securing it, says a report from the on-demand legal services provider Axiom.

       

Bronx Judge Is Censured Over Unwarranted Ejections and 'Unseemly' Criticism of Prosecutors

Wed, 2025-07-09 00:34

The judge, who agreed to be censured, had previously come under fire and had been reassigned to the civil term upon allegations she was "soft on crime."

       

Midyear Update: What Law Firm Partners Need to Know About the 2025 Lateral Market

Wed, 2025-07-09 00:08

To get a real-world read on what's working (and what's not), we surveyed our legal recruiters to share what they're seeing in today's market.

       

Diversity Lab Names New CEO, Prepares to Launch More Programming

Tue, 2025-07-08 18:28

Angela Kelley, a former GC and Big Law attorney, succeeds founder Caren Ulrich Stacy at the helm of the talent-focused advisory.

       

Does NJ Law Shielding Judges' Info Violate the 1st Amendment? 3rd Circuit Weighs In

Tue, 2025-07-08 18:09

“How is it that people need to discuss—doxing basically—home phone numbers and home addresses? Judge Stephanos Bibas asked during oral arguments over the constitutionality of Daniel's Law.

       

Bumble Special Litigation Committee Wins on Motion to Terminate Derivative Action

Tue, 2025-07-08 18:00

"No investigation is perfect. There's always going to be things that you can question, that you can attack," Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster said from the bench. "The ultimate decision the court has to make is whether there are enough problems with the investigation that it arises to the level of a material dispute of fact ..."

       

Texas Company Files Multiple Patent Claims Against AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile

Tue, 2025-07-08 17:46

The nine suits filed this month alleged the telecom giants have infringed on patents attributed to Headwater Research and its co-founder, inventor Gregory Raleigh.

       

Goodwin, Eckert Seamans Faced Data Breaches in April

Tue, 2025-07-08 17:45

Goodwin filed a data security notice with the Maine Attorney General's Office acknowledging the breach on July 2, while Eckert Seamans was sued in Pennsylvania federal court on Tuesday over its breach.

       

Did a MAGA Activist Put a Judge's Safety at Risk?

Tue, 2025-07-08 17:38

The lawyer group's statement coincides with Tuesday's hearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on a constitutional challenge to Daniel's Law by a group of corporations facing suits under the law. But the statement from the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey was not timed to coincide with the Third Circuit hearing.

       

Credit Suisse Can't Shake Off Lawsuit Over $17 Billion Bond Wipeout

Tue, 2025-07-08 17:37
U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon found that Core Capital Partners Ltd., represented by Pomerantz LLP and Bronstein Gewirtz & Grossman, had identified five alleged misstatements that could support Core Capital's fraud claims.        

Lawyer Clung to Pole in Flood; Wife Killed

Tue, 2025-07-08 17:15

An early morning flash flood in the Texas Hill Country claimed the lives of more than 100 people including many campers and tourists visiting the Kerr County area along the Guadalupe River.

       

Ex-Disneyland GC Upset by State Farm's Handling of Palisades Fires Claims Gets OK to Intervene in Rate Case

Tue, 2025-07-08 17:12

Merritt Farren said customers insured by State Farm had a vastly inferior experience to those insured by some other carriers.

       

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Plan Mass Layoffs Across Agencies

Tue, 2025-07-08 16:46

The decision reinstates President Donald Trump's February executive order instructing federal agencies to plan reductions in their workforces.

       

Big Beautiful Bill May Not Be Pretty for Prospective Law Students

Tue, 2025-07-08 16:02

Professional students, which include law students, will be limited to borrowing a maximum of $50,000 per year in unsubsidized loans, and will no longer be eligible for the federal Direct PLUS loan.

       

Katten Lands New York Partner From Schulte Roth & Zabel

Tue, 2025-07-08 15:31

“Based on my conversations with the SEC, they are trying to make thoughtful, careful decisions and provide useful and clear regulatory guidance," the incoming partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman said in an interview. “It is not short-term thinking."

       

COVID Shareholder Suits Continue to Pour In, but Plaintiffs Face Uphill Climb

Tue, 2025-07-08 15:23

“The COVID uncertainty persisted over a long period, and it was impossible to predict how long lockdowns would persist. It's hard to see how companies were better placed than the market to assess how things would swing as the pandemic receded," University of Michigan Law Professor Adam Pritchard said.

       

Agentic AI Legal Tech Startup Eudia Acquires ALSP Johnson Hana

Tue, 2025-07-08 13:50

Following the acquisition, Eudia hopes to leverage Johnson Hana's legal professionals to assist its AI tools and launch a managed services offering.

       

Here's How Big Law Firms Invested Their Pro Bono Hours

Tue, 2025-07-08 10:04

Several firms spotlighted their work on broader pro bono issues rather than individual cases, including work to exonerate the wrongly-convicted or help veterans access resources.

       

Trump Deal Fallout Highlights Pro Bono Tensions in Big Law

Tue, 2025-07-08 10:03

Pro bono work was a factor in several of the executive orders lodged against law firms, adding in a new risk to overall pro bono practices that remains even as the White House's focus has shifted elsewhere.

       

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