Amy Tu agreed to not work for a Target competitor for 24 months as part of the agreement, which the retail giant filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week.

       

In Hong Kong as well as other locales in Asia, many lawyers are under even more stress and experience more pressure than the norm, experts say.

       

The firm made a splash with a high-profile double hire, and it won't stop there, according to people close the matter.

       

A controversial U.S.-Uganda deportation deal, part of a Trump-era policy shift, is facing legal and political backlash in the African country amid concerns it was made without transparency and could violate human rights.

       

Second Hundred law firms have notched higher demand and comparable profit growth as the Am Law 50, without the same level of growth in billing rates as their larger counterparts.

       

The exits come as S&C is building its partnership across the Atlantic.

       

Join us for a candid discussion to gain historical context and directional insight into how lawyers and in-house counsel are implementing AI not only to drive legal operations forward but also to elevate trust and collaboration.

       

Despite noting the "high hurdle" parties must clear to show that an arbitrator improperly interpreted a collective bargaining agreement, the appellate court sided with the government agency fighting the arbitration award.

       

The court said the TPS statute allows the secretary to authorize only the designation, extension or termination of temporary protected status, not the vacatur of an extension.

       

A jury ultimately sided with Maxus Metropolitan, a multimillion-dollar apartment complex, issuing $27.3 million in damages and $546,905 for vexatious refusal to pay against Travelers Insurance Co. The district court awarded Maxus pre-judgment interest for nearly $6.5 million.

       

“One of the best things about this is I've actually met a lot of very cool entrepreneurs by virtue of being one myself. I've actually landed some new clients because of this venture, said Reed Smith partner Nick Foreste.

       

Russ August & Kabat waged patent war against tech giants on behalf of Headwater Research, while Hill Rivkins launched a subrogation campaign against the world's largest shipping company in prominent cases illustrating emerging and ongoing trends.

       

This action was surfaced by Law.com Radar, which delivers real-time alerting on new litigation across more than 2,600 state and federal courts. Click here to get started and be first to act on opportunities in your region, practice area or client sector.        

Gina Bertolini is a former deputy general counsel of Michigan Medicine and former associate general counsel of the University of North Carolina Health System.

       

"I've learned that you can't do everything at once, and you don't need to do everything alone. Delegation and trust in your team are critical. We have incredibly talented lawyers and staff, and part of leadership is empowering others to take ownership—whether it's leading a pitch, managing a matter, or contributing to the growth strategy."

       

This action was surfaced by Law.com Radar, which delivers real-time alerting on new litigation across more than 2,600 state and federal courts. Click here to get started and be first to act on opportunities in your region, practice area or client sector.        

Amazon.com filed a consumer protection and breach-of-contract lawsuit against Seller Central, based in New Mexico, operating as premiumsellers.com, in Washington Superior Court for King County over allegations of illegally brokering Amazon seller accounts. The action, brought by Davis Wright Tremaine, accuses the defendant of selling verified Amazon seller accounts for as much as $8,500 and providing fraudulent verification documents, helping bad actors evade Amazon's verification processes.        

"The trial court apparently believed that any risk to the class was resolved simply by precluding Chatman from serving as class counsel, without discussing the relationships between Chatman and the other attorneys named as class counsel. We disagree. Given the identified conflict involving Chatman, we cannot say it was reasonable to permit her law partner at the Community Lawyers firm, Wood, to remain as class counsel. Further, we are troubled that the court failed to conduct an adequate factual inquiry to assess whether the other attorneys could remain as class counsel, given their relationships with Chatman," Judge Aurelia Pucinski said.

       

"The state court decided that Zurek's agreement to arbitrate in 2020 did not apply to a claim that arose during the period governed by the 2022 [Platform Access Agreement] PAA. Instead, such a claim was governed solely by the 2022 arbitration provision, which was the subject of Zurek's 2022 opt-out. That was the exact issue before the district court," Lee said,

       

Squire Patton Boggs, K&L Gates, Akin, Ballard Partners and Arnold & Porter, among others, have pulled in six and seven-figure paychecks this year for their work in representing foreign entities.