Kelly Mahon Tullier is among a legion of U.S. executives in recent years who have used their legal chief posts as a springboard to broader roles.
       

Savvy plaintiffs-side attorneys are leveraging this split to avoid bringing their FLSA collective action where the employer is located if that jurisdiction is deemed unfavorable, and instead identifying a putative plaintiff located in a “friendlier jurisdiction that allows anyone with similar claims to opt-in, regardless of where they live or work.

       

After the NFL agreed to allow private equity firms to invest in its franchises earlier this year, the Miami Dolphins is now one of the first teams to welcome the purchase of a stake in the team. The deal was aided by a team at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

       

Large law firms appear to be keeping their heads down for now, not looking to make waves with the incoming administration.

       

The U.S. Supreme Court confronts whether an affiliate's revenue can be part of a judge's calculation of the remedy for the corporation's infringement of a trademark.

       

Morgan Lewis said he played a crucial role in helping to develop, evolve and expand the law firm during his time as chair.

       

"The jury clearly either made a mistake in their calculations or were swayed by sympathy or some other improper basis for decision making, as the award simply does not align with the evidence presented,” Judge Glynnis Hill ruled.

       

The charges follow civil suits from dozens of women alleging drugging and rape by Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander.

       

President Donald Trump said Andrew Ferguson "has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship. and protecting Freedom of Speech in our Great Country."

       

French politics are in disarray but deals are still proceeding and lawyers at Bredin Prat, Darrois, and Gide are hopeful that any new government will continue to promote investment in France.

       

"Discovery, like life itself, is never perfect. Lawyers do not get everything they want—nor should they. Even in litigation, entitlement to information has its limits," Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole for the Northern District of Illinois said.

       

A flurry of class actions pummeled the tech industry last week, targeting companies such as Amazon, Google, Apple, GoodRx and mobile gaming platforms.

       

The firm aims to lead the market for federal district and appellate clerks, said chairman-elect Matthew Schwartz.

       

"Dr. Sherri Studstill indicated that damages were a possibility but that she had not made any determination that Mr. Simmons had suffered any actual damages," Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey Usman wrote in a Dec. 3 opinion.

       

"Rather than fulfill its contractual obligations to ensure that the merger succeeded, Kroger acted in its own financial self-interest, repeatedly providing insufficient divestiture proposals that ignored regulators' concerns," Albertsons General Counsel Tom Moriarty said. Kroger called the allegations baseless.

       

"Take every opportunity to learn and gain as much experience as possible."

       

       

“At this stage in the proceedings, Appellants have alleged plausibly that they intend to engage in speech proscribed, at least arguably, by a recently enacted, focused regulation," Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston wrote for the panel.

       

"The FTC, along with our state partners, scored a major victory for the American people, successfully blocking Kroger's acquisition of Albertsons," Federal Trade Commission competition director Henry Liu said of a court ruling granting a preliminary injunction.

       

Cannabis lawyers are concerned about the over-saturation of New York's legal marijuana industry, which now has 261 stores, and is closing in on $1 billion in combined sales since early 2023.