RBD‘s five members — Maite Perroni, Christian Chávez and Christopher von Uckermann — announced on Friday (Oct. 4) that “the matter has concluded.” Rosas and RBD parted ways […]
Former Mayer Brown Chair Bob Helman, Who Steered the Firm Through Turbulent Time, Dies at 90
Bob Helman, a former Mayer Brown leader who spent more than a half-century at the firm before retiring earlier this year, died this week at age 90. The […]
Corporate Bankruptcies Slow Down in Q3 as Weil, Davis Polk and Sidley Earn Major Retentions
The pace of large corporate bankruptcy filings slowed in the third quarter, but new data shows 2024 is still on track to surpass 2023 in terms of business […]
Law Firm Library and Research Roles, Long Endangered, Are Making a Comeback
For years, Big Law has cut its librarian and research staff, as it moved to smaller offices and cut the space for libraries. Now, for the first time […]
High Court Turns Away Industry Challenges to EPA Rules Curbing Pollution
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday batted away several industry and state challenges to recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules imposing tougher standards on coal plants and oil […]
What Outside Counsel Do That GCs Find Inexcusable
When Mortgage Connect Chief Legal Officer Meghan Rolla needed work done on a small M&A deal, she told her outside counsel that she didn’t expect a big bill. […]
Rebel Wilson Countersues ‘The Deb’ Producers, Alleging Theft
Rebel Wilson is countersuing The Deb producers Amanda Ghost, Cameron Gregor and Vince Holden, accusing them of a “troubling pattern” of “theft, bullying and sexual misconduct.” The cross-complaint comes months after […]
Garth Brooks Responds to Sexual Assault Lawsuit
After Garth Brooks was accused of rape and other sexual misconduct in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Thursday (Oct. 3), the country star has responded and […]
First Lawsuit Filed Alleging Contraceptive Depo-Provera Caused Brain Tumor
In March, neurosurgeons and researchers in France published a large case control study in the British Medical Journal that found women who continually took the contraceptive Depo-Provera had […]
Garth Brooks Sued for Sexual Assault by Hair & Makeup Artist
Country music star Garth Brooks is facing a lawsuit over allegations that he sexually assaulted an unnamed woman while she worked for him as a hairstylist and makeup […]