An attorney facing possible sanctions for prolonging a contractual dispute between her former firm and Kleinbard claimed at a Thursday hearing that she had good reason to reject […]
Legal Speak at Women, Influence and Power Conference 2024: Dawn Reynolds Pettit
This year’s Women, Influence and Power in Law conference in Chicago is under way! More than 700 women in-house and outside counsel are expected to gather at the […]
Protecting Your Creativity: How a Copyright Lawyer Can Safeguard Your Work
Introduction to Creativity and Copyright Creativity is a fundamental aspect of human expression that permeates various fields, including art, literature, music, and technology. It plays a vital role […]
Diddy Faces New Sex Abuse Lawsuit, Claims He Tracked Victim’s Location
Indicted hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with yet another civil lawsuit, claiming that he repeatedly drugged and sexually assaulted an unnamed model over a four […]
State High Court Considers Attorney Sanctions for Alleged Referral Scheme
The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether a personal injury attorney violated Rules of Professional Conduct for allegedly participating in an improper lawyer referral scheme and, if so, determining […]
Will Jones Day Now Prioritize Settlement Talks in Dad Bias Case?
A federal judge’s decision this week to maintain a long-running sex discrimination suit against Jones Day will likely put more pressure on the parties for settlement discussions, observers say. […]
‘If You Are Aware of Areas for Improvement and You Can Play a Role in That, Speak Up,’ Says Jennifer Mellott of Freshfields
Jennifer Mellott, 40, Office Managing Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Washington, D.C. Practice area: Antitrust Law school and year of graduation: Georgetown Law Center, 2008 The following has […]
Appellate Judges Question Scope of AG’s Power in Trump Civil Fraud Arguments
Counsel for the New York Attorney General and Donald Trump squared off before a mid-level New York appeals court on Thursday, as lawyers for the former president urged […]
Swan Bitcoin Enlists Gibson Dunn in Alleged Billion-Dollar Mining Heist Case
Harris M. Mufson and Ilissa Stacy Samplin, partners at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in the Am Law 10 firm’s New York and Los Angeles offices, respectively, are the […]
Federal Lawsuit Seeks $400M In COVID-19 PPE Commission Revenues to Be Handed Over
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM’s source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in federal and state courts. The complaint was filed on Sept. 19 by […]