Norfolk Southern Corp. on Wednesday night said that its board has fired Chief Legal Officer Nabanita Nag and CEO Alan Shaw over an inappropriate consensual relationship that violated […]
Foley & Lardner Litigator Joins Brewers Roster as Legal Chief
The Milwaukee Brewers’ chief operating officer, Marti Wronski, announced this week that Foley & Lardner partner Elizabeth Haas will replace her as general counsel. Haas—who’s worked at the Am […]
Idaho Court Mulls Underlying Med-Mal Expert Issue in Legal Malpractice Case
The Idaho Supreme Court is weighing whether a legal malpractice suit can be reinstated after a lower court took issue with a key expert’s standard of care qualifications […]
Covington Hit With Crypto Inventor’s Legal Malpractice Suit Seeking $100M
A crypto inventor has filed a legal malpractice lawsuit against Covington & Burling, claiming that Covington attorneys failed to provide “exculpatory evidence” to prosecutors in a federal criminal matter […]
Britney Spears Perfume Fight, Isaac Hayes v. Trump & More Legal News
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all […]
Legal Fate of FTC Noncompete Ban Far From Resolved
A Texas federal court’s overturning of the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete clauses for most workers is far from the final word on the legality of the controversial […]
Demand for Legal Advice on Greenwashing Is High in Australia as Regulators Crack Down
Demand for Legal Advice on Greenwashing Is High in Australia as Regulators Crack Down | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/08/21/demand-for-legal-advice-on-greenwashing-is-high-in-australia-as-regulators-crack-down-292-189613/ (Credit: narawit/Adobe Stock) NEWS The country’s consumer and […]
Veteran Legal Chief Who Quit 2 Years Ago—Declaring ‘I Need a Break’—Returns to In-House Game
After a year at Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, Brett Pletcher is going back in-house, this time as chief legal officer at late-stage biopharma Cytokinetics. Pletcher […]
Lexis Announces New Personalized Legal AI Assistant Protégé
It didn’t take long to see the fruits of LexisNexis’s acquisition of Belgian contract drafting startup Henchman, which was officially completed in late July. On Monday, LexisNexis announced the launch […]
2024 US Presidential Election: What the Legal Industry Needs to Know
2024 US Presidential Election: What the Legal Industry Needs to Know | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/08/09/2024-us-presidential-election-what-the-legal-industry-needs-to-know/ This combination of photos shows Vice President Kamala Harris, left, on […]