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Robert Bennett's Leaving Hogan Lovells for DC Boutique Schertler & Onorato

Bennett said he wants to try more cases and represent more individuals before retiring. Read More

PROFESSIONAL CULTURE | NEWS

ABA 'Furiously Working' to Craft Proposal on Lawyers' Mental Health

By Ryan Lovelace
Ahead of the American Bar Association's annual meeting this summer, an ABA working group is debating a proposed resolution... Read More



Orrick Snags Weil Gotshal's Patent Litigation Co-Chair

Twenty-five year Weil Gotshal veteran (and former Orrick associate) Jared Bobrow joins Tuesday as co-lead of Orrick's... Read More

CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS

Gorsuch Renounces Ginsburg's 'Apocalyptic' Warnings in Landmark Labor Case

By Marcia Coyle
Neil Gorsuch's 25-page majority opinion and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's 30-page dissent offered conflicting views. Ginsburg's... Read More

In Former Engineer's Harassment Suit, Uber's Decision to Scrap Arbitration Gets Its First Test

The lawsuit comes just a week after the company announced that it would forgo arbitration and nondisclosure agreements... Read More


CORPORATE ENTITIES | NEWS

Rosenstein Extols DOJ's Embrace of Ethics as Trump Derides Russia 'Witch Hunt'

By C. Ryan Barber
The deputy attorney general's planned remarks to a compliance audience in Washington did not reference Trump's demand... Read More


Gorsuch Renounces Ginsburg's 'Apocalyptic' Warnings in Landmark Labor Case


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Gorsuch Renounces Ginsburg's 'Apocalyptic' Warnings in Landmark Labor Case

By Marcia Coyle
Neil Gorsuch's 25-page majority opinion and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's 30-page dissent offered conflicting views. Ginsburg's... Read More


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Jenner & Block Questions Alleged Monitoring of Guantánamo Defense Lawyers

By Marcia Coyle
A team from Jenner & Block is fighting attempts by the U.S. Justice Department and a military judge to force two civilian... Read More

CORPORATE ENTITIES | NEWS

Rosenstein Extols DOJ's Embrace of Ethics as Trump Derides Russia 'Witch Hunt'

By C. Ryan Barber
The deputy attorney general's planned remarks to a compliance audience in Washington did not reference Trump's demand... Read More

PROFESSIONAL CULTURE | NEWS

ABA 'Furiously Working' to Craft Proposal on Lawyers' Mental Health

By Ryan Lovelace
Ahead of the American Bar Association's annual meeting this summer, an ABA working group is debating a proposed resolution... Read More

Food Frenzy Raises 1.6M Meals for Hungry Families | Daily Report

The event raised food for the summer months when the 60 percent of Georgia children who rely on school for meals don't... Read More

Was 3-Year Suspension Adequate Discipline for Sexting With Client's Underage Daughter? | The Legal Intelligencer

The Legal Intelligencer
Several ethics attorneys said the disciplinary sentence which will require Toman to undergo a lot of litigation if he... Read More

State Legislature Finally Passes Revised Uniform Arbitration Act | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Legal Intelligencer
With the increasing use of arbitration as a means of resolving disputes throughout the state and at the federal level... Read More



Ninth Circuit Adopts #MeToo Recommendations Against Sexual Harassment


Ninth Circuit Adopts #MeToo Recommendations Against Sexual Harassment

The chief judge said the goal is to make policies and procedures more accessible, understandable and effective. Read More


Justices, Divided, Say Employment Contracts Banning Class Actions Are Lawful

Justices, Divided, Say Employment Contracts Banning Class Actions Are Lawful

"The policy may be debatable but the law is clear: Congress has instructed that arbitration agreements like those before... Read More


Former AG Holder, Writing for Calif. State Senate, Rebuffs DOJ's Suit Over Immigration Policies


Former AG Holder, Writing for Calif. State Senate, Rebuffs DOJ's Suit Over Immigration Policies

Holder's amicus brief speaks out in defense of SB 54, the California Values Act, also called California's “sanctuary... Read More

LITIGATION | NEWS

Trial Opens Over Lawyer's Death Allegedly Caused by J&J's Baby Powder

By Amanda Bronstad
The trial against Johnson & Johnson claims an attorney's lifetime use of its baby powder caused her to get one of the... Read More

LAW FIRM COMPETITION | NEWS

Antitrust Shuffle; Bauer Moves On; Gibson Dunn Raids Kirkland

By Ryan Lovelace
In this week's Washington Wrap: Keeping up with antitrust moves and other partners playing musical chairs in the capital.... Read More

Elite Trial Lawyers: Two Weeks Left to Apply

The National Law Journal's Elite Trial Lawyers recognizes U.S.-based law firms that have performed exemplary work on... Read More

So Much for ‘Consensus’: Big Law Pick for Consumer Chief Divides FTC

Andrew Smith joins the FTC from Covington & Burling. FTC chair Joe Simons said Wednesday he was “disappointed that two... Read More

'Sea Change in the Gaming Landscape' | Georgetown Prof's RBG Shout-Out | Supreme Court Brief | National Law Journal

A Georgetown Law Professor gets a shout-out from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and we've rounded up some of the reaction... Read More

Trump's Move to Ease Sanctions on ZTE Called 'Highly Unusual' | Corporate Counsel

“This is highly unusual” said one law professor who has been focusing his lessons around ZTE. “I’ve never heard of a... Read More

Beware the Freedom of the Web | New Jersey Law Journal

China Russia and Iran have used all available technical means to block and punish the circulation of objectionable content... Read More


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ATTORNEY RATES AND ARRANGEMENTS | NEWS

Hourly Rate Gap Widens as Top Billers Leave Others Behind

WHITE COLLAR CRIME | NEWS

Mueller Is Not Out of Bounds, DC Judge Says in Upholding Manafort Charges

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Tempers Flare at Russia Hearing Over Prosecutor, Defense Phone Call

The episode underscored the heated nature of the special counsel's case against Concord Management and Consulting, which... Read More

Top Law Schools Ask Firms to Disclose Summer Associate Arbitration Agreements

Yale Law School and 13 other top law schools are issuing a survey to law firms asking them to disclose whether or not... Read More

Answering Critics, Avenatti Says Slaying Goliaths Is His Business Model

The California-based commercial litigation attorney and his own practice have racked up over $1 billion in verdicts... Read More

Backlash Mounts Against Attorney Whose Racist Rant Went Viral

A lawyer caught on video making racially-charged comments to employees at a Midtown Manhattan eatery has been heavily... Read More

Novartis GC to Step Down After Admitting $1.2M Contract With Cohen Was an Error

The pharma company's legal chief took "personal responsibility" to end public debate over the payments made to Michael... Read More

Amazons the Latest Tech Company to Adopt the Rooney Rule: Here Are Some Others

Amazon is putting the so-called "Rooney Rule" in place to diversify its board of directors. But it's far from the first... Read More


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