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Duke Pays $54.5M to Settle 'No Poach' Class Action After DOJ Intervenes
The proposed Duke settlement, filed Monday, is the first time the U.S. Justice Department has gotten involved in the injunctive relief provisions of a private class action settlement over alleged illegal poaching of employees.
Censure Imposed for Ca. Judge Who Shirked Responsibility for Running Red Light
The discipline, the most serious that can be imposed short of removal from office, allows Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Ariadne Symons to keep her job on the bench.
Global Firm's Financial Woes May Point to Pitfalls of Rapid Lateral Growth
CKR Law, which is struggling to pay partners, now says it's taking steps to "right-size." Sources say some there have gone at least three months without regular partner draws.
US Judge Backs House Subpoena for Trump Financial Records
"Trump cannot block the subpoena to Mazars,” U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said in a ruling Monday, dealing a blow to the president and a win for House Democrats.
Justice Dept. Says White House Can Block Don McGahn's Congressional Testimony
The release of the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel's 15-page opinion came as the White House for a second time instructed McGahn, now a Jones Day partner, to defy a subpoena issued by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.
EU Approves New Sanctions Regime to Deter Cyberattackers
A London-based in-house counsel noted that the EU's decision includes broad language and appeared to be deliberately styled to “grant more flexibility in imposing sanctions.
Jones Day Presses Plaintiffs to Go Public in Gender Bias Case
The firm, representing itself, says a federal judge erred in letting four female former associates hide behind pseudonyms when they leveled accusations of widespread gender discrimination.
Microsoft Deputy General Counsel Calls for US Privacy Law as GDPR Turns 1
Julie Brill, Microsoft's deputy general counsel and top privacy lawyer, reflected on GDPR as its one-year anniversary approaches. She offered suggestions for a U.S. federal privacy law in a blog post Monday.
Former US Attorney in Georgia Surrenders Law License After Conviction for Stalking
Richard S. "Rick" Thompson, who served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia from 2001 to 2004, surrendered his law license after he was convicted of two felony counts of the aggravated stalking of a former girlfriend, given two consecutive 10-year sentences that included three years in prison followed by 17 years on probation, and banished from the South Georgia counties where he grew up and practiced law.
Latham & Watkins and ConsenSys Partner on Convertible Note Generator
The law firm and blockchain company have released the Automated Convertible Note, a document generator to help startups issue convertible notes with customizable market standard terms and optional digital token provisions.
Backers Say They Have the Votes to Pass NY Bill Targeting Trump's State Tax Returns
Democrats in New York plan to refine a bill that would allow Congress to obtain copies of President Donald Trump's state tax returns, making its power more narrow as to whose financial documents federal lawmakers could request.
New Documentary Examines Supreme Court Confirmations From Bork to Kavanaugh
"Supreme Revenge" draws on dozens of interviews with key current and former U.S. senators, in addition to insiders from many presidential administrations, including former George W. Bush Solicitor General Theodore Olson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
White & Case Chair Hugh Verrier To Serve Fourth Term
First elected to lead the firm in 2007, Verrier will now be at the helm until 2023.
Consovoy McCarthy Makes an Outsized Mark on Washington
The small, 5-year-old firm is representing the president and his allies, making its mark on the judiciary and training a new cadre of conservative lawyers.