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UK's Surprise Exit Casts 'Deep Shadow' Over Unified EU Patent Court
"A 'setback' is probably an understatement at the end of the day," said Morrison & Foerster partner Otis Littlefield of the move. "I think that could be the end of this system."
'Unwarranted Cheap Shot': Lawyers in Russia Troll Farm Case Feud Over Trial Subpoenas
As trial approaches in a legacy Mueller case, prosecutors and Reed Smith defense lawyers are feuding over subpoenas—and a Washington federal judge on Monday will hear arguments over whether to hold the law firm's client in civil contempt.
Legal Fees Are Front and Center in Talks Over Global Opioid Settlement
In an effort to reach a potential $22 billion cash global settlement of opioid lawsuits, lawyers are clashing over who should get attorney fees. Dozens of states, cities and counties have opposed a proposed 7% hold back on opioid settlements that would pay for common benefit fees and costs incurred by lead counsel in the multidistrict litigation.
Under the CCPA, Start Tracking Employee Data Now
"Each piece of personal information that is subject to the breach can lead to damages of between $150 and $750 per breach," Sean Nalty, a partner at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart in San Francisco, said. "It is important that companies make sure their culture and standards are focused on data privacy protections."
Judicial Inconsistency Frustrates Purpose of Insider Trading Law, Rakoff Says
Speaking with former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara at Fordham's School of Law, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York said insider-trading law has "become too obscure to really serve its purposes, which ultimately are punishment, deterrence and creating a better market."
Google's Mary Shen O'Carroll: Some Firms Don't Realize They Can Be Replaced
At the ABA TechShow, the director of Google's legal operations and president of CLOC broke down attributes of law firms that are deniers, experimenters and committed, plus how each may weather the new legal services ecosystem.
DC Circuit Throws Out Lawsuit for Don McGahn's Testimony, in Major Loss for House
The 2-1 panel sided with the Justice Department's argument that the House cannot go to court to resolve "this kind of interbranch information dispute."
Latham Cancels Global Partners' Meeting in New York, Citing Virus Fears
Latham & Watkins is the latest big firm taking steps to head off potential coronavirus infections.
Skilled in the Art: A Peek at Next Week's IP Head-Turners + Has the Federal Circuit Gone Off on a Tangent?
The Federal Circuit has a full slate of arguments on tap next week. Here are a few of the cases IP Reporter Scott Graham has his eye on.
Coronavirus, Election Jitters Have Law Firm Leaders Pondering a Downturn
The virus has rattled the global economy, and the state of the Democratic primary race has unnerved powerbrokers. Are the industry's recent revenue gains in danger?
More Lawyers Back Billionaire Bloomberg, Changing Big Law's Fundraising Equation
Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp and other Big Law leaders and attorneys are coming out in support of Mike Bloomberg in a year when the usual election playbooks don't apply.
Once Optimistic, Addicted in the End: What We Can Learn from One Partner's Demise
Journalist Eilene Zimmerman, the ex-wife of a Wilson Sonsini partner who died of a drug overdose about five years ago, shares what she learned about Big Law culture in researching her new book "Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction and Tragedy."
DC Circuit Rejects Wine Bar's Trump Lawsuit, But Ducks Ruling on 'Presidential Immunity' Claims
The judges rejected Cork Wine Bar's lawsuit alleging Trump is violating a local fair competition rule through ownership of his D.C. hotel while he's serving as president.
Trump Watch: Trump's Love-Hate Relationship With Judges
The president's attacks on the judiciary may fall to the wayside given the number of judges he has gotten onto the bench—especially if rulings go in his favor.
'Some People Are Just Diabolical': Florida Judges Get Candid About Being 'Goaded'
South Florida judges provide a rare glimpse into what it's like to preside over emotional and contentious cases while keeping a cool head.