|
Law.com
|
Law.com
|
|
-
Troutman and Pepper Cancel Summer Programs, Make Job Offers Amid COVID-19 Disruption
Each firm, without providing details, also said it was providing summer associates with "financial assistance."
-
This Just In: Husbands Aren't Totally Useless During COVID-19
Women lawyers say their spouses are doing their fair share—sometimes even more! Who knew?
-
Trump Watch: What Wisconsin's Legal Mess Over Its Primary Tells Us About the November Election
Courts have, so far, denied requests to delay in-person elections.
-
Utah Poised to Let Law Grads Skip the Bar Exam Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The change would make the state the first to embrace an emergency diploma privilege due to COVID-19, and it could prompt other states to follow suit.
-
Leading Through the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Q&A With CVS Health General Counsel Thomas Moriarty
Thomas Moriarty, the Woonsocket, Rhode Island, company's top lawyer, is guiding CVS through the thicket of complex legal and regulatory issues the company now faces from the coronavirus pandemic. A recent proxy statement shows he earned more than $23 million last year.
-
Summer (Associate) Doldrums, NY Courts Lift Some Restrictions, LGBT Gains in Big Law: The Morning Minute
Here's the news you need to start your day.
-
Bank of America Says Class Action Could Threaten Loans to Small Businesses
A team from Williams & Connolly opposed a motion that would force Bank of America to stop limiting applications under the federal government's $349 billion relief program, in which small businesses receive loans to stay afloat during the COVID-19 outbreak.
-
Ex-Judge Slams Houston Criminal Judges for Forcing In-Person Appearances Amid COVID-19 Spread
"If there is one place a rule should be followed, it's the courthouse," the former jurist said. "The irony of the whole situation was shocking to me. I really couldn't believe what I was seeing."
-
In Unusual Statement, 2 SEC Officials Urge Companies to Talk About the Future
The statement ties the nation's recovery from COVID-19 to companies' willingness to file robust disclosures. "This is a clarion call to speak out ... [and] an affirmative push to get people in the midst of the uncertainty to lean in and provide forward-looking forecasts," said Sabastian Niles of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
-
Judge Pushes Back Restart in Accused LinkedIn Hacker's Trial to May
"We are an essential function, and we've got to stand up and do our job. That's my view," said U.S. District Judge William Alsup.
-
Three Name Partners Leave Pierce Bainbridge
Pierce, Bainbridge, Beck, Price & Hecht is now without Beck, Price and Hecht, as three name partners join a growing list of departures.
-
Higher Law: Q&A: Reed Smith Leader on COVID-19 and Cannabis Industry | IRS Wins Another Round | Goodwin Procter Expands Cannabis Practice
Welcome to Higher Law, and we hope you, colleagues and family are safe. Scroll down for views on marijuana and the pandemic from Reed Smith's cannabis practice chair Another win for the IRS in a 10th Circuit tax case Goodwin Procter's new cannabis practice partner. Thanks for reading!
-
Look to CCPA for How States Will Handle Data Privacy Legislation After COVID-19
"Failure to comply will be investigated and enforced. Since that is the case, it behooves companies to focus on compliance and will put them in a better position when other bills are signed into law," Glenn Brown, of counsel at Squire Patton Boggs in Atlanta, said.
-
Covington Hands Over More Files to Mike Flynn, After 'Inadvertently' Missing Them Earlier
The sentencing of the former Trump national security adviser, who pleaded guilty in 2017, has been delayed for months as a federal judge in Washington weighs whether to allow Flynn to withdraw his guilty plea.
-
New York Court System Plans to Relax Coronavirus Restrictions
The memorandum states the ban on filing new nonessential matters will continue, but the system will move to open up remote access for nonessential cases that are pending.
|
