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Baker McKenzie Adds 11-Partner Corporate Team from Munger Tolles

Baker McKenzie is picking up a 17-lawyer corporate group from Munger, Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles, the latest move to expand its deals roster.

Ex-Dykema Assistant Fails to Revive Age Bias, Retaliation Claims

A former Dykema Gossett PLLC administrative assistant failed to show the law firm fired her because of her age or her internal discrimination complaint, a federal appellate court said Tuesday.

Fried Frank Lawyer Sues Unum Units for Covid-Tied Disability Pay

A derivatives attorney for Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP filed a lawsuit against Unum Group subsidiaries, saying he was wrongly denied $50,000 in monthly disability benefits on account of Covid-related ailments.

Musk Defamation Case Lawyers Prompt Judge’s Warning on Behavior

The disdain between lawyers for Elon Musk and a man claiming Musk defamed him on X, formerly known as Twitter, were on full display during a hearing Monday, prompting a Texas judge to caution the lawyers to dial back their personal attacks against each other.

Universal Injunctions’ Outsize Effects May Spur Justices to Act

Columnist David Lat explains the controversy behind universal injunctions and their impact on public policy and judicial power.

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Microsoft, Amazon AI Deals Get UK Antitrust Scrutiny

Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp.’s investments into artificial intelligence startups will get deeper scrutiny from the UK’s antitrust watchdog, the latest example of how global regulators are grappling with how the world’s largest technology firms are influencing the booming market.

Google’s Pichai Has No Time for an Employee Rebellion: Dave Lee

Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai’s recent memo to workers, sent amid the latest round of discontent at the company — this time over the company’s $1.2 billion contract (shared with Amazon.com Inc.) to provide cloud services to Israel. By Tuesday, at least 50 employees had been fired for involvement in several protests at Google’s offices.

Big Law's Big Paychecks: Partner Compensation, Explained

Law firm partners in Big Law earn a lot of money, but just how much they make can vary widely. Whether it's equity or non-equity or merit versus lockstep, this video explains what goes into determining the size of those paychecks at elite law firms.

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US Seeks Three-Year Prison Sentence for Ex-Binance CEO Zhao (2)

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US Regulator Seeks $5.3 Billion Fine for Terraform Labs, Kwon

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Hong Kong Crypto ETF Launches to Test Global Hub Ambitions (1)

Hong Kong is set to follow in the footsteps of the US by listing a batch of <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/BI%20ETFSG","_id":"0000018f-0dcc-d583-afbf-cfdca43b0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, providing a window on whether the city is making progress on fashioning a hub for digital assets.

Ownership of Crypto Trading Software Patent Hinges on Marketing

Financial analyst Reggie Middleton’s bid to maintain control of his cryptocurrency trading platform likely hinges on whether he marketed to investors that the platform’s patented technology was owned by Veritaseum Inc., an issue his lawyer said Tuesday “is a bit confusing.”

FTX to Auction Off More Solana This Week, Potential Bidders Say

The bankruptcy estate of the failed <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1821506D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0cb8-d583-afbf-cefc4a0d0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">FTX cryptocurrency exchange plans to auction off another unspecified amount of <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-0cb8-d583-afbf-cefc4a0d0001","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Solana tokens this week, according to people familiar with the sale.

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