Trump Order ‘Disfavors’ Criminal Enforcement of Agency Rules
Federal agencies should consider civil rather than criminal enforcement of their regulations, according to an executive order President Donald Trump signed May 9.
The American Bar Association is extending its suspension of its diversity, equity and inclusion mandate for law schools.
A California federal judge denied patent attorney Bill Ramey’s requests to temporarily practice in her court, and sent him to a disciplinary committee for potential sanctions over an inaccuracy in his petitions.
Jackson Walker LLP, a prestigious firm primarily in Texas, has hired former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht as a partner in its Austin office, the firm announced Friday.
A Muslim summer associate who was fired by Foley & Lardner over Gaza comments claims that the firm’s late chair was instrumental in her dismissal.
Federal agencies should consider civil rather than criminal enforcement of their regulations, according to an executive order President Donald Trump signed May 9.
Alabama’s high court revived an attorney’s tortious interference claim against another lawyer he says is liable for his resignation over a Facebook post about the death of George Floyd.
Two litigators at Manhattan’s Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft are leaving the firm after it struck a deal with President Donald Trump, pledging $100 million in free legal services on causes backed by the White House.
Conservative activist and failed US attorney nominee Ed Martin will take over as the Justice Department’s pardon attorney as a spree of clemency grants by Donald Trump sets off a scramble by people trying to find an access point to the president.
A Muslim summer associate who was fired by Foley & Lardner over Gaza comments claims that the firm’s late chair was instrumental in her dismissal.
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Kirkland & Ellis retained its crown as Big Law’s top mergers and acquisitions adviser in 2024, nabbing several of the largest transactions of the year.
Kirkland & Ellis retained its crown as Big Law’s top mergers and acquisitions adviser in 2024, nabbing several of the largest transactions of the year.
On May 28, 2012, Dewey & LeBoeuf, the product of a merger between two storied New York law firms, filed for bankruptcy. For the first time, Dewey's former chair Steven Davis opens up about the years, months, and weeks leading to his firm's collapse, the decisions he made and, looking back, whether he would have done anything differently.
The American Bar Association is extending its suspension of its diversity, equity and inclusion mandate for law schools.
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Law firms that are trying to push forward with diversity efforts are focusing on initiatives they see as clearly legal to avoid attracting the ire of the Trump administration.
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