Ex-Jones Day Couple Taps DC Litigator for Showdown With Firm
The married lawyers suing Jones Day over the firm’s parental leave policy have hired well-known litigator Alexandra Walsh as the long-running dispute heads toward a jury trial.
Girardi Will Go to North Carolina Prison Hospital for Evaluation
Tom Girardi will be sent to a hospital at a North Carolina prison in January to be evaluated by a particular specialist, whose review will help a California federal judge decide whether the convicted mass tort pioneer serves his sentence in a prison or a medical facility.
Ex-Big Law Partner’s Natural Gas Bet Pays Off With IPO Filing
Venture Global Inc., a liquefied natural gas exporter co-founded by a former Hogan Lovells partner, has filed to list its shares publicly, putting an exclamation mark of success on now-billionaire Bob Pender’s bet on leaving Big Law a decade ago.
Left-Out Judges Eye Protections Two Years After New Security Law
Immigration and Social Security judges are among those who would gain greater protections under draft legislation circulating on Capitol Hill amid efforts to safeguard those left out of judicial security legislation enacted in 2022.
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Blank Rome Boston Leader Hit With Ethics Suit by Former Client
The new head of Blank Rome’s Boston office is facing a suit by a former client, which accuses the lawyer of helping his friend get a big payout from the company despite being fired for misconduct.
Nordstrom’s $6.25 Billion Take Private Deal Feeds Big Law Firms
Several leading M&A law firms are steering a sweeping deal to take century-old retail chain Nordstrom Inc. private.
Lawyers in UFC Case Seek Nearly $125 Million in Awards, Expenses
Lawyers representing plaintiffs in a decade-long wage and antitrust dispute against Ultimate Fighting Championship asked a federal judge to award them nearly $125 million in attorneys’ fees and reimbursed expenses.
Gaetz Paid for Sex, Used Drugs While in Congress, Panel Finds
House investigators found “substantial evidence” former Representative
Venable Recruits Taylor Swift Attorney Doug Baldridge as Partner
Doug Baldridge rejoined Venable as a partner in its commercial litigation practice in Washington, the firm announced Monday.
Brothers Behind Smollett Attack Fail to Prove Defamation Claim
Two brothers who perpetrated the hoax attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett failed to show his lawyer defamed them when talking about the incident on national morning talk shows.
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Singapore forged ahead with efforts to formulate a digital-assets hub in 2024, while rival financial center Hong Kong has struggled to gain traction.
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Staking a cryptocurrency should induce a tax liability as soon as it is done, the US government says.
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Crypto Exchange’s Outflows Swell on North Korean Trader Concern
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