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Vacation, mistaken filing led to order to show cause, lawyers for MyPillow CEO say
Home Daily News Vacation, mistaken filing led to order to… Trials & Litigation Vacation, mistaken filing led to order to show cause, lawyers for MyPillow CEO say By Debra Cassens Weiss April 29, 2025, 2:29 pm CDT MyPillow founder and CEO Mike Lindell on...
Harvard Law Review investigated for alleged ‘spoils system’ that uses race in article selection
Home Daily News Harvard Law Review investigated for alleged… Law Schools Harvard Law Review investigated for alleged 'spoils system' that uses race in article selection By Debra Cassens Weiss April 29, 2025, 12:13 pm CDT The federal government has opened an...
Firm failed to honor exit package after retaliating for bias complaint, former BigLaw partner alleges
Home Daily News Firm failed to honor exit package after retaliating… Law Firms Firm failed to honor exit package after retaliating for bias complaint, former BigLaw partner alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss April 29, 2025, 10:53 am CDT A former salaried partner at...
Attrition rate is ‘markedly higher’ for associates of color, NALP Foundation says
Home Daily News Attrition rate is 'markedly higher' for associates… Careers Attrition rate is 'markedly higher' for associates of color, NALP Foundation says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 29, 2025, 9:19 am CDT The attrition rate for associates in law firms was...
59 partners leave A&O Shearman outside Asia since decision to trim 10% of equity partnership
Home Daily News 59 partners leave A&O Shearman outside Asia… Layoffs 59 partners leave A&O Shearman outside Asia since decision to trim 10% of equity partnership By Debra Cassens Weiss April 28, 2025, 3:19 pm CDT Twenty-five U.S. partners are among the...
Insurance case is ‘but a speck in the recesses of interstellar space,’ high-profile appeals judge writes
Home Daily News Insurance case is 'but a speck in the recesses… Judiciary Insurance case is 'but a speck in the recesses of interstellar space,' high-profile appeals judge writes By Debra Cassens Weiss April 28, 2025, 3:07 pm CDT Law professor (and future...
Skadden improperly limited lawyer access to email distribution lists, group claims in NLRB filing
Home Daily News Skadden improperly limited lawyer access… Law Firms Skadden improperly limited lawyer access to email distribution lists, group claims in NLRB filing By Debra Cassens Weiss April 28, 2025, 1:19 pm CDT A workers’ rights group alleges that...
Acting US attorney once orchestrated Facebook posts criticizing judge presiding in his case, report says
Home Daily News Acting US attorney once orchestrated Facebook… Prosecutors Acting US attorney once orchestrated Facebook posts criticizing judge presiding in his case, report says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 28, 2025, 11:12 am CDT Edward R. Martin Jr., now the...
After US prosecutors mistakenly file confidential memo, is their challenge to congestion pricing doomed?
Home Daily News After US prosecutors mistakenly file confidential… Trials & Litigation After US prosecutors mistakenly file confidential memo, is their challenge to congestion pricing doomed? By Debra Cassens Weiss April 28, 2025, 9:51 am CDT Cars drive...
Former DOJ lawyer faces disbarment for entanglement in ‘one of the largest kleptocracy schemes in history’
Home Daily News Former DOJ lawyer faces disbarment for entanglement… Ethics Former DOJ lawyer faces disbarment for entanglement in 'one of the largest kleptocracy schemes in history' By Debra Cassens Weiss April 17, 2025, 3:07 pm CDT Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a...
Litigation boutique firm will pay special bonuses as high as $60K
Home Daily News Litigation boutique firm will pay special… Lawyer Pay Litigation boutique firm will pay special bonuses as high as $60K By Debra Cassens Weiss April 17, 2025, 12:51 pm CDT Litigation boutique law firm Wilkinson Stekloff will pay special bonuses...
Conservative group sues ABA over Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund program
Home Daily News Conservative group sues ABA over Legal Opportunity… Diversity Conservative group sues ABA over Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund program By Debra Cassens Weiss April 17, 2025, 12:36 pm CDT A group led by a conservative activist has filed a...
Law students sue EEOC over investigative letters sent to 20 BigLaw firms
Home Daily News Law students sue EEOC over investigative… Law Students Law students sue EEOC over investigative letters sent to 20 BigLaw firms By Debra Cassens Weiss April 17, 2025, 9:43 am CDT Three law students have filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to...
Judge finds probable cause to hold US in contempt; is Trump administration ‘at the cusp of outright defiance’?
Home Daily News Judge finds probable cause to hold US in… Constitutional Law Judge finds probable cause to hold US in contempt; is Trump administration 'at the cusp of outright defiance'? By Debra Cassens Weiss April 16, 2025, 3:53 pm CDT Chief U.S. District...
Business trial lawyers today through my daughter’s big green eyes
Fourteen years ago, I wrote an article for a business journal that summarized a dinner conversation I had with my 4-year-old daughter. She asked me to explain “What is a re-sezz-ee-un?” By the end of our conversation, her greatest concern shining through her...
Resignations multiply at BigLaw firms that made deals with Trump
Home Daily News Resignations multiply at BigLaw firms that… Careers Resignations multiply at BigLaw firms that made deals with Trump By Debra Cassens Weiss April 16, 2025, 12:04 pm CDT Associate Rachel Cohen may have been the first lawyer to resign from a law...
This law firm is ranked No. 1 after posting $8.8B in gross revenue; which other firms are ‘category leaders’?
Home Daily News This law firm is ranked No. 1 after posting… Law Firms This law firm is ranked No. 1 after posting $8.8B in gross revenue; which other firms are 'category leaders'? By Debra Cassens Weiss April 16, 2025, 9:52 am CDT Kirkland & Ellis is once...
Generative AI can help overworked immigration lawyers navigate these tumultuous times
Image from Shutterstock. "May you live in interesting times." For immigration lawyers, that old proverb is now a reality. Ever since the start of the second Trump administration, immigration lawyers have been busier than ever.Whether it is dealing with...
Supreme Court will consider scope of Sixth Amendment right to counsel during trial recess
Home Daily News Supreme Court will consider scope of Sixth… U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court will consider scope of Sixth Amendment right to counsel during trial recess By Debra Cassens Weiss April 15, 2025, 2:37 pm CDT The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to...
Former Girardi Keese CFO ordered to pay over $8.9M in restitution, serve prison time for embezzlement
Home Daily News Former Girardi Keese CFO ordered to pay over… Criminal Justice Former Girardi Keese CFO ordered to pay over $8.9M in restitution, serve prison time for embezzlement By Debra Cassens Weiss April 15, 2025, 11:32 am CDT Attorney Tom Girardi of the...
At least 2 immigration lawyers in Massachusetts received notices to self-deport
Home Daily News At least 2 immigration lawyers in Massachusetts… Immigration Law At least 2 immigration lawyers in Massachusetts received notices to self-deport By Debra Cassens Weiss April 15, 2025, 10:32 am CDT Two immigration lawyers in Massachusetts who are...
McElroy Deutsch settles suit claiming over $3M embezzlement by former executives
Home Daily News McElroy Deutsch settles suit claiming over… Law Firms McElroy Deutsch settles suit claiming over $3M embezzlement by former executives By Debra Cassens Weiss April 15, 2025, 9:32 am CDT McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter has reached a...
Suit is ‘almost a word-for-word carbon copy’ of prior complaint filed by different lawyers, federal judge says
Home Daily News Suit is 'almost a word-for-word carbon copy'… Ethics Suit is 'almost a word-for-word carbon copy' of prior complaint filed by different lawyers, federal judge says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 15, 2025, 8:53 am CDT A federal judge in Puerto Rico...
Lawyers will seek stipulated dismissal of fired associate’s bias suit against Kirkland & Ellis
Home Daily News Lawyers will seek stipulated dismissal of… Law Firms Lawyers will seek stipulated dismissal of fired associate's bias suit against Kirkland & Ellis By Debra Cassens Weiss April 14, 2025, 2:35 pm CDT A fired associate and Kirkland & Ellis...
