University of Virginia School of Law professor Quinn Curtis’ paper examining whether mutual funds focused on environmental, social and corporate governance goals live up to their label has been named one of the top 10 corporate and securities articles of 2021. A poll of academics conducted for Corporate Practice Commentator […]
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If you think midsize law firms, regional firms, and boutiques are fighting over the scraps of corporate America’s most valuable matters, you’re the opposite of right. That’s according to a new report from Wolters Kluwer’s LegalView Insights. After analyzing $150 billion in law firm invoices from the company’s e-billing tools, […]
By KELVIN CHAN and RAF CASERT BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union reached a landmark deal early Saturday to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content. The law will force big tech companies to police themselves harder, make it easier for users to flag problems and […]
Big Law is increasingly adopting a mantra all too familiar in the tech world: grow or die. Instead of only poaching a handful of lawyers from a rival firm, several law firms this year have added lateral groups of more than 10 or 20 lawyers at a time. “If you aren’t moving […]
Kirkland & Ellis chairman Jon Ballis holds a trump card in the legal industry’s desperate battle for talent: he can pay more than just about anybody else. Some partners at the world’s largest law firm earn more than $20 million a year, according to a former shareholder. Listen to Roy […]
The state of Connecticut recently enacted the nation’s fifth data privacy law (the Act) that establishes obligations for businesses in the state who process and manage consumer’s data and creates privacy standards for data controllers and processors. The Act follows bills passed in Virginia, California, Colorado, and Utah. The Act […]
NEW YORK, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — If you own shares in any of the companies listed above and would like to discuss our investigations or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact: Joshua Rubin, Esq.Weiss Law305 Broadway, 7th FloorNew York, NY 10007(212) 682-3025(888) 593-4771[email protected] […]
The 2022 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards looks to honor innovation occurring in legal departments and law firms across the country. The group of honorees this year for the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards have demonstrated knowledge, skill and compassion, recognized by the peers and clients who nominated them. From innovation in […]
NEW YORK, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Bakkt Holdings, Inc. f/k/a VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (NYSE: BKKT) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and […]
Bill could force insurance to pay to replace sections of damaged roofs Homeowners in Georgia who are frustrated with their insurance company could soon get some satisfaction from a bill making its way through the General Assembly. ATLANTA – Georgia homeowners frustrated with their insurance company would get some relief […]
The Gurugram police has indicted three people, including a ‘resolution professional’ appointed by the National Company Law Tribunal for the revival of Educomp Infrastructure & Schools Management Limited as a corporate debtor amid its insolvency process, for cheating it instead. The Gurugram Police filed a chargesheet in a court indicting […]
The first emails arrived on Friday as Hungarian mergers and acquisitions lawyer Oliver Koppany settled into a village outside Budapest for a firm retreat. Barely 24 hours into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, KNP Law clients in Kyiv and Lviv reached out to their attorneys for a different kind of counsel: Can you book me a plane […]
As COVID-19 upended office life, people and companies across the U.S. reconsidered their living and working arrangements, and many settled on South Florida for its lack of pandemic restrictions, good weather and low taxes. Law firms quickly followed, announcing new South Florida offices. That presents a host of opportunities and challenges […]
Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann is merging with Astrachan Gunst Thomas. From right to left, K. Nichole (Nikki) Nesbitt, co-managing partner; James B. Astrachan, of counsel; Donna M. D. Thomas, partner; Kaitlin D. Corey, partner; Linda S. Woolf, co-managing partner. A pair of Baltimore law firms are merging to provide […]
In the new “Canada Law Firm Brand Index”, we see how buyers of legal services in Canada are looking to their outside counsel for practical business advice and localized legal knowledge across multiple jurisdictions. Before the global pandemic, it was a bit easier to decipher what corporate clients wanted from […]
Indiana’s disability rights watchdog is suing the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration over allegations the agency violated federal law by failing to provide mental health services to incarcerated people deemed unfit for trial. The Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission — a state entity created to enforce federal disability laws — recruited the ACLU […]
Record financial years, a tight talent market and differing philosophies on what it means to be a partner are driving many Big Law firms to promote record partnership classes this year. On Thursday, Mayer Brown announced its largest-ever class of partners and counsel with 65 promotions throughout the firm. Similarly, Willkie Farr […]
“While the GDPR has sparked progress in advancing privacy protections and awareness globally, it has proven after more than three years to be much better in theory than in practice,” says John Wiltshire, president and CEO, CMA. “There are growing concerns that the law’s pitfalls are stifling innovation, overwhelming regulators […]
BENSALEM, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Law Offices of Howard G. Smith reminds investors of the upcoming July 5, 2022 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the case filed on behalf of investors who purchased Netflix, Inc. (“Netflix” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NFLX) common stock or call options, or sold put options, […]
Carol Morgan continues to expand law school’s curriculum Carol Morgan did not plan on a career in academia but has found her work at the School of Law to be a deeply fulfilling time in her professional life. “My career has evolved in a lot of ways, and being open […]