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Renewable Energy: Technologies and Global Markets
Law Firm ManagementIt will be beneficial for companies making decisions such as estimating the market demand for technologies and materials, making expansion and upgrade plans for existing facilities,
How Much do WNBA Players Make? Top 10 Salaries, Max Contracts, Rookie Deals for 2022 Season
Law Firm ManagementThe WNBA is back for its 26th season and this year looks poised to be one of its most intriguing campaigns in recent memory. The Chicago Sky edged past the Las Vegas Aces to claim its
First-Round Draft Picks Contract Tracker: Jets Sign CB Sauce Gardner, No. 4 Overall pick to Rookie Deal
Law Firm ManagementThe 2022 NFL Draft has come and gone. Now that teams have claims on players they’ve selected throughout the three-day spectacle in Las Vegas, they’ll now head to the negotiating table to
Contracts and Privacy Policies in the Age of Smart Readers
Law Firm ManagementConsumer contracts and privacy policies are inaccessible, long, complex, and tedious. It is not surprising that very few people read contracts let alone understand them before signing them
Female Representation In Biglaw Partnerships — A Long Way to Go
Law Firm ManagementDisproportionate attrition of female attorneys in Biglaw is hardly a new problem. As a 2019 ABA and ALM report on the issue noted, entering associate classes have been comprised of
Target Names Capitol Hill Veteran Zabel New General Counsel
Law Firm ManagementTarget Corp. said Thursday it’s promoting senior vice president Matthew Zabel to executive vice president and general counsel as the company seeks continued growth in the face of rising
App Store Antitrust Litigation, Developers Tout $100M Settlement in Bid for Final Approval
Law Firm ManagementLast Friday, app developers engaged in a class action with Apple Inc. concerning allegations that the company maintains unfair leverage as the sole iOS app intermediary, standing
Walgreens Agrees to Pay Florida $683 Million to Settle Lawsuit
Law Firm ManagementWalgreens has agreed to pay the state of Florida $683 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the drugstore chain helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis, the company announced last week. The
Crayhill Capital Management Names Shlomi as General Counsel
General CounselShlomi will be responsible for all legal matters and processes across the firm. This will include leveraging his deep expertise to work alongside Crayhill’s investment team…
Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, a Saudi prince, and other investors have agreed to pour $7.1B into Elon Musk’s deal for Twitter
CorporateA group of private investors spanning Sequoia Capital, Brookfield, Binance, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, and the Qatar Investment Authority have collectively agreed to drop $7.1 billion…
Trump Supporter’s $25m Defamation Lawsuit Against Alec Baldwin
LitigationA Trump supporter whose Marine brother was killed in Afghanistan has had her $25million defamation case against Alec Baldwin dismissed after she claimed the actor instigated online harassment…
JPMorgan Lawsuit Against Tesla Unlikely to Yield Quick Ruling
LitigationA U.S. judge on Wednesday said he saw no reason to rule quickly in favor of JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) as it sues Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) over Elon Musk’s 2018 tweet that he…
Kontoor Hires New General Counsel
General CounselKontoor Brands Inc. said Monday that it has hired Tom Doerr as general counsel and corporate secretary, effective June 6. Doerr succeeds Laurel Krueger, who resigned from those duties…
Columbia Awarded $185 Million in Patent-Infringement Lawsuit
LitigationColumbia University was awarded slightly over $185 million in damages Monday by a federal jury that found that NortonLifeLock Inc. willfully and literally infringed two patents…
What Police Can Learn from the Johnny Depp Lawsuit Trial
LitigationJohnny Depp’s United States defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard started on April 16. The trial is supposed to last six weeks and, just like a movie, is already full of twists, turns, suspense and drama…
As Legal Tech Attracts Big Investors, Should GCs Follow Suit?
General CounselLegal tech isn’t new, but it is drawing the attention of many in-house legal leaders seeking new ways to control expenses, maximize limited resources, and free up time for more strategic planning…
Tech Patent Applications Rise in Taiwan: Intellectual Property Office
CorporateBy definition, a patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention of a novel approach to a problem. It’s the latest in innovation and as such can be a measure of how much technology is progressing…
Mike Cannon-Brookes Buys Up AGL Shares in Bid to Block Energy Giant’s Demerger
Law Firm ManagementAGL Energy, Australia’s biggest electricity generator, says it remains determined to pursue its plan to split despite a bid for a blocking stake by technology billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes
Reviewing Raiders’ Biggest Off Season Contracts
Law Firm ManagementThe Las Vegas Raiders have been one of the most active organizations this NFL offseason thus far. Between free-agent signings, trades, and contract extensions, Las Vegas has dealt some
The Contractual Impossibility of Unwinding Disney’s Reedy Creek
Law Firm ManagementThere’s been a lot of talk about whether Florida lawmakers can legally dissolve Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, but there’s one basic reason why Florida can’t dissolve it promised
