Counsel News and Events for Attorneys and Executives

Dave

Is it Cheaper to have a Bath or a Shower? Your Energy Questions Answered

Law Firm ManagementThe million-dollar question. Brian Horne, a senior insight and analytics consultant at the Energy Saving Trust, says a kettle is more efficient than a hob for heating water as it is heated from

Continue Reading »

Midwest Dispatch: Minneapolis Police vs. Teachers. A Tale of Two Contracts

Law Firm ManagementIt has been almost two years since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer with the assistance of three other officers. All four have been found guilty of a range of

Continue Reading »

Rams Coach Sean McVay and GM Les Snead to Get Contract Extensions

Law Firm ManagementMatthew Stafford, Aaron Donald and Cooper Kupp are not the only members of the Rams parlaying Super Bowl-winning performances into new contracts. Coach Sean McVay 

Continue Reading »

North Alabama Companies Win Federal Contracts

Law Firm ManagementC.E. Solutions, Huntsville, won a federal contract award valued at up to $500,000 from the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service, Philadelphia, Penn., for participation in

Continue Reading »

Ukraine Government Taps Big Law Firms for War Crimes Task Force

Law Firm ManagementThe Ukraine government has turned to global law firms Covington & Burling and Withers, along with human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, to help prosecute war crimes in the Russian

Continue Reading »

UNFI Appoints Mahrukh Hussain as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Law Firm ManagementUnited Natural Foods, Inc. today announced that Mahrukh Hussain has been appointed to the position of General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, with oversight of the Company’s legal

Continue Reading »

U.S Court Asked to Approve $165 Mln Capacitor Antitrust Settlement

Law Firm ManagementA California federal judge was asked on Thursday to approve $165 million in new settlement agreements with the makers of an electronic component to resolve civil price-fixing claims.

Continue Reading »

River Link Toll Collector Reaches $2.5 Million Settlement over Alleged False Late Fees

Law Firm ManagementA subcontractor of River Link, the company in charge of the tolls on three Ohio River bridges between Louisville and Southern Indiana, has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement to close

Continue Reading »

Associate Tells Biglaw to Buzz Off So He Can Start New Career as Beekeeper

Law Firm ManagementThe pandemic brought more to Biglaw than just record revenues it also inspired some associates to find their true calling outside of the law. If you’ve been dreaming about escaping from

Continue Reading »

Christine Bedi Becomes Vice President, General Counsel of Elkay Manufacturing

Law Firm ManagementElkay Manufacturing is pleased to announce that Christine Bedi has been promoted to Vice President, General Counsel, effective March 28, 2022, following Kathy Deighan’s announced

Continue Reading »

Sun Pharma Forks over $485M to Settle Long-Running Legal Battle Inherited in Ranbaxy Buyout

Law Firm ManagementThe good news for Sun Pharma is that it’s closed the books on one more legal problem it inherited from its Ranbaxy Laboratories buyout eight years ago. The bad: It’s going to cost the generics

Continue Reading »

Judge Approves $83M Settlement in Surfside Condo Collapse Litigation

Law Firm ManagementChamplain Towers South unit owners will receive an $83 million payout for the loss of their condos, a controversial outcome to the months long dispute over how financial disbursements

Continue Reading »

Apple Blocks Class-Action Status in User App Store Fee Suit

LitigationActivision Blizzard — maker of the Call of Duty and World of Warcraft video games — won a federal judge’s approval Tuesday of a $18 million settlement with the Equal Employment

Continue Reading »

Big Money for Associates At this Biglaw Firm

Law Firm ManagementBiglaw firms seemed to have cracked the code on what it takes these days to be considered as a member of the elite, and as it turns out, the secret isn’t really that secret. A Cravath salary

Continue Reading »

Essential Pharma Appoints Andrew Webb as General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementI am thrilled to welcome Andrew as our new General Counsel and look forward to leveraging his knowledge of global markets as we accelerate our commercial efforts. Andrew’s proven

Continue Reading »

$16 Million Settlements in Canadian Air Cargo Class Action Approved for Distribution

Law Firm ManagementSiskinds of London, Ontario, Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman of Vancouver, BC and Liebman Legal Inc. of Montreal, Quebec announced court approval of a protocol for the second

Continue Reading »

Activision Wins Approval of $18 Million EEOC Settlement over California’s Objections

Law Firm ManagementActivision Blizzard — maker of the Call of Duty and World of Warcraft video games — won a federal judge’s approval Tuesday of a $18 million settlement with the Equal Employment

Continue Reading »

Ninth Circuit Reversal of Trial Court Order Equals Big Win for Payors

CorporateOn March 22, the Ninth Circuit reversed the trial court’s order and underlying decision in Wit et. al. v. United Behavioral Health and Alexander et al. v. United Behavioral Health…

Continue Reading »

New Series of Energy Stakeholder Dialogues Open in Czechia on 29 March

Law Firm ManagementThe Director-General for Energy of the European Commission launched in 2021 a series of stakeholder dialogues co-organised with Representations of the European Commission in some EU

Continue Reading »

Dodgers Renewed Contracts For Andrew Toles & Matt Beaty

Law Firm ManagementThe Los Angeles Dodgers completed the majority of their offseason transactions after they signed Freddie Freeman and Tyler Anderson, but the club still had some contracts to sort out

Continue Reading »

image_pdfimage_print
Top