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Former IRS Director Joins Meadows Collier Law Firm in Dallas
AnnouncementsDamon Rowe, the former executive director of the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Fraud Enforcement, has joined Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman LLP in Dallas.
MG+M Welcomes Partner Jonathan Dunleavy in Miami
AnnouncementsJonathan Dunleavy has joined the Miami office and Maritime Litigation Practice of MG+M The Law Firm (MG+M).
Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton Partners Named to Billboard’s Top Music Lawyers List
AnnouncementsShackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP entertainment and business litigation partners Lauren Kilgore and Christian Barker have been selected to Billboard magazine’s 2022 list of Top Music Lawyers.
Foley Secures Victory for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in Bruce’s Beach Case
AnnouncementsFoley & Lardner LLP secured a victory on behalf of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, returning Bruce’s Beach, a Black-owned property illegally condemned in the 1920s, to its rightful heirs.
Barnes & Thornburg Adds Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Andrew Galvin, In San Diego
AnnouncementsBarnes & Thornburg Adds Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Andrew Galvin, In San Diego
Bradley Partner W. Wayne Drinkwater Inducted to the University of Mississippi School of Law Alumni Hall of Fame
AnnouncementsBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP partner W. Wayne Drinkwater has been inducted into The University of Mississippi School of Law Alumni Hall of Fame.
DOJ Veteran Mark Grider Joins Brown Rudnick as Partner and Head of Crisis Management Litigation Response Team
AnnouncementsBrown Rudnick LLP announced the addition of DOJ veteran Mark Grider to its Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the White Collar Defense, Investigations & Compliance practice group and Head of the firm’s Crisis Management Litigation Government Response team.
Top Google Lawyer Calls for U.S. Patent Reforms
CorporateGoogle’s general counsel Halimah DeLaine Prado in a company blog post Thursday called for revamping the American patent system, sounding alarms over what she called a decline…
Big Law’s Brass Ring Remains Elusive, Even as Firms Rake in Cash
Law Firm ManagementIn November, I wrote that Big Law firms could use the surging value of their equity shares to check off one of their most pressing tasks: retaining talent. All they’d have to do is hand out
Acreage Holdings Appoints Corey Sheahan as General Counsel
Law Firm ManagementAcreage Holdings, Inc., a multi-state operator of cannabis cultivation and retailing facilities in the U.S. today announced the appointment of Corey Sheahan as General Counsel of Acreage
Google to Pay $100 Million Class-Action Settlement in Illinois Biometric Privacy Lawsuit
Law Firm ManagementIllinois residents who have appeared in a photograph on the Google Photos app within the last seven years may be eligible for a cut of a $100 million class-action privacy settlement
Federal Court Approves Crown’s $125 Million Settlement to Shareholders
Law Firm ManagementCrown Resorts Limited (ASX: CWN) has finalised a $125 million settlement in the Federal Court today after years of battling displeased shareholders, who launched the class action lawsuit after
Corporate Costs: In-House Legal Departments Spending More for Outside Counsel Expertise
CorporateAs consumers started paying more at the gas pump and the grocery store last year, businesses spent more for work done by their outside legal counsel…
Top Biglaw Firm Returns to the Office with Mandatory Tuesday-Thursday Attendance
Law Firm ManagementDavis Polk announced its new return to office policy late last week. As the whole Biglaw world waits to see which reopening plan becomes the new normal, DPW adopted an approach that
Pico Announces Lauren Goldberg as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Law Firm ManagementPico, a leading provider of mission critical technology, software, data and analytic services for the financial markets community, has named Lauren Goldberg as General Counsel and Corporate
Venator Receives $85 Million Cash in Settlement with Tronox
Law Firm ManagementVenator Materials PLC (NYSE: VNTR) today announced that it received $85 million in cash from Tronox pursuant to its settlement agreement with Tronox related to the recent Superior Court
State to Settle Historic Litigation over Native Hawaiian Homesteads for $328 Million
Law Firm ManagementState lawyers are prepared to settle a landmark class-action lawsuit filed more than 20 years ago by Native Hawaiians waiting for homestead land leases. Attorneys representing the state
Argument Analysis: Justices Likely to Hand Victory to Railroad in Jurisdictional Dispute
CorporateThe Supreme Court seemed ready to hand a victory to railroad company BNSF in a lawsuit brought by two of the company’s injured workers. A solid majority of the justices appeared…
European Wind-Energy Sector Hit in Wave of Hacks
Law Firm ManagementCyberattacks on three European wind-energy companies since the start of the war in Ukraine have raised alarm that hackers sympathetic to Russia are trying to cause mayhem in a sector set
Jets Sign their 4 Exclusive-Rights Free Agents to Contracts
Law Firm ManagementThe Jets have signed their four exclusive-rights free agents cornerback Javelin Guidry, safety Elijah Riley wide receiver Jeff Smith and defensive lineman Tim Ward to contracts. Guidry
