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RE/MAX Parent Appoints General Counsel and Compliance Chief
Law Firm ManagementNYSE-listed RE/MAX Holdings, parent company of RE/MAX and Motto Mortgage, has promoted Susie Winders to become general counsel, chief compliance officer and
Reading the Riot Act: $100 Million Settlement in Gender Discrimination Class Action
Law Firm ManagementA California Superior Court judge recently preliminarily approved a $100 million settlement in connection with a class action brought on behalf of a class of current and former
Apple’s $30M Employee Bag Search Lawsuit Settlement Given Approval
Law Firm ManagementLast year, Apple agreed to pay retail workers in California $30 million to settle a lawsuit over its bag check policy. That settlement has now been approved by a US District Court
Fuel Is Not Energy. Investors Should Know the Difference.
Law Firm ManagementFuel is not energy. Fuel is a valuable material. Energy is an abstract concept (the ability to do work) until it is combined with time. Then energy becomes valuable power. It is
Barcelona will be Able to Sign Teenage Sensation on a Five-Year Contract Tomorrow
Law Firm ManagementBarcelona midfield prodigy Gavi will celebrate his 18th birthday tomorrow, August 5. The teenage sensation has enjoyed a memorable past twelve months, having been plucked
NHL Contract Efficiency Rankings: Grading Every Team in the League
Law Firm ManagementLast week we went through the league’s best and worst contracts, but that was only the tip of the iceberg a sneak peek toward a much larger outlook. It’s now time to look at every
Beware the Contract Clause Loading US Workers with Debt
Law Firm ManagementGraduating From Petsmart’s Grooming Academy early last year should have been a proud day for animal lover BreAnn Scally. It offered a path into full-time work with animals and
Elite Biglaw Firm Gently Reminds Associates to Get Back to the Office After Remote August
Law Firm ManagementThe dog days of summer are here, and for those who are working at Biglaw firms that adopted a “remote August” plan, the clock is ticking on their full-time work-from-home
University of Iowa Hires Husch Blackwell Lawyer as New General Counsel
Law Firm ManagementThe University of Iowa is bringing back to campus a former deputy general counsel who for the last year has been advising colleges, including the UI, on issues like
Judge Approves $24 Million Settlement Between USWNT Players, U.S. Soccer
Law Firm ManagementA federal judge in California has preliminarily approved a $24 million settlement between the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) and governing body U.S. Soccer in a
Seaman’s Attempted $64 Million Settlement of Badlands Litigation Implodes
Law Firm ManagementLas Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman must be crestfallen. Her best efforts to hand a local developer and political benefactor a bale of money to call off the dogs of
Layoffs Instead Of Special Bonuses? Biglaw Firms Strike Fear of Unemployment into Associates Hearts
Law Firm ManagementEarlier this week, we provided special coverage of what we believe was the first firm to hand out special bonuses to associates this summer. Littler, an Am Law 100 firm, handed out
James Jorgensen Named New Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Law Firm ManagementJames D. Jorgensen, senior counsel at Husch Blackwell LLP in Denver, Colorado, has been named the new vice president for legal affairs and general counsel at the University of
Sears Holdings Reaches $175M Settlement with Lampert and Company
Law Firm ManagementAfter nearly four years in bankruptcy, Sears Holdings and its one-time creditors said they have reached a settlement with its former CEO and majority owner Eddie Lampert and
BCBS $2.7 Billion Settlement Receives Final Approval
Law Firm ManagementA long-running $2.7 billion antitrust settlement against Blue Cross Blue Shield has been finalized in federal court. U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor in Alabama handed up the
The Biglaw Firms Where Women are Most Satisfied With Their Jobs (2022)
Law Firm ManagementWhat does it take to cultivate job satisfaction at a law firm? In a new report from BTI Consulting, associates pointed out exactly what they wanted from and valued in their work lives,
OU President Joseph Harroz Appoints New Vice President and General Counsel
Law Firm ManagementArmand Paliotta, a two-time alumnus of OU, will become the new vice president and general counsel starting on Oct. 1, pending approval from the OU Board of Regents. OU President
Boies, Hausfeld Among Law Firms Reaping $667 Mln Windfall in Blue Cross Antitrust Case
Law Firm ManagementBoies Schiller Flexner, Hausfeld and other law firms will split more than $667 million in attorneys’ fees and costs for work on long-running antitrust litigation involving Blue Cross Blue
U.S. Trustee Drops Appeal Challenging $21 Mln Le Clair Ryan Settlement
Law Firm ManagementThe U.S. Justice Department has dismissed its own appeal challenging a $21 million settlement between the trustee overseeing the dissolution of defunct law firm Le Clair Ryan and
Biglaw Firm Announces Summer Special Bonuses
Law Firm ManagementFolks sure are worried about the economy, given that we’re in a technical recession right now. But in the wonderful world of Biglaw, the money still seems to be flowing quite freely,
