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• Microsoft Faces 'Multi-Billion' Pound Class Action

  15-05-2025 22:52 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The lawyers leading the case said it is one of the largest class actions to be filed in the U.K.       
  
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• Massachusetts LGBTQ+ Curriculum Ruling Brings More Clarification to Recent Supreme Court Decision, Plaintiff's Attorney Says

  06-01-2026 01:10 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "I think we're probably going to see some applications that we're not anticipating. I'm sure people will be creative with it," said plaintiff's attorney, Sam Wilson.       
  
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• Divided 8th Circuit Finds Employees Have Standing to Challenge Mandatory DEI Training

  06-01-2026 00:49 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "The court's decision makes clear that school districts injure teachers when they compel or chill their speech on matters of public importance. A huge victory for the First Amendment, we are hopeful it gives others the courage to fight back against discriminatory equity trainings," said the legal nonprofit organization representing the plaintiffs.       
  
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• Latham & Watkins Advised Coinbase on Acquisition of Prediction-Markets Startup

  06-01-2026 00:39 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Latham & Watkins advised Coinbase on its acquisition of prediction markets startup The Clearing Co., bolstering the cryptocurrency exchange's push toward a unified “Everything Exchange.       
  
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• Meet the Attorneys Defending Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in Their Federal Drug-Trafficking Case

  06-01-2026 00:06 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The two defense teams are no strangers to high-profile proceedings. Maduro's lawyer has represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, while one of Flores' attorneys was part of a team that recommended impeachment proceedings against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.       
  
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• McGuireWoods Tightening Fact-Checking Systems After Attorney Admits to Filing Briefs 'Rife With Citation and Quotation Errors'

  05-01-2026 23:32 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  “This was not a case of a typographical-type error or a couple of small inaccuracies,wrote U.S Magistrate Judge Justin Anand.       
  
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• Former Microsoft CLO Nowbar Joins ServiceNow C-Suite

  05-01-2026 22:35 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Microsoft replaced Hossein Nowbar this fall without saying why. A press release issued by ServiceNow Monday included a glowing quote from Microsoft President Brad Smith, who'd been Nowbar's boss.       
  
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• Mamdani Names Civil Rights Attorney to Lead Revamped Mayoral Advisory Committee on the Judiciary

  05-01-2026 22:02 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Ali Najmi, formerly in private practice, will helm an advisory committee with a mandate to create a more legally and demographically diverse bench in New York City. Mamdani's executive order forming the committee also details new transparency and ethics requirements.       
  
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• Split 9th Circuit Strikes Down California's Open-Carry Ban as Unconstitutional

  05-01-2026 21:38 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  “There is no record of any law restricting open carry at the Founding, let alonea distinctly similar historical regulation,'" wrote Ninth Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, quoting from the high court's 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.       
  
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• 'I Am Here Kidnapped': In Manhattan Federal Court, Maduro Pleads Not Guilty to Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy Charges

  05-01-2026 20:36 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Defense counsel Barry Pollack, the former president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, said that Maduro's status as head of a sovereign state, as well as the legality of the U.S. military operation in which he was taken, would be raised in forthcoming court papers. Maduro insisted to the court that he remains president of the Republic of Venezuela.       
  
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• Nonpracticing Entities Shower Financial Institutions With Patent Suits

  05-01-2026 20:01 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Polsinelli shareholder Patrick Muffo urged the defendants not to settle. "The problem is if you pay every patent troll that comes your way, there's going to be another patent troll right behind them.”       
  
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• Nearly a Year In, the Full Picture for Law Firms Who Cut Deals With Trump Isn't in Focus

  05-01-2026 12:59 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  “What remains to be seen is the midterm and longer-term consequences for the firms, both in terms of their ability to recruit and retain lawyers, and in terms of their ability to retain clients," said Scott Cummings, a legal ethics professor at UCLA School of Law.       
  
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• Judge Shopping 'Consequences' Are Worth Keeping Tabs On, Experts Say

  05-01-2026 11:59 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "The thing to keep in mind is that random case assignment is subject to so many exceptions across the federal courts,said Syracuse University College of Law professor Katherine Macfarlane. “Random assignment is this exalted principle, but I don't even know if it's the default.       
  
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• Consumer Companies Using AI Must Balance Legal and Reputational Issues

  05-01-2026 06:53 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Survey shows more than half of in-house counsel use AI to create marketing and advertising content       
  
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• Marc Mukasey Closes Boutique to Colead Seyfarth Trial Practice

  05-01-2026 06:03 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Mukasey left the boutique firm he cofounded in 2019 to join Seyfarth Shaw's New York office as cochair of the firm's trial practice. Four lawyers are joining him from the boutique.       
  
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• How I Made Partner: 'Be Authentic and Honest,' Says Tania Kazi of Alston & Bird

  05-01-2026 05:59 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "Be authentic and honest, because many of the people around you could become genuine friends and most people want to help if you share any struggles. Tell people along the way how much you appreciate the things they've done for you. Keep in touch with the people you enjoyed working with."       
  
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• The Urgency to Do Big Things Will Intensify in 2026

  04-01-2026 23:02 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  In 2026, piecing together a 'global elite' law firm is, for better or worse, top of the agenda—but the danger is in acting hastily, writes The Global Lawyer.       
  
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• 'Law of the Jungle': US Ouster of Venezuela's Maduro Shakes Up Latin America

  04-01-2026 00:49 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The military action raises prospects for major change in the once-thriving oil-based economy, while sending a warning to other leftist leaders in Latin America and prompting questions related to international law.       
  
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• Federal Shutdown's Slowing of U.S. Agency Operations Likely to Continue After Funding Resumes

  03-01-2026 01:42 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  When the federal government first shut down on Oct. 1, many facets of the legal industry chugged along uninterrupted.       
  
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• SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw to Depart as Deregulatory Shift Accelerates

  03-01-2026 00:23 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Crenshaw's exit leaves the commission without a Democratic holdover at a moment of sharp policy change under Chairman Paul S. Atkins, whose leadership has emphasized industry flexibility and reduced enforcement—an approach Crenshaw repeatedly warned could expose investors to heightened risk.       
  
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• Law School Student Groups Ask ABA to Review Accelerated Associate Recruiting Timelines

  02-01-2026 23:29 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Student associations and governments from 18 top-tier law schools signed a joint letter that asserts "accelerated timelines have also begun to undermine legal education, student and staff well-being, and the recruitment market."       
  
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• Trump Credited for Release of Bitcoin Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein

  02-01-2026 22:10 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Lichtenstein was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for his involvement in a money-laundering conspiracy stemming from the hack and theft of approximately 120,000 Bitcoin from the global cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.       
  
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• Law Schools Beyond the T14 Dominate ROI Rankings

  02-01-2026 21:59 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Law Crossing found the overall employment rate was 87.1%, the median starting salary for all graduates was $95,000, the average cost of a three-year program was $217,480, with a national average first-time bar passage rate of 78%.       
  
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• Florida Supreme Court Rejects AG's Idea to Waive Bar Exam for Government Attorneys

  02-01-2026 21:38 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier had argued that letting lawyers who want to work for the government hold Florida Bar membership for up to three years without having to take the state's Bar exam would address staffing issues and allow the state government to tap top talent.       
  
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• Tenth Circuit Adopts Ascertainability Test and Clarifies Class Action Requirements

  02-01-2026 17:24 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  In Cline v. Sunoco, Inc. R&M, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit largely affirmed the federal district court's rulings certifying a class and awarding damages, and in the process, adopted the majority test for determining whether the class members are ascertainable.       
  
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• Linklaters and Clifford Chance Continue to Trail Freshfields in US, Accounts Show

  02-01-2026 13:48 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  While Linklaters is the fastest grower, it is also hosts the smallest U.S. presence of the trio, the latest LLP accounts show.       
  
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• Riding a Wave of Trump Policy Shifts, Law Firms Have Stayed Busy in DC

  02-01-2026 11:59 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Despite white-collar defense practice shifts, several firm leaders said 2025 was a busy year for their D.C. offices, with higher education, trade and investigations practices staying active.       
  
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• Taft, Morris Manning Complete Merger, Creating 1,250 Lawyer Firm Spanning 25 Offices

  02-01-2026 07:00 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  The merger gives Taft a new presence in Atlanta and a second office in Washington, D.C.       
  
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• How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'You Can't Do It All Yourself,' Says Tom Boer of Hogan Lovells

  02-01-2026 05:59 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  "Balancing requires the ability to prioritize, trust in your team and practice effective delegation. I have immense trust and respect for Nadira Clarke, my co-leader for the group; being able to share the burden and lead with a trusted compatriot is a winning formula. (...) In particular, we work closely with our partners and associates to share responsibilities and empower people to lead initiatives. You can't do it all yourself."       
  
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• What to Watch in Securities Litigation in 2026

  01-01-2026 00:17 via feeds.feedblitz.com
  Here, Law.com takes a look at what securities litigators are paying attention to in 2026.       
  
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