<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Legal - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Legal news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:15:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Diversity Lab Closes After FTC Investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of the dissolution, Diversity Lab will shut down all its systems, including eliminating or destroying any client data it had stored on the hundreds of law firms and legal departments that it worked with.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/diversity-lab-closes-after-ftc-investigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/diversity-lab-closes-after-ftc-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Administrative Services Are Broken, You Just Don't Know It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Administrative services should be one of the easiest areas for a law firm to get right and one of the most impactful when they do. But that is not what we see in the market today.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/your-administrative-services-are-broken-you-just-dont-know-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/your-administrative-services-are-broken-you-just-dont-know-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Most Important Tool for AI Savvy Lawyers? It's the Right Mindset]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI-savvy lawyering is already something that clients are starting to demand. The technology is capable; the challenge now is cultural and organizational change.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-most-important-tool-for-ai-savvy-lawyers-its-the-right-mindset/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-most-important-tool-for-ai-savvy-lawyers-its-the-right-mindset/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talc Lawyers Ask Los Angeles Jury to Hit Johnson &amp; Johnson With Punitive Damages: 'The Language They Speak Is Money']]></title><description><![CDATA[The trial in Los Angeles Superior Court is the second bellwether case in California state courts to tie Johnson &amp; Johnson's baby powder to ovarian cancer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/talc-lawyers-ask-los-angeles-jury-to-hit-johnson-amp-johnson-with-punitive-damages-the-language-they-speak-is-money/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/talc-lawyers-ask-los-angeles-jury-to-hit-johnson-amp-johnson-with-punitive-damages-the-language-they-speak-is-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Disrupted: Boutiques Are Seizing Opportunities for Specialized Talent]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Boutiques are having an absolute moment in the sun,said one law firm recruiter.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-boutiques-are-seizing-opportunities-for-specialized-talent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-boutiques-are-seizing-opportunities-for-specialized-talent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta, YouTube Move to Toss $6M Social Media Addiction Verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for Meta and YouTube, in post-trial arguments on Thursday, insisted that the jury heard evidence about content that was prohibited under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and the First Amendment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meta-youtube-move-to-toss-6m-social-media-addiction-verdict/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meta-youtube-move-to-toss-6m-social-media-addiction-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Flurry of Activity at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been especially busy this spring proposing to relax its disclosure regulations for initial public offerings, eliminate its reporting requirements regarding a company's footprint on climate change and allow companies to opt out of quarterly reporting in favor of semiannual disclosures.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-flurry-of-activity-at-the-us-securities-and-exchange-commission/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-flurry-of-activity-at-the-us-securities-and-exchange-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFTC Joins SEC in Allowing Settling Defendants to Deny Allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Removing the gag rule gives the CFTC "more flexibility" in settling enforcement actions with companies, will enable the agency to better structure settlements and could hasten the return of money to investors, the commission said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cftc-joins-sec-in-allowing-settling-defendants-to-deny-allegations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cftc-joins-sec-in-allowing-settling-defendants-to-deny-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Says No Right to Jury Trial Over FCC's Nonbinding Fines]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ruling comes after the FCC conceded that its so-called forfeiture orders don't actually have legal teeth until the agency brings a collection suit before a federal judge, at which point the companies would be entitled to a trial by jury under the Seventh Amendment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-says-no-right-to-jury-trial-over-fccs-nonbinding-fines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-says-no-right-to-jury-trial-over-fccs-nonbinding-fines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quinn Emanuel Next to Match Milbank's Associate Raises]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm follows the scale announced by Milbank on Tuesday, in which first through fourth years are set to receive an increase of $10,000 to their salaries, while fifth years and above will earn an additional $20,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-next-to-match-milbanks-associate-raises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-next-to-match-milbanks-associate-raises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cadwalader London Associates Set for Higher Pay Scale Than Hogan Lovells Colleagues Post-Merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[The soon-to-be merged firm is preparing to implement differing pay scales within its London associate cohort, with legacy Cadwalader London lawyers expected to remain on the 'Cravath scale', putting them on significantly higher base pay than their legacy Hogan Lovells colleagues.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cadwalader-london-associates-set-for-higher-pay-scale-than-hogan-lovells-colleagues-post-merger/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cadwalader-london-associates-set-for-higher-pay-scale-than-hogan-lovells-colleagues-post-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Law Sues for Big Bucks in Collection Actions Against Ex-Clients, Law.com Radar Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Am Law 200 firms brought at least 17 new lawsuits last month as plaintiffs, most of them claiming unpaid legal fees.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-law-sues-for-big-bucks-in-collection-actions-against-ex-clients-lawcom-radar-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-law-sues-for-big-bucks-in-collection-actions-against-ex-clients-lawcom-radar-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland and Palantir Launch AI-Led PE Fundraising Platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[The launch is the first in a series of AI rollouts and strategic partnerships planned as part of Kirkland's $500 million AI strategy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-and-palantir-launch-ai-led-pe-fundraising-platform/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-and-palantir-launch-ai-led-pe-fundraising-platform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summize's GC Talks About Legal Teams Becoming Business Leaders, Not Bottlenecks]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a Q&amp;A, Lexi Lutz discussed how AI is changing expectations for in-house lawyers and why legal teams who wait on the sidelines risk falling behind.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/summizes-gc-talks-about-legal-teams-becoming-business-leaders-not-bottlenecks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/summizes-gc-talks-about-legal-teams-becoming-business-leaders-not-bottlenecks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We're Getting Calls Every Single Day': Law Firm Finds Niche Suing Over Airbnb, Short-Term Rentals]]></title><description><![CDATA["This was a very small portion of our practice two, three years ago. And now it's becoming a significant portion of it," said The Haggard Law Firm partner Pedro Echarte. "The more we dig into it, the more claims we're seeing. ... The risk is just astronomical."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/were-getting-calls-every-single-day-law-firm-finds-niche-suing-over-airbnb-short-term-rentals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/were-getting-calls-every-single-day-law-firm-finds-niche-suing-over-airbnb-short-term-rentals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop Asking AI Questions- How to Regain Control of Your Litigation Operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join this webcast to hear how high-volume enterprises are eliminating manual intake work, reducing thousands of hours of administrative burden, and scaling operational capacity by as much as 10x.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/stop-asking-ai-questions-how-to-regain-control-of-your-litigation-operations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/stop-asking-ai-questions-how-to-regain-control-of-your-litigation-operations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tennessee Takes Two-Pronged Approach on Employee Noncompetes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tennessee recently passed a law banning noncompete agreements for workers making less than $70,000 per year while making them easier to enforce against workers who earn above that threshold, a contrast with other states that have banned or sharply restricted noncompetes across the board.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/tennessee-takes-two-pronged-approach-on-employee-noncompetes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/tennessee-takes-two-pronged-approach-on-employee-noncompetes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Founded a Law Firm: 'Credibility Is Rooted in Trust Developed Over Time,' Says Patrick Seyferth of Bush Seyferth]]></title><description><![CDATA["Cultivating strong, genuine relationships within your legal and local community. The practice of law remains a relationship-driven profession. Referrals, co-counsel opportunities, mentorship and professional credibility are often rooted in trust developed over time. In an era increasingly defined by remote work and digital communication, personal relationships carry even greater value. A well-developed professional network provides perspective, guidance and opportunity during both growth and ad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-founded-a-law-firm-credibility-is-rooted-in-trust-developed-over-time-says-patrick-seyferth-of-bush-seyferth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-founded-a-law-firm-credibility-is-rooted-in-trust-developed-over-time-says-patrick-seyferth-of-bush-seyferth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Prominent Firms Bring Class Actions For 50,000 Californians Evacuated, Wildfire Victims Want Oregon Appellate Judge Disqualified]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week:&nbsp;Prominent plaintiffs firms Morgan &amp; Morgan, Seeger Weiss and Weitz &amp; Luxenberg filed at least a dozen class actions against an aerospace company after a potential leak at its site in Southern California prompted mass evacuations. A disqualification motion says Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Anna Joyce, who wrote an April 8 opinion wiping out $1 billion in wildfire verdicts, should be disqualified for failing to disclose she represented the defendant, PacifiCorp, while work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-prominent-firms-bring-class-actions-for-50000-californians-evacuated-wildfire-victims-want-oregon-appellate-judge-disqualified/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-prominent-firms-bring-class-actions-for-50000-californians-evacuated-wildfire-victims-want-oregon-appellate-judge-disqualified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Notice and Comment Periods' Data Influence Policy Decisions?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The comments &ldquo;require decision-makers to confront (or at least be aware of) competing viewpoints and the practical consequences of proposed changes,professor Vero nica Gonzales told Law.com. &ldquo;Even when outcomes do not change, the process itself remains important for transparency, accountability and institutional legitimacy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/do-notice-and-comment-periods-data-influence-policy-decisions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/do-notice-and-comment-periods-data-influence-policy-decisions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 NLJ 500: Ranking the States]]></title><description><![CDATA[Be sure to take a look at this year's top ranking states.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-nlj-500-ranking-the-states/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-nlj-500-ranking-the-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There Are Fewer First-Year Associates&amp;mdash;But Don't Blame AI (Yet)]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the largest 100 firms in the country, the total number of first-year associates stayed essentially flat between 2024 and 2025, while the average size of first-year classes continued dipping. Observers credit rate pressure and overcapacity, and anticipate AI having a sharper impact in coming years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/there-are-fewer-first-year-associatesampmdashbut-dont-blame-ai-yet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/there-are-fewer-first-year-associatesampmdashbut-dont-blame-ai-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 NLJ 500: Ranked by Head Count]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NLJ 500 is the National Law Journal's survey of the 500 largest law firms in the United States covering the previous calendar year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-nlj-500-ranked-by-head-count/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-nlj-500-ranked-by-head-count/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head Count Growth Further Slowed For the NLJ 500, Amid Economic and Political Constraints]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2025, the total number of attorneys at NLJ 500 firms rose 2.5% in 2025, compared with 5.5% in 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/head-count-growth-further-slowed-for-the-nlj-500-amid-economic-and-political-constraints/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/head-count-growth-further-slowed-for-the-nlj-500-amid-economic-and-political-constraints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Loses Legal Fight Against Tougher EU Antitrust Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision, which marks a loss for Freshfields, adds to a long list of losses for tech giants in their fight against new EU digital regulations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meta-loses-legal-fight-against-tougher-eu-antitrust-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meta-loses-legal-fight-against-tougher-eu-antitrust-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Top Partner Pay Eclipses $40M, Law Firms Increase Bonus Pools, Decrease Transparency]]></title><description><![CDATA["There's more people than ever before earning those very high levels of income,&rdquo; said Blane Prescott, managing shareholder at MesaFive, who counsels firms on compensation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-top-partner-pay-eclipses-40m-law-firms-increase-bonus-pools-decrease-transparency/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-top-partner-pay-eclipses-40m-law-firms-increase-bonus-pools-decrease-transparency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traevena Byrd Tapped as General Counsel of George Washington University]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American University VP and GC is set to join GW, the largest private university in Washington, D.C., this summer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/traevena-byrd-tapped-as-general-counsel-of-george-washington-university/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/traevena-byrd-tapped-as-general-counsel-of-george-washington-university/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Lawless Exercise of Judicial Power'? Eleventh Circuit Kills Keller Postman's Quibble Over Depo-Provera Joint Hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit struck down Keller Postman's attempt to halt a joint hearing later this month in Pensacola, Florida, in which lawyers will argue whether to exclude experts in lawsuits over injectable birth control Depo-Provera.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawless-exercise-of-judicial-power-eleventh-circuit-kills-keller-postmans-quibble-over-depo-provera-joint-hearing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawless-exercise-of-judicial-power-eleventh-circuit-kills-keller-postmans-quibble-over-depo-provera-joint-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Judge Just Issued a Novel Ruling About Remote-Camera Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision classifying Streamate performers as independent contractors is believed to be the first of its kind involving remote webcam models in the country, said Charles Kocher of McOmber McOmber &amp; Luber in Marlton, New Jersey, who represents the plaintiff and members of the class.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-judge-just-issued-a-novel-ruling-about-remote-camera-workers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-judge-just-issued-a-novel-ruling-about-remote-camera-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Far-Reaching Implications': Hague Service Convention Bans Email Process Service to Chinese Defendants, Seventh Circuit Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA["It ... means that many thousands of cases were wrongly decided, and default judgments were wrongly entered," said defendant-appellant counsel Wesley Johnson of Cross-Border Counselor.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/far-reaching-implications-hague-service-convention-bans-email-process-service-to-chinese-defendants-seventh-circuit-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/far-reaching-implications-hague-service-convention-bans-email-process-service-to-chinese-defendants-seventh-circuit-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida Becomes 1st State to Sue OpenAI. Lawyers Say It Won't Be the Last]]></title><description><![CDATA["This is a major event in the regulation of AI," said Berger Singerman partner Alejandro Miyar, who is not involved in the case. "There has been a lot of discussion about how it should be regulated. Not a lot of people have done it."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/florida-becomes-1st-state-to-sue-openai-lawyers-say-it-wont-be-the-last/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/florida-becomes-1st-state-to-sue-openai-lawyers-say-it-wont-be-the-last/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data June 2: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including where Am Law 200 firms buy and build talent.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-june-2-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-june-2-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longtime Lawyer for Media Mogul Barry Diller Sees Pay Rise 40% Ahead of Departure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diller's IAC changed its name to People Inc. in April and will consolidate corporate functions, eliminating the chief legal officer role held by Kendall Handler and that of another C-suite executive.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/longtime-lawyer-for-media-mogul-barry-diller-sees-pay-rise-40-ahead-of-departure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/longtime-lawyer-for-media-mogul-barry-diller-sees-pay-rise-40-ahead-of-departure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fired Up Over Leadership: Baron &amp; Budd Accused of Soliciting Class Members in Fire Truck Apparatus Antitrust Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Friday, counsel for the prospective class of direct purchasers of fire truck apparatus, including Cuneo Gilbert Flannery &amp; LaDuca and Barrack Rodos &amp; Bacine, filed a motion for U.S. Senior District Judge William Griesbach, in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, to prevent Dallas-based Baron &amp; Budd and Simonsen Sussman, based in New York, from soliciting potential government clients.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fired-up-over-leadership-baron-amp-budd-accused-of-soliciting-class-members-in-fire-truck-apparatus-antitrust-cases/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fired-up-over-leadership-baron-amp-budd-accused-of-soliciting-class-members-in-fire-truck-apparatus-antitrust-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veto of Maine Data Center Moratorium Bill Carries Lessons for Developers]]></title><description><![CDATA[As demand for data centers to power AI has exploded, developers have met opposition from officials and community groups concerned about their impact on electricity prices, water and quality of life. Maine is one of more than a dozen states to consider some form of moratorium.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/veto-of-maine-data-center-moratorium-bill-carries-lessons-for-developers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/veto-of-maine-data-center-moratorium-bill-carries-lessons-for-developers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Voids Illinois' Swipe Fee Restrictions in Wake of Federal Regulatory Change on Preemption]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall for the Northern District of Illinois found that an interim final rule from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency establishes that federal law preempts the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The rule was explicitly issued in response to an order from Kendall allowing the swipe fee restrictions to take effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-voids-illinois-swipe-fee-restrictions-in-wake-of-federal-regulatory-change-on-preemption/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-voids-illinois-swipe-fee-restrictions-in-wake-of-federal-regulatory-change-on-preemption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is Your Case Really Worth? A Mediator's Approach to Smarter Settlements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine your client calls, eager to file suit. Your trial team sees five key hurdles: obtaining favorable evidence in discovery, surviving a motion to dismiss, defeating summary judgment, winning a jury verdict and prevailing on appeal. They assure you the chance of overall victory is excellent, as they estimate a 75% likelihood of success at each step. What should you do?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/what-is-your-case-really-worth-a-mediators-approach-to-smarter-settlements/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/what-is-your-case-really-worth-a-mediators-approach-to-smarter-settlements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Creditors Lay Down Their Arms, Liability Management Takes Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top firms are jockeying for talent in a practice primed for growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-creditors-lay-down-their-arms-liability-management-takes-off/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-creditors-lay-down-their-arms-liability-management-takes-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan's Big Four Push Deeper into Europe as East West Dealmaking Intensifies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan's Big Four are planting deeper roots in Europe, each with different scale and ambition but the same bet: as the world turns more bilateral, clients want lawyers on the ground for Japan Europe deals going both ways.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/japans-big-four-push-deeper-into-europe-as-east-west-dealmaking-intensifies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/japans-big-four-push-deeper-into-europe-as-east-west-dealmaking-intensifies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Moves Into Legal Tech With Hire of Ironclad Co-Founder Jason Boehmig]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI joins fellow tech giants Anthropic and Microsoft in developing AI tools for legal work.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/openai-moves-into-legal-tech-with-hire-of-ironclad-co-founder-jason-boehmig/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/openai-moves-into-legal-tech-with-hire-of-ironclad-co-founder-jason-boehmig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['They Don't Like These Cases': Rule Change Could Crowd Federal Dockets]]></title><description><![CDATA["It's another burden for federal courts that Congress specifically didn't want to go to federal courts," Matthew Dietz, disability law specialist with Dislaw Consulting LLC, told Law.com about the change involving emotional support animals.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/they-dont-like-these-cases-rule-change-could-crowd-federal-dockets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/they-dont-like-these-cases-rule-change-could-crowd-federal-dockets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York-Based Touro Law to Establish Campus in Montana]]></title><description><![CDATA[The campus in Great Falls, Montana, will offer a hybrid learning model based on Touro Law Center's FlexTime J.D. program.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-york-based-touro-law-to-establish-campus-in-montana/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-york-based-touro-law-to-establish-campus-in-montana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firms Are Using AI as Strategy Tool, Not for Reliable Forecasts of Litigation Outcomes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorneys are using the predictive functions of AI to corroborate or identify potential holes in their thinking about litigation strategy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firms-are-using-ai-as-strategy-tool-not-for-reliable-forecasts-of-litigation-outcomes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firms-are-using-ai-as-strategy-tool-not-for-reliable-forecasts-of-litigation-outcomes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Seeks Solicitor General's View of Robinhood's Appeal of Alleged IPO Omissions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The high court called for D. John Sauer's view on an appeal from stock trader platform Robinhood Markets, which is facing an investor suit over its $2 billion initial public offering in 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-seeks-solicitor-generals-view-of-robinhoods-appeal-of-alleged-ipo-omissions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-seeks-solicitor-generals-view-of-robinhoods-appeal-of-alleged-ipo-omissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFTC Opens Door to Crypto Perpetual Futures in US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unlike traditional futures contracts, perpetual futures have no fixed expiration date, allowing investors to hold onto positions indefinitely. Perps offer around-the-clock trading and are highly leveraged, sometimes allowing investors to trade up to 100 times the amount of money they invested.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cftc-opens-door-to-crypto-perpetual-futures-in-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cftc-opens-door-to-crypto-perpetual-futures-in-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seagate Reaches $175M Deal to End Investor Lawsuit Over Huawei Sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed settlement was negotiated by co-lead counsel for the investors, Bernstein Litowitz Berger &amp; Grossmann and Motley Rice, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, which represented Seagate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/seagate-reaches-175m-deal-to-end-investor-lawsuit-over-huawei-sales/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/seagate-reaches-175m-deal-to-end-investor-lawsuit-over-huawei-sales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Equity Giant Carlyle Group Hires Former CIA Legal Chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kate Heinzelman, who has served under Democratic and Republican administrations, will succeed Jeffrey Ferguson, who is retiring after 27 years as Carlyle's general counsel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/private-equity-giant-carlyle-group-hires-former-cia-legal-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/private-equity-giant-carlyle-group-hires-former-cia-legal-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Provide Your Best Quality Work,' Says Richard Shore of Nixon Peabody]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quality work product. Take the time to provide your best quality work. Also, I think that availability is one of the most important traits for a successful associate. Delivering quality work in a timely manner and being available are imperative.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-provide-your-best-quality-work-says-richard-shore-of-nixon-peabody/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-provide-your-best-quality-work-says-richard-shore-of-nixon-peabody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethics Experts Ask: Could Ga. Judge's Affair, Lying Warrant Impeachment Inquiry?]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Indiana Maurer School of Law professor Charles Geyh expressed reservations about whether the judge's conduct rises to an impeachable offense but said a public&mdash;rather than private&mdash;reprimand was warranted.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ethics-experts-ask-could-ga-judges-affair-lying-warrant-impeachment-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ethics-experts-ask-could-ga-judges-affair-lying-warrant-impeachment-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We've Created an Amazing Trans-Atlantic Business': Winston Taylor Goes Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm leaders say the integration of U.K. and U.S. offices was the heart of the deal closing Monday, noting the combination is already generating trans-Atlantic business opportunities.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/weve-created-an-amazing-trans-atlantic-business-winston-taylor-goes-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/weve-created-an-amazing-trans-atlantic-business-winston-taylor-goes-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Big Law Building an AI Tower of Babel?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big Law's AI boom is reshaping the profession, but as firms chase ever-more-powerful technology, ambition may be outrunning wisdom, The Global Lawyer writes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/is-big-law-building-an-ai-tower-of-babel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/is-big-law-building-an-ai-tower-of-babel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Definition of Nuisance': Dozens of Lawsuits Filed Over Mass Evacuations Near SoCal Aerospace Plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prominent plaintiffs' firms such as Morgan &amp; Morgan, Seeger Weiss and Weitz &amp; Luxenberg have filed lawsuits against GKN Aerospace, which operates a site near Garden Grove, California, where a potential chemical leak and tank explosion prompted the evacuation of 50,000 area residents.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-definition-of-nuisance-dozens-of-lawsuits-filed-over-mass-evacuations-near-socal-aerospace-plant/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-definition-of-nuisance-dozens-of-lawsuits-filed-over-mass-evacuations-near-socal-aerospace-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnson &amp; Johnson Wins Talc Verdict in Oklahoma, Appeal in Pennsylvania]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Oklahoma County District Court jury handed Johnson &amp; Johnson a defense verdict on Wednesday in a talc trial, while a Pennsylvania appeals court affirmed a 2021 win.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/johnson-amp-johnson-wins-talc-verdict-in-oklahoma-appeal-in-pennsylvania/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/johnson-amp-johnson-wins-talc-verdict-in-oklahoma-appeal-in-pennsylvania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: Claims Surge Over Sign-On Bonuses, Credit Denials and Chemical Leak Scare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walgreens is suing its own employees to recover bonuses with two-year commitment terms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-claims-surge-over-sign-on-bonuses-credit-denials-and-chemical-leak-scare/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-claims-surge-over-sign-on-bonuses-credit-denials-and-chemical-leak-scare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reversing IP Litigation Trend, Federal Appeals Court Reinstates $82 Million Verdict Against Ford, Orders New Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Versata Software v. Ford Motor, the Federal Circuit held that trade secret plaintiffs may seek unjust enrichment damages based on a defendant's gains from misappropriated technology, not just the cost of a licensing deal. The court reinstated an $82 million jury verdict and ordered a new trial, potentially exposing Ford Motor Co. to up to $1 billion in additional damages.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/reversing-ip-litigation-trend-federal-appeals-court-reinstates-82-million-verdict-against-ford-orders-new-trial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/reversing-ip-litigation-trend-federal-appeals-court-reinstates-82-million-verdict-against-ford-orders-new-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Univ of Arkansas Appoints Interim Law Dean After Rescinding Previous Candidate's Offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly five months after rescinding an offer of the deanship to Emily Suski, the university announced the appointment of Katheleen Guzman as the law school's interim dean effective July 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/univ-of-arkansas-appoints-interim-law-dean-after-rescinding-previous-candidates-offer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/univ-of-arkansas-appoints-interim-law-dean-after-rescinding-previous-candidates-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharma's Deal Boom Is Fueling Demand for M&amp;A Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many large pharmaceutical companies are increasingly turning to acquisitions rather than relying solely on internal research and development efforts to build their drug pipelines. That shift is shaping what legal departments need from their lawyers, said Beth Long, managing partner of the Philadelphia office of Major, Lindsey &amp; Africa.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/pharmas-deal-boom-is-fueling-demand-for-mampa-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/pharmas-deal-boom-is-fueling-demand-for-mampa-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEC Moves to Scrap Biden-Era Climate Disclosure Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rule would have mandated broad disclosures of climate-related information in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including board oversight of climate issues, internal carbon pricing and financial effects from severe weather events.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sec-moves-to-scrap-biden-era-climate-disclosure-rule/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sec-moves-to-scrap-biden-era-climate-disclosure-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Battles Shaping Over Data Centers: Here's What to Expect]]></title><description><![CDATA["To some extent that's the truth about the data centers," attorney Stuart Lieberman said. "Nobody wants them, and yet everybody wants to use ChatGPT."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-battles-shaping-over-data-centers-heres-what-to-expect/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-battles-shaping-over-data-centers-heres-what-to-expect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyer Padding and Bragging Creates Practical Problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sampling of daily headlines is apparently driven by law firms eager to attract lateral partners, to recruit young lawyers, and to please current partners. One wag also recently described this public bragging as a &ldquo;sedativeto quiet troublesome partners. Does the profession want or even need this kind of publicity? The answer should be no.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawyer-padding-and-bragging-creates-practical-problems/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawyer-padding-and-bragging-creates-practical-problems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Stay Hungry and Stay Humble,' Says Eric Andalman of Hogan Lovells]]></title><description><![CDATA["Stay curious and follow that curiosity for as long as it continues to interest you. Be authentic; clients, colleagues, and partners can tell when you're being genuine. And, most of all, stay hungry and stay humble: be grateful for the opportunity you have, but always stay hungry for seizing opportunities. In my experience, having that balance is the only way to have the appreciation for where you've come from, while keeping an eye on where you want to go."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-stay-hungry-and-stay-humble-says-eric-andalman-of-hogan-lovells/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-stay-hungry-and-stay-humble-says-eric-andalman-of-hogan-lovells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Taylor Wessing's Break-Up Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I can't tell a client I'm charging more just because I did a U.S. merger. There's no added value in it for them,said Oliver Bertram, Germany 's managing partner and global co-chair of Taylor Wessing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/inside-taylor-wessings-break-up-strategy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/inside-taylor-wessings-break-up-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swipe, Scroll, Sue: Inside the Landmark Social Media Addiction Verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week's Legal Speak episode, litigator W. Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm discusses his landmark $6 million social media addiction verdict against Meta Platforms and Google as Zach Kinzler of BoodleBox explains how the collaborative AI platform aided in trial preparation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/swipe-scroll-sue-inside-the-landmark-social-media-addiction-verdict/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/swipe-scroll-sue-inside-the-landmark-social-media-addiction-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Ex-Partner's 'Frat Boy' Culture Lawsuit, Judges Mull Harassment, Bias Distinctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least one of the three judges on the panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, appeared critical of the ex-partner's argument, appearing to lean toward Thompson Hine's position on where the court should draw the line between gender bias and sexual harassment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/in-ex-partners-frat-boy-culture-lawsuit-judges-mull-harassment-bias-distinctions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/in-ex-partners-frat-boy-culture-lawsuit-judges-mull-harassment-bias-distinctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oregon Wildfire Victims File DQ Motion Against Appellate Judge Who Reversed PacifiCorp Verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[The disqualification motion claims Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Anna Joyce should have recused herself from hearing the case since she previously represented defendant PacifiCorp before taking the bench in 2022.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/oregon-wildfire-victims-file-dq-motion-against-appellate-judge-who-reversed-pacificorp-verdict/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/oregon-wildfire-victims-file-dq-motion-against-appellate-judge-who-reversed-pacificorp-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland Investing $500M in Proprietary AI System to Support Client Work, 'Start to Finish']]></title><description><![CDATA[The proprietary AI system is designed to help client work in a variety of practices and has been in the works for three to four years, said a source with knowledge of the project.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-investing-500m-in-proprietary-ai-system-to-support-client-work-start-to-finish/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-investing-500m-in-proprietary-ai-system-to-support-client-work-start-to-finish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Disrupted: From Brand Stewards to Revenue Generation Gurus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The evolution of marketing department roles helps explain how law firms are now operating with a level of sophistication that matches the broader business world.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-from-brand-stewards-to-revenue-generation-gurus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-from-brand-stewards-to-revenue-generation-gurus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Target Taps Former Kimberly-Clark Legal Chief as New CLO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grant McGee succeeds Amy Tu, who was among two Target executives ousted last June.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/target-taps-former-kimberly-clark-legal-chief-as-new-clo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/target-taps-former-kimberly-clark-legal-chief-as-new-clo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell Steps in to Rep Mintz Levin in Legal Malpractice Suit]]></title><description><![CDATA[This action was surfaced by Law.com Radar, which delivers real-time alerting on new litigation across more than 2,600 state and federal courts. Click here to get started and be first to act on opportunities in your region, practice area or client sector.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/wheeler-trigg-odonnell-steps-in-to-rep-mintz-levin-in-legal-malpractice-suit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/wheeler-trigg-odonnell-steps-in-to-rep-mintz-levin-in-legal-malpractice-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Ops Has a New AI Mandate: Show the Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Alyse Wilkinson, senior director and certified risk manager at WSP, ROI has to speak the language of the business. She said her team used AI prompts to help the CFO find legal spend data more quickly.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-ops-has-a-new-ai-mandate-show-the-money/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-ops-has-a-new-ai-mandate-show-the-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Sues 3M for $1.4B Over PFAS Contamination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alleges 3M withheld information.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/australia-sues-3m-for-14b-over-pfas-contamination/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 09:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/australia-sues-3m-for-14b-over-pfas-contamination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid Flurry of FDA Warning Letters, Failure to Plan Is Prescription for Pain, Attorneys Say]]></title><description><![CDATA["I hate to be rudimentary for those who've been in this business for a long time, but I often have clients that don't understand that FDA enforcement...is law enforcement," said attorney David Graham.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amid-flurry-of-fda-warning-letters-failure-to-plan-is-prescription-for-pain-attorneys-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 02:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amid-flurry-of-fda-warning-letters-failure-to-plan-is-prescription-for-pain-attorneys-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This Result Was Shocking': Judge Grants Directed Verdict for Pharmacies in Florida Opioid Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Broward County Circuit Court Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips granted a motion from Walmart, Walgreens and CVS for a directed verdict in a novel opioid trial that ended Dec. 8 in a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a decision.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/this-result-was-shocking-judge-grants-directed-verdict-for-pharmacies-in-florida-opioid-trial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 02:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/this-result-was-shocking-judge-grants-directed-verdict-for-pharmacies-in-florida-opioid-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vice Chancellor Imposes Evidentiary Sanction Against WWE Officials for Failing to Preserve Signal Messages in Delaware Litigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a 40-page memorandum opinion, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster wrote that Vince McMahon and WWE's senior officers "acted recklessly&mdash;at a minimum&mdash;in allowing the spoliation to occur."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/vice-chancellor-imposes-evidentiary-sanction-against-wwe-officials-for-failing-to-preserve-signal-messages-in-delaware-litigation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 00:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/vice-chancellor-imposes-evidentiary-sanction-against-wwe-officials-for-failing-to-preserve-signal-messages-in-delaware-litigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Denies Morgan &amp; Morgan Partner's Bid to Appear in Massachusetts Court, Citing Past Sanction for AI Misuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orlando-based Michael Morgan, son of firm founder John Morgan, was sanctioned in Wyoming federal court in 2025 for signing his name on a brief that included AI-hallucinated citations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-denies-morgan-amp-morgan-partners-bid-to-appear-in-massachusetts-court-citing-past-sanction-for-ai-misuse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-denies-morgan-amp-morgan-partners-bid-to-appear-in-massachusetts-court-citing-past-sanction-for-ai-misuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Wants Florida Judge Removed From BBC Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president's lawyers argue the judge's past role in another one of his lawsuits "creates an appearance of impropriety." The BBC, meanwhile, says this is an attempt to delay providing financial records sought in discovery from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-wants-florida-judge-removed-from-bbc-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-wants-florida-judge-removed-from-bbc-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data May 27: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 2026 Mental Health Survey.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-may-27-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-may-27-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Embrace Every Aspect of Your Experiences,' Says Kobi Brinson of Winston &amp; Strawn]]></title><description><![CDATA["Every singular experience provided me with the foundation to defend banks against billion-dollar class actions and regulatory enforcement actions, but also to care about which coffee machine works best in our caf&eacute;. My advice? Embrace every aspect of your career, personal experiences, and professional training because you never know which internal resource you will need to tap in order to meet the moment facing you."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-office-managing-partner-embrace-every-aspect-of-your-experiences-says-kobi-brinson-of-winston-amp-strawn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-office-managing-partner-embrace-every-aspect-of-your-experiences-says-kobi-brinson-of-winston-amp-strawn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Removals and Remands Roil Roundup Settlement, Meta Settles School District's Bellwether Addiction Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week:&nbsp;Objectors to the $7.25B Roundup settlement removed the case to federal court, where Monsanto is fighting to remand the class action back to Missouri state court. Meta Platforms settled a school district case that was set for a first-ever trial next month. Find out who got appointed to lead two class actions against DHL Express over tariff refunds.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-removals-and-remands-roil-roundup-settlement-meta-settles-school-districts-bellwether-addiction-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-removals-and-remands-roil-roundup-settlement-meta-settles-school-districts-bellwether-addiction-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA's Forever Chemical Rollback Complicates Compliance, Regulatory Lawyers Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry eschews uncertainty,said Armstrong Teasdale partner Tim Berg&egrave;re.And what the Trump administration is doing is, they're creating some uncertainty among the regulated community."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/epas-forever-chemical-rollback-complicates-compliance-regulatory-lawyers-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/epas-forever-chemical-rollback-complicates-compliance-regulatory-lawyers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers Enjoy Rising Share of Big Ticket M&amp;A Riches, Data Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Law.com analysis of 50 deal documents from the past 12 years shows that top lawyers are taking home a larger chunk of the fees on &pound;1 billion+ M&amp;A transactions in the U.K., thanks in large part to an increasingly complex regulatory environment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawyers-enjoy-rising-share-of-big-ticket-mampa-riches-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawyers-enjoy-rising-share-of-big-ticket-mampa-riches-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partner Pay Spreads Moderate for Am Law 100, as Comp Packages Grow and Equity Ranks Thin]]></title><description><![CDATA[More firms are setting pay packages starting at $20 million to $25 million for top equity partners. As Big Law firms create bigger pay packages for their star performers, pay ratios tend to spread more.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/partner-pay-spreads-moderate-for-am-law-100-as-comp-packages-grow-and-equity-ranks-thin/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/partner-pay-spreads-moderate-for-am-law-100-as-comp-packages-grow-and-equity-ranks-thin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Authors Sue Meta's AI Scientists Directly in Llama Copyright Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proposed class action targets not just Meta and Mark Zuckerberg but the research scientists who allegedly carried out the company's mass piracy of tens of millions of books.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/authors-sue-metas-ai-scientists-directly-in-llama-copyright-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/authors-sue-metas-ai-scientists-directly-in-llama-copyright-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkeley Law Implements AI Ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The challenge for law schools is to teach students how to effectively use AI, but to prevent it from being used to cheat on exams or papers,said Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, adding that the school is looking to &ldquo;do bothby incorporating it into the legal writing classes and offering courses about AI and the law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/berkeley-law-implements-ai-ban/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 00:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/berkeley-law-implements-ai-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;lsquo;Baseless and Untimely': Monsanto Moves to Remand Roundup Settlement After Objectors Head to Federal Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Friday, attorney Ashley Keller removed the case behind the $7.25 billion Roundup class action settlement to Missouri federal court on behalf of 10 objectors.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquobaseless-and-untimely-monsanto-moves-to-remand-roundup-settlement-after-objectors-head-to-federal-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquobaseless-and-untimely-monsanto-moves-to-remand-roundup-settlement-after-objectors-head-to-federal-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When It Comes to Your Personal Brand, Don't Let AI Flatten Your Voice]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Editing your LLM output doesn't have to be any different than how your English teacher hurt you with that red pen,said Tanya Svoboda, senior content manager at Workday. "You are not a prompt.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/when-it-comes-to-your-personal-brand-dont-let-ai-flatten-your-voice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/when-it-comes-to-your-personal-brand-dont-let-ai-flatten-your-voice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fox Rothschild Attorneys Sustain 'Non-Life-Threatening' Wounds in Shooting Outside North Carolina Courthouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suspect made her first court appearance Tuesday morning in Raleigh after being charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fox-rothschild-attorneys-sustain-non-life-threatening-wounds-in-shooting-outside-north-carolina-courthouse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fox-rothschild-attorneys-sustain-non-life-threatening-wounds-in-shooting-outside-north-carolina-courthouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Announcing the Finalists for the 2026 Elite Trial Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are pleased to unveil the finalists and honorees for The National Law Journal Legal Awards highlighting the top litigation and appellate work from the past year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-2026-elite-trial-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-2026-elite-trial-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Ends Immigration Judges' Lawsuit, Chastises Fourth Circuit]]></title><description><![CDATA["Federal courts are not 'roving commissions,' licensed to 'sally forth each day looking for wrongs to right,'&rdquo; the high court said. "The court of appeals lost sight of those principles here."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-ends-immigration-judges-lawsuit-chastises-fourth-circuit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-ends-immigration-judges-lawsuit-chastises-fourth-circuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Court Raps Pinsent Masons for 'Cavalier Attitude' to AI, Informs Regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm self-referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority after submitting "misleading" information to the court that followed a conversation between one of the firm's lawyers and its AI tool.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/top-court-raps-pinsent-masons-for-cavalier-attitude-to-ai-informs-regulator/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/top-court-raps-pinsent-masons-for-cavalier-attitude-to-ai-informs-regulator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Wachtell Is Now Exposed in the Lateral Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Still, Wachtell hasn't remained entirely unchanged amid the market competition. The firm has re-allocated partner compensation away from the lowest of its junior partner ranks, according to sources.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/why-wachtell-is-now-exposed-in-the-lateral-market/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/why-wachtell-is-now-exposed-in-the-lateral-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Use in Marketing Presents Panoply of Legal Peril, Say Advertising Attorneys]]></title><description><![CDATA["It's just that people are not thinking about the fact that there may be claims embedded in there, in the (AI) content that was created," said attorney Aaron Goodman. "They're just not thinking in the context of having to vet that in the same way."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-use-in-marketing-presents-panoply-of-legal-peril-say-advertising-attorneys/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 07:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-use-in-marketing-presents-panoply-of-legal-peril-say-advertising-attorneys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A Catastrophic Failure to Communicate': NTSB Hearings Highlight UPS Plane Crash Problems, Lawyers Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing on what caused a UPS cargo plane to crash on Nov. 4, 2025, while taking off in Louisville, Kentucky.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-catastrophic-failure-to-communicate-ntsb-hearings-highlight-ups-plane-crash-problems-lawyers-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 07:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-catastrophic-failure-to-communicate-ntsb-hearings-highlight-ups-plane-crash-problems-lawyers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the Billable Hour: The Pricing and Operations Case for Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join US for a candid webcast on modern legal pricing, value-based billing, AFAs, and why accurate effort data is key to delivering transparency and client value<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/beyond-the-billable-hour-the-pricing-and-operations-case-for-change/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/beyond-the-billable-hour-the-pricing-and-operations-case-for-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: Suits Strike at AI Training, PPP Loan Fraud and &amp;lsquo;Limited Time Only' Emails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech giants are getting swarmed with class actions for using voiceprints to train AI.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-suits-strike-at-ai-training-ppp-loan-fraud-and-amplsquolimited-time-only-emails/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-suits-strike-at-ai-training-ppp-loan-fraud-and-amplsquolimited-time-only-emails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GC Pay Keeps Climbing, but Equity and Company Scale Are Driving a Wider Divide]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Equity plays a central role because it aligns the GC with long-term enterprise value creation,said Mary Rombaut, a fractional chief marketing officer at BarkerGilmore.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/gc-pay-keeps-climbing-but-equity-and-company-scale-are-driving-a-wider-divide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/gc-pay-keeps-climbing-but-equity-and-company-scale-are-driving-a-wider-divide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California State Bar Approves Privacy Law Specialization Certification]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the first time the State Bar of California has approved a new legal specialization in more than 20 years, making California only the second state, joining North Carolina, to have a certificate in privacy law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/california-state-bar-approves-privacy-law-specialization-certification/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/california-state-bar-approves-privacy-law-specialization-certification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Don't Wait for a Title,' Says Kevin Lin of Foley Hoag]]></title><description><![CDATA["My advice is simple: don't wait for a title. Start building the habits now: things like empathy, clarity, follow%E2%80%91through, and genuinely caring about what the people around you are trying to achieve. Those are skills you develop over time, not things that suddenly appear the day you become senior."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-dont-wait-for-a-title-says-kevin-lin-of-foley-hoag/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-dont-wait-for-a-title-says-kevin-lin-of-foley-hoag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer Predicts Congress Will Pass Crypto Bill Before November Elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Grewal predicted the Clarity Act's passage while discussing a breakthrough agreement in the U.S. Senate that allowed the legislation to move forward.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/coinbases-chief-legal-officer-predicts-congress-will-pass-crypto-bill-before-november-elections/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/coinbases-chief-legal-officer-predicts-congress-will-pass-crypto-bill-before-november-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Federal Judges Told Law Grads at Commencements This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've rounded up highlights from some remarks delivered by U.S. appellate and district judges about navigating the legal profession, before the graduates walked across stages to grab their diplomas.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Related Stories&lsquo;Doing Refining': DC Circuit Judge Katsas Talks Future of OriginalismFormer Judges Offer No Easy Answers on Presidential Pardons5th Circuit Judge Ho, Once Again, Tops List of Most Prolific Writers of Dissents, Concurrences&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/what-federal-judges-told-law-grads-at-commencements-this-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/what-federal-judges-told-law-grads-at-commencements-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Trial Prep Partner? It Might Have Four Legs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dogs are increasingly showing up in courtrooms and law offices as therapy animals, helping litigators and legal teams manage stress, stay focused, and perform better under pressure.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-best-trial-prep-partner-it-might-have-four-legs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-best-trial-prep-partner-it-might-have-four-legs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next Webcast Coming Soon!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our next Webcast is coming soon&mdash;keep an eye out for details on the topic, speakers, and registration. Don't miss your chance to gain expert perspectives on the key issues shaping the legal industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/next-webcast-coming-soon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/next-webcast-coming-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington State Opens Door for Graduates of Non-ABA-Accredited Law Schools to Sit for Bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Board of Governors of the Washington State Bar Association amended the WSBA admission policies on May 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/washington-state-opens-door-for-graduates-of-non-aba-accredited-law-schools-to-sit-for-bar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/washington-state-opens-door-for-graduates-of-non-aba-accredited-law-schools-to-sit-for-bar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With 40 Days Until Merger Closes, Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Confront Final Integration Challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders from both firms are resolving questions surrounding leadership titles, office footprints, business teams and software. Meanwhile Cadwalader is seeking permission from the Manhattan Supreme Court to put over $750,000 of escrowed client funds into the Lawyers Fund for Client Protection.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/with-40-days-until-merger-closes-hogan-lovells-and-cadwalader-confront-final-integration-challenges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/with-40-days-until-merger-closes-hogan-lovells-and-cadwalader-confront-final-integration-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury Awards $10.2M Verdict in Case Tying Cancer to Asbestos-Laced Talc]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 43-year-old man claimed a lifelong use of talc products led to his illness and a Minnesota jury agreed, awarding him and his wife $10.2 million.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jury-awards-102m-verdict-in-case-tying-cancer-to-asbestos-laced-talc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jury-awards-102m-verdict-in-case-tying-cancer-to-asbestos-laced-talc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Tech Sets Sights on the Legal Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent months, two mainstream tech giants have introduced artificial intelligence-powered legal tools, encroaching into a space largely populated by niche, industry-specific players. While the new tools present sources of potentially market-altering competition, they have also spurred a wave of new partnerships and integrations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-tech-sets-sights-on-the-legal-market/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-tech-sets-sights-on-the-legal-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympian by Ice, Trial Lawyer by Trade: Team USA Curler Talks Courtroom Competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/olympian-by-ice-trial-lawyer-by-trade-team-usa-curler-talks-courtroom-competition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/olympian-by-ice-trial-lawyer-by-trade-team-usa-curler-talks-courtroom-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani's Reappointment Snubs Fuel Debate Over Politics and Process in NYC Judicial Selection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani's decision not to reappoint certain judges&mdash;despite favorable recommendations from a judicial vetting committee&mdash;set off ongoing debate within New York's legal community over whether the process is becoming politicized or more inclusive.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mamdanis-reappointment-snubs-fuel-debate-over-politics-and-process-in-nyc-judicial-selection/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mamdanis-reappointment-snubs-fuel-debate-over-politics-and-process-in-nyc-judicial-selection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who's Next? Mexican Elites Seek Legal Advice After US Indicts Governor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. indictment of a sitting Mexican governor has sent shivers through the political and business classes in Mexico, where corruption is widespread.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/whos-next-mexican-elites-seek-legal-advice-after-us-indicts-governor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/whos-next-mexican-elites-seek-legal-advice-after-us-indicts-governor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public vs. Private Nuisance: Emerging Litigation Deploys Time-Tested Tactics Against Data Centers]]></title><description><![CDATA["It's well established that you can't have an unreasonable interference with someone's ability to use and enjoy their property, and that's exactly what these centers present," plaintiffs' counsel Emma Deitz of Weitz &amp; Luxenburg told Law.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/public-vs-private-nuisance-emerging-litigation-deploys-time-tested-tactics-against-data-centers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/public-vs-private-nuisance-emerging-litigation-deploys-time-tested-tactics-against-data-centers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental Health by the Numbers: The 2026 Survey Infographic]]></title><description><![CDATA[These data points highlight key findings from the 2026 survey, which tracked responses from thousands of people.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mental-health-by-the-numbers-the-2026-survey-infographic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mental-health-by-the-numbers-the-2026-survey-infographic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Law Firms, Turmoil Outside Outweighs Incremental Progress Within, Mental Health Survey Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some stressors in the legal profession are treated as table stakes. But it's tough to ignore the signs of the times in Law.com's latest survey of mental health in the legal industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/at-law-firms-turmoil-outside-outweighs-incremental-progress-within-mental-health-survey-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/at-law-firms-turmoil-outside-outweighs-incremental-progress-within-mental-health-survey-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Departments Place Hold on Hiring as AI, Cost Pressures Reshape In-House Teams]]></title><description><![CDATA[MLA's report identified lawyers with five to seven years of experience as a hiring &ldquo;sweet spot,saying employers view them as offering the right "balance of cost and capability."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-departments-place-hold-on-hiring-as-ai-cost-pressures-reshape-in-house-teams/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 07:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-departments-place-hold-on-hiring-as-ai-cost-pressures-reshape-in-house-teams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debevoise Creates Bonus Pool for Partners, Modifying Comp System]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm presiding partner Peter Furci said the firm looks to use the fund to retain talent as well as expand via the lateral market in funds, finance and M&amp;A, among other areas.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/debevoise-creates-bonus-pool-for-partners-modifying-comp-system/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 07:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/debevoise-creates-bonus-pool-for-partners-modifying-comp-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTC Fires First Warning Shots at 'Nudify' Sites Under New Federal Deepfake Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warning letters threatening civil penalties of up to $53,088 per violation arrived just one day after the Take it Down Act took effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ftc-fires-first-warning-shots-at-nudify-sites-under-new-federal-deepfake-law/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 02:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ftc-fires-first-warning-shots-at-nudify-sites-under-new-federal-deepfake-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gibson Dunn Awarded $12M for Arizona Real Estate Verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[The court overruled the defense's objections to the fee's reasonableness. Those objections were in part related to the contingency agreement the Gray companies entered into with Gibson Dunn, which would have set out a fee of 15% of the $296 million verdict, or more than $44 million.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/gibson-dunn-awarded-12m-for-arizona-real-estate-verdict/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/gibson-dunn-awarded-12m-for-arizona-real-estate-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Legal Teams Can Get More From Their AI: The Case for a System of Record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us to learn how legal teams can improve CLM systems, build reliable contract foundations, and drive scalable, high-impact AI results<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-legal-teams-can-get-more-from-their-ai-the-case-for-a-system-of-record/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-legal-teams-can-get-more-from-their-ai-the-case-for-a-system-of-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Labor Boards Going Too Far? SCOTUS Asked to Weigh Adversarial Role]]></title><description><![CDATA[When state labor agencies appear "on the other side of the 'V' ... it takes away their neutrality and impartiality as a decision-maker, and now they've converted themselves, in essence, from what should be a neutral, impartial arbiter into an actual advocate on the other side of the case," Anthony Holtzman of The Fairness Center claimed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/are-labor-boards-going-too-far-scotus-asked-to-weigh-adversarial-role/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/are-labor-boards-going-too-far-scotus-asked-to-weigh-adversarial-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Appellate Opinion in Amazon Biometric Data Case May Signal 'Narrowing' Scope of BIPA Litigation, Experts Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon.com's cloud-computing branch, Amazon Web Services Inc., clinched a recent win in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that, experts say, may signal a broader movement in the courts toward favoring the defense in biometric privacy litigation and trimming the scope of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-appellate-opinion-in-amazon-biometric-data-case-may-signal-narrowing-scope-of-bipa-litigation-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-appellate-opinion-in-amazon-biometric-data-case-may-signal-narrowing-scope-of-bipa-litigation-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A Laughingstock' in the Legal Community: One State Rolls Back Ban on Judges Making Political Endorsements]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I feel this is not a proper decision, and it flies in the face of precedent within our state. It flies in the face of what every other state has done, and how judicial officials in other states are expected to act,a state legislator told Law.com during an interview this week.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-laughingstock-in-the-legal-community-one-state-rolls-back-ban-on-judges-making-political-endorsements/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-laughingstock-in-the-legal-community-one-state-rolls-back-ban-on-judges-making-political-endorsements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Advisers Say Edward Jones Failed to Fix Pay Gap After Prior Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six former Edward Jones financial advisers allege the firm knew its client transfer system disadvantaged Black advisers but didn't fix it, despite tracking pay disparities, offering limited transfer incentives and settling similar claims in 2021. The class action claims Black advisers received fewer or lower-quality client accounts, resulting in lower pay, fewer advancement opportunities and a higher risk of termination.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/black-advisers-say-edward-jones-failed-to-fix-pay-gap-after-prior-settlement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/black-advisers-say-edward-jones-failed-to-fix-pay-gap-after-prior-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Is Speeding Up Legal Work, but Global Lawyers Say Judgment Still Belongs to Humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[There will &ldquo;always be an irreducible human component that is absolutely essential and can't be dispensed with,said Gary Born, chair of the international arbitration practice group at Wilmer in London.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-is-speeding-up-legal-work-but-global-lawyers-say-judgment-still-belongs-to-humans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-is-speeding-up-legal-work-but-global-lawyers-say-judgment-still-belongs-to-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Intelligence Pipeline: How AI Is Transforming Relationship Signals Into Revenue Opportunities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across practices, offices, and partner relationships, firms operate with limited visibility into where meaningful connections exist and when those connections signal real business potential. The idea of a fully captured &ldquo;single view of the clientremains difficult to achieve. The question is no longer how to improve CRM adoption. It is whether the underlying model is fit for purpose.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-intelligence-pipeline-how-ai-is-transforming-relationship-signals-into-revenue-opportunities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-intelligence-pipeline-how-ai-is-transforming-relationship-signals-into-revenue-opportunities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Asking Questions Is Not a Sign of Weakness,' Says Matthew Marcus of Pryor Cashman]]></title><description><![CDATA["The practice of law is learned over time&mdash;through experience, mentorship, and even mistakes. No one expects a junior attorney to have the judgment of a seasoned partner. What they do expect is curiosity, preparation, and a willingness to grow. I've come to appreciate that asking questions is not a sign of weakness; it's a sign of engagement."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-asking-questions-is-not-a-sign-of-weakness-says-matthew-marcus-of-pryor-cashman/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-asking-questions-is-not-a-sign-of-weakness-says-matthew-marcus-of-pryor-cashman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Judge Eviscerates Class Counsel's $85M Fee Request in Google Case, Report Finds Non-Traditional Torts Skyrocketed in Seattle in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week:&nbsp;A federal judge in California called class counsel's fee request in a $700 million Google settlement &ldquo;patently unreasonableand &ldquo;shockingly huge.A report this month attributed a spike in 2025 tort cases in King County Superior Court to sexual abuse cases and a storage fire. Find out who represents startup Mercor.ai in data breach lawsuits.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-judge-eviscerates-class-counsels-85m-fee-request-in-google-case-report-finds-non-traditional-torts-skyrocketed-in-seattle-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-judge-eviscerates-class-counsels-85m-fee-request-in-google-case-report-finds-non-traditional-torts-skyrocketed-in-seattle-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 3-Hour Lawyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The category of work clients are unwilling to pay for is expanding. What billing guidelines started, AI expectations will accelerate. Firms that haven't addressed the coordination layer won't just absorb the current cost, they'll absorb a growing one.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-3-hour-lawyer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-3-hour-lawyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Firms Capture Claims Worth 13 Times the Average in UK Litigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[New data from Solomonic shows that U.S. firms are taking market share at the top end of U.K. litigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/us-firms-capture-claims-worth-13-times-the-average-in-uk-litigation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/us-firms-capture-claims-worth-13-times-the-average-in-uk-litigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'Rebalancing' of Paul Weiss Has Accelerated&amp;mdash;and Litigators Are Feeling It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leadership changes at the top, notable exits, associate cuts, and continued controversy over the firm's deal with the Trump administration have compounded the identity shift to a top M&amp;A and private equity firm, legal industry observers and recruiters say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-rebalancing-of-paul-weiss-has-acceleratedampmdashand-litigators-are-feeling-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-rebalancing-of-paul-weiss-has-acceleratedampmdashand-litigators-are-feeling-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winners and Losers: Meet the Judges Elected in Georgia's 2026 Nonpartisan Primary]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 19 challengers attempted to unseat Georgia judges in the May 19 nonpartisan primary election, but only five succeeded.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/winners-and-losers-meet-the-judges-elected-in-georgias-2026-nonpartisan-primary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/winners-and-losers-meet-the-judges-elected-in-georgias-2026-nonpartisan-primary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog Org Files Discrimination Complaint Against Penn State Dickinson Law Over DEI Policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protect the Public's Trust filed a complaint with the three government agencies, alleging the law school is violating Title VI, VII and IX.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/watchdog-org-files-discrimination-complaint-against-penn-state-dickinson-law-over-dei-policies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 07:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/watchdog-org-files-discrimination-complaint-against-penn-state-dickinson-law-over-dei-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEC Moves to Loosen Disclosure and Offering Rules to Boost IPOs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics of the SEC's approach say the decline in public companies has far less to do with SEC rules and disclosure requirements than the strength and attraction of private markets.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sec-moves-to-loosen-disclosure-and-offering-rules-to-boost-ipos/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sec-moves-to-loosen-disclosure-and-offering-rules-to-boost-ipos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Her Word Versus Her Own Word': Inside the Defense Team Strategy Behind the Weinstein Mistrial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agnifilo Intrater partners Teny Geragos and Jacob Kaplan discuss defense themes and share how they uncovered new evidence in Weinstein's third Manhattan trial, which ended last week in a mistrial. One juror said the panel was 9 to 3, in favor of acquitting.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/her-word-versus-her-own-word-inside-the-defense-team-strategy-behind-the-weinstein-mistrial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/her-word-versus-her-own-word-inside-the-defense-team-strategy-behind-the-weinstein-mistrial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Risk: MEPs Touted as Cost-Efficient, but Class Actions Suggest Otherwise]]></title><description><![CDATA[An MEP is different from a single-employer 401(k), where identifying the fiduciary is more straightforward. Such fragmentation creates ambiguity&mdash;and ambiguity tends to generate litigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-risk-meps-touted-as-cost-efficient-but-class-actions-suggest-otherwise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-risk-meps-touted-as-cost-efficient-but-class-actions-suggest-otherwise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How In-House Teams Are Using AI Agents&amp;mdash;Without Letting Risk Run Wild]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;If you give it access to start deleting files, that's concerning. It's about being thoughtful about the instructions, access and permissions that you give to the agent," said Michele Lee, general counsel of Super.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-in-house-teams-are-using-ai-agentsampmdashwithout-letting-risk-run-wild/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-in-house-teams-are-using-ai-agentsampmdashwithout-letting-risk-run-wild/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Kline &amp; Specter Associate Must Pay $100K Under Settlement Terms, Phila. Judge Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-running dispute between Kline &amp; Specter and former attorney Thomas Bosworth appears to have concluded yet again, as Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael Erdos reminded both parties to comply with the settlement's terms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-kline-amp-specter-associate-must-pay-100k-under-settlement-terms-phila-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-kline-amp-specter-associate-must-pay-100k-under-settlement-terms-phila-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC Lateral Hiring Reaches 3-Year High]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dechert, Sidley Austin, Kirkland &amp; Ellis and Ropes &amp; Gray were the top firms with the most Q1 laterals in New York, according to Macrae.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nyc-lateral-hiring-reaches-3-year-high/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nyc-lateral-hiring-reaches-3-year-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dressed for Defeat? Jury Quadruples Verdict After Noticing Defendants' Shoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pair of Atlanta litigators reveal the prevailing trial strategy&mdash;and how the witness' outfit affected the outcome.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dressed-for-defeat-jury-quadruples-verdict-after-noticing-defendants-shoes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dressed-for-defeat-jury-quadruples-verdict-after-noticing-defendants-shoes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice Jackson, District Judge Criticize 'Mystifying' Emergency Docket]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel of the District of South Carolina discussed the "perplexing" and "mystifying" aspects of the U.S. Supreme Court's emergency docket with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Monday, who sympathized with the plight of district judges facing unexplained Supreme Court orders pausing their decisions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/justice-jackson-district-judge-criticize-mystifying-emergency-docket/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/justice-jackson-district-judge-criticize-mystifying-emergency-docket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copy, Paste, Liability: Everyday Copyright Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legal landscape around AI and copyright remains unsettled. Forward-looking businesses will not wait for definitive case law on every issue. Instead, they will treat AI as a catalyst to modernize copyright governance: tightening practices around online content, revisiting license strategies, and building internal literacy about how copyright really works in an AI-saturated environment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/copy-paste-liability-everyday-copyright-pitfalls-and-how-to-avoid-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/copy-paste-liability-everyday-copyright-pitfalls-and-how-to-avoid-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Harvey and Legora Be on Borrowed Time?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rise of Anthropic and heavy criticism from an ex-Latham lawyer who claims to have built a similar product himself pose challenges for the established legal tech players.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/could-harvey-and-legora-be-on-borrowed-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/could-harvey-and-legora-be-on-borrowed-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antitrust Suits Spread Through Fertilizer Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farmers filing the cases allege that fertilizer-makers raised prices in lockstep to levels beyond what can be explained by increases in input costs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/antitrust-suits-spread-through-fertilizer-industry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 07:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/antitrust-suits-spread-through-fertilizer-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber Revs Up Calif. RICO Case, Citing Recent Ruling in Pennsylvania]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uber filed a notice of supplemental authority in its RICO case against two Los Angeles plaintiffs firms, citing a May 11 decision by a federal judge refusing to dismiss a similar case against Philadelphia's Simon &amp; Simon.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/uber-revs-up-calif-rico-case-citing-recent-ruling-in-pennsylvania/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/uber-revs-up-calif-rico-case-citing-recent-ruling-in-pennsylvania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Law Firm EO Suits Headed for Supreme Court? Appeals Court Split May Set 'Roadmap']]></title><description><![CDATA[A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit appeared &ldquo;sympatheticand may uphold lower court rulings invalidating EOs against four law firms, attorneys said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/are-law-firm-eo-suits-headed-for-supreme-court-appeals-court-split-may-set-roadmap/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/are-law-firm-eo-suits-headed-for-supreme-court-appeals-court-split-may-set-roadmap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury Shoots Down Musk's Bid to Unwind OpenAI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The advisory jury's unanimous verdict, and a federal judge's acceptance of it, removes a cloud that was hanging over OpenAI, clearing the way for the company to move forward with its IPO plans.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jury-shoots-down-musks-bid-to-unwind-openai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jury-shoots-down-musks-bid-to-unwind-openai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadline Extended: New York Legal Awards 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are seeking nominations to honor attorneys, firms and legal departments in New York state.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/deadline-extended-new-york-legal-awards-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/deadline-extended-new-york-legal-awards-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Strong Demand Across Practices, Revenue Grows 16.7% at Midsize Texas Law Firm Munsch Hardt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Busy practices including immigration, real estate and bankruptcy led to strong revenue and profits at Dallas-founded Munsch Hardt Kopf &amp; Harr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/with-strong-demand-across-practices-revenue-grows-167-at-midsize-texas-law-firm-munsch-hardt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/with-strong-demand-across-practices-revenue-grows-167-at-midsize-texas-law-firm-munsch-hardt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quinn Emanuel General Counsel Killed in Georgia Car Crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harry Olivar's stepson, David Jackson, also died in the accident; Olivar's wife, Leigh, was seriously injured and is currently hospitalized.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-general-counsel-killed-in-georgia-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-general-counsel-killed-in-georgia-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagens Berman Files First Tariffs Refund Suit Against Amazon, Claims Retailer Is Using Refunds to &amp;lsquo;Curry' Trump's Favor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The case has been identified by Law.com Radar as the first seeking to force Amazon to reimburse customers for any costs they incurred stemming from President Donald Trump's illegally-imposed emergency duties.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/hagens-berman-files-first-tariffs-refund-suit-against-amazon-claims-retailer-is-using-refunds-to-amplsquocurry-trumps-favor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/hagens-berman-files-first-tariffs-refund-suit-against-amazon-claims-retailer-is-using-refunds-to-amplsquocurry-trumps-favor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illinois' New AI-in-HR Rules Go Far Beyond Other States' Restrictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Illinois, in the past, has been at the forefront of regulation in employment. I would not be surprised if other states follow suit," DarrowEverett partner Andrew Adams said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/illinois-new-ai-in-hr-rules-go-far-beyond-other-states-restrictions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/illinois-new-ai-in-hr-rules-go-far-beyond-other-states-restrictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Pa. Justice's Dem Party Exit Lead to Recusal Requests? Legal Observers Are Mixed]]></title><description><![CDATA["It's always jarring when there's a personal statement from a judge that suggests political views," a Penn Carey law professor said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/could-pa-justices-dem-party-exit-lead-to-recusal-requests-legal-observers-are-mixed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/could-pa-justices-dem-party-exit-lead-to-recusal-requests-legal-observers-are-mixed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Founded a Law Firm: 'Have a Genuine Calling for the Work,' Says John Feder of Rouda Feder Tietjen &amp; McGuinn]]></title><description><![CDATA["Make sure you have a genuine calling for the work, because passion is what sustains you when the hours get long and the cases get heavy. (...) That passion has kept me going for more than 45 years, and I think it is the single biggest reason our firm has been able to build what we have built. Beyond that, invest in preparation above all else. That has been the foundation of our success since the day I walked through the door."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-founded-a-law-firm-have-a-genuine-calling-for-the-work-says-john-feder-of-rouda-feder-tietjen-amp-mcguinn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-founded-a-law-firm-have-a-genuine-calling-for-the-work-says-john-feder-of-rouda-feder-tietjen-amp-mcguinn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid Mass Recall, Litigator Explains Why Waymo Legal Claims Aren't Yet Ripe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite a recent recall of more than 3,700 self-driving Waymo rideshares, products liability litigator Rebekah Cooper told Law.com legal claims are not yet ripe.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amid-mass-recall-litigator-explains-why-waymo-legal-claims-arent-yet-ripe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amid-mass-recall-litigator-explains-why-waymo-legal-claims-arent-yet-ripe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Law Real Estate Practices See More Momentum Amid Boom in Data Center Deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid some of the latest lateral moves, Latham &amp; Watkins, Jones Day and Mayer Brown have all, in the last week, hired real estate partners, all of whom point to growing client activity in their practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-law-real-estate-practices-see-more-momentum-amid-boom-in-data-center-deals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-law-real-estate-practices-see-more-momentum-amid-boom-in-data-center-deals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland Takes 4-Partner Antitrust Team From Cleary in Brussels and London]]></title><description><![CDATA[The highly-ranked team has worked closely with Google as well as other major clients and marks a move by Kirkland to expand its investigations capabilities in the EU and U.K.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-takes-4-partner-antitrust-team-from-cleary-in-brussels-and-london/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 12:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-takes-4-partner-antitrust-team-from-cleary-in-brussels-and-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Current AI Investment Boom Is Reshaping Commercial Contracts for Technology and Data Companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses and investors are increasingly including AI-specific representations and warranties in commercial contracts and agreements, reassessing longstanding data strategies and sharpening their focus on protecting the rights in data that parties provide to one another.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-the-current-ai-investment-boom-is-reshaping-commercial-contracts-for-technology-and-data-companies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-the-current-ai-investment-boom-is-reshaping-commercial-contracts-for-technology-and-data-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alternative Pathways to the Bar Exam Lead to Lower Bar Passage Rates, Research Suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Individuals entering the legal profession using alternative pathways to take the bar exam have been less likely to pass the bar, less likely to find employment at law firms and more likely to later be professionally disciplined, according to a recently published study.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/alternative-pathways-to-the-bar-exam-lead-to-lower-bar-passage-rates-research-suggests/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/alternative-pathways-to-the-bar-exam-lead-to-lower-bar-passage-rates-research-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Sex Abuse, Storage Fire Drove Last Year's 80% Jump in Seattle Tort Lawsuits]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report this week from Lex Machina, a division of LexisNexis, found 2,698 tort actions filed in King County Superior Court in 2025 were associated with "non-traditional" torts, such as sex abuse cases against the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families and a local gynecologist.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/report-sex-abuse-storage-fire-drove-last-years-80-jump-in-seattle-tort-lawsuits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/report-sex-abuse-storage-fire-drove-last-years-80-jump-in-seattle-tort-lawsuits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Disrupted: Big Law's AI Extremes (Both Logical and Illogical)]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are the nearer-term, reasonable, repeatable KPIs when it comes to AI integration?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-big-laws-ai-extremes-both-logical-and-illogical/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-big-laws-ai-extremes-both-logical-and-illogical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ABA Council Votes to Repeal Diversity Standard]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Bar Association Accreditation Council voted 10 to 4 during its meeting Friday to repeal Standard 206.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aba-council-votes-to-repeal-diversity-standard/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aba-council-votes-to-repeal-diversity-standard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed. Jury Returns $49.5M Verdict Over Ethiopian Air Passenger's Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[The eight-member jury deliberated for two hours before awarding the family of Samya Stumo $49.5 million in their suit against Boeing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fed-jury-returns-495m-verdict-over-ethiopian-air-passengers-death/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fed-jury-returns-495m-verdict-over-ethiopian-air-passengers-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: Claims Surge Over &amp;lsquo;Recyclable' Labels, Membership Auto-Renewals and License Plate Surveillance]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new line of class actions alleges that Keurig beverage pods can't be recycled at most facilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-claims-surge-over-amplsquorecyclable-labels-membership-auto-renewals-and-license-plate-surveillance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-claims-surge-over-amplsquorecyclable-labels-membership-auto-renewals-and-license-plate-surveillance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Former Personal Lawyers Tapped to Circuit Courts Reveal Pay in Financial Disclosures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justin Smith is &ldquo;one of the several personal attorneys to President Trump who's been rewarded for his loyalty with a lifetime appointment to the federal court,Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, said this week at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trumps-former-personal-lawyers-tapped-to-circuit-courts-reveal-pay-in-financial-disclosures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trumps-former-personal-lawyers-tapped-to-circuit-courts-reveal-pay-in-financial-disclosures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Be the Lawyer You Would Want to Hire,' Says Leslie Demers of Skadden]]></title><description><![CDATA["Take ownership of your work and your reputation from day one. Be the lawyer you would want to hire: responsive, reliable, creative, and always prepared. Don't just master the facts, anticipate what's coming next and think creatively about how you can solve problems for your clients and your team."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-be-the-lawyer-you-would-want-to-hire-says-leslie-demers-of-skadden/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-be-the-lawyer-you-would-want-to-hire-says-leslie-demers-of-skadden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Media Landscape: Why Relationships Matter More Than Ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[The media landscape has undergone a fundamental transformation over the past decade, and for law firm marketers and PR professionals in legal tech, the shift is particularly pronounced. Traditional playbooks built around press releases, broad media lists and transactional pitching are no longer sufficient. Today, influence is fragmented; editorial teams are leaner; and the competition for attention is fiercer than ever.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-new-media-landscape-why-relationships-matter-more-than-ever/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-new-media-landscape-why-relationships-matter-more-than-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data May 15: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the climbing collective valuation of the Am Law 100.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-may-15-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-may-15-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[K&amp;L Gates to Split from Singapore Partner Firm Straits Law After 7 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The break-up of one of Singapore's rare financially integrated mergers signals growing challenges for international firms seeking local law capabilities in the city-state.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kampl-gates-to-split-from-singapore-partner-firm-straits-law-after-7-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kampl-gates-to-split-from-singapore-partner-firm-straits-law-after-7-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire Victims Petition Oregon Supreme Court in Case Challenging Class Trial Jury Instruction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The petition comes after the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the first of more than $1 billion in verdicts over the 2020 wildfires. "The result leaves Oregon trial courts without a workable framework for instructing class-action juries and threatens verdicts impacting thousands of fire survivors," it says.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/wildfire-victims-petition-oregon-supreme-court-in-case-challenging-class-trial-jury-instruction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 01:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/wildfire-victims-petition-oregon-supreme-court-in-case-challenging-class-trial-jury-instruction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTC Maintains Stance on Noncompetes Whether Under Trump or Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FTC, in the Trump era, is wary of noncompetes it views as extreme, or those targeting lower-wage workers. But it sees a role for noncompetes for executives and others who have access to trade secrets or specialized training.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ftc-maintains-stance-on-noncompetes-whether-under-trump-or-biden/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ftc-maintains-stance-on-noncompetes-whether-under-trump-or-biden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOJ's Lawsuit Over Jeffrey Clark Discipline is &amp;lsquo;Fundamental Threat,' Ethics Lawyer Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;[The U.S. Justice Department's] core argument&mdash;that government lawyers are exempt from ethical oversight when giving internal advice&mdash;has no basis in the Rules of Professional Conduct,stated Hilary Gerzhoy, who chairs the D.C. Bar Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee and serves on the D.C. Circuit's Advisory Committee on Admissions and Grievances.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dojs-lawsuit-over-jeffrey-clark-discipline-is-amplsquofundamental-threat-ethics-lawyer-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dojs-lawsuit-over-jeffrey-clark-discipline-is-amplsquofundamental-threat-ethics-lawyer-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journalists, Podcasters Sue Alphabet, Google for Voiceprints in AI Trained Models]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plaintiffs claim Google extracted their "voiceprints" from publicly available recordings without notice or consent and used these voiceprints to build commercial products that now compete with them in their own profession.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/journalists-podcasters-sue-alphabet-google-for-voiceprints-in-ai-trained-models/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/journalists-podcasters-sue-alphabet-google-for-voiceprints-in-ai-trained-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal-Ops Teams Turn Invoice Data Into Outside Counsel Strategy as AI Raises the Stakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal teams are moving invoice data beyond review and approval and using it to shape decisions, rate negotiations, benchmarking and risk analysis, said panelists at CLOC Global Institute in Chicago.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-ops-teams-turn-invoice-data-into-outside-counsel-strategy-as-ai-raises-the-stakes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-ops-teams-turn-invoice-data-into-outside-counsel-strategy-as-ai-raises-the-stakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Legal Ops Chief to Law Firms: It's Time to Ditch the Billable Hour&amp;mdash;for Your Own Good]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speakers on a CLOC Global Institute panel agreed that AI will force law firms to adopt value-based pricing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meta-legal-ops-chief-to-law-firms-its-time-to-ditch-the-billable-hourampmdashfor-your-own-good/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meta-legal-ops-chief-to-law-firms-its-time-to-ditch-the-billable-hourampmdashfor-your-own-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Squaring Off Against Law Firms, DOJ Argues Trump Can Revoke Their Security Clearances]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the case was squarely about the EOs against the four law firms, Trump's EO against Paul Weiss, and subsequent deal, was also of interest to the lawyers and panel of judges.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/squaring-off-against-law-firms-doj-argues-trump-can-revoke-their-security-clearances/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/squaring-off-against-law-firms-doj-argues-trump-can-revoke-their-security-clearances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Transparency: Clear Explanations Matter More Than Disclosure]]></title><description><![CDATA[As AI becomes embedded in everyday business and legal operations, organizations are confronting a new expectation: simply disclosing AI use is no longer enough. A critical shift is taking place in the legal industry: transparency is no longer just about disclosure; it's about comprehension.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-transparency-clear-explanations-matter-more-than-disclosure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-transparency-clear-explanations-matter-more-than-disclosure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields Appoints Next UK Managing Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Sansom steps down, but assumes the role of global client partner.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/freshfields-appoints-next-uk-managing-partner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/freshfields-appoints-next-uk-managing-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No 'Rubber Stamp': US Judge Questions Proposal to End Musk Dispute with Twitter Investors]]></title><description><![CDATA["I am not going to rubber stamp this settlement," U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said regarding a $1.5 million consent judgment that would resolve allegations Musk harmed Twitter investors with his belated disclosure of stock-ownership.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/no-rubber-stamp-us-judge-questions-proposal-to-end-musk-dispute-with-twitter-investors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/no-rubber-stamp-us-judge-questions-proposal-to-end-musk-dispute-with-twitter-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I Can't Say It Without Gasping': Calif. Judge Blasts Class Counsel's $85M Fee Request in Google Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA["The pyramids were built in less time than it took to litigate this case," U.S. District Judge James Donato, in the Northern District of California, told class counsel at an April 30 hearing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/i-cant-say-it-without-gasping-calif-judge-blasts-class-counsels-85m-fee-request-in-google-settlement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 01:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/i-cant-say-it-without-gasping-calif-judge-blasts-class-counsels-85m-fee-request-in-google-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Big AI Copyright Case, Judge Salutes Susman Godfrey's Bet on a First-Year Associate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dylan Salzman, an associate in his first year at Susman Godfrey, caught the attention of U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar while arguing contributory infringement issues for authors against Nvidia Corp.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/in-big-ai-copyright-case-judge-salutes-susman-godfreys-bet-on-a-first-year-associate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/in-big-ai-copyright-case-judge-salutes-susman-godfreys-bet-on-a-first-year-associate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Is Building a Legal Tech Ecosystem in Claude. Can Companies Adapt?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claude may be following in Microsoft's footsteps by becoming a legal tech ecosystem. But some question whether such interface consolidation is ultimately feasible for legal professionals.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/anthropic-is-building-a-legal-tech-ecosystem-in-claude-can-companies-adapt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/anthropic-is-building-a-legal-tech-ecosystem-in-claude-can-companies-adapt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Taken Into Custody in Federal Investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edward Harold King resigned from the bench in February while under investigation by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-brooklyn-supreme-court-judge-taken-into-custody-in-federal-investigation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-brooklyn-supreme-court-judge-taken-into-custody-in-federal-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How In-House Legal Teams Are Using AI to Cut Costs and Win Budget Approval]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal operations leaders at CLOC's Global Institute highlighted a growing tension inside legal departments: Firms are buying AI licenses, but many lawyers still are not using the tools regularly.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-in-house-legal-teams-are-using-ai-to-cut-costs-and-win-budget-approval/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-in-house-legal-teams-are-using-ai-to-cut-costs-and-win-budget-approval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Talk Less and Listen More,' Says James Mizgala of Tucker Ellis]]></title><description><![CDATA["Talk less and listen more&mdash;like me, you know less than you think. You learn far more by asking questions and genuinely hearing the answers."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-talk-less-and-listen-more-says-james-mizgala-of-tucker-ellis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-talk-less-and-listen-more-says-james-mizgala-of-tucker-ellis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Virginia Bill Could Allow First-Ever Class Actions in State Courts, Uber's RICO Suit Accelerates Against Pennsylvania Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week:&nbsp;The Virginia governor is weighing whether to allow class actions in the state's courts. A Pennsylvania judge split with a California decision against Ford and greenlighted Uber's RICO case. Find out who stepped in to represent Lululemon in a class action over tariff refunds.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-virginia-bill-could-allow-first-ever-class-actions-in-state-courts-ubers-rico-suit-accelerates-against-pennsylvania-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-virginia-bill-could-allow-first-ever-class-actions-in-state-courts-ubers-rico-suit-accelerates-against-pennsylvania-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Risk of Expiring NDAs to Trade Secret Status Under the DTSA]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a recent trade secret conference, several speakers highlighted a problem with a common industry practice related to non-disclosure agreements. In particular, NDAs are often drafted such that they (and the confidentiality obligations therein) expire after a set term, but there is a very real risk that doing so may inadvertently destroy trade secret status of information disclosed pursuant to the NDA.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-risk-of-expiring-ndas-to-trade-secret-status-under-the-dtsa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-risk-of-expiring-ndas-to-trade-secret-status-under-the-dtsa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate Risk Leaders Flag Mounting Threats Across the Board&amp;mdash;And Aren't Ready for Most of Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new AlixPartners survey of 500 legal and compliance executives finds preparedness gaps in nearly every risk category, from AI compliance and cybersecurity to financial crime and sanctions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/corporate-risk-leaders-flag-mounting-threats-across-the-boardampmdashand-arent-ready-for-most-of-them/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/corporate-risk-leaders-flag-mounting-threats-across-the-boardampmdashand-arent-ready-for-most-of-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woods Rogers Brings on 3 Lawyers to Open Tysons Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neal Seth and Mary Sylvia join Woods Rogers from Wiley Rein to open a new Tysons office, in addition to solo practitioner James Kelley.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/woods-rogers-brings-on-3-lawyers-to-open-tysons-office/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/woods-rogers-brings-on-3-lawyers-to-open-tysons-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Schools Sent Fewer Grads to Government, Public Interest Roles in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law.com ranked the top 20 schools that are sending the most students into public interest jobs, government work and federal clerkships.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-schools-sent-fewer-grads-to-government-public-interest-roles-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-schools-sent-fewer-grads-to-government-public-interest-roles-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 European Legal Industry's Women Rising Stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scores of top-quality entries from a wide variety of firms featuring women practicing in Continental Europe have been whittled down to the top 25 women under 40 expected to spearhead the next generation of leading partners.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-european-legal-industrys-women-rising-stars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 04:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-european-legal-industrys-women-rising-stars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Surprise Resignation, John Quinn Is Focusing on Travel, Practice Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a statement to Law.com this week, Quinn explained his departure as &ldquo;logical,adding that he &ldquo;didn't really think about what day of the week it waswhen he decided to make his announcement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-surprise-resignation-john-quinn-is-focusing-on-travel-practice-growth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 03:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-surprise-resignation-john-quinn-is-focusing-on-travel-practice-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Taps US District Judges to Fill Vacancies on 8th, 10th Circuits]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a pair of Truth Social posts, the president nominated U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota Judge Daniel Traynor to the Eighth Circuit and U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado Judge Daniel Domenico to the Tenth Circuit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-taps-us-district-judges-to-fill-vacancies-on-8th-10th-circuits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-taps-us-district-judges-to-fill-vacancies-on-8th-10th-circuits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only 2 States Prohibit Class Actions in State Courts, but a Virginia Bill Would Change That]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bill before Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger would allow class actions to be filed in Virginia's state courts for the first time.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/only-2-states-prohibit-class-actions-in-state-courts-but-a-virginia-bill-would-change-that/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/only-2-states-prohibit-class-actions-in-state-courts-but-a-virginia-bill-would-change-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;lsquo;The Bigger Action Will Be on Appeal': Importers Battling Trump's Tariffs Face Tougher Fight in Federal Circuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trade experts found this second set of duties to be more similar to the tariffs that came out of the first Trump administration&mdash;which have largely withstood legal scrutiny&mdash;than to the emergency duties that courts recently rejected.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquothe-bigger-action-will-be-on-appeal-importers-battling-trumps-tariffs-face-tougher-fight-in-federal-circuit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquothe-bigger-action-will-be-on-appeal-importers-battling-trumps-tariffs-face-tougher-fight-in-federal-circuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-New Jersey Judge Suspended Over Drunken Sexual Advances at Office Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Disciplinary Review Board said stricter punishment was warranted in light of his position as a judge at the time the misconduct took place.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-new-jersey-judge-suspended-over-drunken-sexual-advances-at-office-party/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-new-jersey-judge-suspended-over-drunken-sexual-advances-at-office-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Announces Legal Practice Plug-Ins for Claude, Legal Tech Integrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plug-ins focus on a range of practice areas for firms, in-house counsel, law students and more. Claude also now integrates with Harvey, Free Law Project and Thomson Reuters, among others.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/anthropic-announces-legal-practice-plug-ins-for-claude-legal-tech-integrations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/anthropic-announces-legal-practice-plug-ins-for-claude-legal-tech-integrations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OSHA, States Step Up Scrutiny of Workplace Exposure to Heat Hazards]]></title><description><![CDATA[An OSHA rule proposed under President Joe Biden has stalled, but the agency is using its existing powers to issue more fines. And a growing number of states are jumping into the fray.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/osha-states-step-up-scrutiny-of-workplace-exposure-to-heat-hazards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/osha-states-step-up-scrutiny-of-workplace-exposure-to-heat-hazards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Merge or Not to Merge: How Leverage Could Be the Deciding Factor]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Law.com analysis of leverage data reveals the firms that have fewer tools at their disposal to increase revenue-per-lawyer and profit margin, and why, for some, a merger might be an economic necessity.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/to-merge-or-not-to-merge-how-leverage-could-be-the-deciding-factor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/to-merge-or-not-to-merge-how-leverage-could-be-the-deciding-factor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Shot Across the Bow': Insider Trading Scheme May Prompt Changes in Big Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The misappropriation of confidential M&amp;A data from six top law firms may lead to changes in firms' controls over client data, ex-SEC and white-collar defense lawyers said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/shot-across-the-bow-insider-trading-scheme-may-prompt-changes-in-big-law/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/shot-across-the-bow-insider-trading-scheme-may-prompt-changes-in-big-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Helps Alabama Revert to Challenged Congressional Map]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday evening lifted a court order requiring Alabama to use a congressional map that included two majority-Black districts, allowing the state to revert to an old one found to discriminate against by Black voters by a federal district court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-helps-alabama-revert-to-challenged-congressional-map/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-helps-alabama-revert-to-challenged-congressional-map/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temple Snags University of Tennessee Dean as Beasley Law's Next Leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lonnie Brown Jr., the dean of University of Tennessee Winston College of Law since 2022, will become the Kean Family Dean of Temple University Beasley School of Law on Aug. 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/temple-snags-university-of-tennessee-dean-as-beasley-laws-next-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/temple-snags-university-of-tennessee-dean-as-beasley-laws-next-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Rule Removes Conservation as Public Land Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservation leaves land &ldquo;idlewhile it should be used for commercial purposes, the U.S. Interior Department stated.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-administration-rule-removes-conservation-as-public-land-use/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-administration-rule-removes-conservation-as-public-land-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Finds Cook County Liable for Unconstitutional Property Tax Sale System]]></title><description><![CDATA["The county did not need to receive an engraved notice to understand that its actions&mdash;taking private property without providing just compensation&mdash;constituted a 'classic' violation of the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause," a federal judge said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-finds-cook-county-liable-for-unconstitutional-property-tax-sale-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-finds-cook-county-liable-for-unconstitutional-property-tax-sale-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Taps Ex-Personal Attorneys for Bench, Raising Recusal Questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Considering the kind of representation that you've provided President Trump ... I would say that in any case involving President Trump's personal interests, you should recuse yourself, because it is very clear where your loyalties lie,Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, told judicial nominee Justin Smith.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-taps-ex-personal-attorneys-for-bench-raising-recusal-questions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-taps-ex-personal-attorneys-for-bench-raising-recusal-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Class Counsel in $7.25B Roundup Settlement Ask for $675M in Legal Fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fee request, which is 9.3% of the settlement fund, is "quite modest," according to class counsel Eric Holland.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/class-counsel-in-725b-roundup-settlement-ask-for-675m-in-legal-fees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/class-counsel-in-725b-roundup-settlement-ask-for-675m-in-legal-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Platform's &amp;lsquo;Expert' Workforce Draws Misclassification Suit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A class action against Mercor.io Corp. claims the AI hiring startup misclassified lawyers, doctors, engineers and other subject-matter experts as independent contractors while exerting employer-like control over their work. The case could test how traditional employment law doctrines apply to the white-collar gig workforce behind AI training and evaluation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-platforms-amplsquoexpert-workforce-draws-misclassification-suit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-platforms-amplsquoexpert-workforce-draws-misclassification-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lit-Funder Burford Capital Asks Supreme Court to Shield It From Discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Third-party litigation funder Burford Capital has turned to the high court to prevent document discovery related to its financing of antitrust claims against German truck manufacturers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lit-funder-burford-capital-asks-supreme-court-to-shield-it-from-discovery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lit-funder-burford-capital-asks-supreme-court-to-shield-it-from-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Build Relationships Inside and Outside the Firm,' Says Charity Schiller of Best Best &amp; Krieger]]></title><description><![CDATA["Equally important is building relationships inside and outside the firm. If you hope to lead people one day, you need to know them, and they need to know you. Find out what motivates them, what they care about, and what they value, and share what you care about and value with them."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-build-relationships-inside-and-outside-the-firm-says-charity-schiller-of-best-best-amp-krieger/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-build-relationships-inside-and-outside-the-firm-says-charity-schiller-of-best-best-amp-krieger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consolidation, Cost-Cutting in Indy TV Market Offers Peek Into Pain Ahead for Broadcast Newsrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The owner of WISH-TV Channel 8 makes no apologies for laying off nearly the entire 60-person news team at WRTV-TV Channel 6 after buying the station in March.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/consolidation-cost-cutting-in-indy-tv-market-offers-peek-into-pain-ahead-for-broadcast-newsrooms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/consolidation-cost-cutting-in-indy-tv-market-offers-peek-into-pain-ahead-for-broadcast-newsrooms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My AI Agent Killed My Annoying Neighbor]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI is an eager summer intern with a puppy-dog disposition, programmed to please. It doesn't know it is not OK to kill your annoying neighbor in its quest to be helpful.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/my-ai-agent-killed-my-annoying-neighbor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/my-ai-agent-killed-my-annoying-neighbor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Hamburg Big Law's Weakest Link in Germany?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Clyde &amp; Co partners spinning off into an independent firm, questions are being raised about whether further exits will follow&mdash;and if Hamburg even remains viable for international firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/is-hamburg-big-laws-weakest-link-in-germany/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/is-hamburg-big-laws-weakest-link-in-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[C.R. Bard Wins Defense Verdict in First Bellwether Trial Over PowerPort Device]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trial, which began on April 21, is the first of about 3,000 cases in multidistrict litigation alleging Bard's PowerPort devices are defective, leading to blood infections, thrombosis or fractures.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cr-bard-wins-defense-verdict-in-first-bellwether-trial-over-powerport-device/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cr-bard-wins-defense-verdict-in-first-bellwether-trial-over-powerport-device/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASU Law Alum Gives Back to Support Struggling Students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jordan Greenman graduated with his J.D. from ASU Law in 2021 with less than stellar grades, so he wants to support other students to show grades aren't everything.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/asu-law-alum-gives-back-to-support-struggling-students/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/asu-law-alum-gives-back-to-support-struggling-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Disrupted: Are Associate Ranks Headed for a 'Course Correction'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some corporate clients only want to use a law firm when it's partner-level work, noted one New York recruiter. How will that shape the future of associate legal work?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-are-associate-ranks-headed-for-a-course-correction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-are-associate-ranks-headed-for-a-course-correction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suits in 5 Nations Allege Apple Quashed "Watch Room" Competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple said it removed Rave from its App Store based on allegations that it hosted pornographic and pirated content and users complained about child sexual abuse materials. Rave replied that those allegations were baseless and extraordinary and that it has zero tolerance for unlawful or exploitative content.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/suits-in-5-nations-allege-apple-quashed-watch-room-competition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/suits-in-5-nations-allege-apple-quashed-watch-room-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: Cases Center on Multilevel Marketing, Supplement Serving Sizes and OnlyFans Disputes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vitamin and supplement companies are accused of manipulating serving sizes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-cases-center-on-multilevel-marketing-supplement-serving-sizes-and-onlyfans-disputes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-cases-center-on-multilevel-marketing-supplement-serving-sizes-and-onlyfans-disputes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA's New Focus on Microplastics Could Be Start of Long Regulatory Road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Companies may want to ask themselves: &ldquo;Do we have a dog in the fight? Do we make plastic? Do we have something to do with plastic?" said James Aidala, a former EPA official who's now a consultant.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/epas-new-focus-on-microplastics-could-be-start-of-long-regulatory-road/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/epas-new-focus-on-microplastics-could-be-start-of-long-regulatory-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Be Someone Who Clients and Colleagues Trust,' Says Peter Salzler of Braverman Greenspun]]></title><description><![CDATA["Be someone who clients and colleagues trust. Being responsive, anticipating issues and needs, and thinking creatively to improve both work product and firm practices is of great value to both clients and your firm."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-be-someone-who-clients-and-colleagues-trust-says-peter-salzler-of-braverman-greenspun/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:35:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-be-someone-who-clients-and-colleagues-trust-says-peter-salzler-of-braverman-greenspun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Law's Next Competitive Edge: Building the Internal Culture Engine]]></title><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-laws-next-competitive-edge-building-the-internal-culture-engine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:35:16 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-laws-next-competitive-edge-building-the-internal-culture-engine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOJ Investigates Northern Virginia Prosecutor Over Alleged Preferential Treatment of Undocumented Immigrants]]></title><description><![CDATA["This investigation will uncover whether this prosecutor is putting the community at risk in offering sweetheart deals to illegal immigrants charged with serious crimes," the Trump administration's top civil rights enforcer said of Commonwealth's attorney Steve Descano of Fairfax County, Virginia, who faces a federal probe by the U.S. Department of Justice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/doj-investigates-northern-virginia-prosecutor-over-alleged-preferential-treatment-of-undocumented-immigrants/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/doj-investigates-northern-virginia-prosecutor-over-alleged-preferential-treatment-of-undocumented-immigrants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outside Counsel Takes Legal Reins of Six Flags as Merger Fallout Mounts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christopher Bennett will serve as chief legal and compliance officer, part of a new management team trying to turn around the company after an $8 billion merger went off the rails.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/outside-counsel-takes-legal-reins-of-six-flags-as-merger-fallout-mounts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/outside-counsel-takes-legal-reins-of-six-flags-as-merger-fallout-mounts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Six Big Law Firms Lost Confidential M&amp;A Data to a Global Insider Trading Scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alleged perpetrators in some cases accessed material non-public information on deals in which they weren't staffed, charging documents show.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-six-big-law-firms-lost-confidential-mampa-data-to-a-global-insider-trading-scheme/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-six-big-law-firms-lost-confidential-mampa-data-to-a-global-insider-trading-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norton Rose Fulbright Appoints New Australia Head]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marshall Bromwich will replace incumbent Alison Deitz.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-appoints-new-australia-head/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/norton-rose-fulbright-appoints-new-australia-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trade Court Strikes Down Trump's 10% Global Duties, Rejecting 'Expansive' View of Executive Power to Impose Tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trade court ruled 2-1 that Trump had unlawfully used Section 122 of the Trade Act to enact a new blanket duty on products entering the United States, finding that Trump failed to identify a "balance-of-payments deficit" that would allow him to wield the trade law's broad tariff-making powers. The decision strikes down the president's second bid to impose global tariffs on his own.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trade-court-strikes-down-trumps-10-global-duties-rejecting-expansive-view-of-executive-power-to-impose-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 01:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trade-court-strikes-down-trumps-10-global-duties-rejecting-expansive-view-of-executive-power-to-impose-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DC Circuit Questions Pentagon's Push to Punish Mark Kelly After 'Illegal Orders' Video]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least two D.C. Circuit judges seemed to be skeptical of arguments from the Justice Department.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dc-circuit-questions-pentagons-push-to-punish-mark-kelly-after-illegal-orders-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dc-circuit-questions-pentagons-push-to-punish-mark-kelly-after-illegal-orders-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired Judges Urge US Appeals Court to Reject Trump's 'Unprecedented Suit' Against Maryland's Federal Bench]]></title><description><![CDATA[The retired judges told the Fourth Circuit that the lawsuit is an &ldquo;extraordinary, unprecedented broadside" against the judiciary's authority.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/retired-judges-urge-us-appeals-court-to-reject-trumps-unprecedented-suit-against-marylands-federal-bench/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/retired-judges-urge-us-appeals-court-to-reject-trumps-unprecedented-suit-against-marylands-federal-bench/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Chatlogs Promise Discovery Risk, Windfall]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last several months, judges have started to parse the discoverability of AI chat logs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-chatlogs-promise-discovery-risk-windfall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-chatlogs-promise-discovery-risk-windfall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plaintiff Lawyers Are Winning ERISA Cases, Causing Litigation to Soar]]></title><description><![CDATA["Of all the areas where the plaintiff's bar is filing class actions, they're having the most success in the ERISA space," said Gerald L. Maatman Jr. of Duane Morris in Chicago, chair of the firm's class action defense team.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/plaintiff-lawyers-are-winning-erisa-cases-causing-litigation-to-soar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/plaintiff-lawyers-are-winning-erisa-cases-causing-litigation-to-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troy McKenzie, NYU's First Black Law Dean, to Step Down From Leadership Role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Troy McKenzie, a 2000 alum, became NYU Law's first Black dean when he took the position nearly four years ago.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/troy-mckenzie-nyus-first-black-law-dean-to-step-down-from-leadership-role/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/troy-mckenzie-nyus-first-black-law-dean-to-step-down-from-leadership-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NJ Midsize Firm Accused of Botched Estate Planning, Losing and Misallocating Trust Assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The complaint, filed this week in Burlington County Superior Court, alleges misconduct by Capehart &amp; Scatchard, claiming the firm's estate planning advice and related transactions reshaped&mdash;and depleted&mdash;the couple's assets to the detriment of multiple family trusts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nj-midsize-firm-accused-of-botched-estate-planning-losing-and-misallocating-trust-assets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nj-midsize-firm-accused-of-botched-estate-planning-losing-and-misallocating-trust-assets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Weiss Sheds Litigation Associates]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Paul Weiss and McDermott's associate cuts, it's possible other firms may follow, encouraged that top firms are taking these steps without apparent financial weaknesses, sources said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/paul-weiss-sheds-litigation-associates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/paul-weiss-sheds-litigation-associates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How AI Shapes the Way IBM's Legal Chief Approaches Almost Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA["It comes down to building trust and enabling adoption for customers. Trust leads to adoption and adoption leads to stickiness," said Anne Robinson, who became Big Blue's legal chief in July 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-ai-shapes-the-way-ibms-legal-chief-approaches-almost-everything/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-ai-shapes-the-way-ibms-legal-chief-approaches-almost-everything/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Output vs. Process: When Attorneys Should &amp;mdash; and Shouldn't &amp;mdash; Use AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clients have pushed back on what they are willing to pay for since long before anyone heard of a large language model. AI is the latest chapter in a long story about legal fees. But it introduces a wrinkle that prior tools did not.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/output-vs-process-when-attorneys-should-ampmdash-and-shouldnt-ampmdash-use-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/output-vs-process-when-attorneys-should-ampmdash-and-shouldnt-ampmdash-use-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am Law 200 Law Firms Hit With Discrimination Suits, Law.com Radar Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big Law firms faced allegations of race, gender and pregnancy bias in April. Plus, cyber negligence claims smacked two firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/am-law-200-law-firms-hit-with-discrimination-suits-lawcom-radar-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/am-law-200-law-firms-hit-with-discrimination-suits-lawcom-radar-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed. Judge Allows Portions of Prevagen Class Action to Continue in Chicago]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said the plaintiff plausibly alleged deception based on questionable scientific support but lacked standing to challenge commercials and online ads she did not actually see.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fed-judge-allows-portions-of-prevagen-class-action-to-continue-in-chicago/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fed-judge-allows-portions-of-prevagen-class-action-to-continue-in-chicago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDermott Associate Layoffs Point to 'Shifting Client Needs']]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of associate cuts at a high-ranking Am Law 100 firm has frayed the nerves of some in Big Law, amid economic concerns this year related to rising energy prices and inflation, and worries about timeliness of clients paying legal bills.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mcdermott-associate-layoffs-point-to-shifting-client-needs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mcdermott-associate-layoffs-point-to-shifting-client-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple to Pay $250M to Settle Claims It Overpromised on iPhone AI Features]]></title><description><![CDATA[The class action alleged that Apple's marketing created a "clear and reasonable consumer expectation" that Apple Intelligence features would be available when the iPhone 16 launched in September 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/apple-to-pay-250m-to-settle-claims-it-overpromised-on-iphone-ai-features/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/apple-to-pay-250m-to-settle-claims-it-overpromised-on-iphone-ai-features/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A&amp;O Shearman Makes Job Cuts in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is trimming headcount across its business support teams in the latest in a wave of similar moves by major law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aampo-shearman-makes-job-cuts-in-london/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aampo-shearman-makes-job-cuts-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily Report Set to Present 2026 Southeastern Legal Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Daily Report and Law.com will recognize all the 2026 winners and finalists for the Southeastern Legal Awards during an awards presentation tonight at The Whitley in Buckhead.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/daily-report-set-to-present-2026-southeastern-legal-awards/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/daily-report-set-to-present-2026-southeastern-legal-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the Winners Are ... Daily Report Presents 2026 Southeastern Legal Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Daily Report and Law.com recognized all the winners and finalists for the 2026 Southeastern Legal Awards during an awards dinner Thursday at The Whitley in Buckhead.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/and-the-winners-are-daily-report-presents-2026-southeastern-legal-awards/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/and-the-winners-are-daily-report-presents-2026-southeastern-legal-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act Ruling Means For Minority Representation In Congress]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this podcast edition of Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover interviews election law scholar Rick Hasen of UCLA Law about what the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Louisiana v. Callais means for the future of minority voter representation in Congress.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/what-supreme-courts-voting-rights-act-ruling-means-for-minority-representation-in-congress/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/what-supreme-courts-voting-rights-act-ruling-means-for-minority-representation-in-congress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Law Firms Robbed of Confidential M&amp;A Information Stolen by Global Insider Trading Ring]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ex-Goodwin Procter associate is among 30 people charged with trading on stolen and confidential information from law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-law-firms-robbed-of-confidential-mampa-information-stolen-by-global-insider-trading-ring/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-law-firms-robbed-of-confidential-mampa-information-stolen-by-global-insider-trading-ring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4th Circuit Seems Skeptical of Policy Lifting Limits on ICE Arrests at Churches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security advised officers to use discretion &ldquo;along with a healthy dose of common sensewhen deciding whether to carry out enforcement activity in or outside a house of worship. Prior to the change, DHS directed agents to avoid enforcement at houses of worship to the &ldquo;fullest extent possible.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/4th-circuit-seems-skeptical-of-policy-lifting-limits-on-ice-arrests-at-churches/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/4th-circuit-seems-skeptical-of-policy-lifting-limits-on-ice-arrests-at-churches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navigating Regulatory Fragmentation: How Legal Leaders Are Staying Aligned Across APAC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn how legal teams are keeping the organisation aligned, making consistent decisions across markets, and supporting the business in a complex and uneven regulatory environment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/navigating-regulatory-fragmentation-how-legal-leaders-are-staying-aligned-across-apac/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/navigating-regulatory-fragmentation-how-legal-leaders-are-staying-aligned-across-apac/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Be Your Own Advocate,' Says Jessica Jewell of Nixon Peabody]]></title><description><![CDATA["It happens on a different timeline for everybody, so try not to compare yourself to others. At the same time, be your own advocate, speak up for what you want, and make sure you focus on the business side as well as being a great lawyer."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-be-your-own-advocate-says-jessica-jewell-of-nixon-peabody/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-be-your-own-advocate-says-jessica-jewell-of-nixon-peabody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: 2nd Bellwether Trial Opens in LA Over J&amp;J Talc, Federal Judge Calls $7.25B Roundup Settlement &amp;lsquo;Mind-Boggling']]></title><description><![CDATA[This week: The second bellwether trial in the coordinated California state court cases alleging Johnson &amp; Johnson's baby powder causes ovarian cancer opened in Los Angeles Superior Court. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria refused to intervene in a proposed $7.25B settlement in Missouri state court. Find out who was appointed to lead lawsuits against claims administrators such as Epiq and Angeion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-2nd-bellwether-trial-opens-in-la-over-jampj-talc-federal-judge-calls-725b-roundup-settlement-amplsquomind-boggling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-2nd-bellwether-trial-opens-in-la-over-jampj-talc-federal-judge-calls-725b-roundup-settlement-amplsquomind-boggling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Market Knows Before the World Does. That Should Worry Everyone.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The arrest of a U.S. special forces soldier accused of making more than $400,000 by betting on a covert military operation is not just another insider trading story. It is a glimpse into a far more troubling reality, one where prediction markets start to function as shadow intelligence exchanges.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-market-knows-before-the-world-does-that-should-worry-everyone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-market-knows-before-the-world-does-that-should-worry-everyone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Transforming HR Faster Than Companies Can Set Up Processes to Contain Risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between an increasingly active patchwork of state laws and unresolved liability questions in light of new federal policy proposals, employers will likely remain on the hook for how these tools are used," said Niloy Ray, co-chair of Littler Mendelson's AI and Technology Practice Group.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-transforming-hr-faster-than-companies-can-set-up-processes-to-contain-risks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-transforming-hr-faster-than-companies-can-set-up-processes-to-contain-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A&amp;O Shearman Partners Discuss Introducing Nonequity Tier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several Big Law firms have adopted the structure in recent years in response to various market pressures.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aampo-shearman-partners-discuss-introducing-nonequity-tier/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aampo-shearman-partners-discuss-introducing-nonequity-tier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How You Made It: Law.com Wants to Hear From You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law.com's expanded How I Made It series aims to surface even more practical insight and personal reflection across the profession, including the path to the bench, regulatory careers and even life beyond the law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-you-made-it-lawcom-wants-to-hear-from-you/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-you-made-it-lawcom-wants-to-hear-from-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft's AI Bet Is Getting More Expensive&amp;mdash;and More Complicated]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;There are real doubts surrounding the appeal of its AI products, and it increasingly looks like Microsoft has squandered an early lead in enterprise AI with Anthropic now taking most of the action,veteran technology analyst Richard Windsor wrote last month.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/microsofts-ai-bet-is-getting-more-expensiveampmdashand-more-complicated/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 07:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/microsofts-ai-bet-is-getting-more-expensiveampmdashand-more-complicated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kagan Denies Apple's Request for Emergency Supreme Court Intervention in Antitrust Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple became the latest tech giant to fail to obtain emergency relief from the high court in an antitrust case.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kagan-denies-apples-request-for-emergency-supreme-court-intervention-in-antitrust-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kagan-denies-apples-request-for-emergency-supreme-court-intervention-in-antitrust-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Suit Claims Zuckerberg Personally Directed Copyright Infringement of Published Works to Train AI Models]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suit brought by five publishers and author Scott Turow is unusual in its attempt to hold an individual company executive responsible for the alleged infringement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-suit-claims-zuckerberg-personally-directed-copyright-infringement-of-published-works-to-train-ai-models/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-suit-claims-zuckerberg-personally-directed-copyright-infringement-of-published-works-to-train-ai-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alabama to Allow Grads From Non-ABA-Accredited Law Schools to Sit for Bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court of Alabama amended Rule IV to include graduates of non-American Bar Association-accredited law schools being eligible to sit for the bar.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/alabama-to-allow-grads-from-non-aba-accredited-law-schools-to-sit-for-bar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 00:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/alabama-to-allow-grads-from-non-aba-accredited-law-schools-to-sit-for-bar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;lsquo;Where Is the Actual Evidence of Asbestos?': Johnson &amp; Johnson Returns to Calif. Court in 2nd Bellwether Talc Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trial features the family members of three women who died of ovarian cancer after decades of using Johnson &amp; Johnson's baby powder.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquowhere-is-the-actual-evidence-of-asbestos-johnson-amp-johnson-returns-to-calif-court-in-2nd-bellwether-talc-trial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquowhere-is-the-actual-evidence-of-asbestos-johnson-amp-johnson-returns-to-calif-court-in-2nd-bellwether-talc-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Class Certification? No Problem. Attorneys Put 86 Plaintiffs in 1 Complaint]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move&mdash;to coalesce nearly 90 individuals in a single action without class status&mdash;is rare.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/no-class-certification-no-problem-attorneys-put-86-plaintiffs-in-1-complaint/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/no-class-certification-no-problem-attorneys-put-86-plaintiffs-in-1-complaint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facing Contempt, Apple Seeks Emergency Relief From Supreme Court in Antitrust Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Undaunted by the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of a similar request from Google, Apple has urged the justices to intervene on an emergency basis in an antitrust suit from a video game developer over the commissions the tech giant collects from in-app purchases.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/facing-contempt-apple-seeks-emergency-relief-from-supreme-court-in-antitrust-case/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/facing-contempt-apple-seeks-emergency-relief-from-supreme-court-in-antitrust-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 22-Year Run, Award-Winning SEC Enforcement Official Departs for Wilmer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jason Burt won awards for helping the SEC crack two first-of-their-kind cases&mdash;one involving a flash market crash and another in which co-conspirators obtained early access to financial press releases, enabling them to profit by trading on nonpublic information.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-22-year-run-award-winning-sec-enforcement-official-departs-for-wilmer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-22-year-run-award-winning-sec-enforcement-official-departs-for-wilmer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Outside Capital Start Flowing to the Second Hundred First?]]></title><description><![CDATA[One M&amp;A adviser focused on the legal industry predicts the first Big Law MSO deal will come from the Second Hundred&mdash;potentially later this year. "In the Second&nbsp;Hundred, you still have founders that are active in their firms."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/will-outside-capital-start-flowing-to-the-second-hundred-first/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/will-outside-capital-start-flowing-to-the-second-hundred-first/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 Am Law 200: Ranked By Gross Revenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gross Revenue for the Second Hundred increased in 2025 by 6.0 percent, compared to the 10.8 percent increase in 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-am-law-200-ranked-by-gross-revenue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-am-law-200-ranked-by-gross-revenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 Am Law 200: By the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A closer look at the numbers that mattered most for the Am Law 200&mdash;in visual form.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-am-law-200-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-am-law-200-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earnings Are Growing For Second Hundred Firms&amp;mdash;But So Is the Gap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lower billing rate increases and lower demand contribute to a "widening gap" between the Second Hundred and the Am Law 100, even as both tiers posted strong financials metrics for 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/earnings-are-growing-for-second-hundred-firmsampmdashbut-so-is-the-gap/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/earnings-are-growing-for-second-hundred-firmsampmdashbut-so-is-the-gap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridging the Gap: Bold Second Hundred Firms Eye Mergers to Jump Up in Class]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Second Hundred firms that engaged in mergers over the course of 2025 generally outperformed their peers, but many others have good reasons to be content with their current scale.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/bridging-the-gap-bold-second-hundred-firms-eye-mergers-to-jump-up-in-class/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/bridging-the-gap-bold-second-hundred-firms-eye-mergers-to-jump-up-in-class/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI On a Budget: How Second Hundred Law Firms Are Investing in Tech Carefully]]></title><description><![CDATA[Second Hundred leaders are making sure they know where their money will go the furthest, before pot committing, firm leaders said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-on-a-budget-how-second-hundred-law-firms-are-investing-in-tech-carefully/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-on-a-budget-how-second-hundred-law-firms-are-investing-in-tech-carefully/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data May 5: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 20 Am Law 100 firms that have stacked the most revenue since 2000.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-may-5-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-may-5-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firms (an Asset Class in Waiting?) See Valuations Climb Higher]]></title><description><![CDATA[The aggregate value of the Am Law 100 surpassed $400 billion for the first time in CFO Madhav Srinivasan's latest effort at applying Wall Street valuation techniques to the apex of the legal industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firms-an-asset-class-in-waiting-see-valuations-climb-higher/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firms-an-asset-class-in-waiting-see-valuations-climb-higher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk Pays Just $1.5 Million to Settle SEC Suit Accusing Him of Underpaying Twitter Investors by $150M]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal reflects a stark difference in enforcement philosophies between President Joe Biden's SEC chair, Gary Gensler, who brought the case, and Trump's SEC chair, Paul Atkins.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/musk-pays-just-15-million-to-settle-sec-suit-accusing-him-of-underpaying-twitter-investors-by-150m/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/musk-pays-just-15-million-to-settle-sec-suit-accusing-him-of-underpaying-twitter-investors-by-150m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alito Clashes With Jackson as Supreme Court Facilitates Louisiana Map Redraw]]></title><description><![CDATA["The dissent accuses the Court of 'unshackl[ing]' itself from 'constraints,'" Justice Samuel Alito Jr. wrote. "It is the dissent's rhetoric that lacks restraint."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/alito-clashes-with-jackson-as-supreme-court-facilitates-louisiana-map-redraw/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/alito-clashes-with-jackson-as-supreme-court-facilitates-louisiana-map-redraw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Less Than a Year Post-Merger, HSF Kramer Says It's Winning New Clients for US Transactions in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm expects future U.S. investment to focus on the tech and defense sectors, and anticipates an increase in private capital investment in Australia.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-less-than-a-year-post-merger-hsf-kramer-says-its-winning-new-clients-for-us-transactions-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-less-than-a-year-post-merger-hsf-kramer-says-its-winning-new-clients-for-us-transactions-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planned $110B Paramount-Warner Merger Faces Consumer Antitrust Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA["A quick review of the complaint reads like a fanciful work of fiction that is untethered from the facts and without merit," a Paramount spokesperson said after consumers filed a lawsuit in California federal court seeking to block the company's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/planned-110b-paramount-warner-merger-faces-consumer-antitrust-challenge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/planned-110b-paramount-warner-merger-faces-consumer-antitrust-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicago Cubs' Suit Against Rooftop Viewing Spot Can Continue, Fed. Judge Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Chicago federal judge said the baseball team sufficiently alleged a rooftop owner and his business profit from the team's live game experience at Wrigley Field without paying for it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/chicago-cubs-suit-against-rooftop-viewing-spot-can-continue-fed-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/chicago-cubs-suit-against-rooftop-viewing-spot-can-continue-fed-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Mexico Justice Department Wants Meta to Pay $3.7B to Fund Teen Mental Health Programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta attorney Alex Parkinson of Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel &amp; Frederick told First Judicial District Chief Judge Bryan Biedscheid that the state's proposed abatement fund is an "unprecedented demand for money."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-mexico-justice-department-wants-meta-to-pay-37b-to-fund-teen-mental-health-programs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-mexico-justice-department-wants-meta-to-pay-37b-to-fund-teen-mental-health-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States Crack Down on Health Insurers' AI Use, With No End in Sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;There really is this increased compliance burden on health insurers to demonstrate that they've conducted their diligence on these programs,said Dan Silverboard, a partner at Holland &amp; Knight.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/states-crack-down-on-health-insurers-ai-use-with-no-end-in-sight/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/states-crack-down-on-health-insurers-ai-use-with-no-end-in-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk: Twitter Securities Fraud Verdict Based on 'Bias and Prejudice' Shouldn't Stand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musk alleges the plaintiffs, who previously held shares of Twitter Inc., hadn't met their burden of proof at trial for any of the necessary elements of a securities fraud claim.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/musk-twitter-securities-fraud-verdict-based-on-bias-and-prejudice-shouldnt-stand/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/musk-twitter-securities-fraud-verdict-based-on-bias-and-prejudice-shouldnt-stand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cracker Barrel GC Says Mentoring Successor Has Been One of the &amp;lsquo;True Joys' of His Career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incoming legal chief Jennifer Lankford and the rest of the C-suite are trying to win back customers and investors after a botched rebranding last year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cracker-barrel-gc-says-mentoring-successor-has-been-one-of-the-amplsquotrue-joys-of-his-career/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cracker-barrel-gc-says-mentoring-successor-has-been-one-of-the-amplsquotrue-joys-of-his-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Prioritize Clear and Timely Communication,' Says Alan Shramuk of Marshall Gerstein]]></title><description><![CDATA["First, focus on producing consistently strong work. That's non-negotiable. Second, prioritize clear and timely communication. Clients regularly comment on responsiveness, and it's one of the simplest ways to build trust. The stereotype that lawyers are slow or unclear exists for a reason, and associates who break that pattern stand out."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-prioritize-clear-and-timely-communication-says-alan-shramuk-of-marshall-gerstein/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-prioritize-clear-and-timely-communication-says-alan-shramuk-of-marshall-gerstein/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former DLA Piper Partner Seeks To Toss Ex-Associate's Rape Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former DLA Piper associate, who sued Biggs and DLA Piper in December on an anonymous basis, must now use her real name if she wants to proceed with the suit, a judge has ruled.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/former-dla-piper-partner-seeks-to-toss-ex-associates-rape-claims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/former-dla-piper-partner-seeks-to-toss-ex-associates-rape-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too Fast to Fake It: Can Big Law's Top Partners Keep Up?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geopolitical upheaval, corporate accountability, and the rise of AI are testing whether Big Law's top partners are worth their multimillion-dollar price tags, writes The Global Lawyer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/too-fast-to-fake-it-can-big-laws-top-partners-keep-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/too-fast-to-fake-it-can-big-laws-top-partners-keep-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alito Temporarily Pauses Fifth Circuit Decision Restricting Mail Access to Abortion Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[The administrative order preserves mail access to the abortion drug while the full U.S. Supreme Court considers the pill maker's emergency appeal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/alito-temporarily-pauses-fifth-circuit-decision-restricting-mail-access-to-abortion-drug/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 07:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/alito-temporarily-pauses-fifth-circuit-decision-restricting-mail-access-to-abortion-drug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomson Reuters Hit With Privacy Class Action in Michigan Over Display of Social Security Data on Research Platforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomson Reuters America Corp. was hit with a class action Thursday that accused it of breaching a Michigan state privacy law by publicly displaying five sequential digits of individuals' Social Security numbers on its CLEAR and Westlaw PeopleMap platforms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/thomson-reuters-hit-with-privacy-class-action-in-michigan-over-display-of-social-security-data-on-research-platforms/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 01:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/thomson-reuters-hit-with-privacy-class-action-in-michigan-over-display-of-social-security-data-on-research-platforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alito Claims to 'Update' Voting Rights Act Law. Kagan Says He Destroyed It.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under Justice Samuel Alito Jr.'s "updated" framework, the test for proving voter dilution under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is "nearly insuperable," Justice Elena Kagan wrote in dissent.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/alito-claims-to-update-voting-rights-act-law-kagan-says-he-destroyed-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/alito-claims-to-update-voting-rights-act-law-kagan-says-he-destroyed-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NJ $16M Verdict Won as Plaintiff Counsel Portray 'Arrogant Bunch of People']]></title><description><![CDATA[Depicting one's adversaries as wealthy and demanding outsiders seems to have paid off in this case. The jury awarded $16 million after hearing the owner of the warehouse described as a large and "arrogant" company that was unwilling to abide by New Jersey land use laws. During closing arguments in the 12-week trial, jurors heard a repeat of testimony from an officer of the warehouse company, who said, "it's our land and we can do what we want."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nj-16m-verdict-won-as-plaintiff-counsel-portray-arrogant-bunch-of-people/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nj-16m-verdict-won-as-plaintiff-counsel-portray-arrogant-bunch-of-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft's Legal Agent Could Shake Up Legal Tech&amp;mdash;If It Delivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft's unveiling of its Legal Agent comes as the legal tech industry is still reeling from Anthropic's recent launch of its Claude legal plugin.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/microsofts-legal-agent-could-shake-up-legal-techampmdashif-it-delivers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/microsofts-legal-agent-could-shake-up-legal-techampmdashif-it-delivers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTC Officials Urge Tennessee Supreme Court to Reduce Reliance on ABA in Law School Accreditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court of Tennessee at Nashville received hundreds of comments regarding how to increase access to legal representation by examining how the state is regulating the profession.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ftc-officials-urge-tennessee-supreme-court-to-reduce-reliance-on-aba-in-law-school-accreditation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ftc-officials-urge-tennessee-supreme-court-to-reduce-reliance-on-aba-in-law-school-accreditation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Disrupted: If Your Mother Says She Loves You...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legal industry is at a real crossroads when it comes to effectively implementing gen AI tools into practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-if-your-mother-says-she-loves-you/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-if-your-mother-says-she-loves-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstEnergy Investors Certified Again in Bribery Case, After 6th Circuit Decertification]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley stood by his initial certification decision, finding that the Sixth Circuit remanded the case back to him to analyze the investors' damages methodology, not to further consider their presumption of reliance arguments.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/firstenergy-investors-certified-again-in-bribery-case-after-6th-circuit-decertification/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/firstenergy-investors-certified-again-in-bribery-case-after-6th-circuit-decertification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: Suits Strike at Turkey Prices, Milk Subsidies and '80-20' Employment Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organic milk companies claim they're subsidizing non-organic producers without due process.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-suits-strike-at-turkey-prices-milk-subsidies-and-80-20-employment-rule/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-suits-strike-at-turkey-prices-milk-subsidies-and-80-20-employment-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OnlyFans Hires 20-Year Skadden Veteran as General Counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Eisman is coming aboard as OnlyFans adapts to the death of its owner in March and as it prepares to sell a minority ownership stake to a San Francisco investment firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/onlyfans-hires-20-year-skadden-veteran-as-general-counsel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/onlyfans-hires-20-year-skadden-veteran-as-general-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'You Need Good People Supporting You,' Says Janice Hogan of Hogan Lovells]]></title><description><![CDATA["Don't be afraid. Take opportunities to learn new things. And make sure you have a strong team around you. If you want to maintain your practice while taking on management responsibility, you need good people supporting you. That's essential."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-you-need-good-people-supporting-you-says-janice-hogan-of-hogan-lovells/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-you-need-good-people-supporting-you-says-janice-hogan-of-hogan-lovells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambling-Addiction Lawsuits Pile Up Against Sports-Betting Companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suits allege that the companies ratchet up marketing during periods when bettors are less likely to be clear-headed&mdash;late at night, for instance, or right after they've suffered a big loss.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/gambling-addiction-lawsuits-pile-up-against-sports-betting-companies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/gambling-addiction-lawsuits-pile-up-against-sports-betting-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Judges Offer No Easy Answers on Presidential Pardons]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;What has happened with the pardon under this administration, it's just shocking,said former U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Judge Thomas Griffith, who was appointed to the bench in 2005 by then-President George W. Bush.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Related Stories5th Circuit Judge Ho, Once Again, Tops List of Most Prolific Writers of Dissents, ConcurrencesSenate Committee Advances More Trump Circuit Nominees&lsquo;Doing Refining': DC Circuit Judge Katsas Talks Fut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/former-judges-offer-no-easy-answers-on-presidential-pardons/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/former-judges-offer-no-easy-answers-on-presidential-pardons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live from the GCC Midwest 2026 with Zulkie Partners' Susie Shin]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-host Cedra Mayfield interviews Zulkie Partners Managing Principal Susie Shin live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gcc-midwest-2026-with-zulkie-partners-susie-shin/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gcc-midwest-2026-with-zulkie-partners-susie-shin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Associates at Law Firms With AI-Heavy Advisory Practices Feel Less Confident About Using AI Tools Themselves]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Chambers survey found that there appears to be a disconnect between law firms that counsel clients on their AI technology use and internal firm use of these newer technologies.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/associates-at-law-firms-with-ai-heavy-advisory-practices-feel-less-confident-about-using-ai-tools-themselves/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/associates-at-law-firms-with-ai-heavy-advisory-practices-feel-less-confident-about-using-ai-tools-themselves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nebraska Law School Shutters Immigration Clinic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nebraska College of Law is closing its immigration clinic due to staffing restraints.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nebraska-law-school-shutters-immigration-clinic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nebraska-law-school-shutters-immigration-clinic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Roundup Judge Refuses to Step Into &amp;lsquo;Mind-Boggling' $7.25B Class Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a Thursday hearing, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, who is overseeing the Roundup multidistrict in the Northern District of California, hesitated to interfere with a $7.25 billion class action settlement proceeding in a Missouri state court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-roundup-judge-refuses-to-step-into-amplsquomind-boggling-725b-class-settlement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-roundup-judge-refuses-to-step-into-amplsquomind-boggling-725b-class-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cook County Court Announces Appointment of 7 New Associate Judges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over current 250 circuit judges handpicked the nominees after interviews with more than 70 candidates.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cook-county-court-announces-appointment-of-7-new-associate-judges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cook-county-court-announces-appointment-of-7-new-associate-judges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Race You Didn't Know You Were In: Why AI Is Setting the Pace for Law Firm Marketing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The volume and sophistication of work hitting law firm marketing departments is accelerating. That moves the burden from responding to being ready: ready with differentiated positioning, competitive intelligence, and to get a compelling pitch to the right client before a formal process even begins.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-race-you-didnt-know-you-were-in-why-ai-is-setting-the-pace-for-law-firm-marketing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-race-you-didnt-know-you-were-in-why-ai-is-setting-the-pace-for-law-firm-marketing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Trust Is the Most Underrated Marketing Metric]]></title><description><![CDATA[In legal, accounting and other professional services technology markets, firms aren't just buying software. They're selecting partners who will influence workflows, compliance posture, sensitive data, client experience and even brand reputation. The stakes are high, so buyers move cautiously by design. In that environment, marketing's real job isn't just generating attention; it's building confidence over time that you are a safe, competent, dependable choice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/why-trust-is-the-most-underrated-marketing-metric/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/why-trust-is-the-most-underrated-marketing-metric/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ABC License Renewal Order Unrelated to Trump-Kimmel Feud, FCC Chair Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission's order for early license renewals came one day following a Trump social media post calling on ABC to fire Kimmel.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/abc-license-renewal-order-unrelated-to-trump-kimmel-feud-fcc-chair-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/abc-license-renewal-order-unrelated-to-trump-kimmel-feud-fcc-chair-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate Attorneys Know Clients Shouldn't Be Asking Chatbots Legal Questions. Do The Clients?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right now, the parameters of AI chat log privilege and discoverability are beginning to be laid out in the courts, similar to the way emails and text message admissibility have been analyzed. And attorneys are making a push to educate their corporate clients on how to avoid what played out in Fortis Advisors v. Krafton.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/corporate-attorneys-know-clients-shouldnt-be-asking-chatbots-legal-questions-do-the-clients/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/corporate-attorneys-know-clients-shouldnt-be-asking-chatbots-legal-questions-do-the-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temple University to Posthumously Honor Former Law School Dean, University Leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[JoAnne Epps will be presented posthumously with a Doctor of Humane Letters during the school's 139th commencement on May 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/temple-university-to-posthumously-honor-former-law-school-dean-university-leader/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/temple-university-to-posthumously-honor-former-law-school-dean-university-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Launches Legal Agent in Word]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft's new Legal Agent is designed to analyze documents, draft edits and review contracts while allowing users to track changes and verify suggestions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/microsoft-launches-legal-agent-in-word/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/microsoft-launches-legal-agent-in-word/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Privacy Bill Faces Hurdles Aplenty, but Common Ground Kindles Hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;From the pure pro-business standpoint, it checks a lot of boxes,said Tyler Thompson, a partner at Reed Smith.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-privacy-bill-faces-hurdles-aplenty-but-common-ground-kindles-hope/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-privacy-bill-faces-hurdles-aplenty-but-common-ground-kindles-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lawyers Advising Elon Musk and Sam Altman at Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The litigation between Elon Musk and Sam Altman has brought on a bevy of lawyers from several law firms, including Wachtell, Morrison &amp; Foerster, Mololamken, and Toberoff and Associates.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-lawyers-advising-elon-musk-and-sam-altman-at-trial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-lawyers-advising-elon-musk-and-sam-altman-at-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live from GC Midwest 2026 with Jennifer Hastings]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode, co-host Patrick Smith interviews Jennifer Hastings, founder of Outsource Counsel, live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-gc-midwest-2026-with-jennifer-hastings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-gc-midwest-2026-with-jennifer-hastings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Hires, Gaining Clients: Sullivan &amp; Cromwell's London Gamble 6 Months On]]></title><description><![CDATA[Backed by its work on global deals and the engine of its New York office, the firm's leaders say the London base has started to win market share.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/making-hires-gaining-clients-sullivan-amp-cromwells-london-gamble-6-months-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/making-hires-gaining-clients-sullivan-amp-cromwells-london-gamble-6-months-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Associate Becomes Kidney Donor to Law Firm Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[After sending out a firmwide plea to find a kidney donor, Thompson Coburn land use partner Bernie Citron got connected with regulatory associate Hope Watson.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/associate-becomes-kidney-donor-to-law-firm-partner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/associate-becomes-kidney-donor-to-law-firm-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI, Sam Altman Hit With Slate of Lawsuits Over Mass Shooting at Canadian School]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The cases ... represent not just a single family but an entire community stepping forward to hold OpenAI accountable for its role in the shooting," according to a statement issued on behalf of Edelson, which is representing the plaintiffs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/openai-sam-altman-hit-with-slate-of-lawsuits-over-mass-shooting-at-canadian-school/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/openai-sam-altman-hit-with-slate-of-lawsuits-over-mass-shooting-at-canadian-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Bellwether Trial Opens Against Bard Over Implanted Port Catheters]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge David Campbell of the District of Arizona is overseeing the trial, which began on April 21 and is set to wrap up by May 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/first-bellwether-trial-opens-against-bard-over-implanted-port-catheters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/first-bellwether-trial-opens-against-bard-over-implanted-port-catheters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paramount Skydance's CLO Hire Shatters All-Time Pay Record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Latham &amp; Watkins partner Makan Delrahim didn't join the entertainment giant until October, but in the last three months of 2025 he earned more than any legal chief at a U.S. public company had earned in an entire year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/paramount-skydances-clo-hire-shatters-all-time-pay-record/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/paramount-skydances-clo-hire-shatters-all-time-pay-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contractor Exemption Under Biometric Privacy Law Only Applies for Government-Related Work, State Appellate Court Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA["Based on its plain language, we conclude that the government contractor exemption applies only to exempt a contractor from liability when acting within the scope of its government contract," Judge Matthew G. Bertani wrote for the panel.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/contractor-exemption-under-biometric-privacy-law-only-applies-for-government-related-work-state-appellate-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/contractor-exemption-under-biometric-privacy-law-only-applies-for-government-related-work-state-appellate-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emory Law Expels 1L Behind 'Hateful and Harassing' Emails, Social Media Posts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The student, who was a 1L at Emory Law, is "no longer associated with the university," according to the school.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/emory-law-expels-1l-behind-hateful-and-harassing-emails-social-media-posts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/emory-law-expels-1l-behind-hateful-and-harassing-emails-social-media-posts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Federal District Judge Overseeing James Comey's New Criminal Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan has presided over thousands of controversies as an Article III judge, including a high-profile terrorism conspiracy case where she handed down hefty prison sentences years before being assigned to the 2026 federal criminal case charging former FBI Director James Comey with unlawfully threatening to kill President Donald Trump.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meet-the-federal-district-judge-overseeing-james-comeys-new-criminal-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meet-the-federal-district-judge-overseeing-james-comeys-new-criminal-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against LSAC Over Application Fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the judge granted LSAC's motion to dismiss, he also gave the plaintiff 14 days to submit an amended complaint, which the plaintiff's lawyer said he will file.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-dismisses-antitrust-suit-against-lsac-over-application-fees/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-dismisses-antitrust-suit-against-lsac-over-application-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Legal Can Keep Marketing Compliant in a World of AI, Influencers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uber's Cory Krasnoff said that rather than micromanaging scripts and reviewing post-production changes, legal should focus on educating business teams on when they have the green light and when they need to stop and call a lawyer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-legal-can-keep-marketing-compliant-in-a-world-of-ai-influencers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-legal-can-keep-marketing-compliant-in-a-world-of-ai-influencers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Doubtful It Can Review Decisions Ending Temporary Protected Status]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court leaned toward throwing out legal challenges to the Trump administration's decisions to end temporary immigration protections for hundreds of thousands of Syrian and Haitian nationals.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-doubtful-it-can-review-decisions-ending-temporary-protected-status/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-doubtful-it-can-review-decisions-ending-temporary-protected-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening Statements &amp; Visual Persuasion: Connecting with Today's Jurors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opening statements shape juror views through storytelling, visuals, and strategy. This webcast shows how litigators can use tech, collaboration, and clear narratives to deliver persuasive, high-impact openings.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/opening-statements-amp-visual-persuasion-connecting-with-todays-jurors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/opening-statements-amp-visual-persuasion-connecting-with-todays-jurors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live from the GCC Midwest 2026 with Verizon's Meghan Riley]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-host Cedra Mayfield interviews Verizon Managing Associate General Counsel Meghan Riley live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gcc-midwest-2026-with-verizons-meghan-riley/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gcc-midwest-2026-with-verizons-meghan-riley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Learn the Big Picture,' Says Christopher Samis of Ice Miller]]></title><description><![CDATA["Learn the big picture&mdash;don't just myopically focus on the task at hand. Don't get me wrong&mdash;it's critical to learn the law and know your craft, but if you're missing the business forest for the legal trees, you're not going to proceed to the next level. Understanding where you fit in in the larger scheme is the first step to actively participating and owning responsibility in a matter."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-learn-the-big-picture-says-christopher-samis-of-ice-miller/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-learn-the-big-picture-says-christopher-samis-of-ice-miller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Judge in Chicago Follows 9th Circuit Guidance in Digital Display Trespass Matter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Chicago federal judge held that a price-comparison browser extension does not trespass on a retailer's property when it changes how the site appears on a consumer's device in a case of first impression for Illinois courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-judge-in-chicago-follows-9th-circuit-guidance-in-digital-display-trespass-matter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-judge-in-chicago-follows-9th-circuit-guidance-in-digital-display-trespass-matter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Deeply Embedded' GCs Are Hitting on All Cylinders, but They're Too Few in Number]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new KPMG survey found that company leaders increasingly are asking GCs to weigh in on nonlegal matters. But just 23% of legal chiefs say that's happening constantly.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/deeply-embedded-gcs-are-hitting-on-all-cylinders-but-theyre-too-few-in-number/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/deeply-embedded-gcs-are-hitting-on-all-cylinders-but-theyre-too-few-in-number/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alphabet CLO's Pay Slips Below $30M Threshold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kent Walker's legal team last year lost an antitrust trial over whether Google illegally monopolized advertising technology. But it avoided a calamitous outcome in a separate case in which a judge ruled it illegally monopolized search.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/alphabet-clos-pay-slips-below-30m-threshold/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/alphabet-clos-pay-slips-below-30m-threshold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: SCOTUS Hears Key Roundup Case, 1st Bellwether Trial Opens Over Bard PowerPort]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week:&nbsp;The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Monsanto's defense of federal preemption in lawsuits over its Roundup pesticide. The first bellwether trial among more than 3,000 lawsuits over Bard's PowerPort medical devices began in Arizona. Find out who stepped in to represent fertilizer manufacturers, such as Koch Industries and The Mosaic Co., in a string of new antitrust lawsuits.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-scotus-hears-key-roundup-case-1st-bellwether-trial-opens-over-bard-powerport/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-scotus-hears-key-roundup-case-1st-bellwether-trial-opens-over-bard-powerport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data April 29: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law report.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-april-29-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-april-29-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ABA Settles Lawsuit Over Diversity Scholarship]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Bar Association agrees to offer its Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund on a "race/ethnicity-neutral basis," as it was changed to in October.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aba-settles-lawsuit-over-diversity-scholarship/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aba-settles-lawsuit-over-diversity-scholarship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Read the Indictment: Ex-FBI Director James Comey Faces New Charges, Arrest Warrant]]></title><description><![CDATA["Threatening the life of the President of the United States is a grave violation of our nation's laws," acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said after a federal grand jury in North Carolina returned an indictment alleging Comey threatened to kill President Donald Trump in a May 2025 social media post.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/read-the-indictment-ex-fbi-director-james-comey-faces-new-charges-arrest-warrant/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/read-the-indictment-ex-fbi-director-james-comey-faces-new-charges-arrest-warrant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm Leaders 'Determined' to Train Attorneys to Avoid Using AI-Produced Mistakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Our clients are very eager that [AI] be used and leveraged, and they and we are obviously interested in it being used responsibly,said Robert Hays of King &amp; Spalding.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/firm-leaders-determined-to-train-attorneys-to-avoid-using-ai-produced-mistakes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/firm-leaders-determined-to-train-attorneys-to-avoid-using-ai-produced-mistakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Judge Orders NY State to Pay Prisoner's Big Law Legal Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief U.S. District Judge Brenda Sannes said the state government was grossly negligent in its duty to preserve two attendance lists from a committee that hears incarcerated individuals' appeals.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-judge-orders-ny-state-to-pay-prisoners-big-law-legal-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-judge-orders-ny-state-to-pay-prisoners-big-law-legal-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Considers Freeing Cisco From Torture Lawsuit by Chinese Religious Minorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The court appears on the verge of closing the door to new types of claims brought under the 1789 Alien Tort Statute, which adherents of a Chinese minority religion are using to sue Cisco for allegedly aiding China's human rights abuses against them.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-considers-freeing-cisco-from-torture-lawsuit-by-chinese-religious-minorities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-considers-freeing-cisco-from-torture-lawsuit-by-chinese-religious-minorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for Nominations: New Jersey Legal Awards 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Jersey Law Journal seeks nominations for great attorneys deserving of recognition in the state&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nominations-new-jersey-legal-awards-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nominations-new-jersey-legal-awards-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland &amp; Ellis to Hire Senior Paul Weiss Partner in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Weiss' head of European M&amp;A is joining the world's largest law firm in the U.K., marking the first major loss for Paul Weiss in recent years and a signal of intent for Kirkland.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-amp-ellis-to-hire-senior-paul-weiss-partner-in-london/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-amp-ellis-to-hire-senior-paul-weiss-partner-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Remarkable' but 'Unsustainable': Ex-McKinsey CLO Gives Up Government GC Post 6 Months After Confirmation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre Gentin was one of two veteran corporate legal chiefs to take senior roles in Donald Trump's second presidential administration.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/remarkable-but-unsustainable-ex-mckinsey-clo-gives-up-government-gc-post-6-months-after-confirmation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/remarkable-but-unsustainable-ex-mckinsey-clo-gives-up-government-gc-post-6-months-after-confirmation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Future of Lawyering]]></title><description><![CDATA[As lawyers, we are very good at understanding the systems we operate in, and we are good at fixating on risk. But ask lawyers about the future of lawyering, and see if they can outline the principles, purpose, and mission of their organizations and roles.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-future-of-lawyering/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-future-of-lawyering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winston Taylor Merger Date in Doubt as European Split Delayed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The planned May 1 separation of Taylor Wessing's U.K. arm from some of its key continental European offices has been pushed to June as the disentanglement proves more time-consuming than anticipated.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/winston-taylor-merger-date-in-doubt-as-european-split-delayed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/winston-taylor-merger-date-in-doubt-as-european-split-delayed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Stops Meta's AI Buyout as National Security Reviews Reshape M&amp;A in Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell, WongPartnership, Ogier, and Maples and Calder advised on the multi-billion-dollar deal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/china-stops-metas-ai-buyout-as-national-security-reviews-reshape-mampa-in-asia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/china-stops-metas-ai-buyout-as-national-security-reviews-reshape-mampa-in-asia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live from the GCC Midwest 2026 with American Negotiation Institute's Kwame Christian]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-host Cedra Mayfield interviews American Negotiation Institute Founder Kwame Christian, live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gcc-midwest-2026-with-american-negotiation-institutes-kwame-christian/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gcc-midwest-2026-with-american-negotiation-institutes-kwame-christian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Am Law 100 Law Firms Have Stacked Revenue the Most Since 2000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Law.com analysis reveals that 20 firms have achieved compound annual growth rates in revenue of greater than 8% since fiscal 2000. Meanwhile, growth multiples range from 6.88x to 22.46x.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/these-am-law-100-law-firms-have-stacked-revenue-the-most-since-2000/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/these-am-law-100-law-firms-have-stacked-revenue-the-most-since-2000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sephora Hits Back at Claims That Loyalty Program Discriminates Based on Race, Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wave of arbitration claims alleges that personalized recommendations Sephora provides violate a California civil rights law because they're based on customers' skin tones and age ranges.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sephora-hits-back-at-claims-that-loyalty-program-discriminates-based-on-race-age/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sephora-hits-back-at-claims-that-loyalty-program-discriminates-based-on-race-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto Push Won't Last Without Congress, SEC's Atkins Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said the SEC can be nimble to provide the crypto industry market clarity but that "nothing future-proofs things like a statute."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/crypto-push-wont-last-without-congress-secs-atkins-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/crypto-push-wont-last-without-congress-secs-atkins-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As AI Blunders Pile Up, Law Firms Address Ethics Implications of New Technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The rules haven't really changed, but we're just having trouble following them when the output of some AI is so seductively good,said Adams &amp; Reese legal ethics expert Lucian Pera. &ldquo;And&nbsp;it's&nbsp;hard.&nbsp;It's&nbsp;hard to convince people to do it. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-ai-blunders-pile-up-law-firms-address-ethics-implications-of-new-technology/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-ai-blunders-pile-up-law-firms-address-ethics-implications-of-new-technology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Section 2 Antitrust Claims Used to Be Sure Losers. Why Are They Suddenly Winning?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three big wins for antitrust enforcers&mdash;the Live Nation suit and the Google search and ad-tech suits&mdash;all relied on the rarely used Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/section-2-antitrust-claims-used-to-be-sure-losers-why-are-they-suddenly-winning/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/section-2-antitrust-claims-used-to-be-sure-losers-why-are-they-suddenly-winning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Legal Chiefs Can Bust Their Budgets Without Losing Face]]></title><description><![CDATA[In-house leaders say the starting point for efficient budget management is identifying which matters are routine and which are so high-stakes that penny pinching would be reckless.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-legal-chiefs-can-bust-their-budgets-without-losing-face/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-legal-chiefs-can-bust-their-budgets-without-losing-face/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'The Right Environment Is the Most Important Factor,' Says Eric Wisotsky of Pryor Cashman]]></title><description><![CDATA["Finding the right environment is, in my view, the most important factor in making partner. I would tell an associate to focus on three things: fit, work ethic, and attitude."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-the-right-environment-is-the-most-important-factor-says-eric-wisotsky-of-pryor-cashman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-the-right-environment-is-the-most-important-factor-says-eric-wisotsky-of-pryor-cashman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live from the GC Midwest 2026 with Harshita Ganesh]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode, co-host Patrick Smith interviews Harshita Ganesh, associate at CMBG3 Law, live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gc-midwest-2026-with-harshita-ganesh/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gc-midwest-2026-with-harshita-ganesh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data April 27: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including who took home honors at this year's WIPL Awards.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-april-27-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-april-27-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firms Are Going Further to Protect Their Equity Tiers]]></title><description><![CDATA["A more concentrated equity structure gives firms more room to compensate star partners or attract major rainmakers, sometimes at the $20-plus million range," said one legal recruiter.&nbsp;"In this fiercely competitive market, flexibility at the top matters enormously.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firms-are-going-further-to-protect-their-equity-tiers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firms-are-going-further-to-protect-their-equity-tiers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Announcing the Finalists for the 2026 California Legal Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The awards celebrate the achievements of lawyers and companies based in the Golden State leading technology, innovation and the profession as a whole.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-2026-california-legal-awards/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-2026-california-legal-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian M&amp;A Activity Remains Brisk in the Face of US Pressures, Global Uncertainty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy, mining and utilities led the way in Q1, with investors drawn by Canada's image of stability, lawyers say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/canadian-mampa-activity-remains-brisk-in-the-face-of-us-pressures-global-uncertainty/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/canadian-mampa-activity-remains-brisk-in-the-face-of-us-pressures-global-uncertainty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merck Wins First Trial Over Cosmetic Talc Products Dr. Scholl's, Lotrimin]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Illinois jury in Cook County Circuit Court handed Merck a defense verdict on April 17 after fewer than two hours of deliberations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/merck-wins-first-trial-over-cosmetic-talc-products-dr-scholls-lotrimin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/merck-wins-first-trial-over-cosmetic-talc-products-dr-scholls-lotrimin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: FTC Unleashes Wave of Consumer and Antitrust Actions. Plus, Pacific Trial Attorneys Advocates for Consumers in Los Angeles]]></title><description><![CDATA[FTC targets anti-competitive activity and 'Made in the USA' marketing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-ftc-unleashes-wave-of-consumer-and-antitrust-actions-plus-pacific-trial-attorneys-advocates-for-consumers-in-los-angeles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-ftc-unleashes-wave-of-consumer-and-antitrust-actions-plus-pacific-trial-attorneys-advocates-for-consumers-in-los-angeles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law School Applicants Continued to Skyrocket in 2025, Driving Admission Rates to New Lows]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the same time, the total number of J.D. degrees awarded in 2025 decreased by nearly 2,500 from the year before.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-school-applicants-continued-to-skyrocket-in-2025-driving-admission-rates-to-new-lows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-school-applicants-continued-to-skyrocket-in-2025-driving-admission-rates-to-new-lows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Rule Would Clarify Who's in Charge Under 'Joint Employer' Status]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's hard to tell how judges would receive the new rule, which would govern disputes that are becoming more common with the rise in outsourcing, staffing agencies and franchises.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-rule-would-clarify-whos-in-charge-under-joint-employer-status/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-rule-would-clarify-whos-in-charge-under-joint-employer-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appellate Exits at Paul Weiss, Sullivan &amp; Cromwell May Dent Firms' Prestige, but Not Bottom Lines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Observers expect both firms to work to fill the vacancies with big names, but Sullivan &amp; Cromwell is likely to be first with an announcement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/appellate-exits-at-paul-weiss-sullivan-amp-cromwell-may-dent-firms-prestige-but-not-bottom-lines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/appellate-exits-at-paul-weiss-sullivan-amp-cromwell-may-dent-firms-prestige-but-not-bottom-lines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir Pushes CLO's Pay to $28M, but He Has to Stay Until 2033 to Get It All]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company says it attached strings to most of Ryan Taylor's pay to keep him "appropriately motivated."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/palantir-pushes-clos-pay-to-28m-but-he-has-to-stay-until-2033-to-get-it-all/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/palantir-pushes-clos-pay-to-28m-but-he-has-to-stay-until-2033-to-get-it-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data April 24: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 2026 Am Law 100 report.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-april-24-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-april-24-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beating Burnout: For Attorneys and Those Who Work with Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burnout in the legal profession is not a passing phase or a buzzword &mdash; it is a measurable, widespread occupational hazard. It is not just a personal struggle. In law firms, corporate legal departments, courts, and public agencies, burnout affects productivity, morale, client service, malpractice risk, and ultimately the bottom line.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/beating-burnout-for-attorneys-and-those-who-work-with-them/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/beating-burnout-for-attorneys-and-those-who-work-with-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulators Poised to Lighten Disclosure Requirements for $26 Trillion Private Fund Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nonprofit championing tighter financial regulation criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposal, saying, "They should not be increasing the odds of market mayhem and investor losses.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/regulators-poised-to-lighten-disclosure-requirements-for-26-trillion-private-fund-industry/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/regulators-poised-to-lighten-disclosure-requirements-for-26-trillion-private-fund-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Take the Opportunities That Come Your Way,' Says Elizabeth Arko of Tucker Ellis]]></title><description><![CDATA["Find people who support you and want you to succeed, and when you do find them, work hard. Put your head down and take the opportunities that come your way. Sometimes it is exhausting but taking on opportunities as they come and then working hard to do well with those assignments will help you stand out."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-take-the-opportunities-that-come-your-way-says-elizabeth-arko-of-tucker-ellis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-take-the-opportunities-that-come-your-way-says-elizabeth-arko-of-tucker-ellis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Take the Opportunities That Come Your Way,' Says Elisabeth Arko of Tucker Ellis]]></title><description><![CDATA["Find people who support you and want you to succeed, and when you do find them, work hard. Put your head down and take the opportunities that come your way. Sometimes it is exhausting but taking on opportunities as they come and then working hard to do well with those assignments will help you stand out."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-take-the-opportunities-that-come-your-way-says-elisabeth-arko-of-tucker-ellis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-take-the-opportunities-that-come-your-way-says-elisabeth-arko-of-tucker-ellis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop Hoping Your Law Firm Partners Become Rainmakers: Why Firms Need BD Infrastructure, Not Encouragement]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want sustainable revenue growth, you cannot treat rainmaking as a personality trait. You must treat it as a professional discipline &mdash; one that is intentionally developed through structured partner development based on a proven framework.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/stop-hoping-your-law-firm-partners-become-rainmakers-why-firms-need-bd-infrastructure-not-encouragement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/stop-hoping-your-law-firm-partners-become-rainmakers-why-firms-need-bd-infrastructure-not-encouragement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facing Leaks, Supreme Court Moves Forward With Arguments And New Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this podcast edition of Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover discusses the latest leak of confidential memos from the Supreme Court, a major new blockbuster First Amendment case, and this week's hearing about the SEC's power to order disgorgement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/facing-leaks-supreme-court-moves-forward-with-arguments-and-new-cases/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/facing-leaks-supreme-court-moves-forward-with-arguments-and-new-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live from the GC Midwest 2026 with Farrah Pepper]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-host Patrick Smith interviews Harvey legal innovation partner Farrah Pepper live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gc-midwest-2026-with-farrah-pepper/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gc-midwest-2026-with-farrah-pepper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lender Awarded $2.26M in Financing Dispute Against Electric Car, Golf Cart Companies]]></title><description><![CDATA["As to the additional fees defendants argue fall 'outside the scope of the receivership,' it is clear that defendants seek to relitigate the initial appointment of the receivership, which the court determined was definitively necessary," the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lender-awarded-226m-in-financing-dispute-against-electric-car-golf-cart-companies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lender-awarded-226m-in-financing-dispute-against-electric-car-golf-cart-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Grave Threat': Ex-Clerks, Judges Urge Supreme Court to Review Newman's Suspension]]></title><description><![CDATA[The retired judges argued the D.C. Circuit relied on faulty precedent to dismiss Federal Circuit Judge Newman's challenge to her suspension.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/grave-threat-ex-clerks-judges-urge-supreme-court-to-review-newmans-suspension/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/grave-threat-ex-clerks-judges-urge-supreme-court-to-review-newmans-suspension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DLA Piper Unifies Leadership and Will Consult Partners on Aligning Separate Pay Models]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm says it has voted to dissolve its current verein structure as it creates a new global LLP, but will maintain its separate profit pools.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dla-piper-unifies-leadership-and-will-consult-partners-on-aligning-separate-pay-models/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dla-piper-unifies-leadership-and-will-consult-partners-on-aligning-separate-pay-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Davis Polk Poaches Paul Weiss Litigation Co-Chair, Launches Supreme Court and Appellate Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kannon Shanmugam and Masha Hansford are joining Davis Polk to launch a new practice for the firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/davis-polk-poaches-paul-weiss-litigation-co-chair-launches-supreme-court-and-appellate-group/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/davis-polk-poaches-paul-weiss-litigation-co-chair-launches-supreme-court-and-appellate-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Disrupted: PE Eyes Another Sector of the Legal Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two figures from the investment world make the case for why the personal injury world is an ideal destination for outside investment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-pe-eyes-another-sector-of-the-legal-industry/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-pe-eyes-another-sector-of-the-legal-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It Sets a Very Bad Precedent': Roundup Settlement's Critics Ask Federal Judge to Intervene]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two co-lead plaintiffs' counsel in the Roundup multidistrict litigation filed an injunction motion earlier this month before U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, in California's Northern District, to intervene in a $7.25 billion class action settlement preliminarily approved last month by 22nd Judicial District Judge Timothy Boyer in St. Louis, Missouri.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/it-sets-a-very-bad-precedent-roundup-settlements-critics-ask-federal-judge-to-intervene/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/it-sets-a-very-bad-precedent-roundup-settlements-critics-ask-federal-judge-to-intervene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Founded on AI, Newcomers Look to Transform the Legal Services Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[New legal technology startups, hybrid law firms and &ldquo;AI-nativelaw firms are sprouting up to challenge the legal industry's existing order, convinced there is a better way to delivery legal services in the AI era.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/founded-on-ai-newcomers-look-to-transform-the-legal-services-market/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/founded-on-ai-newcomers-look-to-transform-the-legal-services-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia Poised for Major Expansion of Employee Protections]]></title><description><![CDATA[The measures bolster pay transparency, place more restrictions on the use of noncompete agreements and increase the minimum wage.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/virginia-poised-for-major-expansion-of-employee-protections/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/virginia-poised-for-major-expansion-of-employee-protections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In-House Lawyers Staying Put, Despite Underwhelming Pay Raises]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;High-caliber general counsel and senior legal leaders are rarely raising a hand in the current market,said Mary Rombaut of the recruiting firm BarkerGilmore.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/in-house-lawyers-staying-put-despite-underwhelming-pay-raises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/in-house-lawyers-staying-put-despite-underwhelming-pay-raises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States Moving to Open Liability Against ICE Agents Face Major Legal Hurdles]]></title><description><![CDATA["It has arguably never been harder in American history than it is today, in 2026, to sue a federal official for money damages if they violate your constitutional rights," Harrison Stark of the University of Wisconsin Law School said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/states-moving-to-open-liability-against-ice-agents-face-major-legal-hurdles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/states-moving-to-open-liability-against-ice-agents-face-major-legal-hurdles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Blocks MBK's $1.7B Makino Acquisition Citing National Security Concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rare intervention is only the second time Japan has blocked a deal under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/japan-blocks-mbks-17b-makino-acquisition-citing-national-security-concerns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/japan-blocks-mbks-17b-makino-acquisition-citing-national-security-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells CEO Miguel Zaldivar on Orchestrating a $4 Billion Big Law Merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Miguel Zaldivar, the CEO of the soon-to-be Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, speaks with Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith about the genesis of the deal, the process he and the firm went through to secure the partnership vote, and what comes next.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-ceo-miguel-zaldivar-on-orchestrating-a-4-billion-big-law-merger/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-ceo-miguel-zaldivar-on-orchestrating-a-4-billion-big-law-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Material Litigation Risk': Live Nation Antitrust Jury Trial Buoys State AGs]]></title><description><![CDATA["The state attorneys general aren't backup singers anymore, they are now headliners," an Armstrong Teasdale business litigation partner said after state AGs secured a monopolization jury trial verdict against defendants Live Nation and Ticketmaster, while a California federal judge ruled in favor of state plaintiffs in a case challenging the legality of the Nexstar-Tegna broadcast merger.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/material-litigation-risk-live-nation-antitrust-jury-trial-buoys-state-ags/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/material-litigation-risk-live-nation-antitrust-jury-trial-buoys-state-ags/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Grad Employment Outcomes Slip in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 2,500 fewer 2025 graduates were employed&nbsp;in full-time, long-term&nbsp;bar admission-required/anticipated&nbsp;or J.D. advantage jobs, including school-funded positions, compared to the previous graduating class.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-grad-employment-outcomes-slip-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-grad-employment-outcomes-slip-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Sullivan &amp; Cromwell Can File an AI-Contaminated Brief, Is Risk-Proof Use of the Technology Even Possible?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wall Street elite firm filed a brief in a New York bankruptcy case with fictitious and inaccurate citations generated by artificial intelligence, illustrating that no one is immune to the reputational and ethical risks tied to the emerging technology.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/if-sullivan-amp-cromwell-can-file-an-ai-contaminated-brief-is-risk-proof-use-of-the-technology-even-possible/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/if-sullivan-amp-cromwell-can-file-an-ai-contaminated-brief-is-risk-proof-use-of-the-technology-even-possible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LASIK Malpractice Plaintiff Convinced a Jury to Award Seven Times a Damages Cap&amp;mdash;and Got to Keep It]]></title><description><![CDATA["While the lost future earnings awarded to [the] plaintiff are perhaps uniquely high, [the] plaintiff's projected future earnings and earnings capacity are uniquely high," the judge reasoned.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lasik-malpractice-plaintiff-convinced-a-jury-to-award-seven-times-a-damages-capampmdashand-got-to-keep-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lasik-malpractice-plaintiff-convinced-a-jury-to-award-seven-times-a-damages-capampmdashand-got-to-keep-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eric Swalwell Placed on Leave From Maryland Law School Board of Visitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eric Swalwell has been accused of sexual misconduct&mdash;charges he denies.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/eric-swalwell-placed-on-leave-from-maryland-law-school-board-of-visitors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/eric-swalwell-placed-on-leave-from-maryland-law-school-board-of-visitors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suit Alleges Highly Personal Information Stolen in Mercor Data Breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new lawsuit alleges an AI hiring platform's use of automated interviews and worker%E2%80%91monitoring tools turned a data breach into the exposure of full employment records. The case frames the incident as a consequence of broader AI hiring practices, not just a cybersecurity failure.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/suit-alleges-highly-personal-information-stolen-in-mercor-data-breach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/suit-alleges-highly-personal-information-stolen-in-mercor-data-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicago Woman Awarded Record $7.25M Verdict for Hysterectomy Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Circuit Court of Cook County jury issued the record-breaking verdict Monday on behalf of a 32-year-old woman who underwent a hysterectomy following negligent complications during the procedure and delayed recognition of a postpartum hemorrhage.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/chicago-woman-awarded-record-725m-verdict-for-hysterectomy-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/chicago-woman-awarded-record-725m-verdict-for-hysterectomy-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Turbulent Year, UnitedHealth Legal Chief Saw Duties Expand, Pay Double]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christopher Zaetta's 2025 compensation totaled $15.8 million, 130% higher than a year earlier.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/in-turbulent-year-unitedhealth-legal-chief-saw-duties-expand-pay-double/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/in-turbulent-year-unitedhealth-legal-chief-saw-duties-expand-pay-double/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for Nominations: The D.C. Legal Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nominations are now open for The D.C. Legal Awards, formerly named The National Law Journal Awards.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nominations-the-dc-legal-awards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nominations-the-dc-legal-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Develop Discipline, Resilience and Systems Early,' Says Michael Eisenbaum of Gray, Duffy, Eisenbaum &amp; Lee]]></title><description><![CDATA["Billings, receivables, taxes, budgeting&mdash;those responsibilities don't go away simply because you're in trial. Firm leadership means thinking like both a lawyer and a business owner simultaneously. So my advice is this: develop discipline, resilience and systems early."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-develop-discipline-resilience-and-systems-early-says-michael-eisenbaum-of-gray-duffy-eisenbaum-amp-lee/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-develop-discipline-resilience-and-systems-early-says-michael-eisenbaum-of-gray-duffy-eisenbaum-amp-lee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: 13 Lawyers Line Up to Lead Talc MDL's Next Phase, Jury Awards $5K in Uber Sexual Assault Bellwether Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than a dozen lawyers, including Mikal Watts and Christopher Placitella, applied to replace Beasley Allen's leadership role in the talc multidistrict litigation against Johnson &amp; Johnson.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-13-lawyers-line-up-to-lead-talc-mdls-next-phase-jury-awards-5k-in-uber-sexual-assault-bellwether-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-13-lawyers-line-up-to-lead-talc-mdls-next-phase-jury-awards-5k-in-uber-sexual-assault-bellwether-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who May Sue: Patent Standing Issues and Implications for the Life Sciences Industry (Part II)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the second part of a two-part article addressing patent standing issues common to companies in the life sciences industry, we examine additional patent standing complications and discuss how mid-litigation transfers of ownership may affect standing, and how standing issues may ultimately impact the availability and scope of damages.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/who-may-sue-patent-standing-issues-and-implications-for-the-life-sciences-industry-part-ii/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/who-may-sue-patent-standing-issues-and-implications-for-the-life-sciences-industry-part-ii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Supreme Court Affirms Historic $56M Punitive Damages Verdict Against Big Tobacco]]></title><description><![CDATA["The relationship between the remitted punitive damages award and comparable civil penalties is appropriate. The remitted award serves the goals of punishing Philip Morris's conduct and deterring similar future acts while comporting with due process," the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-supreme-court-affirms-historic-56m-punitive-damages-verdict-against-big-tobacco/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-supreme-court-affirms-historic-56m-punitive-damages-verdict-against-big-tobacco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 Top 50 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[These law schools sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at the largest 200 law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-top-50-go-to-law-schools-big-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-top-50-go-to-law-schools-big-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law&amp;mdash;Tuition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a look at how much it costs to attend a law school that has a strong Big Law track record.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-lawampmdashtuition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-lawampmdashtuition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law&amp;mdash;Law Firm Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Search our Go-To Law Schools data by school to see the firms where 2025 graduates found associate jobs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-lawampmdashlaw-firm-data/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-lawampmdashlaw-firm-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law&amp;mdash;All Schools Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[See hiring stats for every law school that sent a 2025 graduate to one of the top 200 firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-lawampmdashall-schools-data/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-lawampmdashall-schools-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go-To Law Schools: Columbia Reclaims the Throne, Georgetown and Vanderbilt Join the Top 10]]></title><description><![CDATA["T14" law schools dominated by taking the top six positions this year while Vanderbilt Law and Georgetown Law both climbed four spots to make the top 10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/go-to-law-schools-columbia-reclaims-the-throne-georgetown-and-vanderbilt-join-the-top-10/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/go-to-law-schools-columbia-reclaims-the-throne-georgetown-and-vanderbilt-join-the-top-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Law Students, AI Literacy and Enthusiasm May Impact Big Law Employment Prospects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experience with AI tools is seen as a positive differentiator during recruiting season, while an aversion to AI is increasingly disqualifying.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/for-law-students-ai-literacy-and-enthusiasm-may-impact-big-law-employment-prospects/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/for-law-students-ai-literacy-and-enthusiasm-may-impact-big-law-employment-prospects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantum Computing and Bitcoin: Why 'Q-Day' Is Not an Existential Threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent advances in quantum computing raise long-term concerns for Bitcoin's security, but the threat is not immediate. Experts estimate that vulnerable cryptography could be phased out between 2029 and 2035 through protocol upgrades and new cryptographic standards. Migration will require careful coordination, but Bitcoin can adapt without risking instant failure. Overall, quantum risk is a future issue related to governance and timing, not an urgent crisis.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/quantum-computing-and-bitcoin-why-q-day-is-not-an-existential-threat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/quantum-computing-and-bitcoin-why-q-day-is-not-an-existential-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am Law 200: Performance, Pressure, and the Path Forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us as we examine how Am Law 200 firms navigated a volatile 2025&mdash;balancing growth, AI disruption, talent competition, and profitability while striving to keep pace with a strong Am Law 100.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/am-law-200-performance-pressure-and-the-path-forward/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/am-law-200-performance-pressure-and-the-path-forward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Consumer Class Actions Regime Set for Shake-Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers react as the Law Commission announces a new project that will examine the current framework, and will consider the impact of introducing a new regime.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/uk-consumer-class-actions-regime-set-for-shake-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/uk-consumer-class-actions-regime-set-for-shake-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest PBM Settlement to Reverberate Through Health Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;PBMs and health plans have a symbiotic relationship. There will be discomfort not only for PBMs but for health plans in the short term," said Theresa Carnegie of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/latest-pbm-settlement-to-reverberate-through-health-plans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/latest-pbm-settlement-to-reverberate-through-health-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Revives Suit Against Military Contractor Over Bombing on Afghan Base]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision that federal law does not preempt all state tort suits against military contractors operating in a war zone.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-revives-suit-against-military-contractor-over-bombing-on-afghan-base/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-revives-suit-against-military-contractor-over-bombing-on-afghan-base/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Mark Lanier Used AI in the Social Media Addiction Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We were able to take a collaborative AI model that cross-pollinates across all the different large language models and infuse it with my brain,said W. Mark Lanier of his work with BoodleBox on the blockbuster trial.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-mark-lanier-used-ai-in-the-social-media-addiction-trial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-mark-lanier-used-ai-in-the-social-media-addiction-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stellantis Must Pay $18M to Man Injured by Faulty Jeep Gear Shift]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jurors determined on April 17 that while Jeffrey Wu's negligence was 30% responsible for his injuries, Stellantis, which owns Jeep, was liable for the remainder due to a gearshifter design defect that led drivers to believe their vehicle was in park when it was actually in reverse.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/stellantis-must-pay-18m-to-man-injured-by-faulty-jeep-gear-shift/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/stellantis-must-pay-18m-to-man-injured-by-faulty-jeep-gear-shift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed Chair Nominee Vows Independence as Trump Pressure Looms]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;President Trump expresses it quite publicly without surrogates or subterfuge&mdash;but presidents want lower rates,Kevin Warsh said. &ldquo;But Fed independence is up to the Fed. Fed leadership has to make a decision about what's the right thing to do.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fed-chair-nominee-vows-independence-as-trump-pressure-looms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fed-chair-nominee-vows-independence-as-trump-pressure-looms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Questions FCC's 'Retreat' Over Power to Fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission insisted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday that its roughly $100 million in fines against Verizon and AT&amp;T were "nonbinding" and therefore did not violate the companies' Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-questions-fccs-retreat-over-power-to-fine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-questions-fccs-retreat-over-power-to-fine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['An Inflection Point': 13 Lawyers Apply to Lead Talc MDL's Next Phase]]></title><description><![CDATA[The applications by lawyers including W. Mark Lanier, Mikal Watts and Christopher Placitella come after a federal magistrate judge disqualified Beasley Allen, whose principal, Leigh O'Dell, had served as co-lead counsel for 10 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/an-inflection-point-13-lawyers-apply-to-lead-talc-mdls-next-phase/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/an-inflection-point-13-lawyers-apply-to-lead-talc-mdls-next-phase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live from the GCC Midwest 2026 with Elizabeth Barton]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-host Patrick Smith interviews Chicago Board of Education's acting general counsel Elizabeth Barton live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gcc-midwest-2026-with-elizabeth-barton/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gcc-midwest-2026-with-elizabeth-barton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sneak Peek at the 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law Nos. 1-10]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200 firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sneak-peek-at-the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-law-nos-1-10/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sneak-peek-at-the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-law-nos-1-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BYU Law Expands Law Academies, Moves Future Programming to Fall Due to Early Big Law Recruiting]]></title><description><![CDATA[BYU, which has been holding Law Skills Academies for 1Ls since 2018, will move the program from April to October in the next academic year in light of Big Law's accelerated recruiting practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/byu-law-expands-law-academies-moves-future-programming-to-fall-due-to-early-big-law-recruiting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/byu-law-expands-law-academies-moves-future-programming-to-fall-due-to-early-big-law-recruiting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Airlines Paid Up Big to Lure Latham Star Aboard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony "Tony" Richmond had been with the law firm for 29 years and had amassed an all-star lineup of clients, from Airbnb to Broadcom.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/american-airlines-paid-up-big-to-lure-latham-star-aboard/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/american-airlines-paid-up-big-to-lure-latham-star-aboard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland Lays Groundwork for Middle East Expansion in Abu Dhabi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kirkland &amp; Ellis's registration with the Abu Dhabi Global Market comes as private equity firms bet on the financial hub, even as geopolitical tensions escalate across the region.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-lays-groundwork-for-middle-east-expansion-in-abu-dhabi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-lays-groundwork-for-middle-east-expansion-in-abu-dhabi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury Awards $5K Verdict in Second Uber Sexual Assault Bellwether Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A North Carolina federal jury awarded the verdict in a second bellwether trial in the sexual assault multidistrict litigation against Uber.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jury-awards-5k-verdict-in-second-uber-sexual-assault-bellwether-trial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jury-awards-5k-verdict-in-second-uber-sexual-assault-bellwether-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Judges Discuss the Future of Third-Party Litigation Funding in Their Courtrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian Fitzpatrick, a law professor at Vanderbilt Law School, moderated a panel with Delaware District Court Chief Judge Colm Connolly and SDNY Judges J. Paul Oetken and Arun Subramanian at the NYU Law Review's "Charting the Future of Litigation Finance" event.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-judges-discuss-the-future-of-third-party-litigation-funding-in-their-courtrooms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-judges-discuss-the-future-of-third-party-litigation-funding-in-their-courtrooms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCs' Preference for Big Firms Undercutting Efforts to Rein in Outside Counsel Costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Average partner rates rose by more than 4% for the fourth straight year, according to LexisNexis. They'd risen by less than 3.5% all of the prior nine years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/gcs-preference-for-big-firms-undercutting-efforts-to-rein-in-outside-counsel-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/gcs-preference-for-big-firms-undercutting-efforts-to-rein-in-outside-counsel-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's Going to Happen': Harvey CEO Details Why AI Is Here to Stay in the Legal Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg joined Maria Glover, a professor at Georgetown Law, and Tobey Scharding, a professor at Rutgers Business School, for a keynote conversation Friday at NYU Law's "Charting the Future of Litigation Finance" event in lower Manhattan.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/its-going-to-happen-harvey-ceo-details-why-ai-is-here-to-stay-in-the-legal-industry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/its-going-to-happen-harvey-ceo-details-why-ai-is-here-to-stay-in-the-legal-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Stay Flexible, Stay Curious and Welcome Challenges,' Says Lance Taubin of Alston &amp; Bird]]></title><description><![CDATA["Be patient. Stay flexible, stay curious, and welcome challenges&mdash;because the curveballs often end up being the opportunities that shape you the most."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-stay-flexible-stay-curious-and-welcome-challenges-says-lance-taubin-of-alston-amp-bird/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-stay-flexible-stay-curious-and-welcome-challenges-says-lance-taubin-of-alston-amp-bird/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Will Hear Religious Challenge to Anti-Bias Rules for Pre-K Program]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will consider lowering the threshold for proving a law burdens religious exercise in a case over Colorado's universal preschool program, which bars discrimination against LGBTQ parents and students.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-will-hear-religious-challenge-to-anti-bias-rules-for-pre-k-program/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-will-hear-religious-challenge-to-anti-bias-rules-for-pre-k-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A Victory for Independent Artists': Precious Jacobs-Perry of Jenner &amp; Block Breaks Down Landmark Entertainment Verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law.com caught up with Jacobs-Perry to discuss the firm's trial strategy and the broader implications of the verdict&mdash;which Jenner &amp; Block called "the first litigated ruling of its kind on the enforceability of oral post-termination provisions in artist/manager agreements"&mdash;for the music industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-victory-for-independent-artists-precious-jacobs-perry-of-jenner-amp-block-breaks-down-landmark-entertainment-verdict/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-victory-for-independent-artists-precious-jacobs-perry-of-jenner-amp-block-breaks-down-landmark-entertainment-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Lessons Learned as a Fresh-Faced Prosecutor Helped Carry Rich Baer to 5 Legal Chief Posts]]></title><description><![CDATA["It's always about, what is the truth? There are so many lawyers who focus on the law, but they don't apply that same rigor to the facts," said Baer, who stepped down in February as general counsel of Sirius XM.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-lessons-learned-as-a-fresh-faced-prosecutor-helped-carry-rich-baer-to-5-legal-chief-posts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-lessons-learned-as-a-fresh-faced-prosecutor-helped-carry-rich-baer-to-5-legal-chief-posts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sneak Peek at the 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law Nos. 11-20]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200 firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sneak-peek-at-the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-law-nos-11-20/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:17:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sneak-peek-at-the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-law-nos-11-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$1B Benchmark: US Firms' Quest for UK Growth Marches On Year-on-Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the month that U.S. behemoth Latham &amp; Watkins announced $1 billion in London revenues, Law.com charts the continuing rise of U.S. firms in the U.K.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/1b-benchmark-us-firms-quest-for-uk-growth-marches-on-year-on-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/1b-benchmark-us-firms-quest-for-uk-growth-marches-on-year-on-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live from the GCC Midwest 2026 with Latitude Legal's Justin Johnson]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-host Cedra Mayfield interviews Latitude Legal President Justin Johnson, live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gcc-midwest-2026-with-latitude-legals-justin-johnson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-from-the-gcc-midwest-2026-with-latitude-legals-justin-johnson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland-Shaped Black Holes and the Future of the Biggest Law Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legal market is enjoying record revenues and rising rates, but the urge to consolidate has never been stronger. The question comes down to whether the mergers are the result of choice or inevitability, writes the Global Lawyer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-shaped-black-holes-and-the-future-of-the-biggest-law-firms/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-shaped-black-holes-and-the-future-of-the-biggest-law-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Sexual Assault Trial Opens Against Uber in North Carolina Federal Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trial, which began on April 15, kicked off as Uber lodged a sanctions motion against a lead plaintiffs' attorney, David Grimes of Levin Simes, who called one of its lawyers a "pedophile" and a "rapist" at a meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/second-sexual-assault-trial-opens-against-uber-in-north-carolina-federal-court/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/second-sexual-assault-trial-opens-against-uber-in-north-carolina-federal-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belmont Law Names First Female Dean]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professor Deborah R. Farringer, currently associate dean of academic affairs and director of health law studies at Belmont Law, will become dean on Aug. 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/belmont-law-names-first-female-dean/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/belmont-law-names-first-female-dean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California Law School Leaders Join Call for ABA to 'Retain and Strengthen' Diversity Accreditation Standard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stanford Law Professor Richard Thompson Ford wrote that repeal of the standard "would signal a craven capitulation to the lawlessness of the Trump administration when the nation desperately needs the legal profession to stand up for the rule of law."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/california-law-school-leaders-join-call-for-aba-to-retain-and-strengthen-diversity-accreditation-standard/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/california-law-school-leaders-join-call-for-aba-to-retain-and-strengthen-diversity-accreditation-standard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Disrupted: The Vanishing-and-Reappearing Act of &amp;lsquo;Not Big Law']]></title><description><![CDATA[Even during Am Law 100 launch week, it's been an eventful time for those that are decidedly not large.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-the-vanishing-and-reappearing-act-of-amplsquonot-big-law/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-the-vanishing-and-reappearing-act-of-amplsquonot-big-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: Suits Target Fertilizer Prices, Gambling Apps and Robotic-Assisted Surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Users claims that sports betting platforms intentionally designed their mobile apps to be addictive.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-suits-target-fertilizer-prices-gambling-apps-and-robotic-assisted-surgery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-suits-target-fertilizer-prices-gambling-apps-and-robotic-assisted-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawsuits Accuse Trio of Am Law 200 Firms of Running Afoul of Conflict Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Clients are much more offended by conflicts of interest than law firms and judges give them credit for,Frankfurt Kurnit Klein &amp; Selz partner Ronald Minkoff said.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawsuits-accuse-trio-of-am-law-200-firms-of-running-afoul-of-conflict-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawsuits-accuse-trio-of-am-law-200-firms-of-running-afoul-of-conflict-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Says Chevron Can Move Louisiana Environmental Suit to Federal Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court held that Chevron's crude oil refining activities, which allegedly damaged Louisiana's coastline, were related to World War II military contracts and could therefore be defended in federal court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-says-chevron-can-move-louisiana-environmental-suit-to-federal-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-says-chevron-can-move-louisiana-environmental-suit-to-federal-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Take Initiative, Come With Solutions,' Says Marissa Ronk of Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell]]></title><description><![CDATA["Take initiative! Just as clients don't want you simply to issue spot, but to come with solutions, so too does firm leadership. The earlier you start proposing and owning solutions, the earlier you'll find yourself at the table."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-take-initiative-come-with-solutions-says-marissa-ronk-of-wheeler-trigg-odonnell/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-take-initiative-come-with-solutions-says-marissa-ronk-of-wheeler-trigg-odonnell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maximizing Privilege and Work Product Protection in the Age of Generative AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[To remain protected, legal teams must move away from ad hoc usage and toward a structured, tiered strategy that elevates AI-assisted work to ensure the widest privilege protection possible.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/maximizing-privilege-and-work-product-protection-in-the-age-of-generative-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/maximizing-privilege-and-work-product-protection-in-the-age-of-generative-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sneak Peek at the 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law Nos. 21-30]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200 firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sneak-peek-at-the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-law-nos-21-30/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sneak-peek-at-the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-law-nos-21-30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Own Up: Proposed Rule to Help Judges Catch Conflicts Inches Forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;If finally approved, the amendment should significantly benefit judges in making decisions about whether their financial interests require recusal,said U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Related Stories5th Circuit Judge Ho, Once Again, Tops List of Most Prolific Writers of Dissents, ConcurrencesSenate Committee Advances More Trump Circuit Nominees&lsquo;Doing Refining': DC Circuit Judge Katsas Talks Future of Originalism&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/own-up-proposed-rule-to-help-judges-catch-conflicts-inches-forward/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/own-up-proposed-rule-to-help-judges-catch-conflicts-inches-forward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Meets Torts: A Lawyer Tests Waymo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Georgia product liability litigator Rebekah Cooper sits down with Legal Speak podcast co-host Cedra Mayfield to discuss potential liability claims and defenses after the pair shared a self-driving ride share experience in Atlanta.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/tech-meets-torts-a-lawyer-tests-waymo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/tech-meets-torts-a-lawyer-tests-waymo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Have to Stop Meeting Like This! How to Run an Effective Meeting In Law Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Effective meetings are not incidental to law practice, they are integral to it. Structured meetings produce clear decisions, defined accountability, efficient client service, and alignment with professional responsibility.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/we-have-to-stop-meeting-like-this-how-to-run-an-effective-meeting-in-law-practice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/we-have-to-stop-meeting-like-this-how-to-run-an-effective-meeting-in-law-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data Breach, Consumer Protection Claims Fuel 10-Year High for Class Action Filings, Report Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report by legal analytics platform Lex Machina has found that class actions nationwide surged to a 10-year high in 2025 "after nearly a decade of stability," driven by a dramatic spike in consumer protection claims&mdash;particularly those involving data breaches.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/data-breach-consumer-protection-claims-fuel-10-year-high-for-class-action-filings-report-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/data-breach-consumer-protection-claims-fuel-10-year-high-for-class-action-filings-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Largest Law Firms Look to Benefit from Warming Relations with China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dentons, Fasken and McMillan say demand for legal services has already increased, just months after China and Canada announced a "new strategic partnership."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/canadas-largest-law-firms-look-to-benefit-from-warming-relations-with-china/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/canadas-largest-law-firms-look-to-benefit-from-warming-relations-with-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Paid Wilmer Fees Approaching $64M in 2025, SEC Filing Reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The social media giant spells out its dealings with Wilmer annually to comply with Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure rules in instances of potential conflicts of interest. Those rules kick in for Meta because its lead independent director is a Wilmer attorney.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meta-paid-wilmer-fees-approaching-64m-in-2025-sec-filing-reveals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meta-paid-wilmer-fees-approaching-64m-in-2025-sec-filing-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Wants to End Florida Bar Support for Lawyers in Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rather than make what he called an "aesthetic change" to the language, Justice Adam Tanenbaum said he wants to see the Florida Supreme Court &ldquo;consider scrapping" the rules that require The Florida Bar fund programs supporting attorneys, judges and law students who struggle with substance use and mental health challenges.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-wants-to-end-florida-bar-support-for-lawyers-in-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-wants-to-end-florida-bar-support-for-lawyers-in-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law School Professors, Deans Urge ABA to 'Retain and Strengthen' Diversity Accreditation Standard]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vast majority of commenters opposed the repeal of a DEI standard required for law school accreditation. Only two supported the repeal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-school-professors-deans-urge-aba-to-retain-and-strengthen-diversity-accreditation-standard/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-school-professors-deans-urge-aba-to-retain-and-strengthen-diversity-accreditation-standard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed. Judge Finds No Deception in Similac Labeling Despite Heavy Metals Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal judge in Chicago dismissed a proposed class action this week alleging Abbott Laboratories hid heavy metals in its Similac infant formula after determining the product's label was not deceptive for the average consumer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fed-judge-finds-no-deception-in-similac-labeling-despite-heavy-metals-claims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fed-judge-finds-no-deception-in-similac-labeling-despite-heavy-metals-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7th Circuit Rejects Bid to Broaden Anonymity Standard in Title IX Lawsuits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal appellate court affirmed a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana requiring an adult plaintiff accused of sexual misconduct in a university Title IX proceeding to litigate under his real name rather than a pseudonym.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/7th-circuit-rejects-bid-to-broaden-anonymity-standard-in-title-ix-lawsuits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/7th-circuit-rejects-bid-to-broaden-anonymity-standard-in-title-ix-lawsuits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winston &amp; Strawn Presses Forward with Hunter Biden Suit, Arguing for Communications with Democratic Donors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The law firm alleges Hunter Biden went to Democratic Party donors to get his outstanding legal fees with the firm paid off, but now is refusing to turn over those communications during discovery.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/winston-amp-strawn-presses-forward-with-hunter-biden-suit-arguing-for-communications-with-democratic-donors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/winston-amp-strawn-presses-forward-with-hunter-biden-suit-arguing-for-communications-with-democratic-donors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State High Court Allows for Delayed Settlement Notice to IOLTA Committee, With a Caveat]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the committee got its way and a disputed settlement agreement were vacated, not only would the parties have to redo mediation and potentially risk going to trial, but a favorable ruling would expand the IOLTA Committee's ability to contest settlements.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-high-court-allows-for-delayed-settlement-notice-to-iolta-committee-with-a-caveat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-high-court-allows-for-delayed-settlement-notice-to-iolta-committee-with-a-caveat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orkin Parent Ordered to Release 18,000 Workers From Noncompetes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission hopes its enforcement action has a chilling effect on the pest-control industry, where such agreements are common.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/orkin-parent-ordered-to-release-18000-workers-from-noncompetes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/orkin-parent-ordered-to-release-18000-workers-from-noncompetes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Experts Detail Ever-Changing Frontier for Biometric Privacy Claims in the Prairie State]]></title><description><![CDATA[Litigators should look past the usual suspects for BIPA claims, like fingerprint scanners for employers, and expect to see more developments with other biometric identifiers, like voiceprints and facial recognition, while keeping on eye on how artificial intelligence programs comply with the statute, experts say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-experts-detail-ever-changing-frontier-for-biometric-privacy-claims-in-the-prairie-state/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-experts-detail-ever-changing-frontier-for-biometric-privacy-claims-in-the-prairie-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for Nominations: New England Legal Awards 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law.com is accepting nominations for the fourth annual New England Legal Awards, celebrating legal professional excellence in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nominations-new-england-legal-awards-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nominations-new-england-legal-awards-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Takeaways from Legalweek 2026 On Prompting, Context and Agents]]></title><description><![CDATA[An annual tradition continues as Cybersecurity Law &amp; Strategy presents the responses to our Legalweek question. For 2026, it was "where are we with prompting"?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/key-takeaways-from-legalweek-2026-on-prompting-context-and-agents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/key-takeaways-from-legalweek-2026-on-prompting-context-and-agents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Life of a Leading Lawyer: Robert L. Haig Reviews 'Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open' by Mark C. Zauderer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark C. Zauderer, a well-known New York trial and appellate lawyer, explains how he has spent so many years not only serving his clients&mdash;many of them wealthy and famous (and some infamous)&mdash;but also serving the court system itself.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-life-of-a-leading-lawyer-robert-l-haig-reviews-counsel-the-courtroom-is-open-by-mark-c-zauderer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-life-of-a-leading-lawyer-robert-l-haig-reviews-counsel-the-courtroom-is-open-by-mark-c-zauderer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Partner to Thought Leader: How Attorneys Can Turn Expertise Into Influence]]></title><description><![CDATA[If your unique insights aren't appearing in trusted publications, trade journals, or timely commentary tied to breaking legal developments, you are not part of the broader conversation. And in common practice areas, like personal injury, real estate, family, data privacy and cybersecurity, and international law, conversation drives consideration which influences client conversion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/from-partner-to-thought-leader-how-attorneys-can-turn-expertise-into-influence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/from-partner-to-thought-leader-how-attorneys-can-turn-expertise-into-influence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sneak Peek at the 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law Nos. 31-40]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200 firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sneak-peek-at-the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-law-nos-31-40/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sneak-peek-at-the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-law-nos-31-40/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Private Equity's Law Firm Fishing Expedition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law.com goes behind the scenes of private equity's courtship of law firms, speaking to the leading financial advisers about why the money is moving now and what types of deals will happen.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/inside-private-equitys-law-firm-fishing-expedition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/inside-private-equitys-law-firm-fishing-expedition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Is Outpacing the Systems Built to Govern It, Stanford Report Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stanford's 2026 AI Index report documents surging investment, rising safety incidents, and a closing U.S.-China performance gap, with direct implications for employment lawyers, compliance officers and corporate counsel.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-is-outpacing-the-systems-built-to-govern-it-stanford-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-is-outpacing-the-systems-built-to-govern-it-stanford-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Deeply Regret Past Support': Big Law Donors React to Swalwell's Sexual Misconduct Allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA["It seems like he did the right thing in terminating his gubernatorial campaign and resigning from Congress," a Susman Godfrey partner said of former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell after several women accused the California Democrat of sexual misconduct.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/deeply-regret-past-support-big-law-donors-react-to-swalwells-sexual-misconduct-allegations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/deeply-regret-past-support-big-law-donors-react-to-swalwells-sexual-misconduct-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge OKs $167K Attorney Fee Award in FLSA Meal-Break Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Maria A. Lanahan for the Eastern District of Missouri approved a $440,000 settlement resolving a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action brought by health care workers against Midwest Geriatric Management.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-oks-167k-attorney-fee-award-in-flsa-meal-break-settlement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-oks-167k-attorney-fee-award-in-flsa-meal-break-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats Press Trump's 8th Circuit Pick on His Independence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justin Smith, an attorney at the boutique firm James Otis Law Group, represented Trump in his failed efforts to overturn a 2023 jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/democrats-press-trumps-8th-circuit-pick-on-his-independence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/democrats-press-trumps-8th-circuit-pick-on-his-independence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live Nation Acted as Illegal Monopoly in Ticketing Market: Jury Verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[The verdict was a victory for 34 state attorneys general, and the D.C. AG, who took the case to trial after the U.S. Department of Justice settled its claims in March. But Live Nation, which has denied monopolization charges, is saying the jury verdict is not the end of the matter.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-nation-acted-as-illegal-monopoly-in-ticketing-market-jury-verdict/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-nation-acted-as-illegal-monopoly-in-ticketing-market-jury-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Patent Litigation System Has to Make Charging Happen: Tesla v. Charge Fusion and the Drafting Risk of &amp;lsquo;Result In']]></title><description><![CDATA[When a patent claims software that computes a charging schedule and then makes charging occur, the Federal Circuit may require the system, not the driver, to cause the charge event.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/when-the-patent-litigation-system-has-to-make-charging-happen-tesla-v-charge-fusion-and-the-drafting-risk-of-amplsquoresult-in/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/when-the-patent-litigation-system-has-to-make-charging-happen-tesla-v-charge-fusion-and-the-drafting-risk-of-amplsquoresult-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Focus on Doing Excellent Work,' Says Erica Kerstein of Robinson+Cole]]></title><description><![CDATA["Focus on doing excellent work, building strong relationships&mdash;internally and externally, and being generous with your time and knowledge. Leadership opportunities tend to follow people who are invested in themselves, their clients and their colleagues."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-focus-on-doing-excellent-work-says-erica-kerstein-of-robinsoncole/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-focus-on-doing-excellent-work-says-erica-kerstein-of-robinsoncole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Products and the Challenges of Consumer Fraud Class Actions]]></title><description><![CDATA[People have different beliefs about AI products and reasons for using them. This variability would make consumer fraud claims based on AI products difficult candidates for class certification.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-products-and-the-challenges-of-consumer-fraud-class-actions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-products-and-the-challenges-of-consumer-fraud-class-actions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sneak Peek at the 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law Nos. 41-50]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200 firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sneak-peek-at-the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-law-nos-41-50/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sneak-peek-at-the-2026-go-to-law-schools-big-law-nos-41-50/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freshfields Defends Meta in Italian Class Action Over Massive Data Scraping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freshfields is consolidating its role as a leading defender of major corporations amid a surge in mass class actions, as Meta finds itself at the center of a global wave of lawsuits.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/freshfields-defends-meta-in-italian-class-action-over-massive-data-scraping/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/freshfields-defends-meta-in-italian-class-action-over-massive-data-scraping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells, Cadwalader Vote to Approve Merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[The combined firm will have two locations in New York, in downtown and midtown, while Cadwalader attorneys will move into Hogan Lovells' offices in Washington, D.C., and London at the start of July.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-cadwalader-vote-to-approve-merger/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-cadwalader-vote-to-approve-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Breaches: The Rise of Non-Breach Privacy Claims in Cyber Insurance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cyber insurance industry has long been dominated by conversations around security threats. Privacy concerns were often treated as an afterthought. But recently, there has been a critical shift: privacy risks that arise outside of traditional breaches are now front and center.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/beyond-breaches-the-rise-of-non-breach-privacy-claims-in-cyber-insurance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/beyond-breaches-the-rise-of-non-breach-privacy-claims-in-cyber-insurance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Appellate Court Blocks Jackson Lewis From Forcing Arbitration in Malpractice Suit]]></title><description><![CDATA["In its arguments on appeal, law firm is, in essence, asking us to ignore this language within the arbitration agreement because the contract allegedly involves interstate commerce, but this we cannot do," the state appellate court said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-appellate-court-blocks-jackson-lewis-from-forcing-arbitration-in-malpractice-suit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-appellate-court-blocks-jackson-lewis-from-forcing-arbitration-in-malpractice-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antitrust Boutique Bolsters Succession Plans With a Rebrand]]></title><description><![CDATA["[I]t seemed like a good time to assess where were were as a firm, to access who was front-facing, who's applying for the leadership appointments, who's liaising with co-counsel and with courts, who's appearing on behalf of the firm with courts, and we took those realities into consideration and conferred amongst ourselves as to what would be the next steps to carry the brand forward," Justice said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/antitrust-boutique-bolsters-succession-plans-with-a-rebrand/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/antitrust-boutique-bolsters-succession-plans-with-a-rebrand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$17 Million: IBM Settlement Shows Risks and Cost of DEI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The IBM case is the first to be resolved under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche claims is a means to stop violations of civil rights laws by government contractors and other recipients of federal funds.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/17-million-ibm-settlement-shows-risks-and-cost-of-dei/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/17-million-ibm-settlement-shows-risks-and-cost-of-dei/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Chicago Bears CLO's Playbook Starts and Ends With Storytelling]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I think you measure value by how much your colleagues are talking to you. Are they coming to you with more than just problems? Are they coming to you with questions?Krista Whitaker told attendees at General Counsel Conference Midwest.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/why-the-chicago-bears-clos-playbook-starts-and-ends-with-storytelling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/why-the-chicago-bears-clos-playbook-starts-and-ends-with-storytelling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Muddled As Ever': More Appeals Courts to Weigh State Prediction Market Regulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The underlying question in the appeals around the country is whether the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets' sports-related events contracts, which allow traders to buy and sell positions on specific game outcomes, like scores and player performances.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/muddled-as-ever-more-appeals-courts-to-weigh-state-prediction-market-regulation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/muddled-as-ever-more-appeals-courts-to-weigh-state-prediction-market-regulation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Court Convicts Lafarge of Financing Syrian Terrorism in Historic Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darrois client Lafarge, the French cement giant, was fined the maximum1.125 million for terrorism financing, plus about4.6 million to be paid collectively with four convicted ex-executives, for violating international sanctions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/paris-court-convicts-lafarge-of-financing-syrian-terrorism-in-historic-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/paris-court-convicts-lafarge-of-financing-syrian-terrorism-in-historic-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morgan &amp; Morgan's Latest Ad Campaign Targets Unscrupulous Lawyers in Georgia]]></title><description><![CDATA["This is an example of what happens when you don't have anybody policing the profession. That creates a vacuum, and you've got lawyers willing to step in and do it," plaintiff's attorney Darl Champion said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/morgan-amp-morgans-latest-ad-campaign-targets-unscrupulous-lawyers-in-georgia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/morgan-amp-morgans-latest-ad-campaign-targets-unscrupulous-lawyers-in-georgia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Pulled Away, Who Dropped Off: The Am Law 100 Through the Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Am Law 100 has changed a lot over the last 25 years. In this infographic and analysis, we dig into how&mdash;and why.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/who-pulled-away-who-dropped-off-the-am-law-100-through-the-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/who-pulled-away-who-dropped-off-the-am-law-100-through-the-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Super Rich Keep Cranking It Up&amp;mdash;So We Did, Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Super Rich list&mdash;for which we have raised the RPL and PPL thresholds this year&mdash;includes 37 loud-and-proud Am Law 100 firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-super-rich-keep-cranking-it-upampmdashso-we-did-too/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-super-rich-keep-cranking-it-upampmdashso-we-did-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 Am Law 100: Ranked by Profits Per Lawyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wachtell tops the list with a PPL of $3,525,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-am-law-100-ranked-by-profits-per-lawyer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-am-law-100-ranked-by-profits-per-lawyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 Am Law 100: Ranked by Gross Revenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven of the top 10 firms in our gross revenue ranking remained the same, though there was some shuffling.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-am-law-100-ranked-by-gross-revenue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-am-law-100-ranked-by-gross-revenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 Am Law 100: Ranked by Average Compensation - All Partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eighty-nine posted increases in CAP, compared with ninety-five the previous year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-am-law-100-ranked-by-average-compensation-all-partners/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-am-law-100-ranked-by-average-compensation-all-partners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 Am Law 100: By the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each year we dig through the numbers to compare the country's largest firms across more than a dozen financial metrics. Here we present some of the most important, interesting and surprising facts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-am-law-100-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-am-law-100-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Fear to 'Footnote'? Executive Order Activity Under the Financial Microscope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly all&nbsp;of the 13 law firms&nbsp;hit&nbsp;with an executive order,&nbsp;or&nbsp;who&nbsp;struck&nbsp;deals to resolve or head off&nbsp;an order,&nbsp;experienced&nbsp;revenue growth in 2025&mdash;in several cases, very significant growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/from-fear-to-footnote-executive-order-activity-under-the-financial-microscope/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/from-fear-to-footnote-executive-order-activity-under-the-financial-microscope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am Law 100 Lights the Way Through Dark Periods to Turn Out a High-Growth Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just as in the prior year, collective Am Law 100 revenue overall grew by about 13%, while net income rose faster by 16.3%, even in a year of tumult and uncertainty.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/am-law-100-lights-the-way-through-dark-periods-to-turn-out-a-high-growth-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/am-law-100-lights-the-way-through-dark-periods-to-turn-out-a-high-growth-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Case for Broader Business Development Support in Law Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investing more broadly and deliberately in business development support helps firms retain lawyers, recruit talent, and reduce long-term risk. In a market where compensation alone no longer differentiates firms, it's one of the most practical ways to strengthen the organization.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-case-for-broader-business-development-support-in-law-firms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-case-for-broader-business-development-support-in-law-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, Obama Nominees to Hear Law Firm EO Appeals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan, Judge Cornelia Pillard and Judge Neomi Rao have been selected to be on the panel that will hear arguments on May 14 in the combined appeals cases, involving Perkins Coie, Jenner &amp; Block, Susman Godfrey, and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-obama-nominees-to-hear-law-firm-eo-appeals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-obama-nominees-to-hear-law-firm-eo-appeals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoFo's Ken Siegel: The American Outsider Who Became an Insider in Japan's Corporate Elite]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Fujitsu to SoftBank, Ken Siegel turned a bold expatriate move into a legal career at the intersection of Japanese business, global finance, and enduring personal relationships.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mofos-ken-siegel-the-american-outsider-who-became-an-insider-in-japans-corporate-elite/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mofos-ken-siegel-the-american-outsider-who-became-an-insider-in-japans-corporate-elite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DLA Piper Did Not Discriminate Against Pregnant Associate, Jury Finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The jury found that a senior associate failed to prove that the firm was liable for discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law. The panel also said the firm was not liable for interfering with their Family Medical Leave Act Rights.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dla-piper-did-not-discriminate-against-pregnant-associate-jury-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dla-piper-did-not-discriminate-against-pregnant-associate-jury-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEC to Draft Exemption for Bail-In Securities, Atkins Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bail-in is a regulatory instrument by which banks close to failure restructure their debt and mandate creditors to take losses. It is the opposite of a bailout, where the costs of saving a bank fall on governments and taxpayers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sec-to-draft-exemption-for-bail-in-securities-atkins-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sec-to-draft-exemption-for-bail-in-securities-atkins-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GCs See Merits of Data-Driven Outside Counsel Selection but Also Its Limitations]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Data is really useful and also sometimes not useful at the same time,said Stephen Mar, general counsel of Odeko.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/gcs-see-merits-of-data-driven-outside-counsel-selection-but-also-its-limitations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/gcs-see-merits-of-data-driven-outside-counsel-selection-but-also-its-limitations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Legal Intelligencer and Law.com Announces 2026 Pennsylvania Legal Awards Shortlist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Legal Awards recognizes the best of its legal community in Pennsylvania and Delaware on its shortlist, with winners announced at an awards dinner in June.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-legal-intelligencer-and-lawcom-announces-2026-pennsylvania-legal-awards-shortlist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-legal-intelligencer-and-lawcom-announces-2026-pennsylvania-legal-awards-shortlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOJ Argues Certain Sections of Law Firm EOs Could Stand if Some Parts Get Invalidated]]></title><description><![CDATA["There can be no dispute here that the president wants some of the provisions to take effect even if others are enjoined," the DOJ says.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/doj-argues-certain-sections-of-law-firm-eos-could-stand-if-some-parts-get-invalidated/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/doj-argues-certain-sections-of-law-firm-eos-could-stand-if-some-parts-get-invalidated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Be Humble, Hard-Working and Hungry,' Says Tobias Schlueter of Ogletree Deakins]]></title><description><![CDATA["There is no substitute for being an excellent lawyer and colleague. I frame lawyer and leader success around three concepts: being humble, hard-working and hungry. Our most successful lawyers recognize they don't know everything and are constantly learning and growing."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-be-humble-hard-working-and-hungry-says-tobias-schlueter-of-ogletree-deakins/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-be-humble-hard-working-and-hungry-says-tobias-schlueter-of-ogletree-deakins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Rode in a Waymo With a Litigator: Here's What I Learned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Georgia products liability attorney Rebekah Cooper talks law after riding in a self-driving Waymo rideshare in Atlanta with Law.com senior litigation reporter and Legal Speak podcast co-host Cedra Mayfield.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/i-rode-in-a-waymo-with-a-litigator-heres-what-i-learned/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/i-rode-in-a-waymo-with-a-litigator-heres-what-i-learned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashurst, Perkins Coie Partners Vote Through Merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partners at Ashurst and Perkins Coie have "overwhelmingly" voted in favour of the trans-Atlantic tie-up to create a $2.8 billion firm with around 3,000 lawyers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ashurst-perkins-coie-partners-vote-through-merger/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ashurst-perkins-coie-partners-vote-through-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confirmation Appears Likely Even Though ABA Rated Ex-Jones Day Associate 'Not Qualified']]></title><description><![CDATA["The Committee's rating of Ms. [Kathleen] Lane is based on issues with her experience, which is an important component of competence, not her temperament or integrity," the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary wrote in a letter explaining why the ABA rated Lane "not qualified" to serve as President Donald Trump's pick for a Montana federal judgeship.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/confirmation-appears-likely-even-though-aba-rated-ex-jones-day-associate-not-qualified/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/confirmation-appears-likely-even-though-aba-rated-ex-jones-day-associate-not-qualified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Cusp of Merger, Winston &amp; Strawn Grew Revenue by 8%, Profits 15%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winston and Taylor Wessing have regulatory approvals, and they'll announce a final closing time within the range of May to June, said chairman Steve D'Amore.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/on-cusp-of-merger-winston-amp-strawn-grew-revenue-by-8-profits-15/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/on-cusp-of-merger-winston-amp-strawn-grew-revenue-by-8-profits-15/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abbott Loses $70M Verdict in Multi-Plaintiff Formula Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A jury in Cook County Circuit Court hit Abbott with $17 million in punitive damages on Friday after awarding $53 million in compensatory damages on Thursday to the parents of four premature babies who developed a life-threatening gastrointestinal illness after ingesting its cow's milk-based formula.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/abbott-loses-70m-verdict-in-multi-plaintiff-formula-trial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/abbott-loses-70m-verdict-in-multi-plaintiff-formula-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA Moves to Ease Coal Ash Regulations for Power Plants]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are 300 regulated coal facilities that contain 775 coal ash surface impoundments and landfills across the country. At least 91% of those coal plants are polluting groundwater above federal safety standards, according to Earthjustice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/epa-moves-to-ease-coal-ash-regulations-for-power-plants/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/epa-moves-to-ease-coal-ash-regulations-for-power-plants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: Cases Surge Over Human Tissue Products, Sales Tax Exemptions and Off-Duty Cannabis Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Distributors of wound care products are cracking down on unpaid invoices as federal regulators seek to rein in "substantial and unusual" spending increases.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-cases-surge-over-human-tissue-products-sales-tax-exemptions-and-off-duty-cannabis-use/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-cases-surge-over-human-tissue-products-sales-tax-exemptions-and-off-duty-cannabis-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Trial that Found YouTube and Meta Found Liable in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michelle Morgante, regional managing editor of The Recorder, speaks with Amanda Bronstad about two recent verdicts that found social media platforms harmed the mental health of their young consumers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/inside-the-trial-that-found-youtube-and-meta-found-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/inside-the-trial-that-found-youtube-and-meta-found-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACC Asks California Courts to Foil Push to Use 1960s Wiretapping Law to Bring Internet Privacy Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[In-house lawyers say they're getting flooded with suits alleging website-tracking tools violate the California Invasion of Privacy Act.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/acc-asks-california-courts-to-foil-push-to-use-1960s-wiretapping-law-to-bring-internet-privacy-claims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/acc-asks-california-courts-to-foil-push-to-use-1960s-wiretapping-law-to-bring-internet-privacy-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Cost of a Bad Executive Hire In Law Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-hidden-cost-of-a-bad-executive-hire-in-law-firms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-hidden-cost-of-a-bad-executive-hire-in-law-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington State Bans Noncompetes, Adding to Nationwide Patchwork]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employers have plenty of spadework to do before the law kicks in in June 2027.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/washington-state-bans-noncompetes-adding-to-nationwide-patchwork/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/washington-state-bans-noncompetes-adding-to-nationwide-patchwork/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Court Denies Meta's Section 230 Immunity Claim in Social Media Addiction Suit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's decision drew a line between a platform's liability for user-generated content and liability for a platform's own business practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-court-denies-metas-section-230-immunity-claim-in-social-media-addiction-suit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-court-denies-metas-section-230-immunity-claim-in-social-media-addiction-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Outline What You Need to Do,' Says Danielle Riera of MG+M]]></title><description><![CDATA["Start having candid conversations about what being a partner looks like in terms of skills, ability, and demands. Then, outline what you need to do to get there including identifying areas or skills you may not typically get exposure to and look for opportunities to dive into those things."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-outline-what-you-need-to-do-says-danielle-riera-of-mgm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-outline-what-you-need-to-do-says-danielle-riera-of-mgm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patent Disputes Over Data Centers' Cooling Tech Heating Up in Chicago Fed. Court, Data Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five companies operating over 280 data centers nationwide and globally are in hot water over claims they infringed upon a company's patented cool technology in their facilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/patent-disputes-over-data-centers-cooling-tech-heating-up-in-chicago-fed-court-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/patent-disputes-over-data-centers-cooling-tech-heating-up-in-chicago-fed-court-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance Claims Last-Minute M&amp;A Crown as Mega Deals Fuel Busy Start to Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data from the London Stock Exchange Group reveals that total deal values jumped significantly on the same period last year, even as overall deal counts softened.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/clifford-chance-claims-last-minute-mampa-crown-as-mega-deals-fuel-busy-start-to-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/clifford-chance-claims-last-minute-mampa-crown-as-mega-deals-fuel-busy-start-to-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice Sotomayor Says AI Can Be 'Very Dangerous' But Tells Law Students to Master It]]></title><description><![CDATA["It has the potential to perpetuate the very best in us and the very worst of us," Justice Sonia Sotomayor said of artificial intelligence during a law school appearance Thursday. "For every student ... do not graduate this institution without learning how to master AI as a tool."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/justice-sotomayor-says-ai-can-be-very-dangerous-but-tells-law-students-to-master-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/justice-sotomayor-says-ai-can-be-very-dangerous-but-tells-law-students-to-master-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nonequity Expansion Goes Hand-in-Hand with Lateral Additions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lateral talent raids and exits among Am Law 50 firms have been more poignant in 2026, with nearly every day a Big Law firm announcing the addition of a practice group leader or rainmaker from a competitor firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nonequity-expansion-goes-hand-in-hand-with-lateral-additions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nonequity-expansion-goes-hand-in-hand-with-lateral-additions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law School Under Pressure to Allow Chapter of Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA]]></title><description><![CDATA["Good sense should dictate the correct decision here," Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote in a letter to Barry University School of Law Dean Leticia Diaz.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-school-under-pressure-to-allow-chapter-of-charlie-kirks-turning-point-usa/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-school-under-pressure-to-allow-chapter-of-charlie-kirks-turning-point-usa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When AI Gets It Wrong: Managing the Legal Risk of Hallucinations in Business Decision-Making]]></title><description><![CDATA[The use of AI does not alter fundamental obligations of accuracy, reasonableness and accountability. The legal risk lies not in the existence of hallucinations but in the failure to govern and verify them.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/when-ai-gets-it-wrong-managing-the-legal-risk-of-hallucinations-in-business-decision-making/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/when-ai-gets-it-wrong-managing-the-legal-risk-of-hallucinations-in-business-decision-making/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DC Circuit Won't Pause Anthropic's Supply-Chain Risk Label, Fast Tracks Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;On one side is a relatively contained risk of financial harm to a single private company," the D.C. Circuit stated. "On the other side is judicial management of how, and through whom, the Department of War secures vital AI technology during an active military conflict. For that reason, we deny Anthropic's motion for a stay pending review on the merits.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dc-circuit-wont-pause-anthropics-supply-chain-risk-label-fast-tracks-appeal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dc-circuit-wont-pause-anthropics-supply-chain-risk-label-fast-tracks-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon CLO Poised to Land at Bottom of Pay Rankings&amp;mdash;Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seesawing compensation is nothing new for David Zapolsky, who's been the e-commerce giant's legal chief for 14 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amazon-clo-poised-to-land-at-bottom-of-pay-rankingsampmdashagain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amazon-clo-poised-to-land-at-bottom-of-pay-rankingsampmdashagain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wilmer's $35M Fees to Face Review After Billionaire Dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[London's High Court found the firm had failed to give its client adequate costs information.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/wilmers-35m-fees-to-face-review-after-billionaire-dispute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/wilmers-35m-fees-to-face-review-after-billionaire-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Quick Exit by Last Enforcement Chief, SEC Turns to Deeply Experienced Gibson Dunn Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Woodcock led the agency's Fort Worth office for four years and went on to serve as a partner at two Am Law 50 firms and as an assistant general counsel at Exxon Mobil.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-quick-exit-by-last-enforcement-chief-sec-turns-to-deeply-experienced-gibson-dunn-partner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-quick-exit-by-last-enforcement-chief-sec-turns-to-deeply-experienced-gibson-dunn-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lifeguard's Chair Choice Is Not a 'Physical Defect' Under Immunity Law, State High Court Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The majority said a "physical defect" under Ohio's political-subdivision tort liability statute requires a tangible flaw in property and cannot be pinned to a public employee's decision.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lifeguards-chair-choice-is-not-a-physical-defect-under-immunity-law-state-high-court-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lifeguards-chair-choice-is-not-a-physical-defect-under-immunity-law-state-high-court-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Billable Hour Enters a Whole New Dimension: Lawyer Billed Client For 34 Hours of Work in a Single Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sydney, Australia-based lawyer was sued for overcharging.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-billable-hour-enters-a-whole-new-dimension-lawyer-billed-client-for-34-hours-of-work-in-a-single-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-billable-hour-enters-a-whole-new-dimension-lawyer-billed-client-for-34-hours-of-work-in-a-single-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Pure Politics': Trump Lawyers, in Briefs, Urge New York's Highest Court to Upend 'Unprecedented' Fraud Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump's appeal, filed by a team at Sullivan &amp; Cromwell, comes as his attorneys seek more discovery at the trial level following comments in which Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, said he felt "coerced" into testifying against his onetime boss. Cohen told Law.com he stands by his comments.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/pure-politics-trump-lawyers-in-briefs-urge-new-yorks-highest-court-to-upend-unprecedented-fraud-ruling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/pure-politics-trump-lawyers-in-briefs-urge-new-yorks-highest-court-to-upend-unprecedented-fraud-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Businesses Face More Than a Litigation Risk if They Leave Shareholder Proposals Off the Proxy, Experts Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Litigation over shareholder proposals hit a high after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced it would temporarily step aside from overseeing the process. But as public companies finalize their proxy materials, attorneys who represent investors are warning that executives are risking more than a lawsuit if they leave shareholder proposals off the final ballot.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/businesses-face-more-than-a-litigation-risk-if-they-leave-shareholder-proposals-off-the-proxy-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/businesses-face-more-than-a-litigation-risk-if-they-leave-shareholder-proposals-off-the-proxy-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perkins Coie Re-enters China With Shenzhen Office Amid Ashurst Merger Push]]></title><description><![CDATA[New launch follows Beijing and Shanghai exits as the firm reshapes its Asia strategy and pursues a global tie-up with Ashurst.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/perkins-coie-re-enters-china-with-shenzhen-office-amid-ashurst-merger-push/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/perkins-coie-re-enters-china-with-shenzhen-office-amid-ashurst-merger-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Don't Just Identify Problems. Bring Solutions,' Says Chad Gottlieb of DarrowEverett]]></title><description><![CDATA["Timely, thorough communication builds trust. People remember who they can count on when deadlines are tight. But responsiveness alone isn't enough. Be proactive. Anticipate needs, identify issues, and take initiative before being asked. Leadership notices those who see around corners. Most importantly, don't just identify problems. Bring solutions. Anyone can flag an issue, but the people who advance come prepared with recommendations."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-dont-just-identify-problems-bring-solutions-says-chad-gottlieb-of-darroweverett/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-law-firm-leadership-dont-just-identify-problems-bring-solutions-says-chad-gottlieb-of-darroweverett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Ellen Bardash: More Attorneys Want to Argue in Monsanto SCOTUS Case, New York Judge Finds Mass Arbitration Firms Protected by Anti-SLAPP Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Solicitor General and lead plaintiffs' counsel in Roundup and paraquat MDLs both want to participate in oral argument before SCOTUS later this month in a case over whether a federal law preempts state failure to warn laws.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-ellen-bardash-more-attorneys-want-to-argue-in-monsanto-scotus-case-new-york-judge-finds-mass-arbitration-firms-protected-by-anti-slapp-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-ellen-bardash-more-attorneys-want-to-argue-in-monsanto-scotus-case-new-york-judge-finds-mass-arbitration-firms-protected-by-anti-slapp-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data April 8: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including M&amp;A leaders across the globe.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-april-8-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-april-8-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[35 Judges in 44 Days: Gibson Dunn's Ted Boutrous on His 'Record' Argument Streak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boutrous shared his favorite details of the whirlwind experience with The Recorder, including lessons learned, most memorable moments and why his exposure to such a "great cross-section of the judiciary in a short period of time" affirmed his faith in the judicial system.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/35-judges-in-44-days-gibson-dunns-ted-boutrous-on-his-record-argument-streak/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/35-judges-in-44-days-gibson-dunns-ted-boutrous-on-his-record-argument-streak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's EEOC Applying Its Enforcement Powers in Unconventional Ways]]></title><description><![CDATA[The agency has brought a blitz of religious-discrimination cases, and it's investigating allegations that Nike systematically discriminated against white employees.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trumps-eeoc-applying-its-enforcement-powers-in-unconventional-ways/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trumps-eeoc-applying-its-enforcement-powers-in-unconventional-ways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spencer Fane to Merge With Southwest Law Firm, As Part of Broader Talent Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pat Whalen said this merger, and the combinations his firm has done previously, are a result of what's going on across the industry: clients and talent looking for larger firms that can handle a higher volume of increasingly complex work across more locations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/spencer-fane-to-merge-with-southwest-law-firm-as-part-of-broader-talent-strategy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/spencer-fane-to-merge-with-southwest-law-firm-as-part-of-broader-talent-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venue Spat: 5th Circuit Sides With Google in Moving Antitrust Case to California]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge James Ho, joined by Judge Catharina Haynes, wrote that the speed consideration should not have single-handedly overridden factors supporting transfer, such as Google's contention that most witnesses and physical evidence are in California.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/venue-spat-5th-circuit-sides-with-google-in-moving-antitrust-case-to-california/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/venue-spat-5th-circuit-sides-with-google-in-moving-antitrust-case-to-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEC Scales Back Market Surveillance Tool, Raises Oversight Concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Consolidated Audit Trail is a database that tracks all activity in U.S. equity and options markets. Firms say the size and breadth of the data the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission collected has led to very high costs&mdash;about $250 million annually for broker-dealers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sec-scales-back-market-surveillance-tool-raises-oversight-concerns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sec-scales-back-market-surveillance-tool-raises-oversight-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed. Judge Refuses to Disqualify Morgan Lewis in Smart-Glasses Patent Dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA["Morgan Lewis' work on discrete corporate law issues during the 2019 transactions appears entirely unrelated to the issues in the instant patent infringement dispute," the federal judge said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fed-judge-refuses-to-disqualify-morgan-lewis-in-smart-glasses-patent-dispute/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fed-judge-refuses-to-disqualify-morgan-lewis-in-smart-glasses-patent-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Appellate Court OKs $57M in Punitive Damages Against Flavor Manufacturing Co.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The appellate court concluded this week that there was sufficient evidence to support the award and that it didn't violate due process.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-appellate-court-oks-57m-in-punitive-damages-against-flavor-manufacturing-co/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-appellate-court-oks-57m-in-punitive-damages-against-flavor-manufacturing-co/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Exposes Harsh Reality: Legal's Efforts to Help Businesses Thrive Go Largely Unnoticed by Rest of C-Suite]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Thomson Reuters report says legal departments tend to highlight tasks completed when they should be highlighting what they're doing to enable the success of the business.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/study-exposes-harsh-reality-legals-efforts-to-help-businesses-thrive-go-largely-unnoticed-by-rest-of-c-suite/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/study-exposes-harsh-reality-legals-efforts-to-help-businesses-thrive-go-largely-unnoticed-by-rest-of-c-suite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jones Day Hacking Reflects Constant Threat of Phishing Attempts Against Big Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The law firm's cyberattack exposed 10 of its clients' data, the firm confirmed in a statement, and the attack appears to have come from a hacker group that targets law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jones-day-hacking-reflects-constant-threat-of-phishing-attempts-against-big-law/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jones-day-hacking-reflects-constant-threat-of-phishing-attempts-against-big-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Witness Tampering'?: Live Nation Demands Sanctions Against State Plaintiffs in Jury Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA["This blatant attempt to dissuade a witness from providing truthful testimony through intimidation is intolerable," counsel for defendants Live Nation and Ticketmaster alleged in a motion requesting sanctions against state plaintiffs after a Live Nation fact witness testified at the antitrust jury trial in Manhattan federal court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/witness-tampering-live-nation-demands-sanctions-against-state-plaintiffs-in-jury-trial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/witness-tampering-live-nation-demands-sanctions-against-state-plaintiffs-in-jury-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epstein Survivor's Attorney Breaks Silence at Last: 'It Was Honestly Too Emotional for Me']]></title><description><![CDATA[Brittany Henderson's representation of Epstein survivors highlights evolving civil liability and strategy, while revealing the profession's emotional toll.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/epstein-survivors-attorney-breaks-silence-at-last-it-was-honestly-too-emotional-for-me/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/epstein-survivors-attorney-breaks-silence-at-last-it-was-honestly-too-emotional-for-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawsuits Over Meta Glasses Point to Privacy Risks Around AI Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cases combine two trends in digital privacy litigation: using California's anti-wiretapping law in new digital contexts, and bringing claims against software companies over their product design.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawsuits-over-meta-glasses-point-to-privacy-risks-around-ai-training/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawsuits-over-meta-glasses-point-to-privacy-risks-around-ai-training/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Encrypted GC Survey Offers Rare Window Into How Trump EOs Have Warped Outside Counsel Selection]]></title><description><![CDATA["The government says the harms are speculative because the orders haven't been fully enforced, but our members didn't need enforcement to change their behavior, because the risk alone was enough, and that's the key issue here," said 10x Genomics chief legal officer Eric Whitaker, one of the founders of General Counsels United.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/encrypted-gc-survey-offers-rare-window-into-how-trump-eos-have-warped-outside-counsel-selection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/encrypted-gc-survey-offers-rare-window-into-how-trump-eos-have-warped-outside-counsel-selection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many New York Elites See Financial Surges, But Gains Were Uneven]]></title><description><![CDATA[The growth metrics spanned the full bell curve, and there were outliers in each direction, as the transactional market last year was unpredictable in the first half, and some countercyclical practices didn't perform as expected.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/many-new-york-elites-see-financial-surges-but-gains-were-uneven/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/many-new-york-elites-see-financial-surges-but-gains-were-uneven/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8th Circuit Judge Ralph Erickson to Take Senior Status]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump elevated Erickson in 2017 to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit from a federal trial court in North Dakota.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/8th-circuit-judge-ralph-erickson-to-take-senior-status/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/8th-circuit-judge-ralph-erickson-to-take-senior-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Law Schools Beyond the T14 See Major Shifts in US News Law School Rankings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deans state that the rankings only offer a glimpse of what a law school has to offer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/some-law-schools-beyond-the-t14-see-major-shifts-in-us-news-law-school-rankings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/some-law-schools-beyond-the-t14-see-major-shifts-in-us-news-law-school-rankings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yale Falls From First, UC Berkeley Drops Out of T14 in US News Law School Rankings]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year's law school rankings saw a handful of notable changes, drawing criticism from some industry observers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/yale-falls-from-first-uc-berkeley-drops-out-of-t14-in-us-news-law-school-rankings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/yale-falls-from-first-uc-berkeley-drops-out-of-t14-in-us-news-law-school-rankings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live Nation Calls Expert Witness in Antitrust Trial a Liar, Asks Judge to Strike Testimony]]></title><description><![CDATA[State attorneys general defended their witness, economist Rosa Abrantes-Metz, and said that if her trial testimony was ambiguous, confusing or misleading it was because Live Nation's attorneys asked her unclear questions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-nation-calls-expert-witness-in-antitrust-trial-a-liar-asks-judge-to-strike-testimony/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/live-nation-calls-expert-witness-in-antitrust-trial-a-liar-asks-judge-to-strike-testimony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Associate Mistakes, Compensation Part of Opening Arguments in DLA Piper Pregnancy Bias Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[DLA Piper and the former associate alleging pregnancy bias led to her termination gave opening statements to a federal jury Monday in New York as the trial for those bias claims began.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/associate-mistakes-compensation-part-of-opening-arguments-in-dla-piper-pregnancy-bias-trial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/associate-mistakes-compensation-part-of-opening-arguments-in-dla-piper-pregnancy-bias-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8th Circuit Rejects Jet Midwest's Bid to Boost $5.85M in Attorney Fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal appellate court upheld the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri's decision approving a $5.8 million attorney fee award after concluding the lower court properly rejected a 1.5 times lodestar multiplier and didn't abuse its discretion in excluding evidence from a withdrawn sanctions motion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/8th-circuit-rejects-jet-midwests-bid-to-boost-585m-in-attorney-fees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/8th-circuit-rejects-jet-midwests-bid-to-boost-585m-in-attorney-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3rd Circuit Breaks New Ground in Shielding Kalshi Sports Contracts From NJ Gambling Laws]]></title><description><![CDATA["Because Kalshi's sports-related event contracts are traded on a [Commodity Futures Trading Commission-licensed designated contract market] and depend on event outcomes associated with economic consequences, they fit within the [Commodity Exchange] Act's definition of 'swaps' subject to the CFTC's jurisdiction,&rdquo; the appeals court held in its 2-1 decision.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/3rd-circuit-breaks-new-ground-in-shielding-kalshi-sports-contracts-from-nj-gambling-laws/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/3rd-circuit-breaks-new-ground-in-shielding-kalshi-sports-contracts-from-nj-gambling-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7th Circuit Flips Standard for 'Jurisdiction by Shopping Cart' in Schedule A Infringement Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA["I think it's worthwhile that the Seventh Circuit recognizes that there's something going on and that these aren't just regular cases," a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law told Law.com. "We have so few Seventh Circuit decisions that even talk about Schedule A, [and] even fewer presidential ones."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/7th-circuit-flips-standard-for-jurisdiction-by-shopping-cart-in-schedule-a-infringement-claims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/7th-circuit-flips-standard-for-jurisdiction-by-shopping-cart-in-schedule-a-infringement-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Effort to Hold ISPs Liable for Customers' Copyright Infringement Based Solely on Failure to Terminate Users]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court held that intent is required and that mere awareness of infringement does not establish secondary liability.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-unanimously-rejects-effort-to-hold-isps-liable-for-customers-copyright-infringement-based-solely-on-failure-to-terminate-users/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-unanimously-rejects-effort-to-hold-isps-liable-for-customers-copyright-infringement-based-solely-on-failure-to-terminate-users/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel Replaces CLO Days After Lavishing Her With Praise]]></title><description><![CDATA[April Miller Boise is in line to receive $3.1 million in severance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/intel-replaces-clo-days-after-lavishing-her-with-praise/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/intel-replaces-clo-days-after-lavishing-her-with-praise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley CLO's 2025 Pay Put Him in Rare Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eric Grossman joined the investment bank right before the 2007-2008 financial crisis and has been its legal chief since 2010.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/morgan-stanley-clos-2025-pay-put-him-in-rare-company/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/morgan-stanley-clos-2025-pay-put-him-in-rare-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-Based Technologies and Products Liability Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[An influx of cases asserting product-type claims&mdash;grounded in the use of AI tools and &ldquo;defectsin their development&mdash;is changing how these technologies are treated in litigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-based-technologies-and-products-liability-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ai-based-technologies-and-products-liability-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UPL Claim Against ChatGPT Faces Hurdles, but Social Media Addiction Verdicts May Bolster Liability]]></title><description><![CDATA[The landmark verdicts holding Meta and YouTube liable for failure to protect children from the harmful effects of social media could serve as a blueprint for Nippon's case against OpenAI, some legal observers say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/upl-claim-against-chatgpt-faces-hurdles-but-social-media-addiction-verdicts-may-bolster-liability/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/upl-claim-against-chatgpt-faces-hurdles-but-social-media-addiction-verdicts-may-bolster-liability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Grants DOJ Request to Throw Out Ruling Against Steve Bannon]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump's top Supreme Court lawyer, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, had told&nbsp;the justices that the dismissal of Bannon's criminal case is "in the interests of justice."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-grants-doj-request-to-throw-out-ruling-against-steve-bannon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-grants-doj-request-to-throw-out-ruling-against-steve-bannon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Take Ownership and Initiative Early,' Says Kristina Barry of Grunfeld Desiderio Lebowitz Silverman &amp; Klestadt]]></title><description><![CDATA["The best advice I can give to an associate who wants to make partner is to take ownership and initiative early in their career and to think about their long term career goals. Having face time with the partners is extremely valuable when you're an associate and I would also recommend finding a mentor in the firm who can help answer questions and be a source of support."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-take-ownership-and-initiative-early-says-kristina-barry-of-grunfeld-desiderio-lebowitz-silverman-amp-klestadt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-take-ownership-and-initiative-early-says-kristina-barry-of-grunfeld-desiderio-lebowitz-silverman-amp-klestadt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Figuring Out How to Deal With This': How Are Courts Grappling With Disciplining AI Hallucinations?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some judges have issued sharp reprimands, while others are still weighing how to balance accountability with evolving technology and modern practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/figuring-out-how-to-deal-with-this-how-are-courts-grappling-with-disciplining-ai-hallucinations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/figuring-out-how-to-deal-with-this-how-are-courts-grappling-with-disciplining-ai-hallucinations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Read the Doc: 800-Member GC Group Supports Law Firms Hit by EOs]]></title><description><![CDATA[General Counsels United, which formed last year in revolt against President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting Big Law firms, wrote in an amicus brief Friday that the orders have had a chilling effect on what members of the legal community say and do and have created an "ethical and legal minefield for general counsels."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/read-the-doc-800-member-gc-group-supports-law-firms-hit-by-eos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/read-the-doc-800-member-gc-group-supports-law-firms-hit-by-eos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conflict Lawsuits Against Am Law 200 Firms Emerge in Law.com Radar Roundup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big Law firms last month faced a flurry of lawsuits alleging conflict problems, malpractice, financial fraud and employee discrimination. Plus, see who's suing for unpaid legal fees.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/conflict-lawsuits-against-am-law-200-firms-emerge-in-lawcom-radar-roundup/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/conflict-lawsuits-against-am-law-200-firms-emerge-in-lawcom-radar-roundup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Refugee to Rainmaker: The Greenberg Partner Reshaping Polish Banking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lejb Fogelman fled communist Poland and returned after the fall of Communism to reshape the country's banking sector&mdash;all while becoming one of the country's most unlikely celebrities.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/from-refugee-to-rainmaker-the-greenberg-partner-reshaping-polish-banking/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/from-refugee-to-rainmaker-the-greenberg-partner-reshaping-polish-banking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Few Big Law Firms Join More Than 800 in Amicus Brief for EO-Hit Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least seven Am Law 200 firms signed the over 800-firm amicus in support of Perkins, Wilmer, Susman and Jenner in the D.C. Circuit appeals case&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/few-big-law-firms-join-more-than-800-in-amicus-brief-for-eo-hit-firms/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/few-big-law-firms-join-more-than-800-in-amicus-brief-for-eo-hit-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: QuisLex's Brian Corbin]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview QuisLex Global Head of Strategic Services Brian Corbin, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-quislexs-brian-corbin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-quislexs-brian-corbin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Casepoint's Chris Kruse and Amit Dungarani]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Casepoint Chief Revenue Officer Chris Kruse and Vice President of Product Marketing Amit Dungarani, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-casepoints-chris-kruse-and-amit-dungarani/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-casepoints-chris-kruse-and-amit-dungarani/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NLRB Reinstates First Trump Administration Joint Employer Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solidifying joint employer standards is essential to California employers, many of whom have nationwide operations and work closely with vendors to provide necessary services that complement the company's core mission.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nlrb-reinstates-first-trump-administration-joint-employer-rule/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nlrb-reinstates-first-trump-administration-joint-employer-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: Online Directories, Lawyer's Ponzi Scheme and Campus Expansion Drive Litigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data brokers are facing a wave of class actions over cell phone listings in commercial directories.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-online-directories-lawyers-ponzi-scheme-and-campus-expansion-drive-litigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-online-directories-lawyers-ponzi-scheme-and-campus-expansion-drive-litigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Nominates Florida Appeals Court Chief Judge to Federal Bench]]></title><description><![CDATA[If confirmed, Kuntz will be the seventh judge Trump has appointed to the Southern District of Florida. It's the court where the president's personal legal matters play out, and Trump has seen several cases assigned to judges who have him to thank for their lifetime seats on the bench.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-nominates-florida-appeals-court-chief-judge-to-federal-bench/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-nominates-florida-appeals-court-chief-judge-to-federal-bench/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data April 3: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including The Dealmakers of the Year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-april-3-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-april-3-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Lean Into the Type of Cases You Enjoy,' Says Jack Morse of Oppenheimer Investigations Group]]></title><description><![CDATA["Work hard and lean into the type of cases you enjoy. Endeavor to leverage your personal experiences and interests to bring in the type of work you want to do."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-lean-into-the-type-of-cases-you-enjoy-says-jack-morse-of-oppenheimer-investigations-group/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-lean-into-the-type-of-cases-you-enjoy-says-jack-morse-of-oppenheimer-investigations-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NY Judge Rules Mass Arbitrations Are Public Speech, Dismisses Lawsuit Against Law Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a Tuesday ruling, New York Supreme Court Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond found that the mass arbitration campaign of Kind Law, based in Las Vegas, and San Diego's Ben Travis Law, was public speech and protected from what she deemed was a SLAPP&mdash;Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ny-judge-rules-mass-arbitrations-are-public-speech-dismisses-lawsuit-against-law-firms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ny-judge-rules-mass-arbitrations-are-public-speech-dismisses-lawsuit-against-law-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar Passage Rates at 5-Year High for Many Minority Groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minority representation among examinees has also increased for most minority groups over the last five years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/bar-passage-rates-at-5-year-high-for-many-minority-groups/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/bar-passage-rates-at-5-year-high-for-many-minority-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divided State Appellate Court OKs Use of MRI Footage as Demonstrative Aid at Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afridi argued on appeal that the MRI footage was real evidence rather than a demonstrative aid, looking to overturn the jury's February 2024 defense verdict, but Mikva and Justice Thaddeus L. Wilson disagreed. Justice Sharon Oden Johnson dissented from the majority.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/divided-state-appellate-court-oks-use-of-mri-footage-as-demonstrative-aid-at-trial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/divided-state-appellate-court-oks-use-of-mri-footage-as-demonstrative-aid-at-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Fires Bondi as Attorney General, Names Blanche Acting AG]]></title><description><![CDATA[During Pam Bondi's 14-month stint as attorney general, the U.S. Justice Department has seen an exodus of career prosecutors as the agency carried out the president's campaign of retribution against his political enemies.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-fires-bondi-as-attorney-general-names-blanche-acting-ag/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-fires-bondi-as-attorney-general-names-blanche-acting-ag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Financial Stakes of This Case Are High': 7th Circuit Limits Corporation's Damages for Biometric Privacy Violations]]></title><description><![CDATA["A plaintiff who alleges thousands of claims under BIPA Section 15 is only 'entitled to, at most, one recovery under' Section 20. We hold that this amendment applies retroactively because it impacts only the statutory damages available to plaintiffs&mdash;it does not change BIPA's substantive standards of liability," the federal appellate court said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-financial-stakes-of-this-case-are-high-7th-circuit-limits-corporations-damages-for-biometric-privacy-violations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-financial-stakes-of-this-case-are-high-7th-circuit-limits-corporations-damages-for-biometric-privacy-violations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burford Capital: 'The Traditional Private Equity Playbook Will Not Work in Big Law']]></title><description><![CDATA[The litigation funding firm wants to take minority stakes in law firms in the U.S. and U.K. Law.com sat down chief development officer Travis Lenkner to find out why and how these deals could happen.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/burford-capital-the-traditional-private-equity-playbook-will-not-work-in-big-law/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/burford-capital-the-traditional-private-equity-playbook-will-not-work-in-big-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for Nomination: Texas Legal Awards 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Texas Lawyer and Law.com's Texas Legal Awards recognizes professional excellence in the legal community in the state.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nomination-texas-legal-awards-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nomination-texas-legal-awards-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19 House Dems File Amicus to Support Law Firms in EO Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[All Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee signed their name to an amicus brief, arguing that the executive orders against four law firms undermined "our constitutional separation of powers."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/19-house-dems-file-amicus-to-support-law-firms-in-eo-appeal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/19-house-dems-file-amicus-to-support-law-firms-in-eo-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Moves to Bar Ex%E2%80%91Counsel From Recovering Fees in $1.25M Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA["It is our position that DM Law did not confer value on the client's claim sufficient to support the fee it is seeking. We have asked the court to determine the value conferred under Missouri law, and we will present the relevant facts and evidence in that forum," the plaintiff law firm said in a statement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-moves-to-bar-exe28091counsel-from-recovering-fees-in-125m-settlement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-moves-to-bar-exe28091counsel-from-recovering-fees-in-125m-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro-Palestine Activist Asks Judge Emil Bove to Recuse in Immigration Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a motion to recuse filed Wednesday, Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys said Bove's participation would create at least an appearance of a conflict of interest as he was acting deputy U.S. attorney general before joining the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/pro-palestine-activist-asks-judge-emil-bove-to-recuse-in-immigration-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/pro-palestine-activist-asks-judge-emil-bove-to-recuse-in-immigration-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Law Firms See Promise in Delaware, Spurred by Changing Demand for Bankruptcy Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Am Law Second Hundred and midsize firms have all opened Wilmington offices since the start of 2026 with the help of lateral bankruptcy partners, while several other large firms have added on partners to pre-existing bases in the state.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/national-law-firms-see-promise-in-delaware-spurred-by-changing-demand-for-bankruptcy-work/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/national-law-firms-see-promise-in-delaware-spurred-by-changing-demand-for-bankruptcy-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon's Patrick Oot and Jamie Brown]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Shook, Hardy &amp; Bacon attorneys Patrick Oot and Jamie Brown, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-shook-hardy-amp-bacons-patrick-oot-and-jamie-brown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-shook-hardy-amp-bacons-patrick-oot-and-jamie-brown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Threats Against the Judiciary Mount, DeSantis Calls for Judge's Impeachment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been railing against "activist judges" since taking office, but this week was the first time the governor has gone so far as to lobby for the removal of a sitting member of the judiciary.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-threats-against-the-judiciary-mount-desantis-calls-for-judges-impeachment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-threats-against-the-judiciary-mount-desantis-calls-for-judges-impeachment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWF's CEO on What Being Private Equity Owned is Really Like]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Doughty talks culture, debt, investor involvement and whether PE ownership of law firms is likely to catch on.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dwfs-ceo-on-what-being-private-equity-owned-is-really-like/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dwfs-ceo-on-what-being-private-equity-owned-is-really-like/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monetary Sanctions May Be on the Rise as 'Frustrated' Courts Grapple With AI Hallucinations]]></title><description><![CDATA["I would assume that they'll keep ramping up the sanctions until this gets resolved. Again, this is an error that there might have been an excuse for previously, but as we go further and further along, there'll be less and less of an excuse for," one litigator told Law.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/monetary-sanctions-may-be-on-the-rise-as-frustrated-courts-grapple-with-ai-hallucinations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/monetary-sanctions-may-be-on-the-rise-as-frustrated-courts-grapple-with-ai-hallucinations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simpson Thacher Launches Singapore Office, Relocates Senior Partners, Hires from Baker McKenzie, Latham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simpson Thacher is taking a second stab at Singapore as private equity activity deepens on the ground and regional market dynamics shift.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/simpson-thacher-launches-singapore-office-relocates-senior-partners-hires-from-baker-mckenzie-latham/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/simpson-thacher-launches-singapore-office-relocates-senior-partners-hires-from-baker-mckenzie-latham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor General, Lead MDL Counsel, Want Argument Time at Roundup Case Before SCOTUS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The case, called Durnell v. Monsanto, could resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging the pesticide Roundup causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/solicitor-general-lead-mdl-counsel-want-argument-time-at-roundup-case-before-scotus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/solicitor-general-lead-mdl-counsel-want-argument-time-at-roundup-case-before-scotus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would Robert Frazer Defy Trump? Questions Arise Amid Lawmaker's Prosecution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regarding U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer's independence from President Donald Trump, Rutgers Law School professor Thea Johnson said, "You need a US Attorney's Office that can prosecute crime effectively. I'm hopeful that maybe we can get back to a US Attorney's Office that can do that, but I also think we have absolutely no idea how it will play out until we've had some opportunity to see what kinds of decisions [Frazer] makes and how the president responds to those decisions."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/would-robert-frazer-defy-trump-questions-arise-amid-lawmakers-prosecution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/would-robert-frazer-defy-trump-questions-arise-amid-lawmakers-prosecution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Haystack ID's Esther Birnbaum]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Haystack ID Executive Vice President of Data Intelligence, Esther Birnbaum, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-haystack-ids-esther-birnbaum/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-haystack-ids-esther-birnbaum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abuse of Qualified Privilege? State Appellate Court Revives Defamation Suit for Mid-Surgery Statement]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Illinois appellate court ruled that summary judgment was improper because questions remain about whether the chief of orthopedic surgery at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago abused qualified immunity privilege about false accusations against another surgeon.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/abuse-of-qualified-privilege-state-appellate-court-revives-defamation-suit-for-mid-surgery-statement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/abuse-of-qualified-privilege-state-appellate-court-revives-defamation-suit-for-mid-surgery-statement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Appears to Doubt Constitutionality of Trump's Birthright Citizenship Restrictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[During oral arguments in the high-profile case Wednesday, a majority of the court expressed skepticism of the Trump administration's argument that the children of undocumented and temporary immigrants are not covered by the citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-appears-to-doubt-constitutionality-of-trumps-birthright-citizenship-restrictions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-appears-to-doubt-constitutionality-of-trumps-birthright-citizenship-restrictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sephora Files Flurry of Lawsuits Over Claims of Race and Age Bias by Cosmetic Selection Tool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sephora filed more than a dozen California lawsuits seeking to head off a wave of consumer arbitration demands claiming its opt-in &ldquo;Chosen For Youand &ldquo;Your Picksrecommendations, built using customers' self-reported &ldquo;age rangeand &ldquo;skin color,violate the Unruh Civil Rights Act. The company argues the tools do not limit access, pricing or terms of sale and therefore do not deny &ldquo;full and equal accommodations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sephora-files-flurry-of-lawsuits-over-claims-of-race-and-age-bias-by-cosmetic-selection-tool/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sephora-files-flurry-of-lawsuits-over-claims-of-race-and-age-bias-by-cosmetic-selection-tool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTC Endorses Florida Supreme Court's Move to Ease ABA's Grip over Bar Admissions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The agency's staff said the ABA's standards for law school accreditation "impose an elitist model of legal education, driving up the cost of legal education and thereby limiting the supply of lawyers."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ftc-endorses-florida-supreme-courts-move-to-ease-abas-grip-over-bar-admissions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ftc-endorses-florida-supreme-courts-move-to-ease-abas-grip-over-bar-admissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deciding on Location: State Appellate Court Revives Suit Against Global Medical Technology Co.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District revived a contract and fraud dispute between St. Louis medical%E2%80%91device developers Kogent Surgical and Katalyst Surgical and global medical technology company Carl Zeiss Meditec, amidst allegations that the defendant deliberately stalled product development to avoid paying most of the contingent milestone money promised.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/deciding-on-location-state-appellate-court-revives-suit-against-global-medical-technology-co/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/deciding-on-location-state-appellate-court-revives-suit-against-global-medical-technology-co/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'When an Opportunity Presents Itself, Take It,' Says Carrie DeLone of Hogan Lovells]]></title><description><![CDATA["Take opportunities as they come up. It can be hard to balance billable work with non-billable leadership and firm-building activities, but those things matter and contribute to the development of the firm. When an opportunity presents itself, take it&mdash;even if it feels overwhelming&mdash;because it's important to your growth and to the firm."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-when-an-opportunity-presents-itself-take-it-says-carrie-delone-of-hogan-lovells/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-when-an-opportunity-presents-itself-take-it-says-carrie-delone-of-hogan-lovells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Not Over: The Law Lesson Behind EEOC's $15M Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The large volume of employee suits over mandatory vaccine policies show the importance of trying hard to accommodate workers' disabilities, rather than firing them, said Amanda Fugazy, an employment lawyer at Ellenoff Grossman &amp; Schole in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/its-not-over-the-law-lesson-behind-eeocs-15m-recovery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/its-not-over-the-law-lesson-behind-eeocs-15m-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ABA Suit Over Trump Intimidation of Law Firms, Lawyers Can Proceed, Judge Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge Ali says that the ABA's complaint "details at length the chilling effect the alleged policy has had on firms and lawyers."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aba-suit-over-trump-intimidation-of-law-firms-lawyers-can-proceed-judge-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aba-suit-over-trump-intimidation-of-law-firms-lawyers-can-proceed-judge-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: After Two Verdicts, What's Next For Social Media? Federal Judge Removes Beasley Allen From Talc Plaintiffs Steering Committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[After juries hit Meta Platforms with two verdicts in New Mexico and California, social media companies face similar trials this year involving a teenager, a school district and another state.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-after-two-verdicts-whats-next-for-social-media-federal-judge-removes-beasley-allen-from-talc-plaintiffs-steering-committee/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-after-two-verdicts-whats-next-for-social-media-federal-judge-removes-beasley-allen-from-talc-plaintiffs-steering-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data April 1: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including how non-traditional markets have become a critical battleground for Big Law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-april-1-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-april-1-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Big Law Firms Become More Profitable, Client Volume Can Shrink]]></title><description><![CDATA[A preliminary analysis of Am Law 200 firm data shows that the number of clients that firms billed last year fell. At the same time, more revenue was concentrated among their top clients.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-big-law-firms-become-more-profitable-client-volume-can-shrink/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-big-law-firms-become-more-profitable-client-volume-can-shrink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOJ Rebukes State AGs' Improper Disclosure of Confidential HPE-Juniper Data]]></title><description><![CDATA["Although the harm caused by the States' improper disclosure is largely irreparable, the Court should enforce its Protective Order to show that the violation will not be tolerated and to mitigate further harm," U.S. Department of Justice attorneys wrote in a joint letter after state attorneys general mistakenly filed highly confidential materials on the public docket regarding Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.'s acquisition of Juniper Networks and HPE's nonpublic communications.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/doj-rebukes-state-ags-improper-disclosure-of-confidential-hpe-juniper-data/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/doj-rebukes-state-ags-improper-disclosure-of-confidential-hpe-juniper-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for Nominations: Corporate Counsel's Best Legal Departments 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is that time of year again! We are excited to again begin the process to honor in-house legal departments and legal department leaders in our Best Legal Departments issue.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nominations-corporate-counsels-best-legal-departments-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nominations-corporate-counsels-best-legal-departments-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed Verdict, Alleged Jury Bias Expected to Be Focus of Musk Securities Appeals, Experts Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before Musk can appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, post-trial motion practice must be completed at the district court level.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mixed-verdict-alleged-jury-bias-expected-to-be-focus-of-musk-securities-appeals-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mixed-verdict-alleged-jury-bias-expected-to-be-focus-of-musk-securities-appeals-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Impact of 2 Social Media Verdicts: 'A Road Map to Beating the Big Tech Companies']]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week's $375 million verdict against Meta Platforms in New Mexico, and $6 million jury award against Meta and YouTube, owned by Google, were the first to use new legal theories to blame social media on harm to children.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-impact-of-2-social-media-verdicts-a-road-map-to-beating-the-big-tech-companies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-impact-of-2-social-media-verdicts-a-road-map-to-beating-the-big-tech-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Cincinnati Law Renamed After Receiving Historic Donation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The school will be renamed the Donald P. Klekamp College of Law at the University of Cincinnati, after Klekamp, a 1957 law school graduate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/university-of-cincinnati-law-renamed-after-receiving-historic-donation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/university-of-cincinnati-law-renamed-after-receiving-historic-donation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report Probes What Is Driving a Rapid Rise in Data Breach Suits and Web Tracking Settlements]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report by Baker &amp; Hostetler records an increase in both data breach class actions and resolution of web tracking and pixel cases through settlement in 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/report-probes-what-is-driving-a-rapid-rise-in-data-breach-suits-and-web-tracking-settlements/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/report-probes-what-is-driving-a-rapid-rise-in-data-breach-suits-and-web-tracking-settlements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chancellor Grants Random Reassignment of Tesla Shareholder Litigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, the top jurist on the Delaware Court of Chancery, sent a letter to counsel on Monday granting Musk's motion to reassign the cases but denying the motion for her recusal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/chancellor-grants-random-reassignment-of-tesla-shareholder-litigation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/chancellor-grants-random-reassignment-of-tesla-shareholder-litigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Seyfarth Shaw's Zeynep Ersin]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Seyfarth Shaw Chief Innovation and Strategic Design Officer Zeynep Ersin, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-seyfarth-shaws-zeynep-ersin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-seyfarth-shaws-zeynep-ersin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We Don't Let Our Opponents Rest': What Gives Quinn Emanuel London its Edge, According to Ted Greeno]]></title><description><![CDATA[The London co-managing partner discusses what is behind the office's continued rise.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/we-dont-let-our-opponents-rest-what-gives-quinn-emanuel-london-its-edge-according-to-ted-greeno/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/we-dont-let-our-opponents-rest-what-gives-quinn-emanuel-london-its-edge-according-to-ted-greeno/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of Texas' Largest Mass Torts Cases Just Ended in a Defense Victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Texas Supreme Court denied mandamus petitions in five bellwether cases affecting multidistrict litigation involving more than 200 lawsuits, about 30,000 plaintiffs, and more than $1 billion in damages sought for losses during Winter Storm Uri.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/one-of-texas-largest-mass-torts-cases-just-ended-in-a-defense-victory/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/one-of-texas-largest-mass-torts-cases-just-ended-in-a-defense-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland Recruits Latham Team in Houston]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Latham &amp; Watkins energy and infrastructure partner is expected to lead a team of lawyers to Kirkland &amp; Ellis in Houston.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-recruits-latham-team-in-houston/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-recruits-latham-team-in-houston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Mallesons Split, King &amp; Wood Reasserts Its Global Ambitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The end of its Mallesons tie-up forced King &amp; Wood to reconcile its global ambitions with a recognition that integration across markets is not straightforward.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-mallesons-split-king-amp-wood-reasserts-its-global-ambitions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-mallesons-split-king-amp-wood-reasserts-its-global-ambitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's Mallesons Embraces Independence after Splitting from King &amp; Wood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief executive partner Renae Lattey, who was previously in charge of the Australian arm of King &amp; Wood Mallesons, expects Mallesons' independence to be a key differentiator for the firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/australias-mallesons-embraces-independence-after-splitting-from-king-amp-wood/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/australias-mallesons-embraces-independence-after-splitting-from-king-amp-wood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Epiq's Simon Bayongas]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Epiq Director of Information Simon Bayongas, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-epiqs-simon-bayongas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-epiqs-simon-bayongas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misleadingly Marketing Claims Move Forward Against Children's Mouth Rinses, Fed. Judge Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood of the Northern District of Illinois allowed claims to proceed alleging that Colgate%E2%80%91Palmolive and Tom's of Maine labeled and packaged certain fluoride%E2%80%91containing oral%E2%80%91care products in a way that misled parents into believing they were specially formulated for children.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/misleadingly-marketing-claims-move-forward-against-childrens-mouth-rinses-fed-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/misleadingly-marketing-claims-move-forward-against-childrens-mouth-rinses-fed-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Lighthouse's Beth Ashley]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Lighthouse Client Experience Group Associate Director Beth Ashley, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-lighthouses-beth-ashley/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-lighthouses-beth-ashley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groups Urge SCOTUS to Hear New Jersey Bar Association Affirmative-Action Suit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petitioner Rajeh Saadeh urges the high court to take his case because lower courts ruled that the bar association's policy of reserving leadership positions for members of minority groups was allowed on First Amendment grounds.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/groups-urge-scotus-to-hear-new-jersey-bar-association-affirmative-action-suit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/groups-urge-scotus-to-hear-new-jersey-bar-association-affirmative-action-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Agreements With Law Firms 'Threaten Lawyer Independence,' Industry Observers Argue]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Penn Carey Law School graduate and associate at Morgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius co-wrote a paper with a Penn Carey Law professor explaining how firms making deals with the White House violate the American Bar Association's Model Rule of Professional Conduct.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/white-house-agreements-with-law-firms-threaten-lawyer-independence-industry-observers-argue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/white-house-agreements-with-law-firms-threaten-lawyer-independence-industry-observers-argue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for Nominations: The American Lawyer Industry Awards 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[These awards honor everything from lifetimes of achievements to unique collaborations, innovation in legal services and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nominations-the-american-lawyer-industry-awards-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nominations-the-american-lawyer-industry-awards-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omnichannel Marketing: What It Is and Why It Matters for B2B]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organizations selling in professional services markets are aware of how competitive the landscape can be. Getting buyers' attention and earning their business require more than just having a presence across different marketing channels. That's where omnichannel marketing comes in.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/omnichannel-marketing-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-for-b2b/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/omnichannel-marketing-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-for-b2b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No Forewarning Necessary': Divided 3rd Circuit Weighs Discipline for Attorney's Use of AI Hallucinations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dissenting judge said that the majority doesn't need to warn attorneys to use artificial intelligence responsibly, opining that "[n]o forewarning is necessary when it is clear what standard the attorney was required to follow."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/no-forewarning-necessary-divided-3rd-circuit-weighs-discipline-for-attorneys-use-of-ai-hallucinations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/no-forewarning-necessary-divided-3rd-circuit-weighs-discipline-for-attorneys-use-of-ai-hallucinations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governing Risk, Accountability &amp; Legal Exposure: What Could Go Wrong with AI?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisations face rising legal and governance risks from AI. Leaders must set clear accountability, strong oversight and proactive controls to prevent unintended outcomes before they escalate.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/governing-risk-accountability-amp-legal-exposure-what-could-go-wrong-with-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/governing-risk-accountability-amp-legal-exposure-what-could-go-wrong-with-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of America Agrees To $72.5M Deal to End Epstein Survivor's Lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boies Schiller Flexner and Edwards Henderson stated that the deal provided a substantial recovery for survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, while sparing them the risk of further litigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/bank-of-america-agrees-to-725m-deal-to-end-epstein-survivors-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/bank-of-america-agrees-to-725m-deal-to-end-epstein-survivors-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Treat Your Clients' Legal Issues the Same Way You Would Treat Your Own,' Says Nicoleas Mayne of Nixon Peabody]]></title><description><![CDATA["Be responsive, take ownership of projects, and treat your clients' legal issues the same way you would treat your own."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-treat-your-clients-legal-issues-the-same-way-you-would-treat-your-own-says-nicoleas-mayne-of-nixon-peabody/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-treat-your-clients-legal-issues-the-same-way-you-would-treat-your-own-says-nicoleas-mayne-of-nixon-peabody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta's AGC: &amp;lsquo;Legal Tech Is Fundamentally Shifting the Outsourcing Paradigm']]></title><description><![CDATA[Jen Fryhling, associate general counsel at Meta Platforms, which won the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Best Custom Legal Technology Development (In-House), discusses how AI will push client-firm relationships to become less transactional and more about partnerships.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/metas-agc-amplsquolegal-tech-is-fundamentally-shifting-the-outsourcing-paradigm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/metas-agc-amplsquolegal-tech-is-fundamentally-shifting-the-outsourcing-paradigm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Deal Inventory in Question, 'Warning Signs' in Big Law Appear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, some firms &ldquo;don't have the inventory of dealsthat they had a year ago, &ldquo;and that's started to make them nervous," noted consultant Blane Prescott.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/with-deal-inventory-in-question-warning-signs-in-big-law-appear/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/with-deal-inventory-in-question-warning-signs-in-big-law-appear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffalo Bills Hand GC Post to Early-Career Lawyer Who's Made Herself 'Incredible Resource']]></title><description><![CDATA[Toni Cannady has been deeply involved in legal work for the team's new, $2.2 billion stadium, which opens this year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/buffalo-bills-hand-gc-post-to-early-career-lawyer-whos-made-herself-incredible-resource/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/buffalo-bills-hand-gc-post-to-early-career-lawyer-whos-made-herself-incredible-resource/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under Fire: Lebanon's Lawyers Keep Working as War Takes Its Toll]]></title><description><![CDATA["After sleepless nights for staff and their families, many arrive at work exhausted and worried," one partner said. "It weighs on morale, but we keep working."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/under-fire-lebanons-lawyers-keep-working-as-war-takes-its-toll/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/under-fire-lebanons-lawyers-keep-working-as-war-takes-its-toll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Continues to Deem Anthropic 'Supply-Chain Risk' Even After Preliminary Injunction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media comments from a Pentagon official suggest the U.S. Department of Justice will ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review whether a San Francisco federal judge erred in her preliminary injunction order blocking the Trump administration from designating artificial intelligence developer Anthropic a "supply-chain risk to national security" while the litigation plays out.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/pentagon-continues-to-deem-anthropic-supply-chain-risk-even-after-preliminary-injunction/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/pentagon-continues-to-deem-anthropic-supply-chain-risk-even-after-preliminary-injunction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Disrupted: Is Early Recruiting a 'Race to the Bottom'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's war for associate talent is being fought during the 1L year. The pitfalls are clear, but correcting "mismatches" offers upside.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-is-early-recruiting-a-race-to-the-bottom/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-is-early-recruiting-a-race-to-the-bottom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Legal Industry's Penrose Moment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legal industry's most celebrated indicators&mdash;rate growth, PEP, headcount&mdash;look solid in isolation but form an impossible shape when viewed together.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-legal-industrys-penrose-moment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-legal-industrys-penrose-moment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida Judge Tosses Abbott Formula Case Planned for Trial Next Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Broward County Circuit Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips concluded that Abbott, which provided its formula to doctors in hospitals, could not be sued for failing to warn Tiana Ennix, the mother of a premature baby named Iyiana, who contracted necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, after ingesting Similac Special Care.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/florida-judge-tosses-abbott-formula-case-planned-for-trial-next-month/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/florida-judge-tosses-abbott-formula-case-planned-for-trial-next-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: Claims Center on AI Beauty Tools, Fertilizer Prices and Tariff Refunds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Litigation is surging over the use of AI%E2%80%91powered product recommendation tools in the beauty sector.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-claims-center-on-ai-beauty-tools-fertilizer-prices-and-tariff-refunds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-claims-center-on-ai-beauty-tools-fertilizer-prices-and-tariff-refunds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Court Clarifies Special Motions to Dismiss Anti-SLAPP Claim in Martha's Vineyard Dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[The court looked to its revised framework under its 2024 ruling Bristol Asphalt v. Rochester Bituminous Products, to analyze special motions to dismiss under the state's anti-SLAPP laws, Massachusetts General Laws chapter 231 Section 59H.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-court-clarifies-special-motions-to-dismiss-anti-slapp-claim-in-marthas-vineyard-dispute/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-court-clarifies-special-motions-to-dismiss-anti-slapp-claim-in-marthas-vineyard-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Attorney Will Seek Superseding Indictments in Cases Signed by Habba]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some observers are viewing it as a victory for the rule of law, now that the U.S. Attorney's Office plans to re-indict some defendants because Alina Habba signed off on their cases.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/us-attorney-will-seek-superseding-indictments-in-cases-signed-by-habba/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/us-attorney-will-seek-superseding-indictments-in-cases-signed-by-habba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI's Sora Shutdown Scuttles $1B Disney Deal, Raising &amp;lsquo;Slow-Roll' Suspicions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal experts say the sudden collapse of the high-profile partnership highlights the risks of &ldquo;lightagreements and the shifting priorities of OpenAI, which is eyeing a 2026 IPO.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/openais-sora-shutdown-scuttles-1b-disney-deal-raising-amplsquoslow-roll-suspicions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/openais-sora-shutdown-scuttles-1b-disney-deal-raising-amplsquoslow-roll-suspicions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Class Action Bar is Unenforceable': Fed. Judge Denies Ford's Efforts to Block 10-Speed Transmission Suit]]></title><description><![CDATA["Read together, Berk v. Choy and Shady Grove squarely resolve the question of whether Rule 23 applies in federal court notwithstanding a state law class action bar. It does, and therefore the Alabama class action bar is unenforceable in this action," a federal judge in Massachusetts wrote.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/class-action-bar-is-unenforceable-fed-judge-denies-fords-efforts-to-block-10-speed-transmission-suit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/class-action-bar-is-unenforceable-fed-judge-denies-fords-efforts-to-block-10-speed-transmission-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connecticut Joins Other States in Exploring Additional Pathways to Attorney Licensure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Connecticut has formed a committee to explore other pathways for law school graduates to become lawyers instead of taking the bar exam.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/connecticut-joins-other-states-in-exploring-additional-pathways-to-attorney-licensure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/connecticut-joins-other-states-in-exploring-additional-pathways-to-attorney-licensure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wilmer, Jenner, Susman, Perkins Blast Trump EO Appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wilmer, Jenner, Susman and Perkins Coie are asking a federal appeals court panel to affirm a lower court's permanent injunction of four executive orders targeting law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/wilmer-jenner-susman-perkins-blast-trump-eo-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/wilmer-jenner-susman-perkins-blast-trump-eo-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Pressure Is On': Activist Shareholders Rev Up to Make Heads Roll]]></title><description><![CDATA["For legal teams, the environment demands a real-time posture. It's not enough to prepare once a year," said Kilian Moote, a strategist at the governance consulting firm Georgeson.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-pressure-is-on-activist-shareholders-rev-up-to-make-heads-roll/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-pressure-is-on-activist-shareholders-rev-up-to-make-heads-roll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Mitratech's Liz Lugones]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Mitratech Vice President of Value Experience Liz Lugones, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-mitratechs-liz-lugones/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-mitratechs-liz-lugones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: ProSearch's Odette Claridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview ProSearch Privacy &amp; Governance Corporate Counsel Odette Claridge, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-prosearchs-odette-claridge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-prosearchs-odette-claridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Doing Great Work Is the Baseline Expectation,' Says Sharon Steinerman of Alston &amp; Bird]]></title><description><![CDATA["My advice to associates looking to make partner is that doing great work is the baseline expectation. You must take initiative, be responsive, and embrace an ownership mentality. I learned early on that there's a huge amount of value in speaking up and providing your own thoughts on strategy and potential next steps, no matter how junior you are or how much about the law you think you don't know."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-doing-great-work-is-the-baseline-expectation-says-sharon-steinerman-of-alston-amp-bird/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-doing-great-work-is-the-baseline-expectation-says-sharon-steinerman-of-alston-amp-bird/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women Lawyers Earn Less if They Work Remotely]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the legal profession, the central challenge is not unequal pay within the same job.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/women-lawyers-earn-less-if-they-work-remotely/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/women-lawyers-earn-less-if-they-work-remotely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Google Illusion: Search Results Are Not Due Diligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every decision to onboard a client, partner, lateral hire, contractor, consultant or expert witness carries risk. Yet many firms continue to rely on onboarding practices that have not kept pace with the digital world in which their clients and people operate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-google-illusion-search-results-are-not-due-diligence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-google-illusion-search-results-are-not-due-diligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;lsquo;Doing Refining': DC Circuit Judge Katsas Talks Future of Originalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gregory Katsas talked about how originalism has gone from a controversial idea when he was a law student to a theory embraced by many on the bench today.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquodoing-refining-dc-circuit-judge-katsas-talks-future-of-originalism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquodoing-refining-dc-circuit-judge-katsas-talks-future-of-originalism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Very Serious Players': Inside the PE Pitch to Am Law 100 Leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many leaders in the Am Law 100 are taking time to investigate&mdash;and listen. Here's some of what they're hearing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/very-serious-players-inside-the-pe-pitch-to-am-law-100-leaders/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/very-serious-players-inside-the-pe-pitch-to-am-law-100-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Dismisses X Corp.'s Antitrust Claim Over Alleged Advertising Boycott]]></title><description><![CDATA[The court found X did not prove international defendants Shell International, Lego A/S, Nestle S.A., and Orsted Services were involved in the alleged boycott and dismissed the claims against them without prejudice due to lack of personal jurisdiction.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-dismisses-x-corps-antitrust-claim-over-alleged-advertising-boycott/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-dismisses-x-corps-antitrust-claim-over-alleged-advertising-boycott/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[February Multistate Bar Scores Uptick Slightly in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The national mean scaled score for the February 2026 Multistate Bar Examination reveals a slight increase compared to 2025, but still trails results from two of the three previous years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/february-multistate-bar-scores-uptick-slightly-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/february-multistate-bar-scores-uptick-slightly-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Williams &amp; Connolly Sues Former Clerk For Posting Confidential Information]]></title><description><![CDATA[On or around March 17, 2026, former Williams &amp; Connolly clerk Dante Chambers allegedly began posting what is now "hundreds of communications on Instagram related to Williams &amp; Connolly, some of which contained confidential information related to the firm's clients."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/williams-amp-connolly-sues-former-clerk-for-posting-confidential-information/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/williams-amp-connolly-sues-former-clerk-for-posting-confidential-information/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayer Brown Deepens Tokyo Buildout with Fresh A&amp;O Shearman Partner Hires]]></title><description><![CDATA[The departure of Toshiro Mochizuki and Kana Morimura from A&amp;O Shearman leaves the firm with no capital markets and dispute offerings in Tokyo.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mayer-brown-deepens-tokyo-buildout-with-fresh-aampo-shearman-partner-hires/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 03:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/mayer-brown-deepens-tokyo-buildout-with-fresh-aampo-shearman-partner-hires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Orders Beasley Allen Disqualified From Talc MDL]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh disqualified Beasley Allen from representing thousands of women in the talcum powder multidistrict litigation against Johnson &amp; Johnson and removed the Montgomery, Alabama-based firm from the steering committee.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-orders-beasley-allen-disqualified-from-talc-mdl/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-orders-beasley-allen-disqualified-from-talc-mdl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Susman Godfrey Revamps Summer Associate Hiring, Boosts Clerkship Bonuses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposing the rising Big Law trend of recruiting law students within their first year, Susman Godfrey is going another direction.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/susman-godfrey-revamps-summer-associate-hiring-boosts-clerkship-bonuses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/susman-godfrey-revamps-summer-associate-hiring-boosts-clerkship-bonuses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Lack of Independence'?: Nelson Mullins Partner Faces Frosty Judicial Nomination Hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nelson Mullins Riley &amp; Scarborough partner Sheria Clarkis one of President Donald Trump's latest judicial nominees to weather intense Democratic criticism after refusing to say who won the 2020 presidential election during her nomination hearing to be a South Carolina federal judge.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lack-of-independence-nelson-mullins-partner-faces-frosty-judicial-nomination-hearing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lack-of-independence-nelson-mullins-partner-faces-frosty-judicial-nomination-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women Still Earn Less&amp;mdash;and That Puts Employers at Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time since the 1990s, the gender pay gap grew slightly in the U.S. in 2026, providing a wake-up call to employers and litigators. But on the local level, some states with pay-transparency laws&mdash;and others with no such laws&mdash;have succeeded in closing the gap.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/women-still-earn-lessampmdashand-that-puts-employers-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/women-still-earn-lessampmdashand-that-puts-employers-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Is Wary That Continued US Sanctions on Venezuela Are Preventing Maduro From Paying His Attorneys]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein was skeptical that the U.S. government's interests in maintaining sanctions on Venezuela justified preventing the country from paying Nicol&aacute;s Maduro's legal fees, pointing out that the U.S. was now doing business in Venezuela and that Maduro could no longer engage in the conduct that resulted in the sanctions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-is-wary-that-continued-us-sanctions-on-venezuela-are-preventing-maduro-from-paying-his-attorneys/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-is-wary-that-continued-us-sanctions-on-venezuela-are-preventing-maduro-from-paying-his-attorneys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judges Are Talking. Will Anyone Listen?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new ethics advisory opinion released last month permits sitting federal judges to speak openly about threats against the judiciary and address &ldquo;persecution.The judges are taking advantage.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judges-are-talking-will-anyone-listen/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judges-are-talking-will-anyone-listen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlanta Law Firm to Shutter After Years of Partner Exits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move comes after the firm suffered notable losses of top partners in the past two years, including a former name partner and a former managing partner.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/atlanta-law-firm-to-shutter-after-years-of-partner-exits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/atlanta-law-firm-to-shutter-after-years-of-partner-exits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Age-Appropriate Website Design Laws Pick Up Steam]]></title><description><![CDATA["All of these companies need ... to figure out whether or not they're covered by these age-appropriate design codes. I think there are some people who are going to be shocked that they fall under them," said Nerissa Coyle McGinn, a partner at Loeb &amp; Loeb.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-age-appropriate-website-design-laws-pick-up-steam/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-age-appropriate-website-design-laws-pick-up-steam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capital One GC's Pay Doubles After $35B Discover Purchase Closes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mathew Cooper, Capital One's legal chief since 2018, took on the additional title "president of Discover integration" last spring.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/capital-one-gcs-pay-doubles-after-35b-discover-purchase-closes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/capital-one-gcs-pay-doubles-after-35b-discover-purchase-closes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Jury Awards State's Largest Premises-Liability Verdict Since 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Honario Rosario-Silverio was awarded a verdict of $36.4 million in his suit against PPC Commercial and Foodtown.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-york-jury-awards-states-largest-premises-liability-verdict-since-2018/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-york-jury-awards-states-largest-premises-liability-verdict-since-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California Judge Certifies Investor Class in Nvidia Crypto-Mining Lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ruling allows the case to move forward on behalf of investors who purchased NVIDIA shares between August 2017 and November 2018, a period marked by surging and then collapsing cryptocurrency markets.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/california-judge-certifies-investor-class-in-nvidia-crypto-mining-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:34:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/california-judge-certifies-investor-class-in-nvidia-crypto-mining-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State High Court Reinstates Full Attorney Fee Award in Anti-SLAPP Dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state high court reinstated a $67,361.25 attorney fee award in connection with plaintiff Andres Hidalgo's successful challenge of anti-SLAPP counterclaims brought by his employer Watch City Construction Corp.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-high-court-reinstates-full-attorney-fee-award-in-anti-slapp-dispute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-high-court-reinstates-full-attorney-fee-award-in-anti-slapp-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antitrust Litigation Against Major Brokerages Can Largely Move Forward, Fed. Judge in Chicago Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major real estate firms will have to face claims that their commission practices drove up home prices across the nation, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said this week.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/antitrust-litigation-against-major-brokerages-can-largely-move-forward-fed-judge-in-chicago-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/antitrust-litigation-against-major-brokerages-can-largely-move-forward-fed-judge-in-chicago-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denver Airport GC Sues City, Says He's Being Forced Out for Pushing Back Against Mayor's Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everett Martinez, who's led the airport's 18-person team since 2022, says he raised concerns about the propriety of a city land swap and about how the city sought to justify refusing to grant a lease to Key Lime Air, a contractor for U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/denver-airport-gc-sues-city-says-hes-being-forced-out-for-pushing-back-against-mayors-office/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/denver-airport-gc-sues-city-says-hes-being-forced-out-for-pushing-back-against-mayors-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Luminance Technologies' Jaeger Glucina]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Luminance Technologies Chief of Staff Jaeger Glucina, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-luminance-technologies-jaeger-glucina/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-luminance-technologies-jaeger-glucina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We Are Hamstrung': Are US Firms in London Turning Their Back On Women Partners?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With data showing the proportion of women partners shrinking at AmLaw 200 firms in London, Law.com speaks with senior female partners at top U.S. firms who point to a range of explanations, including the recent curtailment of DEI in Big Law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/we-are-hamstrung-are-us-firms-in-london-turning-their-back-on-women-partners/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/we-are-hamstrung-are-us-firms-in-london-turning-their-back-on-women-partners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Lexis Nexis's Jeff Reihl and Alexandra Smyth]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Lexis Nexis CEO Jeff Reihl and EVP and GC Alexandra Smyth.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-lexis-nexiss-jeff-reihl-and-alexandra-smyth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-lexis-nexiss-jeff-reihl-and-alexandra-smyth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Law Partners File Amicus Briefs in Support of Anthropic in Row With Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arnold &amp; Porter Kaye Scholer, Covington &amp; Burling, Crowell &amp; Moring, Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher and Perkins Coie represent a diverse group of amici curiae who all want a San Francisco federal judge or the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to rule in favor of Anthropic as the AI developer challenges the Trump administration's "supply-chain risk" designation of Anthropic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-law-partners-file-amicus-briefs-in-support-of-anthropic-in-row-with-pentagon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-law-partners-file-amicus-briefs-in-support-of-anthropic-in-row-with-pentagon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;lsquo;A Righteous Moment': What the Lawyers and the Jurors Said About $6M Social Media Verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Wednesday's $6 million jury award against Meta and YouTube, plaintiffs attorney W. Mark Lanier told the press the verdict was a "huge precedent."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquoa-righteous-moment-what-the-lawyers-and-the-jurors-said-about-6m-social-media-verdict/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquoa-righteous-moment-what-the-lawyers-and-the-jurors-said-about-6m-social-media-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Judge Rejects Crypto Developer's Lawsuit Over Alleged Prosecution Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor of the Northern District of Texas entered the ruling in a case that brought out amicus briefs from some of the top crypto advocacy organizations, such as the Blockchain Association, Defi Education Fund and the Uniswap Foundation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/texas-judge-rejects-crypto-developers-lawsuit-over-alleged-prosecution-risk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/texas-judge-rejects-crypto-developers-lawsuit-over-alleged-prosecution-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kalshi Faces Legal Fire in NY Over Prediction Market for Death of Iranian Leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kalshi refused to provide full payouts to users who predicted that Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, would be &ldquo;outof leadership by April 1, 2026, citing a policy against letting users benefit from someone's death. But a lawsuit claims Kalshi misled users on the rules of the market.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kalshi-faces-legal-fire-in-ny-over-prediction-market-for-death-of-iranian-leader/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kalshi-faces-legal-fire-in-ny-over-prediction-market-for-death-of-iranian-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White &amp; Case Worker Alleges He Was Photographed Unconscious During Firm Retreat]]></title><description><![CDATA[A suit claims that an unnamed manager and possibly other White &amp; Case workers removed an employee's clothes and took unauthorized photos of his body.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/white-amp-case-worker-alleges-he-was-photographed-unconscious-during-firm-retreat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/white-amp-case-worker-alleges-he-was-photographed-unconscious-during-firm-retreat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Appellate Court Reverses $6M Judgment in Allstate Insurance Dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District reversed the Boone County Circuit Court's $6.14 million judgment for Connie E. Lyda, finding that the ruling improperly stripped Allstate of its statutory right to contest liability and damages under the Revised Statutes of Missouri, Section 537.065.4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-appellate-court-reverses-6m-judgment-in-allstate-insurance-dispute/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-appellate-court-reverses-6m-judgment-in-allstate-insurance-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8th Circuit Joins Sister Court's Interpretation of No-Bond Immigration Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA["If Congress wanted to make clear that 'seeking admission' was an independent requirement in the statute, it could have easily done so," Judge Bobby Shepherd wrote on behalf of the majority.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/8th-circuit-joins-sister-courts-interpretation-of-no-bond-immigration-policy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/8th-circuit-joins-sister-courts-interpretation-of-no-bond-immigration-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NAACP Taps Former DOJ Civil Rights Chief Kristen Clarke as General Counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We are seeing this Justice Department fully abandon its commitment to full and fair enforcement of our civil rights laws,said Clarke. &ldquo;The NAACP will be stepping into the breach and leveraging mass impact litigation as a way to stand up for vulnerable communities across our country.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/naacp-taps-former-doj-civil-rights-chief-kristen-clarke-as-general-counsel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/naacp-taps-former-doj-civil-rights-chief-kristen-clarke-as-general-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIU Law Student Sues University Alleging Free Speech Violations After Facing Discipline for 'Controversial' Group Chat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five of 15 law students involved in a private chat on WhatsApp have had student conduct charges filed against them after some students leaked the content of the chat to the university.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fiu-law-student-sues-university-alleging-free-speech-violations-after-facing-discipline-for-controversial-group-chat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fiu-law-student-sues-university-alleging-free-speech-violations-after-facing-discipline-for-controversial-group-chat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk Seeks Chancellor's Recusal, Citing Her Reaction to LinkedIn Post on Securities Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The motion references two recent LinkedIn posts, each related to the securities class action trial where a San Francisco federal jury concluded two of Musk's statements made by Musk in the leadup to his 2022 acquisition of what was at the time Twitter Inc. amounted to securities fraud.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/elon-musk-seeks-chancellors-recusal-citing-her-reaction-to-linkedin-post-on-securities-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/elon-musk-seeks-chancellors-recusal-citing-her-reaction-to-linkedin-post-on-securities-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Los Angeles Jurors Find Meta and YouTube Liable for Youth's Mental Health Problems, Award $6M]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jurors also found Meta and YouTube acted with malice, oppression and fraud and awarded $3 million in punitive damages.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/los-angeles-jurors-find-meta-and-youtube-liable-for-youths-mental-health-problems-award-6m/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/los-angeles-jurors-find-meta-and-youtube-liable-for-youths-mental-health-problems-award-6m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maryland Child Support Law in 2026: A Guidelines System Adapts to Blended Families]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of the state's child support &ldquo;landscape,including the Multifamily Adjustment Law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/maryland-child-support-law-in-2026-a-guidelines-system-adapts-to-blended-families/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/maryland-child-support-law-in-2026-a-guidelines-system-adapts-to-blended-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Settlement, Federal Guidance Highlight Danger of 'Ghost Networks']]></title><description><![CDATA[New York Attorney General Letitia James last month reached a $2.5 million settlement with EmblemHealth over claims that the insurer falsely advertised networks of mental health providers who were not really available, the latest of several similar settlements over so-called &ldquo;ghost networks.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-york-settlement-federal-guidance-highlight-danger-of-ghost-networks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-york-settlement-federal-guidance-highlight-danger-of-ghost-networks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Importance of Joy in Dark Times]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to well-being science, giving ourselves and each other permission to experience moments of joy in dark times is essential: Positive emotions are an engine of resilience.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-importance-of-joy-in-dark-times/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-importance-of-joy-in-dark-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Says Cox Not Liable for Users' Copyright Infringement in Major Win for ISPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court said Cox did not "induce" users to illegally download copyrighted music and therefore could not be found liable for infringement in a major win for internet service providers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-says-cox-not-liable-for-users-copyright-infringement-in-major-win-for-isps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-says-cox-not-liable-for-users-copyright-infringement-in-major-win-for-isps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: New Mexico Jurors Hit Meta With $375M Verdict, How $7.25B Roundup Settlement's Deadlines Intersect With SCOTUS]]></title><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-new-mexico-jurors-hit-meta-with-375m-verdict-how-725b-roundup-settlements-deadlines-intersect-with-scotus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-new-mexico-jurors-hit-meta-with-375m-verdict-how-725b-roundup-settlements-deadlines-intersect-with-scotus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made It to Law Firm Leadership: 'Focus on Listening, Collaborating and Problem-Solving,' Says Dena Sharp of Girard Sharp]]></title><description><![CDATA["Seek out strong mentors and accept their guidance, especially when it's constructive or challenges you. Surround yourself with colleagues who make you better and complement your strengths. Define your responsibilities broadly. As you grow, focus on listening, collaborating and problem-solving&mdash;all hallmarks of good leadership."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-it-to-law-firm-leadership-focus-on-listening-collaborating-and-problem-solving-says-dena-sharp-of-girard-sharp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-it-to-law-firm-leadership-focus-on-listening-collaborating-and-problem-solving-says-dena-sharp-of-girard-sharp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legal Week 2026: Entegrata's Tom Baldwin]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Entegrata CEO and founder Tom Baldwin.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legal-week-2026-entegratas-tom-baldwin/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legal-week-2026-entegratas-tom-baldwin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divided State High Court Expands Criteria for Proving Payments Owed to Law Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA["It's kind of a safety net in case there is a mistake," plaintiff-appellant counsel told Law.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/divided-state-high-court-expands-criteria-for-proving-payments-owed-to-law-firm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/divided-state-high-court-expands-criteria-for-proving-payments-owed-to-law-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Revolving Door at Paul Hastings in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deep dive: Despite posting strong U.K. revenue, the firm is seeing far higher partner churn than its rivals. But what explains it?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-revolving-door-at-paul-hastings-in-london/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-revolving-door-at-paul-hastings-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quinn Emanuel Posts Third Consecutive Year of Double-Digit Growth in Revenue, Profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quinn Emanuel saw a 16% jump in net income and a 12.6% rise in gross revenue in 2025 amid sustained demand for the litigation firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-posts-third-consecutive-year-of-double-digit-growth-in-revenue-profits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/quinn-emanuel-posts-third-consecutive-year-of-double-digit-growth-in-revenue-profits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Interest Stipends Open Latest Front in Law Firms' Competition for Summer Associates]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 15 Am Law 100 firms are offering bonuses up to $50,000 to 1L law students who commit to firms' 2L summer programs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/public-interest-stipends-open-latest-front-in-law-firms-competition-for-summer-associates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/public-interest-stipends-open-latest-front-in-law-firms-competition-for-summer-associates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jewish Charter School Sues Oklahoma Over Ban on Religious Charters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Jewish charter school suit in Oklahoma raises constitutional issues the Supreme Court left unresolved in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jewish-charter-school-sues-oklahoma-over-ban-on-religious-charters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jewish-charter-school-sues-oklahoma-over-ban-on-religious-charters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refusal of Reasonable Instruction Disqualifies Chicago-Area Attorney From Benefits, Appellate Court Says]]></title><description><![CDATA["We have found that the original expectations and deadline were clearly communicated and, therefore, attorney Wolf's instruction was reasonable," the appeals court said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/refusal-of-reasonable-instruction-disqualifies-chicago-area-attorney-from-benefits-appellate-court-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/refusal-of-reasonable-instruction-disqualifies-chicago-area-attorney-from-benefits-appellate-court-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Trying to Punish Anthropic'?: US Judge Questions Government's Risk Designation]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin questioned whether the Trump administration violated the law when it designated Anthropic a "supply-chain risk to national security" after the Claude artificial intelligence developer publicly refused to tailor its AI models for lethal autonomous warfare.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trying-to-punish-anthropic-us-judge-questions-governments-risk-designation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trying-to-punish-anthropic-us-judge-questions-governments-risk-designation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran War Sends Shockwaves Through Asia's Trade and Legal Sectors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conflict-driven energy shocks and supply chain disruption have fueled demand for legal advice on contracts, disputes and compliance across Asia.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/iran-war-sends-shockwaves-through-asias-trade-and-legal-sectors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/iran-war-sends-shockwaves-through-asias-trade-and-legal-sectors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jurors Hit Meta With $375M Verdict in Groundbreaking Case in New Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuesday's verdict, in the 1st Judicial Circuit in Santa Fe, comes less than a day after jurors began deliberating in the state of New Mexico's case against Meta.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jurors-hit-meta-with-375m-verdict-in-groundbreaking-case-in-new-mexico/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jurors-hit-meta-with-375m-verdict-in-groundbreaking-case-in-new-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8th Circuit Revives Suit Against Taft Stettinius &amp; Hollister in Foreclosure Dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA["The issue here is whether the alleged violation of the reinstatement statute is also a violation of section 1692f(6)(A) of the [Fair Debt Collection Practices Act]," the federal appellate court said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/8th-circuit-revives-suit-against-taft-stettinius-amp-hollister-in-foreclosure-dispute/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/8th-circuit-revives-suit-against-taft-stettinius-amp-hollister-in-foreclosure-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We Have a Big Problem With State Farm': Surge of Lawsuits Targets Insurer]]></title><description><![CDATA["We strongly reject any implication or political narrative that State Farm engages in illicit or unlawful conduct," State Farm stated. "We work hard to protect our customers from predatory contractors and billboard attorneys who may take advantage of people after a loss."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/we-have-a-big-problem-with-state-farm-surge-of-lawsuits-targets-insurer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/we-have-a-big-problem-with-state-farm-surge-of-lawsuits-targets-insurer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Alleged Crypto Scheme That Burned Millions&amp;mdash;Then Went Silent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors are suing entrepreneur Ben Pasternak, alleging misleading statements and insider enrichment tied to crypto tokens that wiped out hundreds of millions of dollars in value.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/inside-alleged-crypto-scheme-that-burned-millionsampmdashthen-went-silent/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/inside-alleged-crypto-scheme-that-burned-millionsampmdashthen-went-silent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Considers Whether Government Can Turn Back Asylum Seekers at the Border]]></title><description><![CDATA[The justices heard arguments Tuesday over whether immigrants stopped near the U.S. border have a right to apply for asylum or whether they can be flatly turned away without any processing during surges in migration.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-considers-whether-government-can-turn-back-asylum-seekers-at-the-border/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-considers-whether-government-can-turn-back-asylum-seekers-at-the-border/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cornell Reappoints Law Dean for Second Term]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jens Ohlin, who became the Allan R. Tessler Dean of Cornell Law School on July 1, 2021, has been renewed for a second term.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cornell-reappoints-law-dean-for-second-term/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cornell-reappoints-law-dean-for-second-term/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Circuit OKs $125M PACER Settlement: 'Clear Majority' of Circuits Uphold Incentive Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friday's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit approved the settlement, which reimburses each PACER user up to $350 forovercharges.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-circuit-oks-125m-pacer-settlement-clear-majority-of-circuits-uphold-incentive-awards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-circuit-oks-125m-pacer-settlement-clear-majority-of-circuits-uphold-incentive-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Blickstein Group CEO Brad Blickstein]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Blickstein Group CEO and founder Brad Blickstein.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-blickstein-group-ceo-brad-blickstein/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-blickstein-group-ceo-brad-blickstein/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State AGs Ask Federal Judge to View HPE-Juniper Merger With 'Great Skepticism']]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts asked the intervening states what is wrong with Hewlett Packard Enterprise hiring outside counsel and exercising its "right to petition the government" to settle the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust claims alleging HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks is harmful to competition.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-ags-ask-federal-judge-to-view-hpe-juniper-merger-with-great-skepticism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-ags-ask-federal-judge-to-view-hpe-juniper-merger-with-great-skepticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 Dealmakers of The Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual Dealmakers of the Year list provides a powerful illustration of the feats these sophisticated corporate firms can help their clients accomplish in strategic M&amp;A, leveraged buyouts, IPOs, financings, take-private transactions, and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-dealmakers-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-dealmakers-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using AI Without Waiving Privilege: Lessons from United States v. Heppner]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent decision from the SDNY, United States v. Heppner, has generated outsized commentary suggesting that the use of generative AI tools may jeopardize attorney-client privilege. A closer reading shows something far less dramatic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/using-ai-without-waiving-privilege-lessons-from-united-states-v-heppner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:03:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/using-ai-without-waiving-privilege-lessons-from-united-states-v-heppner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Responding to Trump's Tough Immigration Policies, L&amp;E Practices Add Attorneys, Create Client Hotlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;There's definitely been an increase in the demand for advice and counseling in areas that, before, clients were very comfortable with handling themselves,said Ted Chiappari of Duane Morris.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/responding-to-trumps-tough-immigration-policies-lampe-practices-add-attorneys-create-client-hotlines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/responding-to-trumps-tough-immigration-policies-lampe-practices-add-attorneys-create-client-hotlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel CLO's Pay Spiked 55% in 2025, a Year of Tumult and Big Court Wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the course of the year, the chipmaker hired a new CEO who rolled out tens of thousands of job cuts and sold 10% of the company to the U.S. government.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/intel-clos-pay-spiked-55-in-2025-a-year-of-tumult-and-big-court-wins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/intel-clos-pay-spiked-55-in-2025-a-year-of-tumult-and-big-court-wins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California Chief Justice Asks Legislature to Help 'Significantly Underpaid' Judges]]></title><description><![CDATA[In her annual State of the Judiciary address to the Legislature, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero said a disparity between judges' salaries and pay for attorneys employed by other state and local entities "jeopardizes the judicial branch's ability to attract and retain the best-qualified candidates."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/california-chief-justice-asks-legislature-to-help-significantly-underpaid-judges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/california-chief-justice-asks-legislature-to-help-significantly-underpaid-judges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential Impasse in Social Media Addiction Trial? Judge Reads Deadlocked Jury Admonition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jurors in the social media addiction trial against Meta Platforms and YouTube sent a note Monday to the judge indicating they were &ldquo;having difficulty coming to a consensus with one defendant.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/potential-impasse-in-social-media-addiction-trial-judge-reads-deadlocked-jury-admonition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/potential-impasse-in-social-media-addiction-trial-judge-reads-deadlocked-jury-admonition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEC, CFTC Guidance Brings Crypto Clarity Industry Has Sought, Experts Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The guidance defined four asset categories: digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital tools and stablecoins that fall under the 2025 GENIUS Act. None are generally subject to federal securities laws, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stated.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sec-cftc-guidance-brings-crypto-clarity-industry-has-sought-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sec-cftc-guidance-brings-crypto-clarity-industry-has-sought-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Appellate Court Rejects Requested $94K in Attorney Fees in 'Simple Eviction Case']]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the opinion, the case was way more complicated than it needed to be and dragged on because of "excessive damages based on misguided legal theories" in the initial complaint.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-appellate-court-rejects-requested-94k-in-attorney-fees-in-simple-eviction-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-appellate-court-rejects-requested-94k-in-attorney-fees-in-simple-eviction-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Likely to End in a Crash? Divided State Appellate Court Denies Attempts to Hold Officers Liable in PI Suit]]></title><description><![CDATA["Initiating a pursuit in an attempt to apprehend a fleeing offender even for minor traffic violations does not constitute willful and wanton conduct," said Justice Michael B. Hyman, who authored the majority opinion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/likely-to-end-in-a-crash-divided-state-appellate-court-denies-attempts-to-hold-officers-liable-in-pi-suit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/likely-to-end-in-a-crash-divided-state-appellate-court-denies-attempts-to-hold-officers-liable-in-pi-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voyager Settles Texas Claims It Marketed Risky, Unregistered Investments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voyager Digital has agreed to a Texas consent order resolving claims that the failed cryptocurrency lender misled investors with unregistered, high%E2%80%91yield products and undisclosed risks.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/voyager-settles-texas-claims-it-marketed-risky-unregistered-investments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/voyager-settles-texas-claims-it-marketed-risky-unregistered-investments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran War &amp;lsquo;the Biggest Disruption Since Covid' for Energy Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal experts in the sector warn of the growing effects of the conflict on disputes and deals as uncertainty remains on how long it will last.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/iran-war-amplsquothe-biggest-disruption-since-covid-for-energy-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/iran-war-amplsquothe-biggest-disruption-since-covid-for-energy-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon Seeks Rule to Let Judges Weigh Regulatory Settlements in Class Certification]]></title><description><![CDATA[The e-commerce giant&mdash;which has faced intense scrutiny from federal regulators&mdash;said U.S. district courts have conflicting views on whether judges can consider government settlements in weighing whether to certify class actions that raise claims similar to those already resolved with regulators.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amazon-seeks-rule-to-let-judges-weigh-regulatory-settlements-in-class-certification/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amazon-seeks-rule-to-let-judges-weigh-regulatory-settlements-in-class-certification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Leans Toward Election Day Deadline for Mail Ballots]]></title><description><![CDATA[The concern that losing candidates will claim an election has been stolen arose several times during Monday's Supreme Court hearing about whether states may count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-leans-toward-election-day-deadline-for-mail-ballots/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-leans-toward-election-day-deadline-for-mail-ballots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of One: How Leading Firms Are Rethinking Revenue Operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firms leading right now chose to ask what would become possible if they managed the entire revenue lifecycle &mdash; from invoice generation to cash receipt &mdash; in one place, and what AI could actually accomplish with complete data instead of partial feeds. That is the Power of One.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-power-of-one-how-leading-firms-are-rethinking-revenue-operations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-power-of-one-how-leading-firms-are-rethinking-revenue-operations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I Just Completely Lost It': Plaintiffs' Lawyer in Social Media Addiction Trial Sanctioned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl ordered Matthew Bergman, of the Social Media Victims Law Center, to pay $1,100 as a sanction for taking a selfie and conducting a Zoom interview with BBC from inside the courthouse.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/i-just-completely-lost-it-plaintiffs-lawyer-in-social-media-addiction-trial-sanctioned/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/i-just-completely-lost-it-plaintiffs-lawyer-in-social-media-addiction-trial-sanctioned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UC Berkeley Law Dean Accused of Violating Settlement Agreement Over 'Anti-Zionist' Bylaws]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dean of UC Berkeley Law is accused of violating a settlement agreement between the school and the Louis D. Brandeis Center by telling the law community it can maintain restrictive policies regarding speakers as long as the policies are not written into student organizations' bylaws.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/uc-berkeley-law-dean-accused-of-violating-settlement-agreement-over-anti-zionist-bylaws/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/uc-berkeley-law-dean-accused-of-violating-settlement-agreement-over-anti-zionist-bylaws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTC Revives Rulemaking on Auto-Renewing Subscriptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A procedural slipup at the Federal Trade Commission led an appeals court last year to invalidate the click-to-cancel rule. The new discussions could lead to the passage of a similar measure.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ftc-revives-rulemaking-on-auto-renewing-subscriptions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ftc-revives-rulemaking-on-auto-renewing-subscriptions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldman CLO Departing Over Epstein Ties Scored 27% Pay Hike in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its newly filed proxy statement, the investment bank praises Kathryn Ruemmler for her "exceptional judgment and advice across a broad range of legal, risk management, regulatory and people matters."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/goldman-clo-departing-over-epstein-ties-scored-27-pay-hike-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/goldman-clo-departing-over-epstein-ties-scored-27-pay-hike-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Level Legal's Joey Seeber and Matt Mahon]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Level Legal CEO Joey Seeber and VP of Client Solutions Matt Mahon.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-level-legals-joey-seeber-and-matt-mahon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-level-legals-joey-seeber-and-matt-mahon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Founded a Law Firm: 'Don't Wait So Long to Back Yourself,' Says Ben Wolkov of Caldera Law]]></title><description><![CDATA["The journey has been incredibly rewarding. I've met fascinating people, built a career I still love, and developed the expertise and business acumen to do this at a high level. So the advice would be: stay the course, but don't wait so long to back yourself. Step into the challenge earlier and trust that you'll grow into what the role requires."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-founded-a-law-firm-dont-wait-so-long-to-back-yourself-says-ben-wolkov-of-caldera-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-founded-a-law-firm-dont-wait-so-long-to-back-yourself-says-ben-wolkov-of-caldera-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: AltaClaro' Abdi Shayesteh &amp; Patricia Libby]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview AltaClaro's CEO Abdi Shayesteh and executive legal editor Patricia Libby.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-altaclaro-abdi-shayesteh-amp-patricia-libby/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-altaclaro-abdi-shayesteh-amp-patricia-libby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vinson &amp; Elkins Opens Brussels Office, Led By Hogan Lovells Hire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new office will be the first in Continental Europe for the Houston-based firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/vinson-amp-elkins-opens-brussels-office-led-by-hogan-lovells-hire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/vinson-amp-elkins-opens-brussels-office-led-by-hogan-lovells-hire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Lateral Risks Growing, Firms Are Pursuing Liftouts Over Scattershot Hires]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Before, it was more like 'onesies, twosies' types of things,said Julie Henson, chief growth officer of recruiting intelligence provider Decipher. &ldquo;Now, they're really trying to get more value out of going out into the market [and] really identify what those liftouts look like."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/with-lateral-risks-growing-firms-are-pursuing-liftouts-over-scattershot-hires/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/with-lateral-risks-growing-firms-are-pursuing-liftouts-over-scattershot-hires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Anything Slow Kirkland's Runaway Growth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world's first $10 billion law firm has managed to work on all kinds of private capital work until now, but aggressive private credit restructurings may test the limits of its approach, writes the Global Lawyer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/can-anything-slow-kirklands-runaway-growth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/can-anything-slow-kirklands-runaway-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Mueller Remembered for &amp;lsquo;Exemplary and Inspiring' Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mueller began serving as FBI director right before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He later served as special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/robert-mueller-remembered-for-amplsquoexemplary-and-inspiring-service/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/robert-mueller-remembered-for-amplsquoexemplary-and-inspiring-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Arbitrator Exceeded her Authority': Divided 7th Circuit Sides with USAA for Post-Reward Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Seventh Circuit split 2-1 on its decision and said the arbitrator's decision to forgo the post-reward review ignored the plain language of the arbitration agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/arbitrator-exceeded-her-authority-divided-7th-circuit-sides-with-usaa-for-post-reward-review/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/arbitrator-exceeded-her-authority-divided-7th-circuit-sides-with-usaa-for-post-reward-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: Suits Strike at AI Smart Glasses, Tariff Surcharges and Tip Credit Deductions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Users of Meta AI smart glasses claim their private and intimate footage is being shared without consent or disclosure.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-suits-strike-at-ai-smart-glasses-tariff-surcharges-and-tip-credit-deductions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-suits-strike-at-ai-smart-glasses-tariff-surcharges-and-tip-credit-deductions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Appellate Court Denies Attempts to Remove Med Mal From Chicago to Neighboring County]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to data from the 2023 annual report from the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, law division cases for damages over $50,000 had a clearance rate of 33% in Grundy County, while Cook County had a 59.3% clearance rate, the opinion said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-appellate-court-denies-attempts-to-remove-med-mal-from-chicago-to-neighboring-county/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-appellate-court-denies-attempts-to-remove-med-mal-from-chicago-to-neighboring-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Targeted as Former New Jersey AG's New Firm Challenges Big Tech's 'Profit Ahead of Public Safety' Ethos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Platkin the former New Jersey attorney general, has launched his own boutique law firm with a suit against Open AI, joining the fray of products liability litigation alleging the company's flagship chatbot, ChatGPT, causes harm to mental health.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/openai-targeted-as-former-new-jersey-ags-new-firm-challenges-big-techs-profit-ahead-of-public-safety-ethos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/openai-targeted-as-former-new-jersey-ags-new-firm-challenges-big-techs-profit-ahead-of-public-safety-ethos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jay Lefkowitz, Kirkland Partner Who Represented Epstein, to Retire from Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lefkowitz counts two high-profile U.S. Supreme Court victories on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry as part of his legacy, but the recent release of the Epstein files has put a spotlight on his and Kirkland's work to secure a 2008 plea agreement for their client.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jay-lefkowitz-kirkland-partner-who-represented-epstein-to-retire-from-firm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jay-lefkowitz-kirkland-partner-who-represented-epstein-to-retire-from-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New EEOC Settlement Hints at Future Trump Workplace Enforcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The settlement sheds light on what to expect from the EEOC under the Trump administration, where chair Andrea Lucas has vowed to use the agency's resources to fight discrimination against whites.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-eeoc-settlement-hints-at-future-trump-workplace-enforcement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-eeoc-settlement-hints-at-future-trump-workplace-enforcement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Limelight's Ken Gary &amp; Erin Harrison]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Limelight CEO and founding partner Ken Gary and CSO and founding partner Erin Harrison.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-limelights-ken-gary-amp-erin-harrison/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-limelights-ken-gary-amp-erin-harrison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goliath Investors Target Banks They Say Enabled Ponzi Scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors say two more financial firms enabled a $328 million crypto fraud, deepening the fallout from Goliath Ventures' collapse and its founder's arrest on federal charges.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/goliath-investors-target-banks-they-say-enabled-ponzi-scheme/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/goliath-investors-target-banks-they-say-enabled-ponzi-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;lsquo;Untenable': DOJ Defends Anthropic Security Risk Designation at DC Circuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The Secretary of War has recently determined ... that [Anthropic's] behavior has undermined the trust required to sustain that relationship and given rise to the risk that [Anthropic] may unilaterally manipulate its software to enforce its own moral and policy judgments about the military's appropriate use of the software,the U.S. Justice Department told the federal appeals court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquountenable-doj-defends-anthropic-security-risk-designation-at-dc-circuit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquountenable-doj-defends-anthropic-security-risk-designation-at-dc-circuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the $7.25B Roundup Settlement's Deadlines Overlap With Key SCOTUS Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Objections and opt-outs to Bayer's $7.25 billion class action settlement are due June 4, after April 27 oral arguments in a key Roundup case before the U.S. Supreme Court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-the-725b-roundup-settlements-deadlines-overlap-with-key-scotus-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-the-725b-roundup-settlements-deadlines-overlap-with-key-scotus-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Make Every Single Minute of Your Career a Learning Opportunity,' Says Leonela Vaccaro Padro n of Venable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Make every single minute of your career a learning opportunity. I tell all the associates that I mentor that they should view their jobs as additional schooling. Every email is an opportunity to hone your written communication skills. Every drafting exercise is an opportunity to learn how to draft better. Each interaction with a senior attorney at your firm is an opportunity to learn different communication, leadership, and lawyering styles and skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-make-every-single-minute-of-your-career-a-learning-opportunity-says-leonela-vaccaro-padro-n-of-venable/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-make-every-single-minute-of-your-career-a-learning-opportunity-says-leonela-vaccaro-padro-n-of-venable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon Must Pay for Mandatory Pre-Shift Duties, State High Court Answers in Certified Question]]></title><description><![CDATA[The panel relied on the plain reading of the state's wage law to clarify that courts cannot introduce federal wage-law limitations where the state legislature did not expressly include them.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amazon-must-pay-for-mandatory-pre-shift-duties-state-high-court-answers-in-certified-question/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amazon-must-pay-for-mandatory-pre-shift-duties-state-high-court-answers-in-certified-question/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Aide's Nonprofit Petitions to Purge Energy Department Mandate to Create DEI Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rule is out of sync with an order the president signed last year that directed agencies to shut down their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-aides-nonprofit-petitions-to-purge-energy-department-mandate-to-create-dei-plans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-aides-nonprofit-petitions-to-purge-energy-department-mandate-to-create-dei-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States Fight On to Derail Nextstar-Tegna Merger, Even Though It Has Closed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission blessed the deal, even though the combined company's broadcast signals reach 80% of U.S. TV households, more than double the 39% limit in the agency's own rules.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/states-fight-on-to-derail-nextstar-tegna-merger-even-though-it-has-closed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/states-fight-on-to-derail-nextstar-tegna-merger-even-though-it-has-closed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data March 20: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the rise in women leaders at U.K.'s highest earning law firms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-march-20-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-march-20-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Disrupted: Reinvention Yields Reward]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prevailing themes of Legalweek&mdash;disruption and reinvention&mdash;were fitting, given how much programming focused on two phenomena currently rattling the legal industry as we know it: AI and private equity investment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-reinvention-yields-reward/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-reinvention-yields-reward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Employees' Suit Over Unpaid UPS Referral Bonuses Cleared to Move Forward, Judge Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[One plaintiff referred 7,402 individuals but claims she only received compensation of $41.90 per individual referred&mdash;not the $500 or $1,000 per individual referred that UPS allegedly promised. Another claimed he referred 1,400 individuals but was only compensated $32.50 per referral.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-employees-suit-over-unpaid-ups-referral-bonuses-cleared-to-move-forward-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-employees-suit-over-unpaid-ups-referral-bonuses-cleared-to-move-forward-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm EO Appeals Move Forward After DOJ Flip-Flop]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted the Justice Department's motion this week to continue defending President Donald Trump's law firm executive orders through appeal after initially asking to drop the cases.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-eo-appeals-move-forward-after-doj-flip-flop/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-eo-appeals-move-forward-after-doj-flip-flop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Brothers Sues NYAG Over $22.5M School Sale, Says Regents Charter Controls the Proceeds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Letitia James was sued in Westchester County Supreme Court this week by the Christian Brothers' Institute for a declaration that it, and not other educational charities, is entitled to roughly $22.5 million in proceeds from the sale of the shuttered All Hallows High School in the Bronx.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/christian-brothers-sues-nyag-over-225m-school-sale-says-regents-charter-controls-the-proceeds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/christian-brothers-sues-nyag-over-225m-school-sale-says-regents-charter-controls-the-proceeds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Matt Rasmussen, Founder and CEO of ModeOne]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Matt Rasmussen, founder and CEO of ModeOne, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-matt-rasmussen-founder-and-ceo-of-modeone/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-matt-rasmussen-founder-and-ceo-of-modeone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dave's Killer Bread Reaches Settlement in Protein-Mislabeling Suit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Numerous similar suits targeting the represented protein contents in products have been filed recently, including this week against Trader Joe's chicken bone broth.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/daves-killer-bread-reaches-settlement-in-protein-mislabeling-suit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/daves-killer-bread-reaches-settlement-in-protein-mislabeling-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gemini Accused of Misleading Investors Ahead of 2025 IPO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors accused Gemini Space Station of hiding a major business shift before its 2025 initial public offering&mdash;a move they said erased billions of dollars in market value.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/gemini-accused-of-misleading-investors-ahead-of-2025-ipo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/gemini-accused-of-misleading-investors-ahead-of-2025-ipo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am Law 200 Attorney's Personal Injury Claim Reinstated by Louisiana Appellate Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the defendant succeeded in getting the claim dismissed at the summary judgment stage, a Wilson Elser attorney's case still had a pending discovery dispute when District Court for the Parish of Orleans Judge Ken Reese made the ruling, according to the opinion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/am-law-200-attorneys-personal-injury-claim-reinstated-by-louisiana-appellate-court/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/am-law-200-attorneys-personal-injury-claim-reinstated-by-louisiana-appellate-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Jason Brown, CEO and President of the Association of Corporate Counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Jason Brown, CEO and president of the Association of Corporate Counsel, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-jason-brown-ceo-and-president-of-the-association-of-corporate-counsel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-jason-brown-ceo-and-president-of-the-association-of-corporate-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Stay Tuned': Former AG's Platkin Law Sues OpenAI, Hinting at More Big Tech Litigation to Come]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just one month after launching his own boutique law firm, Platkin Law Firm, former New Jersey attorney general Matthew Platkin has joined the fray of mounting products liability litigation against OpenAI that links its flagship chatbot, ChatGPT, to mental health harms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/stay-tuned-former-ags-platkin-law-sues-openai-hinting-at-more-big-tech-litigation-to-come/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/stay-tuned-former-ags-platkin-law-sues-openai-hinting-at-more-big-tech-litigation-to-come/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wells Fargo GC Cracks Highest-Paid List After Putting Fake-Account Scandal in Rear-View Mirror]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since taking the legal reins of the banking giant in 2020, Ellen Patterson has created a strong risk culture built on transparency, accountability and proactive risk management, Wells Fargo says in its proxy statement. Those were all areas regulators deemed deficient under prior management.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/wells-fargo-gc-cracks-highest-paid-list-after-putting-fake-account-scandal-in-rear-view-mirror/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/wells-fargo-gc-cracks-highest-paid-list-after-putting-fake-account-scandal-in-rear-view-mirror/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White &amp; Case Head of EMEA Private Equity to Leave Firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partner had represented some of the firm's biggest private equity clients, including CVC and Triton.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/white-amp-case-head-of-emea-private-equity-to-leave-firm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/white-amp-case-head-of-emea-private-equity-to-leave-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simpson Thacher Error Prompts UK Competition Watchdog to Extend Decision Deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group made up of CMA panel members up said the watchdog part of the CMA said that it was no longer possible for it to meet its deadline.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/simpson-thacher-error-prompts-uk-competition-watchdog-to-extend-decision-deadline/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/simpson-thacher-error-prompts-uk-competition-watchdog-to-extend-decision-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enforcement of 'Made in America' Claims Likely to Intensify, Lawyers Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump's March 13 executive order directs the Federal Trade Commission to &ldquo;considerwriting regulations requiring online retailers to verify products that claim to be made in the United States.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/enforcement-of-made-in-america-claims-likely-to-intensify-lawyers-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/enforcement-of-made-in-america-claims-likely-to-intensify-lawyers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Judges to DC Circuit: Pentagon's Designation of Anthropic as Security Risk Is Unlawful]]></title><description><![CDATA["The Constitution vests the federal judiciary with the duty of ensuring that the Executive Branch does not exceed the powers delegated to it by Congress," the former judges' brief stated. "That duty does not go away when the Executive purports to act under statutes that protect our nation's security. This case is a straightforward challenge to unlawful agency action."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-judges-to-dc-circuit-pentagons-designation-of-anthropic-as-security-risk-is-unlawful/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-judges-to-dc-circuit-pentagons-designation-of-anthropic-as-security-risk-is-unlawful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Client Sues NLJ 500 Firm for Underlying $1.8M Judgment]]></title><description><![CDATA["We are aware of the filing of this complaint, and we will address the claims directly in the appropriate forum&mdash;the United States District Court," the firm's managing partner told Law.com in an emailed statement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/former-client-sues-nlj-500-firm-for-underlying-18m-judgment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/former-client-sues-nlj-500-firm-for-underlying-18m-judgment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Goes Before Another Appeals Court to Fight Copyright Info Removal Allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit drilled down on whether media outlets had standing to bring claims under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which prohibits distributing works from which copyrighted information "has been removed or altered.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/openai-goes-before-another-appeals-court-to-fight-copyright-info-removal-allegations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/openai-goes-before-another-appeals-court-to-fight-copyright-info-removal-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The President's Wrath? A Federal Judge Must Strike a Delicate Balance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next steps in the challenge to Alina Habba's appointment could trigger a new round of judge-bashing, as a court takes up motions to dismiss criminal indictments based on Habba's involvement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-presidents-wrath-a-federal-judge-must-strike-a-delicate-balance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-presidents-wrath-a-federal-judge-must-strike-a-delicate-balance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI Strikes AWS Deal to Sell AI to US Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[The partnership gives OpenAI access to Amazon's sprawling federal cloud infrastructure and puts it in direct competition with Anthropic, which is locked in a legal battle with the Pentagon.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/openai-strikes-aws-deal-to-sell-ai-to-us-government/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/openai-strikes-aws-deal-to-sell-ai-to-us-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Jury Sends Notes in Closely Watched Trial Over Social Media Addiction, Judge Wipes Out $950M Punitive Damages From J&amp;J Talc Verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-jury-sends-notes-in-closely-watched-trial-over-social-media-addiction-judge-wipes-out-950m-punitive-damages-from-jampj-talc-verdict/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-jury-sends-notes-in-closely-watched-trial-over-social-media-addiction-judge-wipes-out-950m-punitive-damages-from-jampj-talc-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Think More Broadly About Why We're Doing What We're Doing,' Says Komal Nigam of Hogan Lovells]]></title><description><![CDATA["Be curious. Associates are generally expected to have strong baseline legal skills, but those who stand out think more broadly about why we're doing what we're doing why this is an issue for the client, how it fits into broader business concerns, and how risks can be calibrated or mitigated. Curiosity leads to better judgment and more practical advice for our clients."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-think-more-broadly-about-why-were-doing-what-were-doing-says-komal-nigam-of-hogan-lovells/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-think-more-broadly-about-why-were-doing-what-were-doing-says-komal-nigam-of-hogan-lovells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Relationship Clause: How to Draft, Build and Secure Unbreakable Client Relationships]]></title><description><![CDATA[The modern attorney client relationship contains an implicit clause: one that demands trust, relationship intelligence and intentional engagement. Neglect it, and even exceptional legal work may not be enough to retain the &ldquo;forever client.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-relationship-clause-how-to-draft-build-and-secure-unbreakable-client-relationships/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-relationship-clause-how-to-draft-build-and-secure-unbreakable-client-relationships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: 500th Episode Special]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith celebrate the show's 500th episode with a series of special guest interviews, recorded live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-500th-episode-special/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-500th-episode-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Finds Some Elite Professions Vulnerable to AI Layoffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new measure of real-world AI usage developed by Anthropic finds hiring has slowed for young workers in AI-exposed occupations, even as overall unemployment data shows no impact so far.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/study-finds-some-elite-professions-vulnerable-to-ai-layoffs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/study-finds-some-elite-professions-vulnerable-to-ai-layoffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirkland Reaches $10.5B in Revenue, as PEP Up by 20%]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm increased its partner headcount by about 9% to 1,823, while revenue per lawyer soared nearly 11%, to $2.55 million.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-reaches-105b-in-revenue-as-pep-up-by-20/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/kirkland-reaches-105b-in-revenue-as-pep-up-by-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Weiss Ushers in Fresh Leadership Team, Sachdev Becomes Vice Chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The changes follow Scott Barshay's ascent to firm chair after Brad Karp stepped down last month.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/paul-weiss-ushers-in-fresh-leadership-team-sachdev-becomes-vice-chair/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/paul-weiss-ushers-in-fresh-leadership-team-sachdev-becomes-vice-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7th Circuit Splits on Home-Care Coverage Request in Insurance Policy Dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[The court's majority rejected arguments that a discretionary provision allowing alternative care could trigger Illinois rules protecting access to home health services, and one judge dissented and argued the court should have certified the issues to the state high court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/7th-circuit-splits-on-home-care-coverage-request-in-insurance-policy-dispute/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/7th-circuit-splits-on-home-care-coverage-request-in-insurance-policy-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Talk in Houston, Chief Justice Roberts Says Personal Criticism of Judges 'Has Got to Stop']]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., speaking at an event at Rice University in Houston, said criticism directed personally at judges is "dangerous."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/at-talk-in-houston-chief-justice-roberts-says-personal-criticism-of-judges-has-got-to-stop/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/at-talk-in-houston-chief-justice-roberts-says-personal-criticism-of-judges-has-got-to-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three More Jury Notes in Social Media Addiction Trial Focus on YouTube Witness, Plaintiff's Father]]></title><description><![CDATA[The jury asked Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl to read back the 30-minute testimony of YouTube custodian Ian McNeeds, who talked about which accounts YouTube deleted and which were deleted by K.G.M., the plaintiff.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/three-more-jury-notes-in-social-media-addiction-trial-focus-on-youtube-witness-plaintiffs-father/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/three-more-jury-notes-in-social-media-addiction-trial-focus-on-youtube-witness-plaintiffs-father/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trademarking Talent: A Novel Strategy for Protecting Voice and Likeness Against Unauthorized AI Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew McConaughey secured eight federal trademark registrations covering his voice and iconic catchphrases in a novel legal strategy aimed at combating AI's unauthorized use of his voice and likeness. The move signals an important evolution in the power dynamics between talent/brands and the companies providing generative AI tools.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trademarking-talent-a-novel-strategy-for-protecting-voice-and-likeness-against-unauthorized-ai-use/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trademarking-talent-a-novel-strategy-for-protecting-voice-and-likeness-against-unauthorized-ai-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFTC Grants Novel No%E2%80%91Action Relief to Crypto%E2%80%91Wallet Maker Phantom]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Although the no-action relief pertains to the particular characteristics of the requestor, the letter provides insights into how the Commission is considering technological developments and innovation," said Elizabeth Davis, a partner and crypto expert at Davis Wright Tremaine.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cftc-grants-novel-noe28091action-relief-to-cryptoe28091wallet-maker-phantom/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cftc-grants-novel-noe28091action-relief-to-cryptoe28091wallet-maker-phantom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOJ's New Corporate Enforcement Policy Offers Clearer Path for Self-Reporting Companies, Lawyers Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Previously, different Justice Department divisions used inconsistent corporate enforcement policies, leaving companies unsure whether self-disclosing misconduct would actually benefit them, said former federal prosecutor Mark Bini.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dojs-new-corporate-enforcement-policy-offers-clearer-path-for-self-reporting-companies-lawyers-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dojs-new-corporate-enforcement-policy-offers-clearer-path-for-self-reporting-companies-lawyers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Amendment Challenge to SEC's 'Gag Rule' Arrives at Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a new petition, individuals who settled fraud claims with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission say the agency's longstanding "gag order" rule against publicly denying the allegations flouts their basic First Amendment rights to free speech and to criticize the government.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/first-amendment-challenge-to-secs-gag-rule-arrives-at-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/first-amendment-challenge-to-secs-gag-rule-arrives-at-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courts Cannot Defy Funding Decisions, Raise Bar Advocates Pay, State Supreme Court Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA["It is not within the judiciary's constitutionally circumscribed role to second-guess the legislature's judgment as to the most effective system for the provision of public defense of indigent criminal defendants," the high court said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/courts-cannot-defy-funding-decisions-raise-bar-advocates-pay-state-supreme-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/courts-cannot-defy-funding-decisions-raise-bar-advocates-pay-state-supreme-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weil Picks Successor to Longtime Leader Barry Wolf]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ramona Nee, who serves as one of the firm's two co-managing partners, will become the third executive partner in firm history and the first female executive partner at Weil.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/weil-picks-successor-to-longtime-leader-barry-wolf/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/weil-picks-successor-to-longtime-leader-barry-wolf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster File Copyright Suit Against OpenAI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The publishers allege ChatGPT scraped nearly 100,000 copyrighted articles to train its models and reproduces their content verbatim in user responses&mdash;while attributing hallucinated text to their trusted brands.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/encyclopedia-britannica-merriam-webster-file-copyright-suit-against-openai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/encyclopedia-britannica-merriam-webster-file-copyright-suit-against-openai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cost of Running a Red Light: Appellate Court Upholds $2.2M Trucking Accident Verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[The appellate court upheld the verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Jeffrey Brungart, who was turning left at an intersection when Awwad ran through a red light and struck his vehicle.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-cost-of-running-a-red-light-appellate-court-upholds-22m-trucking-accident-verdict/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-cost-of-running-a-red-light-appellate-court-upholds-22m-trucking-accident-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LA Judge Tosses $950M in Punitive Damages in Talc Verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ruth Kwan concluded that the punitive damages in a $966 million verdict on Oct. 6 were unwarranted, given that the evidence failed to show that Johnson &amp; Johnson acted in malice or concealed knowledge that its talc contained asbestos.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/la-judge-tosses-950m-in-punitive-damages-in-talc-verdict/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/la-judge-tosses-950m-in-punitive-damages-in-talc-verdict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I Was Completely Broken': An HSF Kramer Partner's Story on Struggling With Mental Illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[HSF Kramer Chris Parsons tells his story about anxiety, depression and alcoholism and shines a light on what can be done to provide lifesaving support to those struggling with such stigmatised issues.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/i-was-completely-broken-an-hsf-kramer-partners-story-on-struggling-with-mental-illness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/i-was-completely-broken-an-hsf-kramer-partners-story-on-struggling-with-mental-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Webcast: Turning AI Experiments Into Real Operational Efficiency for PI Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us to explore how AI is transforming personal injury firms, and learn a practical roadmap to move beyond fragmented tools toward integrated, scalable, and effective AI-driven operations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/webcast-turning-ai-experiments-into-real-operational-efficiency-for-pi-firms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/webcast-turning-ai-experiments-into-real-operational-efficiency-for-pi-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Illinois University Law to Start Part-Time JD Program]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ABA Council approved Northern Illinois University College of Law's application for substantive change to start a part-time J.D. program at its new location in the Chicago suburb of Naperville.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/northern-illinois-university-law-to-start-part-time-jd-program/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/northern-illinois-university-law-to-start-part-time-jd-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Turbulent Year, Perkins Coie Sees Revenue, PEP Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm is still forging ahead with its planned merger with Ashurst this summer, while still fighting the Trump administration over the appeal of an EO.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-turbulent-year-perkins-coie-sees-revenue-pep-rise/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-turbulent-year-perkins-coie-sees-revenue-pep-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumers Are on the Hunt for Tariff Refunds. Can They Win?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts are forecasting a wave of litigation seeking to force companies to pass down their tariff refunds to consumers. But it seems doubtful that the lawsuits will go far.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/consumers-are-on-the-hunt-for-tariff-refunds-can-they-win/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:20:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/consumers-are-on-the-hunt-for-tariff-refunds-can-they-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Margaret Ryan Resigns as SEC's Enforcement Director]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I am confident that the foundation I helped to shape&mdash;working together with Chairman Atkins&mdash;will continue to serve investors and the markets well," said Margaret A. Ryan, the outgoing director of enforcement for the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/margaret-ryan-resigns-as-secs-enforcement-director/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:47:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/margaret-ryan-resigns-as-secs-enforcement-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be Creative, Not A Cowboy: Attorneys Talk Litigation Collaboration Pitfalls]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I can't tell you how many times I've been on a kickoff call where there's the inevitable cowboy who decides,Well, I'm not going to follow the playbook for that because that's not what we do,'said Erica Zolner, co-managing partner at Redgrave in Chicago.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/be-creative-not-a-cowboy-attorneys-talk-litigation-collaboration-pitfalls/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/be-creative-not-a-cowboy-attorneys-talk-litigation-collaboration-pitfalls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7th Circuit Affirms Pollution Exclusions Apply to Legally Permitted Emissions]]></title><description><![CDATA["The Illinois Supreme Court confirmed our own instinct that 'the emissions fit squarely within the plain and ordinary meaning of "'traditional environmental pollution,"' triggering the pollution exclusion," the federal appeals court held last week.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/7th-circuit-affirms-pollution-exclusions-apply-to-legally-permitted-emissions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/7th-circuit-affirms-pollution-exclusions-apply-to-legally-permitted-emissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Starbucks Shareholders Target Two Directors Over Prolonged Labor Conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trillium Asset Management said it reflects poorly on the coffee giant that five years after baristas launched a unionizing drive, they have yet to negotiate their first contract.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-starbucks-shareholders-target-two-directors-over-prolonged-labor-conflict/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-starbucks-shareholders-target-two-directors-over-prolonged-labor-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delaware Superior Court's Commercial Division Changes Rules in Drive for Efficiency Amid 'Remarkable Growth']]></title><description><![CDATA[The court announced Monday that the changes, which go into effect on Friday, are intended to increase efficiency and consistency in how cases are handled, as well as to avoid confusion for attorneys practicing in the court who are familiar with the Court of Chancery's rules.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/delaware-superior-courts-commercial-division-changes-rules-in-drive-for-efficiency-amid-remarkable-growth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/delaware-superior-courts-commercial-division-changes-rules-in-drive-for-efficiency-amid-remarkable-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BlockFills Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy With McDermott, Katten as Counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chicago-based company listed assets and liabilities of $100 million to $500 million and estimated it has between 200 and 999 creditors.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/blockfills-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-with-mcdermott-katten-as-counsel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/blockfills-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-with-mcdermott-katten-as-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Accused of Sharing User Data With Chinese Entities]]></title><description><![CDATA[An attorney said that to avoid accidental violations, companies that handle a lot of data need to have a strong understanding of their own security architecture.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/google-accused-of-sharing-user-data-with-chinese-entities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/google-accused-of-sharing-user-data-with-chinese-entities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Accept That the Path Is Rarely Linear,' Says Morgan Xu of Foley Hoag]]></title><description><![CDATA["Making partner is a marathon, not a sprint. Second, accept that the path is rarely linear. Be open to pivots&mdash;across practice areas, firms, or between private practice and in-house roles. Talk to people with different backgrounds. Those conversations often open doors you didn't know existed and ultimately make you a stronger lawyer."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-accept-that-the-path-is-rarely-linear-says-morgan-xu-of-foley-hoag/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-accept-that-the-path-is-rarely-linear-says-morgan-xu-of-foley-hoag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who May Sue: Patent Standing Issues and Implications for the Life Sciences Industry (Part I)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Standing is the issue that determines whether a plaintiff is the right party to bring a case. Although it is a fundamental requirement for all cases, it poses unique challenges in the patent context, particularly for life sciences companies. This two-part article provides guiding principles and potential pitfalls for plaintiffs and defendants alike. In this first article, we lay out the Federal Circuit's framework for analyzing standing in patent cases and explain what rights a patent owner must]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/who-may-sue-patent-standing-issues-and-implications-for-the-life-sciences-industry-part-i/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/who-may-sue-patent-standing-issues-and-implications-for-the-life-sciences-industry-part-i/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodwin Revenue Surges 11% to $2.7B Amid Sector-Based Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm crossed the $4 million mark in average profits per equity partner for the first time, growing by 17% to hit $4.24 million and contributing to net income growth of 16.6% to $1.32 billion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/goodwin-revenue-surges-11-to-27b-amid-sector-based-strategy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/goodwin-revenue-surges-11-to-27b-amid-sector-based-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Verein Is Dead': How DLA Piper's Change Fits Within a Changing Legal Landscape]]></title><description><![CDATA[DLA Piper last week unveiled plans to move away from its verein structure and towards closer financial integration. Observers say that challenges inherent in the verein model&mdash;as employed in multiple firms&mdash;have rendered it increasingly unsustainable.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-verein-is-dead-how-dla-pipers-change-fits-within-a-changing-legal-landscape/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-verein-is-dead-how-dla-pipers-change-fits-within-a-changing-legal-landscape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manhattan's Elite Think They Have an Advantage in the AI Era. But...]]></title><description><![CDATA[As AI compels high leverage firms to restructure, elite firm partners reckon they will extract a generational benefit&mdash;but it's not so simple, writes The Global Lawyer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/manhattans-elite-think-they-have-an-advantage-in-the-ai-era-but/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/manhattans-elite-think-they-have-an-advantage-in-the-ai-era-but/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LA Jurors in Social Media Addiction Trial Send Two Notes to Judge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two jury notes came on the first day of deliberations in the first-ever trial alleging social media caused a teen's mental health problems.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/la-jurors-in-social-media-addiction-trial-send-two-notes-to-judge/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/la-jurors-in-social-media-addiction-trial-send-two-notes-to-judge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Judge Quashes DOJ Grand Jury Subpoenas Demanding Federal Reserve Materials]]></title><description><![CDATA["[T]he Government has offered no evidence whatsoever that [Federal Reserve Chair Jerome] Powell committed any crime other than displeasing the President,&rdquo; U.S. District Chief Judge James E. Boasberg wrote in a decision preventing the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia from enforcing two grand jury subpoenas demanding Federal Reserve materials.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/us-judge-quashes-doj-grand-jury-subpoenas-demanding-federal-reserve-materials/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/us-judge-quashes-doj-grand-jury-subpoenas-demanding-federal-reserve-materials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Harvey's Megan McMillin]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Megan McMillin, Legal Innovation Partner at Harvey, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-harveys-megan-mcmillin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-harveys-megan-mcmillin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Greg Mazares, CEO, Purpose Legal]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Greg Mazares, CEO of Purpose Legal, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-greg-mazares-ceo-purpose-legal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-greg-mazares-ceo-purpose-legal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Exterro's John Vincenzo and Bryant Bell]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Exterro Chief Marketing Officer John Vincenzo and Senior Product Marketing Manager Bryant Bell, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-exterros-john-vincenzo-and-bryant-bell/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-exterros-john-vincenzo-and-bryant-bell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Appellate Court Revives Consumer Fraud Claim Against Big Tobacco]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Appeals Court partially revived an estate's wrongful death case and vacated a defense judgment alleging Philip Morris violated the state's consumer protection law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-appellate-court-revives-consumer-fraud-claim-against-big-tobacco/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-appellate-court-revives-consumer-fraud-claim-against-big-tobacco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: Cases Surge Over Surveillance Cameras, &amp;lsquo;Force Majeure' Doctrine and Loyalty Programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new line of privacy litigation centers on surveillance cameras sold by Flock Group.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-cases-surge-over-surveillance-cameras-amplsquoforce-majeure-doctrine-and-loyalty-programs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-cases-surge-over-surveillance-cameras-amplsquoforce-majeure-doctrine-and-loyalty-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dissent Warns of Constitutional Concerns in Tenth Circuit's Fed Master Account Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The case's consequences for the financial industry and its impact on the state-federal balance in banking regulation make it exceptionally important," U.S. Circuit Judge Timothy Tymkovich said in his dissent to the majority's ruling.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dissent-warns-of-constitutional-concerns-in-tenth-circuits-fed-master-account-ruling/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dissent-warns-of-constitutional-concerns-in-tenth-circuits-fed-master-account-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Barroom Talk': 9th Circuit Judges Condemn Colleague's Crude Dissent in Transgender Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge Lawrence VanDyke called the matter "a case of swinging dicks," prompting fellow judges to write, "We are better than this."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/barroom-talk-9th-circuit-judges-condemn-colleagues-crude-dissent-in-transgender-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/barroom-talk-9th-circuit-judges-condemn-colleagues-crude-dissent-in-transgender-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walmart Fills CLO Opening, Tapping Kirkland Partner With Deep DOJ Experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Erin Nealy Cox succeeds Rachel Brand, who stepped down in January after nearly eight years in the role.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/walmart-fills-clo-opening-tapping-kirkland-partner-with-deep-doj-experience/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/walmart-fills-clo-opening-tapping-kirkland-partner-with-deep-doj-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Law Firm Disrupted: Can PE Funding Unlock Partners' Golden Handcuffs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While there's growing buzz about private equity investment in law firms, there's been limited discussion of the potential impacts on the talent market.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-law-firm-disrupted-can-pe-funding-unlock-partners-golden-handcuffs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-law-firm-disrupted-can-pe-funding-unlock-partners-golden-handcuffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Build a Very Solid and Technical Knowledge,' Says Laura Estrada-V&amp;aacute;squez of Baker McKenzie]]></title><description><![CDATA["Focus on building a very solid and technical knowledge in your practice area while cultivating interpersonal relationships inside and outside the firm. A well-rounded lawyer with the right combination of hard and soft skills is most likely to make partner and succeed at it."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-build-a-very-solid-and-technical-knowledge-says-laura-estrada-vampaacutesquez-of-baker-mckenzie/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-build-a-very-solid-and-technical-knowledge-says-laura-estrada-vampaacutesquez-of-baker-mckenzie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[28 States Tap Star Litigator to Carry On Live Nation Breakup Fight After &amp;lsquo;Mindboggling' DOJ Settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[One critic of the Justice Department settlement, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson, called it &ldquo;barely a slap on the wrist.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/28-states-tap-star-litigator-to-carry-on-live-nation-breakup-fight-after-amplsquomindboggling-doj-settlement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/28-states-tap-star-litigator-to-carry-on-live-nation-breakup-fight-after-amplsquomindboggling-doj-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debris Hits DIFC, the Heart of Dubai's Legal Community, as War Escalates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dubai International Financial Center is home to many Global 200 law firms, many of which have shifted to remote work or are sheltering in place as the ongoing conflict disrupts the region.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/debris-hits-difc-the-heart-of-dubais-legal-community-as-war-escalates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/debris-hits-difc-the-heart-of-dubais-legal-community-as-war-escalates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9th Circuit Reviews &amp;lsquo;Enormous Immigration Docket']]></title><description><![CDATA[The full court on Tuesday vacated a stay of a removal for a Peruvian family that was in place for more than a year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Related Stories5th Circuit Judge Ho, Once Again, Tops List of Most Prolific Writers of Dissents, ConcurrencesSenate Committee Advances More Trump Circuit NomineesRetired Judge Goldberg Talks Threats Against Judiciary, Plans, Time on Bench&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/9th-circuit-reviews-amplsquoenormous-immigration-docket/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/9th-circuit-reviews-amplsquoenormous-immigration-docket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Confidence Dashboard: Why AI Humility Beats AI Accuracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a paradox at the heart of AI trustworthiness: The path to being trusted is admitting when you are uncertain. Uniformly confident AI that never acknowledges doubt is, counterintuitively, less trustworthy than the humble AI that flags its own weak spots. We would never tolerate an associate who delivered every statement with identical certainty. We should not tolerate it from our AI tools, either.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-confidence-dashboard-why-ai-humility-beats-ai-accuracy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-confidence-dashboard-why-ai-humility-beats-ai-accuracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bar Passage Rates Continued Upward Trajectory in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Bar Association's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar released its annual bar passage rate data for all ABA-accredited law schools Wednesday, with four schools attaining 100% ultimate bar passage rate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/bar-passage-rates-continued-upward-trajectory-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/bar-passage-rates-continued-upward-trajectory-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Not Out of the Ordinary in This Circuit': Amazon Must Turn Over Source Code in Biometric Privacy Action]]></title><description><![CDATA["The request is not out of the ordinary in this circuit, where source code is discoverable as long as adequate protection for such trade secret information is in place," the magistrate wrote.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/not-out-of-the-ordinary-in-this-circuit-amazon-must-turn-over-source-code-in-biometric-privacy-action/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/not-out-of-the-ordinary-in-this-circuit-amazon-must-turn-over-source-code-in-biometric-privacy-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covington's Revenue Surges Nearly 18% to Surpass $2B Mark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Average PEP surged by nearly 22% to $3.2 million, as it expanded its single-tier partnership by about 2% to around 324.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/covingtons-revenue-surges-nearly-18-to-surpass-2b-mark/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/covingtons-revenue-surges-nearly-18-to-surpass-2b-mark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I Refuse to Cower': US District Court Judge Esther Salas on the Fight for Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salas' son was murdered in her home in 2020 by an attorney seeking to kill her. In a Q&amp;A with Law.com, she discusses the importance of judicial security to the rule of law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/i-refuse-to-cower-us-district-court-judge-esther-salas-on-the-fight-for-democracy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/i-refuse-to-cower-us-district-court-judge-esther-salas-on-the-fight-for-democracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busiest Law Firms: Everything We Know About the Surge in Employment Lawsuits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are the courts and judges seeing the heaviest caseloads, the busiest law firms and the most active defendants.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/busiest-law-firms-everything-we-know-about-the-surge-in-employment-lawsuits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/busiest-law-firms-everything-we-know-about-the-surge-in-employment-lawsuits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers Ask Jurors in Social Media Addiction Trial to 'Put a Value on the Loss of Childhood']]></title><description><![CDATA[Closing arguments were presented Thursday in the first-ever trial blaming social media for a teenager's mental health problems.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawyers-ask-jurors-in-social-media-addiction-trial-to-put-a-value-on-the-loss-of-childhood/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawyers-ask-jurors-in-social-media-addiction-trial-to-put-a-value-on-the-loss-of-childhood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aetna to Pay $118 Million for Alleged Violations of False Claims Act]]></title><description><![CDATA["We will continue to hold accountable insurers that knowingly submit inaccurate or unsupported diagnoses to improperly inflate reimbursement," said assistant attorney general Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department's Civil Division.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aetna-to-pay-118-million-for-alleged-violations-of-false-claims-act/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aetna-to-pay-118-million-for-alleged-violations-of-false-claims-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: DISCO's Brittany Casey]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Brittany Casey, Vice President of Customer Success &amp; Enablement at DISCO, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-discos-brittany-casey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-discos-brittany-casey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This Is Just a Delay': Civil Suit Against Salesforce Stayed in Backpage Sex Trafficking Case]]></title><description><![CDATA["All I can say is right now, I am sad, but tomorrow I'm going to be mad. When I get mad, I'm going to have my crosshairs set on Salesforce, and they are not going to get away," the plaintiff's attorney told Law.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/this-is-just-a-delay-civil-suit-against-salesforce-stayed-in-backpage-sex-trafficking-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/this-is-just-a-delay-civil-suit-against-salesforce-stayed-in-backpage-sex-trafficking-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longtime Chair of World's Largest Firm Yingke Steps Down Amid Embezzlement Allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yingke has confirmed its longtime leader's resignation as unverified social media allegations link him to a multi-billion-yuan financing scheme involving prepaid legal fees.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/longtime-chair-of-worlds-largest-firm-yingke-steps-down-amid-embezzlement-allegations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/longtime-chair-of-worlds-largest-firm-yingke-steps-down-amid-embezzlement-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DLA to Move Away From Verein Structure and Pivots Towards Financial Integration]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move comes amidst a growing period of law firm consolidation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dla-to-move-away-from-verein-structure-and-pivots-towards-financial-integration/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/dla-to-move-away-from-verein-structure-and-pivots-towards-financial-integration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Bar Says Documents Show Feb. 2025 Exam Vendor Knew It Was Unprepared]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Meazure Learning spokesperson called the State Bar of California's amended lawsuit an attempt to "shift blame" for last year's disastrous licensing exam.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-bar-says-documents-show-feb-2025-exam-vendor-knew-it-was-unprepared/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/state-bar-says-documents-show-feb-2025-exam-vendor-knew-it-was-unprepared/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Relativity's Aron Ahmadia]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Dr. Aron Ahmadia, Vice President of Applied Science at Relativity, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-relativitys-aron-ahmadia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legal-speak-at-legalweek-2026-relativitys-aron-ahmadia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford's RICO Case Against Lemon Law Firm Comes to a Screeching Halt]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Michelle Williams Court, in the Central District of California, dismissed Ford's racketeering cases against Knight Law Group, ending the case less than a year after it was filed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fords-rico-case-against-lemon-law-firm-comes-to-a-screeching-halt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/fords-rico-case-against-lemon-law-firm-comes-to-a-screeching-halt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planned Cut to Women's Swimming and Diving Team Met With Title IX Class Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marshall University is facing a proposed Title IX class action from 15 members of its women's swimming and diving team, who allege the school's plan to eliminate their team is &ldquo;per se sex discrimination.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/planned-cut-to-womens-swimming-and-diving-team-met-with-title-ix-class-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/planned-cut-to-womens-swimming-and-diving-team-met-with-title-ix-class-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's Getting Worse': Federal Judges Warn of Rising Threats, &amp;lsquo;Dog Whistles' From Political Leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas on Wednesday criticized top Department of Justice officials for their silence in the face of ongoing threats and violence against judges, saying "that silence says a lot." Her comments came during the 2026 Legalweek panel in Manhattan, where she spoke with fellow U.S. District Court Judges Kenly Kato, Karoline Mehalchick and Mia Perez.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/its-getting-worse-federal-judges-warn-of-rising-threats-amplsquodog-whistles-from-political-leaders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/its-getting-worse-federal-judges-warn-of-rising-threats-amplsquodog-whistles-from-political-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leon Black Ordered to Face Deposition in Epstein Survivors' Lawsuit Against BofA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although not named as a co-defendant in a survivor's lawsuit against Bank of America, Leon Black's alleged ties with Jeffrey Epstein figure prominently in a suit alleging that Bank of America enabled Epstein to sexually abuse vulnerable young women.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/leon-black-ordered-to-face-deposition-in-epstein-survivors-lawsuit-against-bofa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/leon-black-ordered-to-face-deposition-in-epstein-survivors-lawsuit-against-bofa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A Lawyer With Guts': A Conversation With Keker on the Role of the Private Bar 1 Year After Trump Sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorneys at Keker, Van Nest &amp; Peters say that the year after Trump first targeted Big Law Firms with executive orders has only served to underscore the rapidly broadening role of the private bar in defending the rule of law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-lawyer-with-guts-a-conversation-with-keker-on-the-role-of-the-private-bar-1-year-after-trump-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-lawyer-with-guts-a-conversation-with-keker-on-the-role-of-the-private-bar-1-year-after-trump-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['They Had Years to Prepare ': How Epstein Files Turned Into a PR Nightmare for Big Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[PR experts say major law firms were caught flat-footed when fresh disclosures linked to Jeffrey Epstein resurfaced, exposing how poorly Big Law prepares for reputational crises.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/they-had-years-to-prepare-how-epstein-files-turned-into-a-pr-nightmare-for-big-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/they-had-years-to-prepare-how-epstein-files-turned-into-a-pr-nightmare-for-big-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel Shareholder Complaint Says 'Government Extortion,' Director Self-Interest Led to Unlawful Deal With US Commerce Dept.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shareholder plaintiff, represented by Heyman Enerio Gattuso &amp; Hirzel and Alan Morrison of George Washington University Law School, claims funding granted to Intel through the CHIPS and Science Act didn't entitle the federal government to a stake in the company.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/intel-shareholder-complaint-says-government-extortion-director-self-interest-led-to-unlawful-deal-with-us-commerce-dept/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/intel-shareholder-complaint-says-government-extortion-director-self-interest-led-to-unlawful-deal-with-us-commerce-dept/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal in Law Firm EO Fight Was 'Under Active Consideration,' White House Official Says]]></title><description><![CDATA["The initial DOJ filing was under active consideration, and no final decision had been made when there was an inadvertent filing. The DOJ quickly amended their filing," a White House official who declined to be identified told Law.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/appeal-in-law-firm-eo-fight-was-under-active-consideration-white-house-official-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/appeal-in-law-firm-eo-fight-was-under-active-consideration-white-house-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Two Talc Trials Take Off Against Johnson &amp; Johnson, Abbott Faces Another Trial Over Preterm Infant Formula]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two mesothelioma trials, one in Washington and one in Florida, kick off against Johnson &amp; Johnson. A high-stakes trial tees off involving four premature babies who developed a gastrointestinal illness after ingesting Abbott's formula. Find out who was appointed to lead lawsuits alleging Ozempic and other diet drugs caused blindness.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-two-talc-trials-take-off-against-johnson-amp-johnson-abbott-faces-another-trial-over-preterm-infant-formula/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-two-talc-trials-take-off-against-johnson-amp-johnson-abbott-faces-another-trial-over-preterm-infant-formula/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Treat the Client's Problems as Your Own,' Says Tracey Merwise of Oppenheimer Investigations Group]]></title><description><![CDATA["Try to empathize with the client's perspective and bring that lens to your communications and problem-solving. Treat the client's problems as your own."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-treat-the-clients-problems-as-your-own-says-tracey-merwise-of-oppenheimer-investigations-group/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-treat-the-clients-problems-as-your-own-says-tracey-merwise-of-oppenheimer-investigations-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data March 11: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including data behind an uptick in judicial misconduct complaints.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-march-11-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-march-11-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redefining Leadership Through Collaboration, Inclusion and Resilience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking ahead, I believe the legal industry still has work to do to make leadership more accessible and sustainable for women. We need more visible examples of women in high%E2%80%91stakes practices and stronger sponsorship systems.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/redefining-leadership-through-collaboration-inclusion-and-resilience/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/redefining-leadership-through-collaboration-inclusion-and-resilience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Epstein Corresponded with a Broad Big Law Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers from at least eight Big Law firms corresponded with Epstein on more than a couple of occasions and for a variety of purposes, from strictly business reasons to legal advice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-epstein-corresponded-with-a-broad-big-law-network/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-epstein-corresponded-with-a-broad-big-law-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An 'Unfortunate Linguistic Confusion': Simpson Thacher Exposed for Missing CMA Deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simpson Thacher has failed to secure an extension for a client after missing a regulatory deadline by a day, in what the Competition Appeal Tribunal has called "ordinary and natural consequences of a failure".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/an-unfortunate-linguistic-confusion-simpson-thacher-exposed-for-missing-cma-deadline/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/an-unfortunate-linguistic-confusion-simpson-thacher-exposed-for-missing-cma-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's Largest Firm Yingke Quietly Shuts London Office Less Than 2 Years After Launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several people familiar with the firm say the office has closed, despite the Chinese firm describing its opening as a &ldquo;significant milestonein September 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/worlds-largest-firm-yingke-quietly-shuts-london-office-less-than-2-years-after-launch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/worlds-largest-firm-yingke-quietly-shuts-london-office-less-than-2-years-after-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Oh, This Was the Plan': Mindy Kaling Reflects on Alternative Paths Leading to Successful Career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even with the most well-intentioned plans, her career did not necessarily follow that route. But Kaling said her confidence and willingness to adapt to her environment led to the beginning of her career, even if it was an "off-off-Broadway" play in Chinatown.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/oh-this-was-the-plan-mindy-kaling-reflects-on-alternative-paths-leading-to-successful-career/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/oh-this-was-the-plan-mindy-kaling-reflects-on-alternative-paths-leading-to-successful-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2026 Southeastern Legal Awards Shortlist Announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Daily Report and Law.com are pleased to announce its 2026 winners and finalists for the fourth annual Southeastern Legal Awards.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/2026-southeastern-legal-awards-shortlist-announced/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/2026-southeastern-legal-awards-shortlist-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paraquat Producers Move to Preempt Parkinson's Claims, Cite Roundup Rulings]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Friday, U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, who is overseeing paraquat multidistrict litigation, ordered supplemental briefs after Syngenta and Chevron moved last month to preempt claims they failed to warn of the weedkiller's link to Parkinson's disease.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/paraquat-producers-move-to-preempt-parkinsons-claims-cite-roundup-rulings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/paraquat-producers-move-to-preempt-parkinsons-claims-cite-roundup-rulings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Big Law Leaders, 'Open to Growth,' Are Willing to Consider Mergers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The willingness to mull a merger outwardly has seemingly become more commonplace lately.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/more-big-law-leaders-open-to-growth-are-willing-to-consider-mergers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/more-big-law-leaders-open-to-growth-are-willing-to-consider-mergers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am Law 100: 2026 Trends, Insights &amp; Strategies to Win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us for Law.com's webcast to explore exclusive Am Law 100 insights, industry trends, firm performance, and the future of Big Law through expert analysis and data revealed on release day.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/am-law-100-2026-trends-insights-amp-strategies-to-win/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/am-law-100-2026-trends-insights-amp-strategies-to-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Am 'Coachable': Eli Manning Discusses Professional Growth, Resilience During Day 1 of Legalweek]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former New York Giants quarterback and two-time Super Bowl MVP kicked off Legalweek Monday at the Javits Center in Manhattan.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/i-am-coachable-eli-manning-discusses-professional-growth-resilience-during-day-1-of-legalweek/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/i-am-coachable-eli-manning-discusses-professional-growth-resilience-during-day-1-of-legalweek/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Judiciary Approves New Public Defender Office to Improve Supreme Court Advocacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal judiciary on Tuesday approved the creation of an office dedicated to improving the advocacy of federal public defenders at the U.S. Supreme Court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/us-judiciary-approves-new-public-defender-office-to-improve-supreme-court-advocacy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/us-judiciary-approves-new-public-defender-office-to-improve-supreme-court-advocacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Signals Class Certification Unlikely in Apple AirTag 'Stalking' Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge Vince Chhabria last week expressed doubts about the likelihood of class certification in a long-running case that seeks to hold Apple Inc. liable for design elements in its AirTag tracking products that allegedly facilitate stalking.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-signals-class-certification-unlikely-in-apple-airtag-stalking-case/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-signals-class-certification-unlikely-in-apple-airtag-stalking-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Plainly Ineligible to Serve': US Judge Disqualifies Trump Ally in Voice of America Litigation]]></title><description><![CDATA["Only the Appointments Clause or the Vacancies Act's exclusive structure may authorize service as a principal officer, and [Kari] Lake satisfies the requirements of neither the statute nor the Constitution," U.S. District Senior Judge Royce C. Lamberth wrote in a decision invalidating Lake's service as acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media and Lake's attempt to gut Voice of America's workforce.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/plainly-ineligible-to-serve-us-judge-disqualifies-trump-ally-in-voice-of-america-litigation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/plainly-ineligible-to-serve-us-judge-disqualifies-trump-ally-in-voice-of-america-litigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Rejects Leadership Plan for New Jersey US Attorney's Office]]></title><description><![CDATA["With all these options remaining, why does the fate of thousands of criminal prosecutions in this district potentially rest on the legitimacy of an unprecedented and byzantine leadership structure? The government tells us: the president doesn't like that he cannot simply appoint whomever he wants," Judge Matthew Brann wrote.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-rejects-leadership-plan-for-new-jersey-us-attorneys-office/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-rejects-leadership-plan-for-new-jersey-us-attorneys-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consequences Are 'Enormous': Anthropic Sues Department of War, Alleging 'Retaliation']]></title><description><![CDATA["The consequences of this case are enormous," Anthropic's complaint said. "The federal government retaliated against a leading frontier AI developer for adhering to its protected viewpoint on a subject of great public significance&mdash;AI safety and the limitations of its own AI models."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/consequences-are-enormous-anthropic-sues-department-of-war-alleging-retaliation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/consequences-are-enormous-anthropic-sues-department-of-war-alleging-retaliation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$3.5M Settlement Reached After Overcoming Landowner Liability Act Defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[The case was particularly challenging because counsel for the County of Mercer and the Mercer County Parks Commission claimed immunity under the Landowner Liability Act, plaintiffs' counsel said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/35m-settlement-reached-after-overcoming-landowner-liability-act-defense/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/35m-settlement-reached-after-overcoming-landowner-liability-act-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Tulsa Picks ASU Law Dean Stacy Leeds as Next President]]></title><description><![CDATA[Effective July 1, Stacy Leeds will become the first woman to permanently hold the position of president at the university.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/university-of-tulsa-picks-asu-law-dean-stacy-leeds-as-next-president/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:11:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/university-of-tulsa-picks-asu-law-dean-stacy-leeds-as-next-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four-Plaintiff Chicago Trial Opens Against Abbott Over Preterm Infant Formula]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trial is the fourth in the nation to allege cow's milk-based formula fed to premature babies in hospitals causes a life-threatening gastrointestinal illness called necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/four-plaintiff-chicago-trial-opens-against-abbott-over-preterm-infant-formula/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:11:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/four-plaintiff-chicago-trial-opens-against-abbott-over-preterm-infant-formula/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Law's Emergency Playbook: Meet the Middle East Rescue Teams Protecting Lawyers, Deals and Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[With nearly 2,400 international lawyers caught in the Middle East conflict, the world's largest law firms are determined to keep staff safe, deals moving, and the lights on. But how?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-laws-emergency-playbook-meet-the-middle-east-rescue-teams-protecting-lawyers-deals-and-data/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/big-laws-emergency-playbook-meet-the-middle-east-rescue-teams-protecting-lawyers-deals-and-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOJ Reaches Live Nation-Ticketmaster Antitrust Settlement, Abandons Jury Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA["Due to the substantial prejudice caused by this settlement and DOJ's abrupt exit after taking the lead role up to and during the first week of trial, a mistrial is warranted," more than 20 plaintiff states wrote in a motion for a mistrial after the U.S. Department of Justice informed a Manhattan federal judge that the Justice Department will no longer participate in the antitrust jury trial proceedings against defendants Live Nation and Ticketmaster.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/doj-reaches-live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-settlement-abandons-jury-trial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/doj-reaches-live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-settlement-abandons-jury-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NY Federal Judge Rejects Terror%E2%80%91Financing Case Against Binance, Zhao]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The court has unambiguously rejected the false and damaging narrative that Binance assisted terrorists,Eleanor Hughes, Binance's general counsel, said in a statement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ny-federal-judge-rejects-terrore28091financing-case-against-binance-zhao/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ny-federal-judge-rejects-terrore28091financing-case-against-binance-zhao/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NY Federal Judge Rejects Terror-Financing Case Against Binance, Zhao]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The court has unambiguously rejected the false and damaging narrative that Binance assisted terrorists,Eleanor Hughes, Binance's general counsel, said in a statement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ny-federal-judge-rejects-terror-financing-case-against-binance-zhao/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ny-federal-judge-rejects-terror-financing-case-against-binance-zhao/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practicing Law Without a License: ChatGPT Sued for Legal Fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new lawsuit might test whether OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot is lawfully dispensing legal advice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/practicing-law-without-a-license-chatgpt-sued-for-legal-fees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/practicing-law-without-a-license-chatgpt-sued-for-legal-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Willkie Slams Ex-Client's $735M Fraud Complaint, Calling It Harassment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Represented by Davis Polk, Willkie argued that the lawsuit is just an attempt to harass Willkie and that its claims were already waived by the client.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/willkie-slams-ex-clients-735m-fraud-complaint-calling-it-harassment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/willkie-slams-ex-clients-735m-fraud-complaint-calling-it-harassment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Building a Culture of Excellence, Curiosity and Trust,' Says Val Dahiya of Morrison Foerster]]></title><description><![CDATA["Ultimately, effective practice group leadership is about building a culture of excellence, curiosity, and trust&mdash;one that not only delivers exceptional client service but also develops the next generation of leaders in the field."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-building-a-culture-of-excellence-curiosity-and-trust-says-val-dahiya-of-morrison-foerster/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-building-a-culture-of-excellence-curiosity-and-trust-says-val-dahiya-of-morrison-foerster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Growing Chorus of Decisions:' Fed. District Courts Overwhelmingly Rule Against Fintech's Cash Advances Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claims against "earned wage apps" are populating federal district courts and could face a federal appeals court for the first time in 2026.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/growing-chorus-of-decisions-fed-district-courts-overwhelmingly-rule-against-fintechs-cash-advances-claims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/growing-chorus-of-decisions-fed-district-courts-overwhelmingly-rule-against-fintechs-cash-advances-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Big Law Firms Seeking 'Balanced Portfolio' of Clients and Practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even as firms seek to get deeper relationships with legacy clients, there's also a greater desire to balance their client portfolios right now, say firm leaders and consultants.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/more-big-law-firms-seeking-balanced-portfolio-of-clients-and-practices/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/more-big-law-firms-seeking-balanced-portfolio-of-clients-and-practices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It Feels Like it's Trying to Become the Next Kirkland': Sidley Continues its Raid on Latham in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the firm recently added two more partners from Latham &amp; Watkins, senior management spoke to Law.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/it-feels-like-its-trying-to-become-the-next-kirkland-sidley-continues-its-raid-on-latham-in-london/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/it-feels-like-its-trying-to-become-the-next-kirkland-sidley-continues-its-raid-on-latham-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle East Uncertainty: Is It Time for a Big Law Reality Check?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firms rushed to open and expand across the Middle East. It may be time to reassess.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/middle-east-uncertainty-is-it-time-for-a-big-law-reality-check/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/middle-east-uncertainty-is-it-time-for-a-big-law-reality-check/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Court's Hands Are Tied': Major Insurers Avoid Antitrust Class Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge Brian E. Murphy granted motions by Aetna, Elevance Health and UnitedHealth to compel arbitration.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-courts-hands-are-tied-major-insurers-avoid-antitrust-class-action/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-courts-hands-are-tied-major-insurers-avoid-antitrust-class-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: 'Cashless ATM' Fees, Manager Misclassifications and ShinyHunters Cyberattack Trigger Suits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses are facing heat over cashless ATM transaction fees.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-cashless-atm-fees-manager-misclassifications-and-shinyhunters-cyberattack-trigger-suits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-cashless-atm-fees-manager-misclassifications-and-shinyhunters-cyberattack-trigger-suits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Bove as Author, Third Circuit Eases the Way for Reverse-Discrimination Claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ruling is likely to draw close scrutiny, given that themes of reverse discrimination against white Americans figure prominently in the platform of President Donald Trump.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/with-bove-as-author-third-circuit-eases-the-way-for-reverse-discrimination-claims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/with-bove-as-author-third-circuit-eases-the-way-for-reverse-discrimination-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Disrupted: The Ongoing 'Cloud' Over Big Law Amid the EO Fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Larger firms are still hesitant to take up public interest litigation against the Trump administration and still reluctant to hire lawyers who have previously pursued Trump in investigations or court, attorneys say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-the-ongoing-cloud-over-big-law-amid-the-eo-fight/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-the-ongoing-cloud-over-big-law-amid-the-eo-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Judge Who Ordered Customs to Refund Trump's Tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eaton, a Clinton appointee, is addressing the refunds question with the benefit of decades of experience with the trade court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meet-the-judge-who-ordered-customs-to-refund-trumps-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meet-the-judge-who-ordered-customs-to-refund-trumps-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Talc Trials Teed Up Against Johnson &amp; Johnson in Washington, Florida]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dean Omar Branham &amp; Shirley, the Dallas plaintiffs' firm that won verdicts of $966 million and $1.5 billion last year, is spearheading both mesothelioma trials that are set to begin in the coming days.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/two-talc-trials-teed-up-against-johnson-amp-johnson-in-washington-florida/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/two-talc-trials-teed-up-against-johnson-amp-johnson-in-washington-florida/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-NY Grievance Attorneys Criticize DOJ Proposal as 'Unprecedented Attempt to Insulate' Government's Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal observers react to the U.S. Department of Justice wanting to seize control of the ethics complaint review process against its own lawyers to, as it says, stop "weaponization" by bar associations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-ny-grievance-attorneys-criticize-doj-proposal-as-unprecedented-attempt-to-insulate-governments-lawyers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-ny-grievance-attorneys-criticize-doj-proposal-as-unprecedented-attempt-to-insulate-governments-lawyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors Accuse Alston &amp; Bird of Enabling $328M Crypto Ponzi Scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors alleged that Goliath Ventures &ldquo;could not have gotten away with this massive fraud without the help of its law firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/investors-accuse-alston-amp-bird-of-enabling-328m-crypto-ponzi-scheme/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/investors-accuse-alston-amp-bird-of-enabling-328m-crypto-ponzi-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1st Circuit Sends 'Jurisdictional Tangle' Back to District Court for Arbitration Determination]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal appellate panel said a district court judge's decision to not rule on a motion to compel arbitration left the dispute in a procedural limbo.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/1st-circuit-sends-jurisdictional-tangle-back-to-district-court-for-arbitration-determination/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/1st-circuit-sends-jurisdictional-tangle-back-to-district-court-for-arbitration-determination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firms Face Additional Complexity In Sourcing Billable Hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Understanding how to properly source billable hours for tax purposes is crucial for law firms, particularly due to the varying rules across different states.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firms-face-additional-complexity-in-sourcing-billable-hours/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firms-face-additional-complexity-in-sourcing-billable-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future Deal Flow in Doubt as Law Firms Assess Impact of Iran War]]></title><description><![CDATA[As military conflict continues across the Middle East, some legal industry experts anticipate an impact to transactional and insurance practices in particular but stress that only time will tell.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/future-deal-flow-in-doubt-as-law-firms-assess-impact-of-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/future-deal-flow-in-doubt-as-law-firms-assess-impact-of-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As AI Creates Winners and Losers, Corporate Boards Struggle to Avoid Becoming the Weakest Link]]></title><description><![CDATA["When there's a board, you don't have anybody above them saying, 'Hey, don't do that,' or trying to hold them accountable. So I think that really magnifies the risk," said Tyler Thompson, a partner at Reed Smith.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-ai-creates-winners-and-losers-corporate-boards-struggle-to-avoid-becoming-the-weakest-link/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/as-ai-creates-winners-and-losers-corporate-boards-struggle-to-avoid-becoming-the-weakest-link/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Be an Active Participant,' Say Karthik Kumar and Frank DeCosta of Finnegan]]></title><description><![CDATA["If you aspire to be a leader you should be an active participant in the group that you are seeking to lead. Being a leader does not begin when you are given a title. Leaders are selected from those that are already by their continuous and meaningful contributions to the group acting as leaders."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-be-an-active-participant-say-karthik-kumar-and-frank-decosta-of-finnegan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-be-an-active-participant-say-karthik-kumar-and-frank-decosta-of-finnegan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google, DOJ Appeal Remedies Decision as US Judge Hires Technical Committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[A multimember technical committee will help U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta monitor whether Google complies with Mehta's behavioral remedies order while the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reviews consolidated appeals of the government plaintiffs and defendant Google all objecting to Mehta's final judgment finding the Big Tech company liable but rejecting a structural fix.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/google-doj-appeal-remedies-decision-as-us-judge-hires-technical-committee/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/google-doj-appeal-remedies-decision-as-us-judge-hires-technical-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linklaters Saudi Managing Partner Joins Gibson Dunn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Large law firms continue to expand in the Kingdom's capital. Although deal markets have paused amid war, regional M&amp;A is still expected to thrive in the long term.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/linklaters-saudi-managing-partner-joins-gibson-dunn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/linklaters-saudi-managing-partner-joins-gibson-dunn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEC, Justin Sun Strike Proposed $10M Settlement to Drop Charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a proposed settlement with Justin Sun, a Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur, in which one of his companies would pay a $10 million penalty, the agency announced Thursday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sec-justin-sun-strike-proposed-10m-settlement-to-drop-charges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/sec-justin-sun-strike-proposed-10m-settlement-to-drop-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2nd Trial Ever Ends in Texas Business Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge ruled in favor of Gibson Dunn's client in the second case ever to go to trial in a new Texas Business Court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/2nd-trial-ever-ends-in-texas-business-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/2nd-trial-ever-ends-in-texas-business-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legalweek 2026 Sneak Peek: The State of AI In the Legal Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of the Legalweek Conference taking place in New York City March 9-12, Legal Speak Executive Producer Charles Garnar discusses the current state of artificial intelligence in the legal market with Danielle Benecke, Global Head of Baker McKenzie's Applied AI practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legalweek-2026-sneak-peek-the-state-of-ai-in-the-legal-market/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/legalweek-2026-sneak-peek-the-state-of-ai-in-the-legal-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 200 Ex-Judges Tell Supreme Court: Your Unreasoned Emergency Orders Are Not Binding]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 175 former federal and state judges signed an amicus brief responding to the Trump administration's argument that lower courts are "flouting" the Supreme Court's unexplained emergency orders.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nearly-200-ex-judges-tell-supreme-court-your-unreasoned-emergency-orders-are-not-binding/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nearly-200-ex-judges-tell-supreme-court-your-unreasoned-emergency-orders-are-not-binding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Opaque' Discipline: Barred from Campus After Arrest at Protest March, UNC Law Grad Sues University]]></title><description><![CDATA[A UNC Law graduate sued the university, alleging that an improvised emergency discipline process, triggered by off%E2%80%91campus charges later dismissed, resulted in a one-year ban from campus and violated due process rights.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/opaque-discipline-barred-from-campus-after-arrest-at-protest-march-unc-law-grad-sues-university/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/opaque-discipline-barred-from-campus-after-arrest-at-protest-march-unc-law-grad-sues-university/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Judge Freezes BlockFills Assets Over Missing Bitcoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The temporary restraining order was entered without notice to Blockfills after the court cited a risk of &ldquo;immediate and irreparable injury,noting the firm had suspended client withdrawals and could be on the verge of insolvency.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-york-judge-freezes-blockfills-assets-over-missing-bitcoin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-york-judge-freezes-blockfills-assets-over-missing-bitcoin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Judge Orders Talc Lawyers to Discuss 'Alternative Counsel' to Beasley Allen: 'Real Risks Exist']]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh, in the District of New Jersey, rejected Beasley Allen's request to hold off her decision on whether to disqualify the plaintiffs' firm from leadership of the talc multidistrict litigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-judge-orders-talc-lawyers-to-discuss-alternative-counsel-to-beasley-allen-real-risks-exist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/federal-judge-orders-talc-lawyers-to-discuss-alternative-counsel-to-beasley-allen-real-risks-exist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan AG Sues Kalshi, Joining Legal Attack Against Prediction Market Exchanges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel alleged that KalshiEx LLC violated Michigan's Lawful Sports Betting Act by offering online sports wagers to state residents.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/michigan-ag-sues-kalshi-joining-legal-attack-against-prediction-market-exchanges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/michigan-ag-sues-kalshi-joining-legal-attack-against-prediction-market-exchanges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New AI Education Programs Abound as Legal Strives for Tech Literacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A growing number of initiatives are emerging aimed at teaching legal professionals about the opportunities and risks of gen AI.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-ai-education-programs-abound-as-legal-strives-for-tech-literacy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-ai-education-programs-abound-as-legal-strives-for-tech-literacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After DOJ's 'Whiplash' Moves, Trump Keeps Pressure on Big Law Deals, Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government offered no rationale for its change in plans. But some lawyers not involved in the case believe President Trump's deals with nine Am Law 100 law firms may be part of the DOJ's calculus in continuing to hold the line in its appeals.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-dojs-whiplash-moves-trump-keeps-pressure-on-big-law-deals-firms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/after-dojs-whiplash-moves-trump-keeps-pressure-on-big-law-deals-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9th Circuit Rejects Uber's Bid to Block Deactivation Protections for App-Based Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uber and Instacart argued the ordinance's requirement that online gig platforms' deactivation policies be "reasonably related" to the businesses' "safe and efficient operations" compels speech, as the companies are required to inform their workers in writing of the policies.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/9th-circuit-rejects-ubers-bid-to-block-deactivation-protections-for-app-based-workers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/9th-circuit-rejects-ubers-bid-to-block-deactivation-protections-for-app-based-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are the Am Law 200 Firms That Added the Most Attorneys in Illinois]]></title><description><![CDATA[The data was compiled for The American Lawyer's 2026 Laterals Report.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/here-are-the-am-law-200-firms-that-added-the-most-attorneys-in-illinois/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/here-are-the-am-law-200-firms-that-added-the-most-attorneys-in-illinois/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No Institution Is Above Accountability:' Seattle Archdiocese Must Respond to State's Subpoenas in Sex-Abuse Probe]]></title><description><![CDATA["For decades, survivors have fought to uncover the truth about how abuse was handled behind closed doors. The Court of Appeals' decision reinforces that no institution is above accountability when it comes to protecting children," said one of the attorneys representing survivors.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/no-institution-is-above-accountability-seattle-archdiocese-must-respond-to-states-subpoenas-in-sex-abuse-probe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/no-institution-is-above-accountability-seattle-archdiocese-must-respond-to-states-subpoenas-in-sex-abuse-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Intellectual Leader': Catherine Blake, US Senior District Judge in Maryland, Dies at 75]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blake presided over thousands of cases as a federal jurist, including an antitrust case the U.S. Department of Justice voluntarily dismissed in 2022 after Blake allowed government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton to consummate its $440 million acquisition of EverWatch.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/intellectual-leader-catherine-blake-us-senior-district-judge-in-maryland-dies-at-75/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/intellectual-leader-catherine-blake-us-senior-district-judge-in-maryland-dies-at-75/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Hybrid' Equity Offers 'The Best of Both Worlds'&amp;mdash;Along With Drawbacks&amp;mdash;to Law Firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[More and more, firms are blurring the lines. Referring to these firms as having "two-tier" partnerships "really should be a thing of the past," one expert said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/hybrid-equity-offers-the-best-of-both-worldsampmdashalong-with-drawbacksampmdashto-law-firms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/hybrid-equity-offers-the-best-of-both-worldsampmdashalong-with-drawbacksampmdashto-law-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swirl of Uncertainty Following Trump's Return to White House Put Many Companies in Cost-Cutting Mode]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump's war against DEI and tightening of immigration enforcement affected businesses far more broadly than any of his other policy changes, according to a Littler Mendelson survey released Thursday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/swirl-of-uncertainty-following-trumps-return-to-white-house-put-many-companies-in-cost-cutting-mode/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/swirl-of-uncertainty-following-trumps-return-to-white-house-put-many-companies-in-cost-cutting-mode/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embattled Federal HR Agency Hires GC Who Rarely Sits Still]]></title><description><![CDATA[On top of having deep legal experience, Kurt Dykstra is a former mayor, former college president and current major in the U.S. Army Reserve.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/embattled-federal-hr-agency-hires-gc-who-rarely-sits-still/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/embattled-federal-hr-agency-hires-gc-who-rarely-sits-still/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LexisNexis Faces Server Breach Impacting Legacy Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[LexisNexis said in a statement that sensitive personally identifiable information was not impacted by the breach, which has since been contained.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lexisnexis-faces-server-breach-impacting-legacy-data/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lexisnexis-faces-server-breach-impacting-legacy-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Payments and Crypto Expert Jess Cheng Joins Sidley Austin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cheng was previously a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati in New York, where she was head of the law firm's payments practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/payments-and-crypto-expert-jess-cheng-joins-sidley-austin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 01:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/payments-and-crypto-expert-jess-cheng-joins-sidley-austin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A Series of Extrapolations': Federal Judge Strikes Plaintiffs' Experts in Toxic Baby Food Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA['Plaintiffs have not identified any scientific studies of whether baby food, let alone defendants' baby food, can cause ASD or ADHD,&rdquo; U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley wrote in a Feb. 27 opinion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-series-of-extrapolations-federal-judge-strikes-plaintiffs-experts-in-toxic-baby-food-cases/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-series-of-extrapolations-federal-judge-strikes-plaintiffs-experts-in-toxic-baby-food-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for Nominations: New York Legal Awards 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seeking nominations to honor attorneys, firms and legal departments in New York state.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nominations-new-york-legal-awards-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/call-for-nominations-new-york-legal-awards-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No Chaos': Trade Judge Tells U.S. Customs Officials to Refund Improperly Imposed Tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior Judge Richard Eaton gave government counsel until Friday to prepare initial ideas on how customs could refund the tariffs to importers, without them having to file a lawsuit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/no-chaos-trade-judge-tells-us-customs-officials-to-refund-improperly-imposed-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/no-chaos-trade-judge-tells-us-customs-officials-to-refund-improperly-imposed-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvey Weinstein Retrial Gets Mid-April Date in Manhattan Criminal Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weinstein, 73, is scheduled to head to trial on a single count of third degree rape. A Manhattan jury was unable to return a verdict on that charge last summer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/harvey-weinstein-retrial-gets-mid-april-date-in-manhattan-criminal-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/harvey-weinstein-retrial-gets-mid-april-date-in-manhattan-criminal-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These 5 Scrappy Dutch Independents Dominate Big Tech Litigation in a Booming Field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent Dutch firms are redefining EU mass tech litigation, outpacing Big Law in defending major U.S. and global tech giants&mdash;and one Dutch firm is well ahead of all of its rivals.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/these-5-scrappy-dutch-independents-dominate-big-tech-litigation-in-a-booming-field/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/these-5-scrappy-dutch-independents-dominate-big-tech-litigation-in-a-booming-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Upholds High Bar for Asylum Appeals, Affirms Deportation of Salvadoran Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the denial of asylum to a Salvadoran family, whose father testified he had been targeted by a "sicario," or hitman, back home.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-upholds-high-bar-for-asylum-appeals-affirms-deportation-of-salvadoran-family/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-upholds-high-bar-for-asylum-appeals-affirms-deportation-of-salvadoran-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Oregon Jury Awards Record $242M Wildfire Verdict, Bayer's $7.25B Roundup Settlement Gets Pushback]]></title><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-oregon-jury-awards-record-242m-wildfire-verdict-bayers-725b-roundup-settlement-gets-pushback/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-oregon-jury-awards-record-242m-wildfire-verdict-bayers-725b-roundup-settlement-gets-pushback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How an Olympic Athlete Leverages Sports Psychology to Win in Court]]></title><description><![CDATA["If you want to be an all-around, complete trial lawyer, you've got to think about the psychology of everything you're doing, what you're saying and how you react to things," the 54-year-old Olympic curler and personal injury lawyer told Law.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-an-olympic-athlete-leverages-sports-psychology-to-win-in-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-an-olympic-athlete-leverages-sports-psychology-to-win-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudization: The Race for Law Firm Talent and Influence in a Kingdom Under Fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firms are flooding into Saudi Arabia chasing billion-dollar deals, but conflict on the Kingdom's doorstep, a fierce scramble for talent, and a country downsizing its grand ambitions are testing nerves.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/saudization-the-race-for-law-firm-talent-and-influence-in-a-kingdom-under-fire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/saudization-the-race-for-law-firm-talent-and-influence-in-a-kingdom-under-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Actively Opaque' Processes Await Some Newly Minted Am Law Partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently promoted partners varied greatly in their satisfaction with their new roles, a Law.com survey found.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/actively-opaque-processes-await-some-newly-minted-am-law-partners/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/actively-opaque-processes-await-some-newly-minted-am-law-partners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Lovells, Thriving Amid Growing Global Uncertainty, Boosts Revenue by 10.8% in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm will enter its anticipated merger with Cadwalader Wickersham &amp; Taft buoyed by three consecutive years of record growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-thriving-amid-growing-global-uncertainty-boosts-revenue-by-108-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/hogan-lovells-thriving-amid-growing-global-uncertainty-boosts-revenue-by-108-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Success is Learning, and Failure Is Not Trying': How a Microsoft Alum Leverages Human Nature to Lead Legal]]></title><description><![CDATA["There is almost nothing more powerful than demonstrating that something matters by being willing to do it yourself," said Jason Barnwell, who started in December as chief legal officer of the CLM software-maker Agiloft.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/success-is-learning-and-failure-is-not-trying-how-a-microsoft-alum-leverages-human-nature-to-lead-legal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/success-is-learning-and-failure-is-not-trying-how-a-microsoft-alum-leverages-human-nature-to-lead-legal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Always Be Learning and Growing,' Says Sarah Heaton Concannon of Quinn Emanuel]]></title><description><![CDATA["My chief piece of advice is to always be learning and growing. At no point in your career&mdash;including for me, even now, over 25 years in&mdash;should you feel like you are standing still or stagnating. Every day of my practice I feel like I am learning something new. That keeps me thriving and excited about my practice."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-always-be-learning-and-growing-says-sarah-heaton-concannon-of-quinn-emanuel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-practice-group-chair-always-be-learning-and-growing-says-sarah-heaton-concannon-of-quinn-emanuel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers Accidentally Reveal Trade Secrets: 'That Was Very Surprising']]></title><description><![CDATA[A Houston hospitality tech company lost its trade secrets injunction against a Plano competitor after its own attorneys inadvertently exposed the allegedly confidential document to open court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawyers-accidentally-reveal-trade-secrets-that-was-very-surprising/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawyers-accidentally-reveal-trade-secrets-that-was-very-surprising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Goodbye: When Law Firms Make Leaving the Hardest Part of the Job]]></title><description><![CDATA[When partnerships turn departures into drawn-out battles, what does it say about confidence, culture and control?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-long-goodbye-when-law-firms-make-leaving-the-hardest-part-of-the-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-long-goodbye-when-law-firms-make-leaving-the-hardest-part-of-the-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Compliance Risks Rise, Even as US Retreats From Bribery Enforcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission brought a total of two Foreign Corrupt Practices Act-related cases last year. That was down from 40 a year earlier.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/global-compliance-risks-rise-even-as-us-retreats-from-bribery-enforcement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/global-compliance-risks-rise-even-as-us-retreats-from-bribery-enforcement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Judges Handling Thousands of Tariff Refund Suits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three jurists in New York City are poised to hear thousands of lawsuits seeking refunds for the billions paid in illegally enacted tariffs. Who are they?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meet-the-judges-handling-thousands-of-tariff-refund-suits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/meet-the-judges-handling-thousands-of-tariff-refund-suits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florida Judge Appoints Receiver to Oversee Assets of Crypto Firm Goliath Ventures]]></title><description><![CDATA["At the end of the day, it's just the first step in a long process for the victims," said Jordan Shaw, chair of the commercial litigation practice at Shaw Lewenz, whose motion seeking appointment of a receiver for the collapsed cryptocurrency hedge fund was approved Tuesday by the Broward Circuit Court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/florida-judge-appoints-receiver-to-oversee-assets-of-crypto-firm-goliath-ventures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/florida-judge-appoints-receiver-to-oversee-assets-of-crypto-firm-goliath-ventures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Announcing the 2026 Florida Legal Awards Shortlist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Florida Legal Awards annually recognizes those who have made significant contributions to the legal industry in Florida. All honorees will be recognized, and winners in finalist categories announced, at an awards dinner in Miami in April.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/announcing-the-2026-florida-legal-awards-shortlist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/announcing-the-2026-florida-legal-awards-shortlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Dems Press Kirkland &amp; Ellis on Trump Deal, Possible Bribery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest letter from Senators Richard Blumenthal, Adam Schiff and Congressman Jamie Raskin marks their fourth attempt to gather information on Kirkland's deal with the Trump administration.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/top-dems-press-kirkland-amp-ellis-on-trump-deal-possible-bribery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/top-dems-press-kirkland-amp-ellis-on-trump-deal-possible-bribery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trio of Kirkland Partners Exits to Launch Litigation Boutique]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an interview, the partners said market increases in billing rates, along with all the competition and consolidation among the Am Law 100, open up opportunities.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trio-of-kirkland-partners-exits-to-launch-litigation-boutique/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trio-of-kirkland-partners-exits-to-launch-litigation-boutique/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Racist Sentencing Judge?': DOJ Stuns Supreme Court With Stance on Appeal Waivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Justice Department struggled to convince the justices that plea bargained waivers of appeal should be enforceable even in cases where the judge sentenced a defendant for a sexist, racist or other arbitrary reason.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/racist-sentencing-judge-doj-stuns-supreme-court-with-stance-on-appeal-waivers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/racist-sentencing-judge-doj-stuns-supreme-court-with-stance-on-appeal-waivers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Won't Halt NY's Congestion Pricing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision represents a victory for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has been an ardent supporter of the congestion pricing program.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-wont-halt-nys-congestion-pricing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/judge-wont-halt-nys-congestion-pricing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broadcom Legal Chief's Monstrous Pay Package in '24 Proves Not to Be a Fluke]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Brazeal has spent 24 years at Broadcom across two stints. He's been legal chief since 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/broadcom-legal-chiefs-monstrous-pay-package-in-24-proves-not-to-be-a-fluke/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/broadcom-legal-chiefs-monstrous-pay-package-in-24-proves-not-to-be-a-fluke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer Class Action Against Eggland's Best 'Cage Free' Advertising Moves Forward, Judge Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Franklin U. Valderrama for the Northern District of Illinois cleared the bulk of a consumer class action against Eggland's Best to move forward after concluding that the group of plaintiffs sufficiently alleged they were misled by statements on the brand's "cage free" egg packaging.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/consumer-class-action-against-egglands-best-cage-free-advertising-moves-forward-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/consumer-class-action-against-egglands-best-cage-free-advertising-moves-forward-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NY Judge: Crypto Platform Developers Not Liable for Misconduct of Unknown Third-Party Issuers]]></title><description><![CDATA["Despite three chances to get it right, plaintiffs remain unable to allege plausible claims," U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York wrote in the 32-page opinion and order.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ny-judge-crypto-platform-developers-not-liable-for-misconduct-of-unknown-third-party-issuers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ny-judge-crypto-platform-developers-not-liable-for-misconduct-of-unknown-third-party-issuers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week in Data March 3: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including Big Law's biggest lateral hires of 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-march-3-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-week-in-data-march-3-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northwestern Hospital Can Proceed With Equitable Relief in Insurance Dispute, Federal Judge Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The judge noted a split between other courts in the district about whether quantum meruit claims can be maintained against third-party beneficiaries to the BCBS Illinois contract. The court said it would fall in line with another Chicago federal judge's decision from early February, allowing a California hospital to pursue equitable relief against another BCBS affiliate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/northwestern-hospital-can-proceed-with-equitable-relief-in-insurance-dispute-federal-judge-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/northwestern-hospital-can-proceed-with-equitable-relief-in-insurance-dispute-federal-judge-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Trump v. Slaughter: Bill Kovacic on the Supreme Court Fight Over FTC Firings]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on Legal Speak, we preview a Supreme Court Brief discussion about whether President Donald Trump should be allowed to fire members of "independent agencies," including the Federal Trade Commission.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/inside-trump-v-slaughter-bill-kovacic-on-the-supreme-court-fight-over-ftc-firings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/inside-trump-v-slaughter-bill-kovacic-on-the-supreme-court-fight-over-ftc-firings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Financials Show Declines in Big Law Equity Tiers, With Law Firms Being 'Much More Careful']]></title><description><![CDATA[Law firms' equity tiers may continue to shrink in 2026, partly as a way to keep up profits amid uncertain demand and pressure on billing rate hikes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/early-financials-show-declines-in-big-law-equity-tiers-with-law-firms-being-much-more-careful/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/early-financials-show-declines-in-big-law-equity-tiers-with-law-firms-being-much-more-careful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOJ Seeks to Reverse Course on Dismissing Appeal on Law Firm Executive Order Litigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the government's filing, the law firms' counsel said they &ldquo;oppose the government's unexplained request to withdraw yesterday's voluntary dismissal, to which all parties had agreed. Under no circumstances should the government's unexplained about-face provide a basis for an extension of its brief.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/doj-seeks-to-reverse-course-on-dismissing-appeal-on-law-firm-executive-order-litigation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/doj-seeks-to-reverse-course-on-dismissing-appeal-on-law-firm-executive-order-litigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exasperated, GCs Finally Demand Transparency, Value From Outside Counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;With bills like these, it's hard not to feel like you are a cow getting milked,said Andrew Woods, general counsel of PubMatic. &ldquo;Half the time I moo quietly to myself while I'm reviewing my counsel bills.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/exasperated-gcs-finally-demand-transparency-value-from-outside-counsel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/exasperated-gcs-finally-demand-transparency-value-from-outside-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than a Dozen Law Firms Criticize 'Fast Track' Approval of $7.25B Roundup Settlement as 'Unreasonable']]></title><description><![CDATA['The court should not rubber-stamp even the first step of this vast proposal,' law firms claiming to represent 20,000 Roundup clients wrote in an intervention motion about the $7.25 billion class action settlement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/more-than-a-dozen-law-firms-criticize-fast-track-approval-of-725b-roundup-settlement-as-unreasonable/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/more-than-a-dozen-law-firms-criticize-fast-track-approval-of-725b-roundup-settlement-as-unreasonable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too Fat to Succeed at Work? 'Overweight' Could Soon Be a Protected Class]]></title><description><![CDATA["A lot of people think that being fat is a choice," noted Law Professor Doron Dorfman, who said overweight people historically had minimal legal protection because the issue of weight was saddled with moral questions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/too-fat-to-succeed-at-work-overweight-could-soon-be-a-protected-class/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/too-fat-to-succeed-at-work-overweight-could-soon-be-a-protected-class/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2025 LatAm Top 30: The Largest Law Firms in Latin America and the Caribbean by Head Count]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil firms continue to maintain high head counts, but nine of the top firms are headquartered outside of Latin America.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2025-latam-top-30-the-largest-law-firms-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-head-count/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2025-latam-top-30-the-largest-law-firms-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-head-count/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Federal Anti-Corruption Chief Spells Out Long-Term Consequences of DOJ's &amp;lsquo;Illness']]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a &ldquo;broader kind of illness at DOJ,said John Keller, who once led the DOJ's Public Corruption Unit before resigning in February 2025 alongside several DOJ officials over a directive to end the prosecution of Eric Adams.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/former-federal-anti-corruption-chief-spells-out-long-term-consequences-of-dojs-amplsquoillness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/former-federal-anti-corruption-chief-spells-out-long-term-consequences-of-dojs-amplsquoillness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Was Behind a Spike in Judicial Misconduct Complaints Last Year?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As is common each year, the allegations made most frequently were related to the merits of a decision or ruling (with 1,603 allegations), up 400 from 2024. Litigants accounted for 79% of complainants, followed by prison inmates at 16%.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/what-was-behind-a-spike-in-judicial-misconduct-complaints-last-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/what-was-behind-a-spike-in-judicial-misconduct-complaints-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury Trial Begins in DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Live Nation-Ticketmaster Breakup]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former New York University business school professor may testify as a damages expert for the plaintiffs as the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust case against defendants Live Nation and Ticketmaster proceeds to a jury trial in Manhattan federal court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jury-trial-begins-in-doj-lawsuit-seeking-live-nation-ticketmaster-breakup/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jury-trial-begins-in-doj-lawsuit-seeking-live-nation-ticketmaster-breakup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFTC Taps Greenberg Traurig Shareholder David Miller to Be Enforcement Director]]></title><description><![CDATA[CFTC chairman Michael S. Selig appoints veteran prosecutor David I. Miller as enforcement chief as the agency deepens its oversight of crypto and prediction markets.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cftc-taps-greenberg-traurig-shareholder-david-miller-to-be-enforcement-director/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/cftc-taps-greenberg-traurig-shareholder-david-miller-to-be-enforcement-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOJ Moves to Abandon Appeal of Law Firm EO Cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[In statements, the firms quickly celebrated the DOJ's filing for dismissal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/doj-moves-to-abandon-appeal-of-law-firm-eo-cases/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/doj-moves-to-abandon-appeal-of-law-firm-eo-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-WWE Legal Chief Decides He's Ready for Rumble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maurice Edelson is joining the YouTube competitor as it strives to reach profitability and regain the engagement it experienced during the 2024 presidential election.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-wwe-legal-chief-decides-hes-ready-for-rumble/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-wwe-legal-chief-decides-hes-ready-for-rumble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investment Firm Says BlockFills Drained Client Bitcoin, Masked Huge Losses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dominion Capital alleged that BlockFills commingled client assets and concealed heavy losses, seeking damages and an asset freeze after the cryptocurrency lender halted withdrawals.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/investment-firm-says-blockfills-drained-client-bitcoin-masked-huge-losses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:25:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/investment-firm-says-blockfills-drained-client-bitcoin-masked-huge-losses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Do When Trade Non-Compliance Turns Criminal: Potential Trial Defenses in Tariff Evasion Prosecutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article examines potential defenses in tariff evasion and non-compliance prosecutions and offers practical guidance for counsel preparing to litigate them.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/what-to-do-when-trade-non-compliance-turns-criminal-potential-trial-defenses-in-tariff-evasion-prosecutions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/what-to-do-when-trade-non-compliance-turns-criminal-potential-trial-defenses-in-tariff-evasion-prosecutions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlanta Judge Resigned but Is Not Off the Hook: Discipline Case Continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a judicial watchdog agency contends the resignation of a judge during a pending ethics case "should not result in the matter being dismissed as moot," respondent counsel for a former Atlanta judge challenge the notion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/atlanta-judge-resigned-but-is-not-off-the-hook-discipline-case-continues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/atlanta-judge-resigned-but-is-not-off-the-hook-discipline-case-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Law Firms Draw Up Middle East Evacuation Plans Amid Iran Attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several major firms, including White &amp; Case and Baker McKenzie, have told staff to work remotely following Iranian missile and drone attacks that are disrupting airspace and financial markets.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/major-law-firms-draw-up-middle-east-evacuation-plans-amid-iran-attacks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/major-law-firms-draw-up-middle-east-evacuation-plans-amid-iran-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adobe Wooed Pentland Aboard as CLO With Eight-Figure Stock Grant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adobe said it set Louise Pentland's new hire stock grant "at the level it determined necessary to be market competitive, taking into consideration our emphasis on at-risk versus fixed compensation opportunities, and to make her whole for the significant equity she forfeited from her prior employer."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/adobe-wooed-pentland-aboard-as-clo-with-eight-figure-stock-grant/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/adobe-wooed-pentland-aboard-as-clo-with-eight-figure-stock-grant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made It Back to Partner: 'Business Development Is a Long Game,' Michael Millikan of Ice Miller]]></title><description><![CDATA["Be engaged. Be present in the office. Build relationships. Seek feedback. Make time for these things and ask your partners how you can improve. Do not make the same mistake twice. Begin building your network early and stay intentional about staying in touch with colleagues, friends and acquaintances. Business development is a long game, and consistent effort is noticed by the partnership, appreciated and it positions you well for the next step in your career&mdash;becoming a partner."&nbsp;&nbs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-it-back-to-partner-business-development-is-a-long-game-michael-millikan-of-ice-miller/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-it-back-to-partner-business-development-is-a-long-game-michael-millikan-of-ice-miller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Law Firm Strategy is Destroying Culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Culture is a misused word, but it's real and should be considered alongside any strategic play, The Global Lawyer argues.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/modern-law-firm-strategy-is-destroying-culture/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 23:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/modern-law-firm-strategy-is-destroying-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. and Israeli Missile Strikes on Iran Leave Big Law's Middle East Offices on Alert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency alerts, flight cancellations, and a luxury hotel fire have shaken the UAE's legal hub, with&nbsp;firms trying to ensure the safety of lawyers on the ground.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/us-and-israeli-missile-strikes-on-iran-leave-big-laws-middle-east-offices-on-alert/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 23:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/us-and-israeli-missile-strikes-on-iran-leave-big-laws-middle-east-offices-on-alert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed Federal Rule Is Good for Employers&amp;mdash;Depending on Location]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed regulations should serve as a reminder for employers to think through their classification of workers as independent contractors, said attorney Mark Goldstein of Reed Smith in New York.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/proposed-federal-rule-is-good-for-employersampmdashdepending-on-location/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/proposed-federal-rule-is-good-for-employersampmdashdepending-on-location/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ga. Judges Say the Rule of Law Is in Danger&amp;mdash;Here's What You Can Do About It]]></title><description><![CDATA[The numbers are "pretty frightening," according to a panel moderator at the Georgia Bar, Media &amp; Judiciary Conference held Feb. 20.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ga-judges-say-the-rule-of-law-is-in-dangerampmdashheres-what-you-can-do-about-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ga-judges-say-the-rule-of-law-is-in-dangerampmdashheres-what-you-can-do-about-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wachtell, Debevoise, Cravath and Latham Among Law Firms Tapped for Historic Paramount, Warner Bros. Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The largest all-cash deal in corporate history also features Cleary.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/wachtell-debevoise-cravath-and-latham-among-law-firms-tapped-for-historic-paramount-warner-bros-deal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/wachtell-debevoise-cravath-and-latham-among-law-firms-tapped-for-historic-paramount-warner-bros-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oregon Jury Awards Record $242M To 16 Wildfire Victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wednesday's verdict, which is expected to increase to $305 million when doubling economic damages under Oregon law and adding a 25% multiplier for punitive damages, is the 16th trial against PacifiCorp.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/oregon-jury-awards-record-242m-to-16-wildfire-victims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/oregon-jury-awards-record-242m-to-16-wildfire-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowell, Polsinelli, Hogan Lovells, Holland &amp; Knight, Pillsbury Among Big Firms in Tariff Refund Battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of cases have been filed in the week since the U.S. Supreme Court decision, with many more expected to be filed in the coming weeks and months.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/crowell-polsinelli-hogan-lovells-holland-amp-knight-pillsbury-among-big-firms-in-tariff-refund-battle/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/crowell-polsinelli-hogan-lovells-holland-amp-knight-pillsbury-among-big-firms-in-tariff-refund-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Paul Weiss Clients Are Receiving Brad Karp's Return to Litigation Partner Ranks]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Big Law, as with most industries, the ideal scenario is about pleasing the client and keeping business, and Law.com interviews with some of Karp's clients indicate they want him to stay on their matters.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-paul-weiss-clients-are-receiving-brad-karps-return-to-litigation-partner-ranks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-paul-weiss-clients-are-receiving-brad-karps-return-to-litigation-partner-ranks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maduro's Counsel Says Government Is &amp;lsquo;Outright Forbidding Payment' for Legal Defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barry Pollack argued that his Maduro will not be able to receive a fair defense against the narco-terrorism conspiracy case the U.S .has brought against him, if the U.S. government continues to block Venezuela from paying his legal fees.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/maduros-counsel-says-government-is-amplsquooutright-forbidding-payment-for-legal-defense/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/maduros-counsel-says-government-is-amplsquooutright-forbidding-payment-for-legal-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litigation Trends to Watch: Claims Surge Over New DOJ Privacy Rule, Excluded Shareholder Proposals and Third-Party Hiring Agencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new line of class actions accuses businesses of transferring data to 'countries of concern' under the DOJ's Bulk Data Transfer Rule.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-claims-surge-over-new-doj-privacy-rule-excluded-shareholder-proposals-and-third-party-hiring-agencies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/litigation-trends-to-watch-claims-surge-over-new-doj-privacy-rule-excluded-shareholder-proposals-and-third-party-hiring-agencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlocking the Future: How AI Is Redefining Corporate Legal Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal teams face rising data, regulation, and cost pressures. This webcast shows how to adopt AI responsibly, manage risk, and transform legal into a proactive, data-driven strategic partner.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/unlocking-the-future-how-ai-is-redefining-corporate-legal-strategy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/unlocking-the-future-how-ai-is-redefining-corporate-legal-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Judge Blocks Binance's Bid to Dodge Investor Class Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[A New York federal judge refused to send a long-running securities class action against Binance to arbitration, ruling that users who signed up before a 2019 terms update were not bound by a later-added arbitration clause.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-york-judge-blocks-binances-bid-to-dodge-investor-class-action/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/new-york-judge-blocks-binances-bid-to-dodge-investor-class-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9th Circuit Reinstates Trump Order Ending Union Bargaining for Federal Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal appeals court said the six federal worker unions that sued over the executive order failed to show it was likely issued in retaliation for their constitutionally protected public criticism of the Trump administration.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/9th-circuit-reinstates-trump-order-ending-union-bargaining-for-federal-workers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/9th-circuit-reinstates-trump-order-ending-union-bargaining-for-federal-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Nuanced Discussion with David Lat About Paul Weiss and Brad Karp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney, author and journalist David Lat joins Legal Speak's Patrick Smith for a more detailed look at what transpired at Paul Weiss and what happens next for Brad Karp.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-nuanced-discussion-with-david-lat-about-paul-weiss-and-brad-karp/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-nuanced-discussion-with-david-lat-about-paul-weiss-and-brad-karp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[String of GOP-Appointed Circuit Judges Announce Senior Status Plans. Are More to Come?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past week three appellate judges, all appointees of former President George W. Bush, informed the White House of their plans to take semi-retirement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/string-of-gop-appointed-circuit-judges-announce-senior-status-plans-are-more-to-come/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/string-of-gop-appointed-circuit-judges-announce-senior-status-plans-are-more-to-come/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darrois Lures Back Former Managing Partner in Four-Lawyer Raid on France's Gide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darrois' big move on its French rival comes a few weeks after Gide took a major private equity team from Top 50 firm Paul Hastings.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/darrois-lures-back-former-managing-partner-in-four-lawyer-raid-on-frances-gide/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/darrois-lures-back-former-managing-partner-in-four-lawyer-raid-on-frances-gide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Barista Aprons to Factory Floors: Why Top GCs Savor Time in the Trenches]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;If you really want to deeply learn the business, you have to be a part of the business and not just sit in meetings,said Jessica Nguyen, deputy general counsel of Docusign.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/from-barista-aprons-to-factory-floors-why-top-gcs-savor-time-in-the-trenches/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/from-barista-aprons-to-factory-floors-why-top-gcs-savor-time-in-the-trenches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Founded a Law Firm: 'Build a Structure That Can Grow Beyond You,' Says John Hall Jr. of Hall Booth Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA["You need a deep understanding of your craft, clear principles for how you intend to practice, and a genuine understanding of the clients you are serving. This is a service profession at its core. Beyond that, build a structure that can grow beyond you. If the goal is personal recognition rather than collective success, the effort will fall short. Sustainable success comes from assembling a strong team aligned around shared values and a common direction."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-founded-a-law-firm-build-a-structure-that-can-grow-beyond-you-says-john-hall-jr-of-hall-booth-smith/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-founded-a-law-firm-build-a-structure-that-can-grow-beyond-you-says-john-hall-jr-of-hall-booth-smith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Firm Disrupted: The Limitations on Following the Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are some legal markets at risk of being oversaturated as Big Law moves in? At this point, there appears to be no shortage of work to go around in some growing markets in the U.S., but a limited talent pool could pose problems down the road.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-the-limitations-on-following-the-money/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/law-firm-disrupted-the-limitations-on-following-the-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DraftKings' Move for Early Appeal Fails in Class Action Over App Liability]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sports-betting company requested to certify an interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, asking if a mobile app or its specific features can qualify as a "product" under Illinois' products liability law.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/draftkings-move-for-early-appeal-fails-in-class-action-over-app-liability/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/draftkings-move-for-early-appeal-fails-in-class-action-over-app-liability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walmart to Pay $100M to Settle FTC Charges It Overstated Delivery Drivers' Earnings Potential]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FTC and 11 states allege that the retail giant engaged in a variety of deceptive practices that collectively deprived the independent contractors who deliver for the company's Spark Driver program of tens of millions of dollars in earnings.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/walmart-to-pay-100m-to-settle-ftc-charges-it-overstated-delivery-drivers-earnings-potential/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/walmart-to-pay-100m-to-settle-ftc-charges-it-overstated-delivery-drivers-earnings-potential/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Securities Lawsuit Challenging Musk's Statements About Twitter Deal Heads to Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trial is scheduled to last for two to three weeks, with a break on March 11, and will be held at the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/securities-lawsuit-challenging-musks-statements-about-twitter-deal-heads-to-trial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/securities-lawsuit-challenging-musks-statements-about-twitter-deal-heads-to-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AccessLex Launches Tool to Help Law Students Navigate Private Lending]]></title><description><![CDATA[AccessLex developed the tool in response to the student loan caps and the elimination of federal graduate and professional Direct PLUS loans, as mandated in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/accesslex-launches-tool-to-help-law-students-navigate-private-lending/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/accesslex-launches-tool-to-help-law-students-navigate-private-lending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Stunning Fall From Grace': Prosecutors Seek Tom Goldstein's Detention Pending Sentencing]]></title><description><![CDATA["His exposure is certainly federal prison in addition to significant restitution, fines and things of that nature," a Cole Schotz member and white-collar criminal defense lawyer said of SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein after a Maryland federal trial jury found Goldstein guilty of 12 white-collar criminal felonies.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/stunning-fall-from-grace-prosecutors-seek-tom-goldsteins-detention-pending-sentencing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/stunning-fall-from-grace-prosecutors-seek-tom-goldsteins-detention-pending-sentencing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plaintiff in Social Media Addiction Trial Testifies: &amp;lsquo;It's Too Hard To Be Without It']]></title><description><![CDATA[The plaintiff in a high-profile trial against Meta and YouTube who goes by Kaley, or K.G.M., said she became addicted to social media as a child, leading to her depression and body dysmorphia.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/plaintiff-in-social-media-addiction-trial-testifies-amplsquoits-too-hard-to-be-without-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/plaintiff-in-social-media-addiction-trial-testifies-amplsquoits-too-hard-to-be-without-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Long Before the Supreme Court Deals With Executive Deference?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the U.S. Supreme Court took down President Donald Trump's tariffs, the justices were able to stay silent on how much deference they owe the president on the emergency declarations supporting the levies, but experts are questioning how long the justices can avoid that showdown.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-long-before-the-supreme-court-deals-with-executive-deference/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-long-before-the-supreme-court-deals-with-executive-deference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How A Former Miami Chief Criminal Prosecutor Stayed in Touch With Epstein After His Plea Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Menchel, who left the U.S. Attorney's Office in 2007 and spoke and dined with Epstein on multiple occasions between 2010 and 2018, maintains that his private-practice relationship with Epstein was strictly business.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-a-former-miami-chief-criminal-prosecutor-stayed-in-touch-with-epstein-after-his-plea-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-a-former-miami-chief-criminal-prosecutor-stayed-in-touch-with-epstein-after-his-plea-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Kobre &amp; Kim Partner Stayed in Touch With Epstein After His Plea Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Menchel, who left the U.S. Attorney's Office in 2007 and spoke and dined with Epstein on multiple occasions between 2010 and 2018, maintains that his private-practice relationship with Epstein was strictly business.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-a-kobre-amp-kim-partner-stayed-in-touch-with-epstein-after-his-plea-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-a-kobre-amp-kim-partner-stayed-in-touch-with-epstein-after-his-plea-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A Phenomenal Year': Greenberg Traurig Approaches $3B in Revenue for the First Time in Firm History]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm grew profits per equity partner by over 10% to nearly $2.9 million, while keeping its equity partner head count steady.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-phenomenal-year-greenberg-traurig-approaches-3b-in-revenue-for-the-first-time-in-firm-history/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-phenomenal-year-greenberg-traurig-approaches-3b-in-revenue-for-the-first-time-in-firm-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Next Steps for Law Firms in AI Adoption are Less Scaling and More Strategic Planning]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI is already undermining some of the most basic relationships within and beyond law firms. The truly &ldquo;AI-nativelaw firm of the near future will not function anything like today's barely-digitalized, analog-native law firm. So what's a managing partner to do?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-next-steps-for-law-firms-in-ai-adoption-are-less-scaling-and-more-strategic-planning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-next-steps-for-law-firms-in-ai-adoption-are-less-scaling-and-more-strategic-planning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poultry Plant Workers' Class Action to Continue Despite Arbitration Demand, Fed Judge Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plaintiffs claimed they and other workers were required to complete multiple work-related tasks without compensation, including arriving early to pass through security, obtaining and putting on mandatory protective gear, and waiting in line to clock in.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/poultry-plant-workers-class-action-to-continue-despite-arbitration-demand-fed-judge-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/poultry-plant-workers-class-action-to-continue-despite-arbitration-demand-fed-judge-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of EPA's Endangerment Finding Creates Regulatory Cloud for Businesses, Lawyers Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Endangerment Finding underpinned Clean Air Act regulations meant to combat climate change by limiting greenhouse gas emissions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/end-of-epas-endangerment-finding-creates-regulatory-cloud-for-businesses-lawyers-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/end-of-epas-endangerment-finding-creates-regulatory-cloud-for-businesses-lawyers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Orders Anthropic to Drop Its Ethics Safeguards, Spurring High-Stakes Showdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic does not want its models used for autonomous weapons or for surveillance of Americans, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the company to drop its objections by Friday afternoon.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/pentagon-orders-anthropic-to-drop-its-ethics-safeguards-spurring-high-stakes-showdown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/pentagon-orders-anthropic-to-drop-its-ethics-safeguards-spurring-high-stakes-showdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockbuster Mergers Are Adding Fuel to an Already Hot Lateral Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Anytime there's a merger or a new entrant into the market, that volatility creates movement among lawyers,explained Major Lindsey &amp; Africa partner David Schwartz.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/blockbuster-mergers-are-adding-fuel-to-an-already-hot-lateral-market/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/blockbuster-mergers-are-adding-fuel-to-an-already-hot-lateral-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunton Andrews Kurth Becomes Latest Foreign Firm to Shutter China Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm maintains two Asian offices, in Tokyo and Bangkok, but continues a trend that has seen more than two dozen foreign law firms close offices across Greater China in the last three years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/hunton-andrews-kurth-becomes-latest-foreign-firm-to-shutter-china-office/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/hunton-andrews-kurth-becomes-latest-foreign-firm-to-shutter-china-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Eggshell' Plaintiff In Social Media Addiction Trial Set to Testify on Thursday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Burke, who was a therapist to plaintiff Kaley, or K.G.M., for six months in 2019, provided testimony in the Los Angeles Superior Court trial on Wednesday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/eggshell-plaintiff-in-social-media-addiction-trial-set-to-testify-on-thursday/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/eggshell-plaintiff-in-social-media-addiction-trial-set-to-testify-on-thursday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Texas Business Court Jury Verdict: Investor Wins Contract Dispute Over Deepwater Oil Terminal Stake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Logistics proved a challenge in the first Texas Business Court jury trial in Houston.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/first-texas-business-court-jury-verdict-investor-wins-contract-dispute-over-deepwater-oil-terminal-stake/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/first-texas-business-court-jury-verdict-investor-wins-contract-dispute-over-deepwater-oil-terminal-stake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury Convicts SCOTUSblog Founder Tom Goldstein in Criminal Tax Fraud Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Goldstein, 55, faces a potential years-long prison sentence after a jury returned a verdict finding him guilty on 12 of the 16 counts in the operative indictment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jury-convicts-scotusblog-founder-tom-goldstein-in-criminal-tax-fraud-trial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:02:37 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jury-convicts-scotusblog-founder-tom-goldstein-in-criminal-tax-fraud-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NJ Judge Tosses Investors' IREN Lawsuit Backed by Davis Polk Defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors' securities claims against Bitcoin%E2%80%91miner IREN collapsed as a New Jersey judge ruled that investors failed to show the company misled the market in the run%E2%80%91up to its initial public offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nj-judge-tosses-investors-iren-lawsuit-backed-by-davis-polk-defense/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/nj-judge-tosses-investors-iren-lawsuit-backed-by-davis-polk-defense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Motley Rice Attorney Faces 20 Years in Prison and $250K Fine for Defrauding Law Firm, Clients]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Swett, who represented individuals suing Johnson &amp; Johnson in mass tort litigation over talc, agreed to plead guilty to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges Monday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-motley-rice-attorney-faces-20-years-in-prison-and-250k-fine-for-defrauding-law-firm-clients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/ex-motley-rice-attorney-faces-20-years-in-prison-and-250k-fine-for-defrauding-law-firm-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Amazon's Latest Fake%E2%80%91Review Crackdown: a Lawsuit That Reads Like a Price List for Deception]]></title><description><![CDATA[In mid%E2%80%912025, the company secured a King County Superior Court order transferring control of more than 75 domains used to market fake five%E2%80%91star reviews and fraudulent seller accounts, its largest website%E2%80%91seizure action to date.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/inside-amazons-latest-fakee28091review-crackdown-a-lawsuit-that-reads-like-a-price-list-for-deception/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/inside-amazons-latest-fakee28091review-crackdown-a-lawsuit-that-reads-like-a-price-list-for-deception/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Full DC Circuit Weighs Order Blocking Trump's Alleged CFPB Shutdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;What you want us to hold is that the CSRA [Civil Service Reform Act] has tentacles that reach across the entire litigation system to prevent courts from even ordering the government to comply with the Constitution by keeping functioning the offices that Congress has created and funded,said Judge Cornelia Pillard.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/full-dc-circuit-weighs-order-blocking-trumps-alleged-cfpb-shutdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/full-dc-circuit-weighs-order-blocking-trumps-alleged-cfpb-shutdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SCOTUS Lawyer Puts AI to the Ultimate Oral Argument Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on Legal Speak, we preview a Supreme Court Brief discussion about the promise and peril of using AI to litigate cases at the Supreme Court.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/scotus-lawyer-puts-ai-to-the-ultimate-oral-argument-test/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/scotus-lawyer-puts-ai-to-the-ultimate-oral-argument-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['MAGA Nation Ripped Me Apart': This Atlanta Attorney Got Trump's Lawyers to Settle]]></title><description><![CDATA[After taking on President Donald Trump as a defendant and achieving a favorable outcome in a copyright infringement dispute, Atlanta entertainment attorney James L. Walker, Jr. reveals why other artists are likely to benefit from his settlement strategy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/maga-nation-ripped-me-apart-this-atlanta-attorney-got-trumps-lawyers-to-settle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/maga-nation-ripped-me-apart-this-atlanta-attorney-got-trumps-lawyers-to-settle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deluge of FedEx Driver-Overtime Lawsuits Highlights Risks Employers Face From Using Contract Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patricia Prezioso of Sills Cummis &amp; Gross said demonstrating that a worker is genuinely a contractor can be tricky, especially if that person is doing work that's the same or similar to work performed by employees.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/deluge-of-fedex-driver-overtime-lawsuits-highlights-risks-employers-face-from-using-contract-workers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/deluge-of-fedex-driver-overtime-lawsuits-highlights-risks-employers-face-from-using-contract-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A Meritless Bullying Tactic': Fed. Judge Dismisses Fitch Even's Action Against Former Client]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fitch Even claimed it filed the declaratory action so the court could &ldquo;declare the rights and other legal relationsunder federal patent law, but the defendants alleged the firm was attempting to litigate the same issues currently pending in a separate suit filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-meritless-bullying-tactic-fed-judge-dismisses-fitch-evens-action-against-former-client/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/a-meritless-bullying-tactic-fed-judge-dismisses-fitch-evens-action-against-former-client/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&amp;lsquo;Injuries are Self-Inflicted:' 6th Circuit Tosses Bias Case Over Grants for Black-Owned Businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA["[P]rogressive and Circular Board did not cause [Nathan] Roberts' injuries. Roberts caused them," the divided appeals court stated in explaining why the plaintiff lacked standing. "Had Roberts submitted his application, he would have formed the application-stage contract with Progressive and Circular Board."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquoinjuries-are-self-inflicted-6th-circuit-tosses-bias-case-over-grants-for-black-owned-businesses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/amplsquoinjuries-are-self-inflicted-6th-circuit-tosses-bias-case-over-grants-for-black-owned-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Bayer Files SCOTUS Brief in Roundup Case, Judge Boots Lead Plaintiffs' Attorney in Social Media Trial for Violating Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-bayer-files-scotus-brief-in-roundup-case-judge-boots-lead-plaintiffs-attorney-in-social-media-trial-for-violating-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/critical-mass-with-lawcoms-amanda-bronstad-bayer-files-scotus-brief-in-roundup-case-judge-boots-lead-plaintiffs-attorney-in-social-media-trial-for-violating-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maurene Comey Joins Patterson Belknap Webb &amp; Tyler as Litigation Partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comey, a star prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, was suddenly fired last summer by the Trump Administration. In private practice, she plans to focus on white-collar matters and complex civil litigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/maurene-comey-joins-patterson-belknap-webb-amp-tyler-as-litigation-partner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/maurene-comey-joins-patterson-belknap-webb-amp-tyler-as-litigation-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart-Glasses Company Moves to Disqualify Morgan Lewis in Patent-Infringement Suit Against Meta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smart glasses and wearable AI company Solos Technology Ltd. has moved to disqualify Morgan, Lewis &amp; Bockus as defense counsel for two rival eyewear companies in a patent-infringement lawsuit that also names Meta Platforms Inc. as a defendant.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/smart-glasses-company-moves-to-disqualify-morgan-lewis-in-patent-infringement-suit-against-meta/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/smart-glasses-company-moves-to-disqualify-morgan-lewis-in-patent-infringement-suit-against-meta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boards Start to Demand ROI From AI Spend, Upping Pressure on Legal, Tech Teams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teams overseeing artificial intelligence deployments increasingly will be judged on how well they manage the risks of the technology and whether the investments produce the desired business outcomes, according to a new study of chief information officers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/boards-start-to-demand-roi-from-ai-spend-upping-pressure-on-legal-tech-teams/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/boards-start-to-demand-roi-from-ai-spend-upping-pressure-on-legal-tech-teams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Made Partner: 'Don't Keep Your Head Down,' Says Melissa Levine of Hogan Lovells]]></title><description><![CDATA["Do excellent substantive work, but don't keep your head down. Build your internal network so colleagues know what you do and trust you with opportunities. Think about how to expand work and increase your profile. Just as important, be reliable and communicative. If something is going to slip, say so early, where possible&mdash;clear communication allows teams and clients to manage expectations and avoids unnecessary issues."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-dont-keep-your-head-down-says-melissa-levine-of-hogan-lovells/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/how-i-made-partner-dont-keep-your-head-down-says-melissa-levine-of-hogan-lovells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LexisNexis Small Law 2026 AI Survey (the &amp;ldquo;Sweepstakes ) Official Terms and Conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official Terms and Conditions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lexisnexis-small-law-2026-ai-survey-the-ampldquosweepstakes-official-terms-and-conditions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lexisnexis-small-law-2026-ai-survey-the-ampldquosweepstakes-official-terms-and-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A&amp;O Shearman Bulks Up M&amp;A Bench in Australia to Leverage Merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like other firms in Australia, A&amp;O Shearman aims to win more transactions with U.S. companies.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aampo-shearman-bulks-up-mampa-bench-in-australia-to-leverage-merger/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/aampo-shearman-bulks-up-mampa-bench-in-australia-to-leverage-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Is Accelerating the Pace of Federal Judicial Appointments, White House Says as Conservatives Seek Increased Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[A law professor who tracks judicial selection said that nominations tend to move more slowly in big states like Texas, where activists have been asking for more action in the face of Democratic opposition.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-is-accelerating-the-pace-of-federal-judicial-appointments-white-house-says-as-conservatives-seek-increased-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/trump-is-accelerating-the-pace-of-federal-judicial-appointments-white-house-says-as-conservatives-seek-increased-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Chaotic': Big Law Trade Attorneys Deluged With Client Inquiries After Tariff Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Virtually all of our clients at our firm are interested in this, and the firm has thousands of clients,said Aaron Cummings, a shareholder at Brownstein.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/chaotic-big-law-trade-attorneys-deluged-with-client-inquiries-after-tariff-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/chaotic-big-law-trade-attorneys-deluged-with-client-inquiries-after-tariff-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyers Give $7.25B Roundup Settlement Mixed Reviews: 'Flurry of Objections' or 'Major Concessions']]></title><description><![CDATA[Bayer, which owns Monsanto, announced this month a proposed $7.25 billion settlement, its second attempt to resolve the Roundup litigation through a class-action agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawyers-give-725b-roundup-settlement-mixed-reviews-flurry-of-objections-or-major-concessions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/lawyers-give-725b-roundup-settlement-mixed-reviews-flurry-of-objections-or-major-concessions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds Sue New Jersey for Barring ICE From State Property]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New Jersey suit follows others filed by the DOJ against Los Angeles, New York City and the State of New York, and the state of Minnesota, against sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/feds-sue-new-jersey-for-barring-ice-from-state-property/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/feds-sue-new-jersey-for-barring-ice-from-state-property/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former GC, Webinar Host Joins Stanford Law AI Initiative as Founding Director]]></title><description><![CDATA[Until recently, Irene Liu was a lecturer and executive-in-residence at the University of California Berkeley School of Law and an AI adviser to the California Senate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/former-gc-webinar-host-joins-stanford-law-ai-initiative-as-founding-director/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/former-gc-webinar-host-joins-stanford-law-ai-initiative-as-founding-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane Street Accused of Insider Trading Before Terraform Labs' &amp;lsquo;Death Spiral']]></title><description><![CDATA[The complaint, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, was brought by Todd R. Snyder, the court-appointed plan administrator overseeing Terraform's wind-down trust and its Kirkland &amp; Ellis legal counsel.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jane-street-accused-of-insider-trading-before-terraform-labs-amplsquodeath-spiral/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/jane-street-accused-of-insider-trading-before-terraform-labs-amplsquodeath-spiral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postal Service Immune From Lawsuits Alleging It Withheld Mail, Supreme Court Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court broadly interpreted the Federal Tort Claims Act's exception for lawsuits against the U.S. Postal Service.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/postal-service-immune-from-lawsuits-alleging-it-withheld-mail-supreme-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/postal-service-immune-from-lawsuits-alleging-it-withheld-mail-supreme-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Says Texas Couple Gets State Court Do-Over In Baby Food Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court agreed that Sarah and Grant Palmquist should get a do-over in their case against the maker of allegedly spoiled baby food in Texas state court, resolving a thorny procedural question in the couple's favor.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-says-texas-couple-gets-state-court-do-over-in-baby-food-trial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/supreme-court-says-texas-couple-gets-state-court-do-over-in-baby-food-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenwashing Suit Over Apple Watch's 'Carbon Neutral' Claim Is on Borrowed Time Following Fed Court Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA["The implication is that plaintiffs themselves&mdash;several purchasers of Apple Watches&mdash;are the source for the carbon-credit debunking analyses," U.S. District Judge Noe l Wise for the Northern District of California said. "Plaintiffs failed to allege that the methodology underlying their work is accepted in any scientific circles, or that anyone else&mdash;scientist or otherwise&mdash;has endorsed the accuracy of their work."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/greenwashing-suit-over-apple-watchs-carbon-neutral-claim-is-on-borrowed-time-following-fed-court-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/greenwashing-suit-over-apple-watchs-carbon-neutral-claim-is-on-borrowed-time-following-fed-court-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2026 Laterals Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year's worth of Am Law 200 hiring data, the trends driving the lateral market, and Big Law's Biggest Lateral Hires of the year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-laterals-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/the-2026-laterals-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disney's Record Data-Privacy Settlement Highlights Complexities of Fulfilling Opt-Out Requests]]></title><description><![CDATA["Opt-out mechanisms can look like they are working on the surface while quietly falling short behind the scenes," Norton Rose Fulbright wrote in a client advisory.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/disneys-record-data-privacy-settlement-highlights-complexities-of-fulfilling-opt-out-requests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/disneys-record-data-privacy-settlement-highlights-complexities-of-fulfilling-opt-out-requests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monsanto Files Opening Brief Before SCOTUS: Roundup Lawsuits a 'Real Threat to Farmers']]></title><description><![CDATA[Monsanto's opening brief, filed on Monday, urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a 2025 decision by a Missouri Court of Appeals, arguing that federal law preempts claims that it failed to warn about the cancer risks posed by its Roundup herbicide's active ingredient, glyphosate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/monsanto-files-opening-brief-before-scotus-roundup-lawsuits-a-real-threat-to-farmers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 02:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/legal/monsanto-files-opening-brief-before-scotus-roundup-lawsuits-a-real-threat-to-farmers/</guid></item></channel></rss>