Jenna Greene

June 04, 2020 | Litigation Daily

What's so unusual is how U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has handled competing claims by Labaton Sucharow and Robbins Geller to lead the nearly $4 billion case against Apple.

By Jenna Greene

5 minute read

June 02, 2020 | Litigation Daily

Rather than protecting privacy, the suits invoking the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act often feel more like attempts at "gotcha."

By Jenna Greene

5 minute read

June 01, 2020 | Litigation Daily

Our justice system is premised on the notion that even the most awful human beings accused of the most heinous crimes are entitled to a legal defense. Whoever defends Chauvin is sure to be threatened and vilified. But that lawyer will also be brave—braver (ahem) than certain Am Law 100 firms.

By Jenna Greene

5 minute read

May 31, 2020 | Litigation Daily

Motions to disqualify strike at perhaps the most sacred duties a lawyer owes a client—loyalty and confidentiality. It's not nice to have either one questioned. It's also not nice to get bounced off a case—especially if it's a juicy $250 million lawsuit.

By Jenna Greene

7 minute read

May 29, 2020 | Litigation Daily

Honorable mention goes to litigators from Latham & Watkins; Covington & Burling; Sidley Austin; Quinn Emanuel and Winston & Strawn.

By Jenna Greene

3 minute read

May 29, 2020 | Litigation Daily

'We wanted to set an example and deter future assertions of (in our view) weak patents against nonprofit entities promoting open source. To that end, we refused to simply settle on a walk-away,' said Shearman & Sterling's Matt Berkowitz, Kieran Kieckhefer and Joy Wang.

By Jenna Greene

7 minute read

May 28, 2020 | Litigation Daily

'As the COVID-19 crisis continues, more parties will likely continue to look to MAE clauses to attempt to exit deals,' write Sidley Austin partners Frank Favia, Angela Zambrano and Rob Velevis.

By Angela Zambrano, Rob Velevis and Frank Favia

12 minute read

May 28, 2020 | Litigation Daily

"Forty inmates dying in the last few months at Parchman alone is neither outstanding nor innovative," Spiro said "And it's definitely nothing to be proud of."

By Jenna Greene

5 minute read

May 27, 2020 | Litigation Daily

Blank Rome business litigation partner William Dorsey shares what he learned from a recent, two-day contested evidentiary hearing--including the need to wear pants.

By William Dorsey

5 minute read

May 26, 2020 | Litigation Daily

The industry's latest champion? O'Melveny & Myers trial practice chair Daniel Petrocelli, who is representing Chubb Group in a fight with the Simon Wiesenthal Center over lost income from cancelled events including a dinner honoring George and Amal Clooney.

By Jenna Greene

6 minute read