Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

November 01, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The FDA's approval of Lumryz was not arbitrary or capricious," U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta wrote in a memorandum opinion favoring Latham & Watkins and rejecting arguments made by Sidley Austin in this dispute.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

November 01, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Defendant CASA was given numerous notices of infringement and actual confusion by Plaintiff CASA," Akerman partner Bryan G. Scott alleged in the complaint demanding injunctive relief and damages from the Maryland nonprofit advocacy group.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

October 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The federal government's interest in preventing military policy and base security from being governed by the laws of fifty-one separate sovereigns is 'obvious,'" Judge Allison Jones Rushing wrote in a Fourth Circuit majority opinion favoring Covington & Burling.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

October 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

"This lawsuit is not about protecting competition; it's a bid by Plaintiffs to secure more money than they could through arm's-length negotiations," Latham & Watkins and Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick argued in court documents opposing a preliminary relief motion filed by Winston & Strawn.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

4 minute read

October 29, 2024 | National Law Journal

At least four antitrust class actions allege Visa forced merchants and consumers to pay artificially inflated prices for debit card transactions, mirroring the allegations of a U.S. Department of Justice complaint.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

October 29, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I hope honoring me with this award will inspire others to devote themselves to national security law, because it's so important," said Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer senior counsel Jeff Smith, co-recipient of the NLJ Lifetime Achievement Award.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

11 minute read

October 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

According to the complaint, the McMahons and WWE knew about the sexual abuse of underaged boys but took no measures to prevent it. Vince McMahon's attorney at Akin GHump rejected as "false claims" newspaper reporting of the abuse.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

October 25, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The settlement we helped MMA fighters achieve recovers hundreds of millions of dollars in lost compensation from the UFC," said Benjamin D. Brown, managing partner of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll and co-chair of its antitrust practice.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

October 25, 2024 | National Law Journal

"This resolution ensures that the costs of the federal government's cleanup efforts in the Fort McHenry Channel are borne by Grace Ocean and Synergy and not the American taxpayer," said Benjamin C. Mizer, principal deputy associate attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

October 23, 2024 | National Law Journal

Counsel for the plaintiff included Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch founding partners who formed their defamation law boutique in 2023 following the $787.5 million Fox News settlement with Dominion Voting Systems.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read