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Corporate Counsel

After Meta Ditches DEI, Civil Rights Chief Announces Exit

"I must acknowledge the complexity and challenges of our work. Building for everyone, listening to everyone, and meeting the needs and expectations of our global community is pretty much impossible," Roy Austin wrote on LinkedIn.
4 minute read

The Recorder

'It's Not Going to Be Pretty': PayPal, Capital One Face Novel Class Actions Over 'Poaching' Commissions Owed Influencers

Credit card company Capital One Financial Corp. is the latest to field a lawsuit alleging that it deploys its Capital One Shopping web extension to replace affiliate cookies with its own and poach affiliate marketing commissions from YouTube influencers.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Meta Pulls Plug on DEI Programs

"The term 'DEI' has also become charged, in part because it is understood by some as a practice that suggests preferential treatment of some groups over others," Meta said in a memo to employees.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Prepare Your Entries! The California Legal Awards Have a New, February Deadline

The 2025 California Legal Awards have moved to mid-summer. Nominations are now being accepted. Questions? Plan to attend our Jan. 23 Q&A call.
2 minute read

The Recorder

'Tragedy of Unspeakable Proportions:' Could Edison, DWP, Face Lawsuits Over LA Wildfires?

Lawyers are already getting calls from prospective clients and eyeing potential defendants in lawsuits that could come out of the Los Angeles wildfires, which JP Morgan has estimated could end up costing $50 billion in damages.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

The 'Motherhood Advantage' in Law: Time to Flip the Script

"A working mother’s early-to-mid career teaches efficiency, delegation, and executive functioning far more effectively than a management training course," write Jessica Lewis and Sonia Sujanani of WilmerHale. "It’s time to bid goodbye to the 'motherhood penalty' and embrace the 'motherhood advantage.'"
8 minute read

The Recorder

State Budget Proposal Includes More Money for Courts—for Now

Potential wildfire recovery costs and political fights with President-elect Donald Trump cast uncertainty over a $322 billion budget proposal that includes some good news for California's judicial branch.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Fight Over Amicus-Funding Disclosure Surfaces in Google Play Appeal

University of Masssachusetts Amherst political science professor Paul Collins Jr. wrote that public records show numerous amici supporting Google in the underlying antitrust case have had financial ties to the company. He urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to view those filings with skepticism.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Meta Hires Litigation Strategy Chief, Tapping King & Spalding Partner Who Was Senior DOJ Official in First Trump Term

The appointment comes as an antitrust trial looms that could lead to the breakup of the tech giant.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Church of Scientology Set to Depose Phila. Attorney in Sexual Abuse Case

Brian Kent, the founder of Philadelphia plaintiffs firm Laffey Bucci Kent, previously represented several plaintiffs suing the Church of Scientology and several affiliates over allegations of sexual abuse before being abruptly terminated from the firm in April 2024.
5 minute read

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