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National Law Journal

Edelson Pushes Rapid Growth Strategy With Office Openings in Michigan and Idaho

The Chicago-headquartered plaintiffs firm has added 26 new team members over the last year while emphasizing its commitment to DE&I. The firm is also trying to leverage AI as an internal and external collaboration tool.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

ABA Opinion Clarifies What Intake Tasks Nonlawyers Can Handle

The formal opinion issued on Wednesday details which intake tasks nonlawyers can handle, but also clarifies which questions from prospective clients must be answered by a lawyer.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former CFTC Chair and Treasury Official Joins Crypto Company as Legal Chief

Heath Tarbert said he will help Circle Internet Financial "evolve the global financial system and encourage policymakers to establish sound rules for digital assets."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Reed Smith Expands Life Sciences Practice With Manatt Partner-Counsel Duo

Reed Smith has added Brian Bewley and Kaitlyn Dunn to its roster amid rising regulatory scrutiny in the health care and life sciences space.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Chemical Giant Taps Senior Kimberly-Clark Lawyer as GC

Alexandra Colin is taking the legal reins of Univar Solutions as it moves to complete its $8.1 billion sale to private equity company Apollo.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

Arguing Class Actions: Manifestation and Its Discontents

Product defect class actions, latent defects, and Article III standing.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

In Chicago, Larger Law Firms Were Up and Smaller Firms Slowed Down

Second Hundred firms from the Windy City tended to see slower growth than the rest of the industry.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiffs Firms Strive to Keep Fierce External Competition Out of Internal Culture

Post-COVID, plaintiffs firms are leveraging the increased focus on purpose-driven work, though they still have similar struggles to Big Law on return-to-office policies and paths to equity.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Amid Attorney Departures, Parker Hudson Adds Chicago Partners With Insurance Industry Connections

Todd Jacobs, one of the firm's new Chicago partners, said he is currently representing clients, or is linked, with more than 100 active cases nationwide.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Companies Pushing Back Against FTC's Voluminous Records Requests

Total Wine & More argues the FTC has gone way overboard with document requests for the agency's probe of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, one of its suppliers. Firms targeted or on the periphery of other inquiries also are complaining.
6 minute read

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