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The Quiet Revolution: Private Equity’s Calculated Push Into Law Firms

Private equity is rewriting the rules of legal practice, reshaping a trillion-dollar industry one deal at a time.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Restoring Trust in the Courts Starts in New York

The New York state court system can lead the way in demonstrating how transparency and accountability can rebuild public confidence, writes Oded Oren, founder of court watchdog organization Scrutinize.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Trends Quinn Emanuel Partners Are Expecting in 2025

The market appears to be expecting less regulation across the banking, crypto and technology sectors—all which could increase deal activity in this space, one partner says.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Vapid Argument on Vaping

The two respondent-manufacturers, Triton Distribution and Vapetasia, timely submitted applications for e-cigarette products with candy, fruit and dessert flavors. Their applications did not include randomized controlled trials or longitudinal cohort studies, but did include a comprehensive review of scientific literature and marketing plans that would prevent minors from purchasing the products. The FDA denied their applications due to the lack of evidence that the products would be so beneficial to adults that it would outweigh the risk to young Americans.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Motions for Summary Judgment and Discovery: The 2021 Rule Changes Continue to Emerge

Moving parties must cooperate with discovery at the risk of the court allowing additional discovery and delaying the hearing of their motion, and nonmoving parties must diligently pursue their case throughout the discovery period to avoid losing everything.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Murder for Any Purpose Cannot be Condoned

A life was taken, and there can be no excuse for that.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Environmental Protection Litigation Should Be In The State Courts

Although no one can predict how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the pending motion for bill of complaint and petition for certiorari, the conservative majority’s interpretation of environmental statutes and regulations has not in the recent past been responsive to environmental protection.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Switching Positions: US Solicitors General and Climate Change Lawsuits

The solicitor general should not make outcome-based arguments on inherently political issues; instead, the rule of law must always be the guiding principle for arguments to the court.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Fearless Forecaster’s Employment Law Predictions for 2025

Here are the Fearless Forecaster’s employment law predictions for 2025
6 minute read

International Edition

5 Predictions for Big Law in 2025, Plus 5 More Risky Ones

For a prediction to be of any use, it has to risk being wrong—so here I am risking my reputation.
6 minute read

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