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Trump’s Tariff Threats Foreshadow Turbulent Trade Times Ahead
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BonelliErede Adds Four-Lawyer PwC Team in Rome

The Italian law firm has brought on a partner-led team to its financial regulatory practice in the Italian capital.
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Germany Inches Closer to Allowing Investor-Owned Law Firms

ECJ Advocate-General recommends Germany allow non-lawyers to Invest in law firms in the landmark Halmer case, potentially opening the door to private equity investors.
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Blakes and McCarthys Advise on $1.35B Canadian Medical Testing Lab Sale to Quest Diagnostics

Major pension plan OMERS to sell off LifeLabs, which it has owned since 2007.
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Eversheds Mulls Beijing Closure

Eversheds signed an exclusive alliance with King & Wood Mallesons last year but had not been expected to make changes to its China offices. Meanwhile, the firm is looking to open in Singapore.
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UK Supreme Court Ruling Paves the Way for Mass Litigation Over Sewage Dumping

The United Utilities Water ruling could open the floodgates to similar suits.
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Dentons Attains 'Menopause Friendly' Status

It joins Clifford Chance and others in achieving accreditation.
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Underperforming Partners Hurt Law Firm Profits, Survey Finds

Two in three firms are planning to act on partner underperformance in the next couple years, per Edge International's recent survey on partner performance management.
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A&O Shearman Senior Partner Candidate and Finance Partner to Join Proskauer in London

The hires follow Proskauer's appointment of a U.K. corporate duo from rival outfit Cahill Gordon & Reindel on Wednesday.
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Swiss Law Firm Merger Creates Corporate Dynamo

The new Swiss firm has a special relationship with Bird & Bird and connections to Latham & Watkins.
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Dechert to Close Chicago, Hong Kong and Beijing Offices

The firm said in a statement that the three offices will close down "around the end of 2024".
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Cahill London Faces More Partner Exits as Duo Leaves for Proskauer

The departures would leave Cahill's London office with just two partners.
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Growing Littler Toronto Office Gets 5-Lawyer Boost

Latest hires at global labor and employment firm part of post-holiday burst of lawyer moves across Canada.
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Canadian University Suing Individual Protesters for Damage Over Pro-Palestine Encampments

A Baker McKenzie team has taken a unique tack in the university's efforts to deal with student activists taking over university property.
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Chinese Lithium Producer Files Arbitration Claim Against Mexico

Gangfeng International Trading has enlisted the help of White & Case and Mexico's Creel for redress over the cancellation of its mining rights in northern Mexico.
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Orrick's Paris-Based Tech Group Advises French Startups, Helping Many to Unicorn Status

The firm's 2-year-old "Paris Tech Studio" was modeled after a hub Orrick created in Southern California to serve Silicon Beach.
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Simpson Thacher Hires White & Case Finance Partner to Lead European Private Credit Team

Hadrien Servais is the latest financing-practice addition following the loss of two key private equity partners last year.
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K&L Gates Picks Up Three Australian Partners

International law firm K&L Gates has added to its Australian offices with the hire of corporate, real estate and intellectual property partners, taking to eight its partner hires in Australia this year.
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Osborne Clarke PEP Recovers After 2023 Slump

In August, the firm will offer high performers in the UK with bonuses of up to 40% paid over three years.
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Kennedys Revenue Jumps 17%, Attributes Growth to US Expansion

The firm grew the most in the US, but all regions saw a revenue increase.
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Baker McKenzie Acquires RHQ Saudi License & Majority Interest in Local Firm

The firm has been granted a Regional Headquarter License for its Riyadh-based office.
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Commentary

Which Law Firms Are On Course to be in the Global Elite?

A breakaway group of law firms will need scale, profitability and geographical reach—but not many have all three.
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After Law Firm Merger Activity Rose Again, Combinations Expected to Increase Into 2025

The big picture here, said Fairfax's Kristin Stark, is a "higher level of interest and merger discussion activity." As a result, "we feel pretty confident we're going to see an uptick in completed mergers for the rest of the year."
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Crowell Files Suit With ADL Against Iran, Syria and North Korea, Alleging Hamas Support for Attack on Israel

The law firm is handling the case on a contingency basis, working as co-counsel with the Anti-Defamation League.
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Major Firms Line-Up on BlackRock's £2.6B Acquisition of UK Data Company Preqin

It is the latest example of a US-headquartered asset manager or buyout firm acquiring UK assets.
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Baker McKenzie Raids Cliffe Dekker for 5-Lawyer Banking & Finance Team in South Africa

The team is led by Phetole Modika and Pitso Kortjaas who both join Baker McKenzie as partners.
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Paul Weiss Matches Market Leading London NQ Pay, Launches Training Contract

The firm joins the likes of Quinn Emanuel and Gibson, Dunn as a market leader on NQ pay.
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Expert Opinion

What You Need to Know: Cooley Lawyers on 4 Things Changing International Arbitration

Cooley's international arbitration chair Charlie Lightfoot and associate Juan Nascimbene discuss the four key developments that are changing the arbitration scene as we enter the second half of 2024.
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ICC International Arbitration Court's 1st-Ever Woman President Reelected

The Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce also named several Big Law partners as vice presidents of the court.
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Partner Poached by Paul Weiss: 'This Is the Most Exciting Place to Be Right Now'

Latin America practice lead Leticia Ossa Daza discusses why she made the leap after a long run at Willkie Farr.
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Commentary

Is the 'Magic Circle' Dead, Or Just Different?

The make-up of the largest, most dominant law firms in the U.K. is changing, and the potential new entrants might be there for unwelcome reasons, writes the Global Lawyer.
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Sullivan & Cromwell Resists 'Radical' Partnership, Compensation Changes

Leaders of the Wall Street giant detail how they believe their approach to running a law firm—one that is increasingly unique among Big Law elite—is the best path forward for generational success.
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Bar Council of India to Amend Rules to Help Open Up the Market for UK Legal Entities

Law firms have been waiting for more clarification on the rules before moving in to India, which now says it will notify amendments by the end of July.
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Kenya Supreme Court Decision May Spark Bank Lawsuits

The court decided interest rates on loans and bank facilities are subject to the Banking Act and can't be changed 'willy-nilly'.
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European Deal Round-up: Freshfields, Paul, Weiss Lead on Multi-Billion-Euro Deal

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance, Jones Day, Baker McKenzie and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison are backing cross-border deals in Europe amid a pick-up in big-figure transactions.
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Amazon Hit With Second $1 Billion-Plus UK Competition Claim

Third-party litigation funder Innsworth is bankrolling the case brought by Andreas Stephan, a professor of competition law at the University of East Anglia, who accuses Amazon of discriminating against third-party sellers.
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Ranking

Simpson Thacher, Kirkland and Latham Maintain Lead in UK Revenue Per Lawyer Rankings

The top 30 law firms in the UK, regardless of headquarters, were ranked by their UK-only revenue per lawyer figures.
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Video

Watch: A New Type of Law Firm Ranking in the UK

Law.com International's editor-in-chief Paul Hodkinson explains the logic behind the Global 30 in the U.K. league table as well as some of its findings.
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UK Court Rules That Thousands of Claimants Can Proceed in Case Against Mining Company BHP

Slaughter and May, which represents BHP, had argued that thousands of claimants should not be part of the London case, in which claimants seek £36 billion in damages for a deadly 2015 mining dam spill in Brazil.
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Freshfields Hires Skadden's New York Head of Tax

Steven Matays is the latest transactional hire at Freshfields, as the U.K.-founded firm pushes to gain market share in the U.S.
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Ranking

US Firms Rising? The Law Firms with the Largest UK Market Share, 2024

Law.com International launches the latest ranking of the top 30 law firms in London, irrespective of where they are headquartered.
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Japan's PE Market Is the Bright Spot That Asia Needs. But Will Law Firms Step Up to the Plate?

Private equity is thriving in Japan, in part because the weak Japanese yen has made local assets incredibly appealing to foreign investors. Foreign law firms want a piece of the action.
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Billing Rate Hikes 'Not Slowing Down,' With Pricing Surges Expected in 2024

About 86% of large firms in the U.S. and U.K. expect to increase billing rates over the next 12 months, according to new survey results.
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Climate Litigation Marked by Global Expansion and Strategic Filings

A new category of "transition risk" has emerged involving cases filed against corporate directors over management of climate risks.
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Paul Hastings Expands in Paris With Partner-Led, 12-Lawyer White-Collar Litigation Team

The team is led by the former head of Hogan Lovells' Paris investigations, white-collar and fraud team.
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Big Law Firms, Seeking 'Seat at the Table,' Join AI Safety Consortium in US

Several large firms are participating in a data sharing space for AI stakeholders in hopes of turning guidelines "into real guardrails" for clients.
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Microsoft Faces EU Antitrust Charge for First Time in a Decade

The news comes a day after the EU accused iPhone maker Apple of infringing the bloc's digital competition rules.
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Baker McKenzie Veteran Joins Japanese Firm Amid International Talent Drive

Atsumi & Sakai has made concerted efforts and investments in attracting international talent in recent years.
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Paul Hastings Boosts London Finance Offering With Weil Partner Hire

The hire follows the exit of Luke McDougall, the global co-head of Paul Hastings' finance practice, who decamped for Davis Polk & Wardwell in May.
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Kirkland, Weil and CMS Lead On €3.9B Advent International Sale

This acquisition is the latest example of law firms with large transactional practices seeing a recent rush of deals.
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EU Officials Charge Apple With Violating New EU Antitrust Law

The company is the first to be found in breach of the EU's Digital Markets Act. Regulators said Apple imposes unfair restrictions on developers of applications for its App Store in violation of the law, which is intended to encourage competition in the tech industry.
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Private Equity Deals on the Rise in Italy's 'Undervalued' Market, Lawyers Report

Italian partners are seeing a pent-up demand and supply of deals in the Mediterranean country.
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Analysis

Canadian Lawyers Eyeing 'Robust' Deal Scene for Rest of 2024

Interest rate stability and a relatively weak currency are laying the foundation for an uptick in activity.
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Linklaters and Kirkland Lead on $1.8B Tate & Lyle Transaction

Meanwhile, Weil Gotshal and Skadden have taken roles on a $1.9 billion private equity deal.
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Expert Opinion

What Should GCs Be Doing to Prepare for the EU AI Act?

The extra-territorial reach of the Artificial Intelligence Act is an example of why global companies seeking to sell into the EU need to understand the implications.
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Africa Deal Round-up: A&O Shearman, Dentons Lead on $1.3B Morocco Project

In another deal in Nigeria, Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May are advising parties on the sale of a majority stake in Guinness Nigeria.
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Latham Mulls 'Super' Points for Partner Pay, as Industry Makes 'Tectonic' Comp Changes

"Super" points at Latham as well as the legal industry are gaining traction, some observers say.
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Withers Hires Veteran Commercial Litigator in New York

"It took me some time to find the right platform. I think Withers is the firm where I'll be finishing my career," said Younger, 68.
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Analysis

Mexican Drive to Elect Federal Judges Concerns Legal Sector and Investors

Lawyers and investors worry that judges will answer to political parties and that more dark money will influence the judicial system.
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Fossil Fuel Work: The Worst Law Firms Offenders Named

The top 100 firms in the world facilitated $2.89 trillion in fossil fuel transactions in the last five years, as well as taking on climate-exacerbating disputes and lobbying, according to a report by Law Students for Climate Accountability.
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Analysis

Dentons' US Project 'Golden Spike' Had Bold Ambitions. Did it Meet Them?

"They thought there was an opportunity to build out a Big Four model that could practice law in the U.S. and the pitch was going to good firms in smaller markets and asking them to join," said Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor Bill Henderson. "There was a shared service model that was quite coherent. That's the model. Time will tell if it works in practice."
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Linklaters Partner Rejoins Latham After 14 Months

In 2020, Guccione joined Latham as a partner, until leaving to join Linklaters in May 2023.
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Raft of Elite Firms Line Up on Multi-Billion-Pound Private Equity Deals For Trophy UK Assets

The investments in London's Heathrow Airport and takeover of FTSE-100 listed Hargreaves Lansdowne have generated roles for the likes of Kirkland & Ellis, Clifford Chance, Freshfields and A&O Shearman.
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Four Firms Advise on US Healthcare Group's Rare London IPO

The rare London IPO comes as the LSE struggles to retain its position as an attractive option to companies looking to float.
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MoFo Closing Beijing Office, Partners Relocate to Shanghai, Singapore Outfits

One of the office partners has relocated to Singapore while three others are now based in Shanghai.
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Curtis Expands in Italy, Hiring Veteran Corporate, Compliance Partner in Rome

Gianluca Cattani spent close to 24 years at Studio Legale Delfino e Associati, Willkie Farr & Gallagher's affiliate firm in Italy, where he led the corporate and compliance department.
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Meta Must Face Australian Billionaire's US Lawsuit Over Facebook Crypto Ads

The ruling is the first in which a social media company has been unable to invoke immunity under Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act in a U.S. civil case over its advertising business, according to Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest.
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US Federal Trade Commission Suspects TikTok of Violating Children's Privacy Again, Refers Matter to Justice Department

Five years after paying $5.7 million to settle an FTC children's privacy probe, the parent company of TikTok is facing a new wave of children's privacy allegations.
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Littler Brings In Third Toronto Partner in Two Months

Spring lateral frenzy has slowed down a bit but Littler Mendelson, Gowling WLG, and Borden Ladner Gervais have all welcomed new lawyers in the last week.
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Analysis

Chiquita Verdict: A Wake-Up Call for Multinationals in High-Risk Areas

The banana grower was found liable for murders by a group that it paid protection fees to in Colombia, stirring questions about ethics, compliance and self-reporting.
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Features

Clifford Chance: Where Next for the UK's Original Private Equity Golden Child?

The firm's famed private equity offering has long been a place US firms hire from—but leaders Jonny Myers and Spencer Baylin believe the market is shifting in their favour.
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EU Ruling May Open the Door to Private Equity Investing in German Law Firms

"Law firms are the last untapped gold mine for investors," said Thomas Kolhmeier from Swiss litigation financier Nivalion.
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Q&A

How Garmin's GC for Past Quarter-Century Helped GPS Pioneer Grow 30-Fold

"Hiring great people and seeing them grow was very, very satisfying," said Andrew Etkind, who will retire as general counsel July 1.
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Paul Weiss Adds Senior Google Lawyer in Latest London Hire

The partner, who was head of EMEA regulatory response, investigations and compliance at Alphabet, will work out of both California and London at Paul Weiss.
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Latham, SAM Act on Hyundai's $3B India IPO

The filing of Hyundai India's preliminary prospectus follows the recent conclusion of the government election in India.
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Commentary

Big Law's Favourite (And Least Favourite) Cities

Data shows the world's largest law firms are disproportionately weighted towards just a few key markets, writes the Global Lawyer.
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Analysis

Investigation Into $2.5B Deal Shows EU Means Business With New Foreign Subsidies Rules

Lawyers say companies needed to pay serious attention to the additional potential hurdle that the new rules pose to the closing of M&A deals.
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Analysis

Brazil Sees Diminishing Dividends From 'Car Wash' Probe 

Reversals of high-profile rulings related to the groundbreaking "Car Wash" graft investigation tarnish the South American country's compliance gains.
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4 Firms Take Lead Role in CA$5 Billion Bank Tie-Up

National Bank of Canada is acquiring Canadian Western Bank in the second big bank deal in the country this year.
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Another Cadwalader London Partner Departs, This Time to Greenberg

The departure comes in the same week that that a team of five lawyers quit Cadwalader for King & Spalding.
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Analysis

The Hype Behind Harvey: How Firms Are Using the Gen AI Startup

Harvey, the OpenAI-backed legal tech startup, has nabbed several high-profile law firm and corporate clients. Here's how some of them are using the technology.
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Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.

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Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.

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Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.

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David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.

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Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.

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