By Ryan Tarinelli | June 18, 2021
The judges were pushed out of their posts months ago after Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and other court officials denied them certification allowing them to continue to serve on the bench after they reach 70 years old. The controversial decision was aimed at addressing a 10% budget cut.
By Ross Todd | May 12, 2021
The Seventh Circuit last week upheld a ruling tossing the 2000 murder conviction of Julius Evans, whom lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis have represented since 2016.
By Scott Graham | May 3, 2021
For the third time in three years, the Supreme Court is asking the solicitor general whether it's time to revisit Section 101 of the Patent Act, this time in an automotive engineering case. Eligibility is one of the most controversial areas of patent law.
By Andrew Maloney | April 29, 2021
The firms said they have "agreed to resolve the matter in the interest of expediency."
By Jacqueline Thomsen | April 28, 2021
U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of D.C. and Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, a partner with Zuckerman Spaedar, described how their time working as public defenders impacted their careers and how they would set aside their personal views on the bench.
By Tom McParland | April 23, 2021
A federal bankruptcy judge in Manhattan approved Kirkland's restructuring plan for Garrett Motion Inc., which filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in September. The case pitted Kirkland's restructuring and litigation teams against Quinn Emanuel and Sullivan & Cromwell.
By Ryan Tarinelli | April 16, 2021
At the time of the arguments in early January, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore was being represented by a separate attorney from Greenberg Traurig in two lawsuits over the court system's decision to force out dozens of older judges.
By Mike Scarcella | April 14, 2021
In addition to showing $2.03 million in partnership share, the financial disclosure from Elizabeth Prelogar, now the acting U.S. solicitor general, revealed a $100,000 payment from Cooley that was described as a "transition" compensation on entering the firm partnership, as well as advisory work for major technology and social media clients, including Twitter, Uber and Facebook.
By Ryan Tarinelli | April 14, 2021
Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, in a video statement, encouraged the older judges who were not certificated to renew their applications.
By Dan Packel | April 12, 2021
Polite, who was appointed by President Obama as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, joined Morgan Lewis in 2018 in Philadelphia.
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