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Corporate Counsel

GC of Texas University Taking Heat Over Cancellation of Pride Week

The University of North Texas' Office of General Counsel said the programming would violate the state's new anti-DEI law, an assertion some faculty members doubt.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Shook Launches New Practice to Advise Clients on DEI Issues

Houston litigation partner John Lewis Jr., the managing partner of the Houston office, leads Shook, Hardy & Bacon's new interdisciplinary DEI counseling, compliance and disputes practice.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

McDermott Sees 13% PEP Rise as Revenue Continues Steady Growth

The firm's revenue growth last year was slower than in recent years, but McDermott Chair Ira Coleman said the firm's concept of "institutional health" was the larger focus.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kirkland Strikes Back in Paul Weiss Talent Battle, Also Adding Weil and Sidley Partners

Debt finance partner Paul Sandler arrived from Paul Weiss, Kirkland announced on Wednesday, alongside an insurance M&A partner from Sidley Austin and two real estate tax lawyers from Weil Gotshal.
2 minute read

Law.com

Boeing Under Fire for Allegedly Conning Smaller Companies Into Contracts in Slew of New Cases

"The notion that Boeing with its armies of lawyers, bankers, and consultants could be outmaneuvered by a mid-sized Charlotte family investment firm is utterly absurd," said Michael Forde of Forde & O'Meara, who is representing a company claiming the aerospace giant conned the business into buying a near-bankrupt parts supplier.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Baseless 3-Year Vendetta': Lawyer Accuses Blank Rome of Backing Frivolous Suit Against Her

The plaintiffs allege that the defendants' intent with the suit was to "financially ruin Ms. Turner and destroy her reputation by bringing the resources of a large law firm to bear against her."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Biden Nominates Judges for 7th Circuit, DC, Illinois, Arizona District Courts

Nancy Maldonado would be the first Hispanic judge on the Chicago-based federal appeals court.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FBI Promotes Deputy GC to 'Worst Job' at Agency

Bradley Brooker takes over for General Counsel Jason Jones, who stepped into the role in 2020 after Dana Boente resigned over criticism the agency mishandled its probe of ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Jenner and Akin Recruit Partners Focused on National Security, Export Control

Alexis Early joins Jenner from King & Spalding, while Akin hired Opher Shweiki, who was a chief counsel for the Bureau of Industry and Security within the U.S. Commerce Department.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

EPA Set to Designate PFAS as Hazardous Substances Next Month

"Anytime you get a substance that is widely used and is showing up all over the place in the environment, now suddenly brought under the very serious liability regime of CERCLA, you're going to see a lot of potential liability and litigation around that," said UCLA environmental law professor William Boyd.
5 minute read

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