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The American Lawyer

Orrick Lays Off Attorneys and Staff, Defers Incoming Class

The firm is letting go of about 40 associates and 50 staff members due to reduced client demand in some areas and the impact of technology, data and the evolving workplace on the type of support it needs to operate.
2 minute read

Law.com

Frenzy at Miami Courthouse Over Trump's Impending Arrival

The frenzy among journalists, photographers and onlookers began early Monday and is expected to grow non-stop until 3 p.m. Tuesday's scheduled court appearance by the former president of the United States.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Holland & Knight Picks Up Former Jan. 6 Committee Senior Investigator in DC

The Jan. 6 committee is fertile recruiting ground for Big Law's government-facing practices with at least a dozen committee lawyers joining firms in recent months.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

GOP Bill Requiring Congressional Approval of Proposed Agency Rules Faces Constitutional Opposition

Left-leaning Public Citizen says proposal would create an unconstitutional "legislative veto."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Sidley Austin's DC Office Snags First Chair Trial Lawyer From Covington & Burling

"The regulatory area of our firm ... is a bit more active in a couple areas, including antitrust. And we see that there's a lot of top national talent that just happen to be based in D.C., like Jennifer," said Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley's management committee chair.
3 minute read

Law.com

In Rare Wildfire Verdict, Oregon Jury Hits PacifiCorp With Over $72M in Class Trial

On Friday, the jury reached its verdict, which Mulnomah County Circuit Court Judge Steffan Alexander read on Monday. The trial moves to a second phase of punitive damages, which could reach $15 billion when including the entire class.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Wyndham Strikes Back: Hotelier Turns to DLA Piper as Lawsuits Mount

In both cases, Wyndham asserts that it exerted no day-to-day control of the premises in question, and that its licensing agreements obligate the hotel operators to provide it with indemnification.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

JPMorgan Chase Reaches Settlement With Jeffrey Epstein Survivors in Sex Trafficking Class Action

The agreement, for a sum not immediately disclosed, comes three weeks after Deutsche Bank reached a $75 million settlement with Epstein victims in a separate proposed class action concerning that bank's work for the disgraced late financier.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

FTC's Handling of Illumina-Grail Merger Spurs House Panel's Investigation

Judiciary Committee seeks information on agency's "unusual approach" involving European regulators.
3 minute read

Law.com

No 'Valid Reorganization Purpose': Judge Dismisses 3M Unit's Earplug Bankruptcy

In a swift blow to 3M, U.S. Chief Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey Graham, in Indianapolis, dismissed the Chapter 11 case of its subsidiary Aearo Technologies on Friday. "These cases were and are a litigation management tactic and not a rehabilitative effort," Graham wrote.
6 minute read

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