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Corporate Counsel

Wynn Resorts Bidding Adieu to GC Who Cleaned Up Sexual Harassment Scandal

"Ellen Whittemore was, in the truest sense, the right person at the right time to help lead Wynn Resorts through a thicket of litigation and corporate governance changes," CEO Craig Billings said in a statement.
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National Law Journal

Covington Adding Former DOJ Civil Appellate Head to Supreme Court Practice

Sarah Harrington, who has argued 22 times before the justices, says she is "not afraid of a hot bench."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Who Got the Work: NCAA Announces Defense Team in WDNY Hockey Players Antitrust Class Action

"Plaintiffs and the class allege that Defendants' anticompetitive conduct has caused them to sell their labor for below-competitive prices, to lose out on valuable athletic scholarships, and to be excluded from Division I," according to the allegations in the amended complaint against the NCAA. "Such injuries are plainly of the type the antitrust laws were intended to prevent."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Covington, Steptoe Form New Groups Amid Demand in Regulatory, Enforcement Space

"We're handling more trade controls investigations than we ever have before," said Eric Sandberg-Zakian, chair of Covington's trade controls enforcement practice group.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Enters 'Not Guilty' Plea to Corruption Charges

Defense attorney Alex Spiro said he plans to file a motion to dismiss the case as early as next week.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Visa Hires Antitrust Heavyweights to Carry Out DOJ-Misunderstands-the-Market Defense

"Anyone who has bought something online, or checked out at a store, knows there is an ever-expanding universe of companies offering new ways to pay for goods and services," Visa General Counsel Julie Rottenberg said in a statement.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Unfair Business Practices'?: Lawsuits Allege Big Pharma Multiple Sclerosis Drug Monopoly

"Biogen's anticompetitive conduct, and the PBMs' participation in it, delayed and substantially diminished the sale of generic Tecfidera in the United States, and unlawfully enabled Biogen to sell Tecfidera and Vumerity at artificially inflated units and prices," according to the allegations in three complaints accusing Biogen of monopolizing the multiple sclerosis drug market.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Swan Bitcoin Enlists Gibson Dunn in Alleged Billion-Dollar Mining Heist Case

"As laid out in Swan's complaint, the theft of Swan's trade secrets and confidential information is staggering and alarming," said Harris M. Mufson, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

What's on the Agenda for the Supreme Court's 'Long Conference'?

The justices typically agree to hear more cases from this conference than any other during the term. Last term, the court granted certiorari, or review, in 12 cases during the week of its long conference.
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Managing Director of Finance Leaves for CFO Role at Akin

After about 18 months at Paul Hastings, Brian Sakala said he was motivated to move because of Akin's trajectory and the opportunity to step into the shoes of the CFO role.
3 minute read

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