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National Law Journal

A Unique Law Firm Persuaded a Judge to Rule Against Biden's Navy Secretary

"This decision is a win for the military community," Elizabeth Candelario, a military spouse who specializes in helping clients apply for military record corrections, said in a statement on behalf of Ronny Rutledge, a former Navy SEAL seeking reinstatement.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

737 Max Crash Victims' Families Blast Proposed Boeing Punishment as 'Sweetheart Deal'

"The plea deal is a complete slap in the face to the victim families," said Peter Reilly, a Texas A&M law professor who is representing families.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

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."
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Vinson & Elkins Adds Kirkland Finance Partner in Dallas, Simpson Thacher M&A Partner in NY

In another round of Big Law partner moves, Vinson & Elkins picks up transactional lawyers in Dallas and New York working in energy transition, technology and other hot areas.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Jarkesy' Ruling Could Affect Agencies Beyond the SEC, Administrative Law Professors Say

In her dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that "the constitutionality of hundreds of statutes may now be in peril, and dozens of agencies could be stripped of their power to enforce laws enacted by Congress."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

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.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Consumer Finance Law Enforcer Takes Private Practice Job at Morgan Lewis

Alice Hrdy spent three decades in government service and had been at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since the agency's inception in 2010.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Post-'Chevron': Lower Court Fights Are Expected Over Ability to Challenge Pre-'Loper' Agency Rules

"I think we have a bit of uncertainty as to what happens as to prior adjudication that rested on Chevron," said Paul Hughes, of McDermott Will & Emery.
6 minute read

Law.com

Holwell Shuster & Goldberg Partners Secure $81 Million Verdict Against Boeing in Trade Secret Dispute

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg attorneys Scott Danner and Vincent Levy open up about their prevailing trial strategy that helped plaintiffs counsel secure an $81.3 million jury verdict in Washington on behalf of aircraft startup Zunum Aero Inc. in an underlying trade secret dispute with aerospace giant Boeing.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

Va. Supreme Court Rejects 4th Amendment Exclusionary Rule in Warrantless Civil Search

"Under settled law, the exclusionary rule, which applies in criminal cases, does not apply in civil cases," Justice Stephen R. McCullough wrote in the unanimous opinion for the Virginia Supreme Court.
4 minute read

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