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National Law Journal

Brownstein, Akin See Record Q1 Lobbying Revenue Amid Influx of Business

Holland & Knight and Hogan Lovells also grew their Q1 lobbying revenue.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Appears Wary of Challenge to Anti-Camping Laws Aimed at Homeless

"Municipalities have competing priorities," said Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. "Why would you think that these nine people [on the Supreme Court] are the best people to judge and weigh those policy judgments?"
8 minute read

Law.com

Soaring Sugar Prices Not So Sweet: Antitrust Class Actions Surge

Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice failed to block a $315 million merger between United States Sugar Corp. and Imperial Sugar Co., antitrust lawyers have lodged nearly two dozen class actions at the sugar industry.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Lateral Partner and Counsel Hiring in DC Was Down in First 3 Months of Year

Despite the hiring slowdown, firms such as Foley & Lardner, King & Spalding, Cooley and Morgan Lewis have added D.C. partners in recent days.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

EPA Designates PFAS as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund Law

The rule "will allow (the) EPA to address more contaminated sites, take earlier action, and expedite cleanups, all while ensuring polluters pay for the costs to clean up pollution threatening the health of communities," EPA Administrator Michael Regan said.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Unethical Billing' Claims Resurface in Latest Discrimination Suit Against Lewis Brisbois

Julie O'Dell also alleges that as an equity partner at Lewis Brisbois she was paid less than her male counterparts.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firms Seek Out 'Money-Generating' Partner Moves Amid Big Law's Arms Race

Even though partner moves were down year-over-year, Decipher noted that law firms last year figured out one of the fastest ways to grow: buying partners with books of business.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Jury Sides With Johnson & Johnson in First Post-Bankruptcy Talc Verdict

Thursday's verdict comes in the second ovarian cancer trial since Johnson & Johnson's failed talc bankruptcies last year.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Covington Advises Columbia University in Latest Capitol Hill Hearing on Antisemitism

Minouche Shafik of Columbia had the benefit of appearing after other university leaders, who were prepared by Wilmer.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Quinn Emanuel Faces Class Action in Fla. Over Fee Agreements

The wife of jailed real estate mogul Nir Meir is fighting bills from the firm totaling over $360,000, contending that her signature was forged on a fee agreement. She also says the arbitration clause in that agreement violates Florida bar rules.
3 minute read

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