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Ashurst Launches Formal Tie-Up With Chinese Firm

The global firm has opened a joint operation office with decade-old relationship firm Guantao in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Thompson & Knight Saw Net Income Improve, Gross Revenue Slip in 2017

Dallas-based Thompson & Knight cut expenses by $5 million in 2017, which contributed to the firm's 3.5 percent growth in net income for the year.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Nerdy Worlds of Law and Engineering Collide on Day 4 of 'Waymo v. Uber'

On Thursday afternoon, the fourth day of the high-profile trade secrets showdown between Waymo and Uber, the professional differences between lawyers and engineers were on stark display.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Star Witness in Bribery Trial Grilled on Finances, Legal Woes

The star witness in the corruption trial for Joseph Percoco, a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused of taking part in bribery schemes, was effectively…
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Sidley Raids Vinson & Elkins for Shareholder Activism Head

After seven years at Vinson & Elkins, Kai Haakon Liekefett is preparing to take a similar role at Sidley Austin in New York.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ex-Prosecutor Aims For Democratic Nod to Unseat AG Chris Carr

A former senior prosecutor with the Fulton County district attorney's gang unit, Charlie Bailey said his legal experience and crime-fighting expertise make him a superior candidate to lead the state's Law Department.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

In Policy Shift, Lawyers Allowed to Use Electronic Devices During Arguments in 1st Dept. Courthouse

A written policy in the First Department that will allow lawyers and litigants arguing pro se to use laptops, tablets and smartphones during oral arguments is a first in the state.
3 minute read

The Recorder

In Bellwether Gig Economy Case, Judge Rules Grubhub Driver Is Not an Employee

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ruled that Grubhub properly classified a delivery driver as an independent contractor instead of an employee under California law.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Homeowner Who Advertised on Airbnb Sues Lookout Mountain Over Rental Ban

A Chattanooga resident's federal suit against the City of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, over a new ordinance banning short-term vacation rentals reflects a growing national trend in litigation intended to address short-term online leasing.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Bannon, Priebus, McGahn: Bill Burck's White House Client Juggle

Is Quinn Emanuel partner William Burck gambling with potential conflict of interest questions? Or does his simultaneous work for three current and former Trump insiders put him in the catbird seat?
7 minute read

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