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In-House Litigation Leaders: Duke Energy's Vijay Bondada on the 'Once-In-a-Generation Shift in the Legal Industry' and What it Means For Who's Getting Hired

"Now, as the legal industry and judicial systems embrace virtual technology, in-house leaders need to find talent that is both substantively capable and technologically savvy."
11 minute read

International Edition

Mining Giant Appoints Weil As Legal Adviser

The U.S. firm has been appointed to 'provide legal advice to the board', the company said.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

AG to Lead Evidentiary Proceedings Against Eversource, United Illuminating Over Response to Tropical Storm Isaias

A trial-like proceeding to look into how the state's two primary utility companies responded to Tropical Storm Isaias will begin on Aug. 24.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'It Should Concern Every Lawyer': Firing Back After Disbarment, Steven Donziger Vows to Appeal

"This is a tremendous miscarriage of justice," Donziger said during an interview. "The acts on which my disbarment are based are false."
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Eversource Faces $1.5 Billion Class Action for Alleged Negligence, Breach of Contract, Recklessness After Storm

Eversource faces its first class action lawsuit over its handling of the Aug. 4 tropical storm that ravaged Connecticut. The lawsuit seeks $1.5 billion in damages.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Steven Donziger, Lawyer Known for Multibillion-Dollar Environmental Battle With Chevron, Is Disbarred

Donziger "has been found guilty of egregious professional misconduct" in connection with the Ecuadorian environmental lawsuit he led as an attorney against Chevron, said the Appellate Division, First Department on Thursday while disbarring him.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

COVID-19 Pandemic Used to Challenge Oil and Gas Development in Texas

In Texas, given state preemption of local regulation under HB40, it is yet to be seen how successful those efforts will be.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorney General William Tong Wants Penalties Imposed on Eversource and UI for Prolonged Power Outages

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has filed several motions in recent days looking to hold the state's two electric companies responsible for their response to Tropical Storm Isaias.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania High Court Rejects Calls for Diploma Privilege

Pennsylvania is moving ahead with an online bar exam Oct. 5-7 despite a growing movement surrounding a temporary diploma privilege.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

City of San Francisco v. Exxon — Bad Judgment or Judicial Misconduct?

Would it violate the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct for an appellate court in an opinion to "confess to an impulse to safeguard an industry that…
18 minute read

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