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Corporate Counsel

SoundCloud GC Takes Legal Reins of Condé Nast at Tumultuous Time

Antonious Porch joins the magazine giant after helping guide the music-recognition app Shazam to a $400 million sale and helping the music-sharing platform SoundCloud turn profitable.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Wachtell Helps Miami Dolphins Secure One of NFL’s First Private Equity Deals

After the NFL agreed to allow private equity firms to invest in its franchises earlier this year, the Miami Dolphins is now one of the first teams to welcome the purchase of a stake in the team. The deal was aided by a team at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
3 minute read

Law.com

Big Tech and Internet Companies Slammed With Consumer Class Actions in December

A flurry of class actions pummeled the tech industry last week, targeting companies such as Amazon, Google, Apple, GoodRx and mobile gaming platforms.
7 minute read

The Recorder

OpenAI Tells Court It Will Seek to Consolidate Copyright Suits Under MDL

Robert Van Nest of Keker, Van Nest & Peters told the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that OpenAI will file a multidistrict litigation petition to consolidate eight pending copyright suits.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$60.6M Texas Verdict Awarded to Victim in Barroom Assault

Texas Live! and associated defendants were hit with a $60.65 million jury verdict for a security guard's assault of a barroom patron.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'New Circumstances': Winston & Strawn Seek Expedited Relief in NASCAR Antitrust Lawsuit

"The need for an immediate preliminary injunction is crystal clear," Winston & Strawn wrote in a renewed motion for extraordinary relief in the NASCAR antitrust lawsuit, citing 11th-hour developments largely redacted in the public filing.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Warner Bros. Accused of Misleading Investors on NBA Talks

Richard Collura alleges that Warner Bros. only came clean about the riskiness of its contract renegotiation efforts in August, after it logged a $9.1 billion noncash goodwill impairment charge from, among others, “uncertainty related to affiliate and sports rights renewals, including the NBA.”
3 minute read

The Recorder

Court rejects request to sideline San Jose State volleyball player on grounds she’s transgender

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's decision to allow a San Jose State women's volleyball team member to play in this week's Mountain West Conference tournament. Plaintiffs had sought an emergency injunction to prevent the player from competing on grounds she is transgender.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

United Soccer League Scores General Counsel

"The league's rapid growth is bringing increased interest from international investors and raised expectations for strong corporate governance, and I look forward to providing support in these crucial areas," said Andrew McIntosh, general counsel of the United Soccer League.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'America's Next Top Model' Contestant Says Ye Assaulted Her

The lawsuit further targets Ye’s label, Universal Music Group, alleging the company fostered a culture "rampant" with sexual harassment.
3 minute read

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