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Corporate Counsel

As Student Workers Unionize in Droves, NLRB Tries to Prevent Colleges' Privacy Concerns From Slowing Momentum

A college's duty to furnish student information to a union "runs headlong" into its duty to preserve confidentiality of student information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, according to Joshua Nadreau, a regional managing partner at Fisher & Phillips.
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National Law Journal

Big Law Fundraising for Kamala Harris Picks Up Steam

Attorneys from more than a dozen Big Law firms are involved in the planning and hosting of upcoming fundraisers for Harris.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Meet the Lawyers Working for Kamala Harris' Campaign

Lawyers associated with firms such as Covington, Perkins Coie, Wilmer, Jenner & Block and Munger Tolles have all landed roles in her campaign.
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National Law Journal

9th Circuit Split Over 'Loper Bright' Impact on Challenge to Sentencing Guideline in Gun Case

"[T]he majority is mistaken to brush 'Loper Bright' aside and treat it as irrelevant to the interpretation of regulatory language," Judge Carlos Bea wrote in a concurrence.
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New York Law Journal

SEC, Richard Heart Clash in Dueling Motions Over $1 Billion Unregistered Securities Litigation

"This case will go down in history as one of those cases that nobody saw coming, and it is very important," said Ishmael Green, a partner at Diaz, Reus & Targ who is not involved in the matter.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Fears That ESG Collaborations Will Draw Out Antitrust Cops May Be 'Overblown'

"It is correct that the agencies are somewhat concerned that ESG collaborations can be misused. But in the grand scheme of all the other things that they are worried about it is not a top priority," said Hill Wellford, co-head of Vinson & Elkins' antitrust group.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Judge Compels EPA Administrative Record in Toxic Substances Disclosure Lawsuit

U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan ruled in favor of five environmental organizations represented by Earthjustice, granting their motion to compel the administrative record and denying the EPA's motion for judgment on the pleadings.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Mike Lynch's Brush With Prison Taught Him Life Is Precious. Then a Yacht Accident Proved Him Right

As a teenager, Lynch worked as a porter at a hospital, surrounded by elderly and gravely sick patients who knew they'd never be discharged. He testified at his trial that the experience helped him appreciate he wasn't invincible and "realize what that arc of existence is."
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National Law Journal

Harris' Promised Ban on Food Price Gouging Could Be Difficult to Implement, Antitrust Experts Say

Agency regulation and enforcement of a law banning price gouging would be "resource-intensive work that has a very uncertain capacity to deliver a good result," said former FTC Chair William Kovacic.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Threatened: Perpetrator Gets 20 Years in Prison

In one letter to a judge, he said he would "take great pleasure in knowing you will suffer and die."
5 minute read

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