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National Law Journal

'Close Case': DC Circuit Revives Pro Se Litigant's Job Retaliation Suit Against ATF

"[I]t is reasonable to infer that a supervisor is more likely to retaliate against an employee that they know has previously complained about their own behavior than against an employee who has complained only about others," the appellate court held.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

US Treasury General Counsel With 5-Star Resume Departs

Neil MacBride announced on LinkedIn that last week marked the end of his tenure with the Treasury department, and that he "was so honored to spend the last several years working with the incredible 2,000 lawyers in the Treasury Legal Division."
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Looking at the 'Fine Line' in Talent Issues, Chief Talent Officer at Beveridge & Diamond Eyes Growth

"We know there are many people who, especially coming out of law school now, who don't want to be a partner in a law firm. They don't want to practice long term," Amy Tenney Curren noted.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Menendez Declines to Testify, Rests Defense Case in Bribery and Extortion Trial

Menendez told U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein of the Southern District of New York that he discussed the issue "at length" with his attorneys, Paul Hastings partners Adam Fee and Avi Weitzman, before making his decision.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Biden Names Pa. State Trial Judge to Serve on Eastern District of Pa. Bench

Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Gail A. Weilheimer has presided over a number of trials, including a jury's $4.7 million medical malpractice verdict award in 2019.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Senior Apple Lawyer Fined $1.6M for Trading on Inside Information

Gene Levoff ended up with a harsher fine in the SEC's civil case than he did in a parallel DOJ criminal case that wrapped up last year with no prison time.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Biden Taps NC Solicitor General, Who Defended Affirmative Action at Supreme Court, for 4th Circuit

Ryan Park argued in vain that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's use of race as a factor in admissions passes constitutional muster.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Corner Post' Will Lead to More Litigation, Losses for Agencies, Regulatory Attorneys Say

"The playing field has been leveled in challenges to agency actions," said Dan Jarcho, a partner at Alston & Bird.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FTC Says $4B Mattress Merger Would 'Kneecap Competitors'

"This deal isn't about creating efficiencies; it's about crippling the competition," said Henry Liu, director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Dismisses Cannabis Companies' Suit Over Federal Marijuana Ban

U.S. District Judge Mark Mastroianni said the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in "Gonzales v. Raich" remains "binding precedent" in a case brought by Boies Schiller clients.
3 minute read

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