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A Father and Daughter Merged Their Boutiques Together After Leaving Big Law, Offering Flexible Fee Structure

"The attorneys who are going to join us are the attorneys who want to bet on themselves. They know what they are worth, and they want to be able to have agency over their time and over the type of work that they deliver to their clients," said Concepción Global partner Christine Concepción.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Massive International Dispute Lands in Nueces County Court

"Vale admitted in the Brazilian litigation that it discarded 31 million cubic meters of waste into dumps in the Polygonal. This corresponds to 108.5 million tons of low-grade ore. Vale has admitted that it extracted iron tailings from within Polygonal, sold it to buyers in Texas," the complaint states.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Why Lewis Roca's Doug Tumminello Treks to Ukraine to Offer Material and Moral Support in Fight Against Russia

Tumminello, who leads about 100 litigators at the Am Law 200 firm, has made three trips to Ukraine since the start of fighting to bring humanitarian aid and tactical medicine supplies.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

To Certify or Not to Certify: The EU-US Data Privacy Framework

While some data privacy professionals expect more companies to certify under the DPF than they did with prior frameworks, they still warn that organizations should weigh costs and benefits before taking such a leap.
4 minute read

Law.com

The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: Did Transferring Personal Data from the EU to the U.S. Just Get Easier?

Businesses and organizations that (regularly) transfer personal data from the EU to the U.S. should carefully assess, on a case-by-case basis, whether it makes sense to rely on the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or to use one of the other data transfer tools that are available under the GDPR.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Innovation Concerns Grow Over EU AI Regulation

"From the perspective of AI companies, people want clarity around which applications are prohibited, and what the obligations are associated with each category," said Shannon Yavorsky, an Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe partner.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Dechert Faces Sanctions, Contempt Motions for Discovery 'Obstruction' in Hacking Case

"For approximately seven months before the court's July 25 order, neither defendants nor Dechert had produced a single relevant, custodial document. Following the court's order, their stonewalling has continued," lawyers for plaintiff and entrepreneur Farhad Azima said in a court filing this week.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Iconic Crystal Maker Swarovski Taps Former Nestle, Wrigley and Coca-Cola Attorney as Legal Chief

Stephan Mechnig appointment as chief legal and compliance officer comes a year after the nearly 130-year-old company installed someone outside the family as CEO for the first time.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Saying 'Ja' to Transfer Pays Off for BMG Legal Veteran

A year after relocating from Los Angeles to BMG's Berlin headquarters, Tony Abner is taking the legal reins of the world's fourth-largest music company.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

How We Won: Finnegan Shakes Off Patent Litigator for BMW

"Scramoge's bizarre behavior, including offering and then withdrawing a covenant not to sue which would have disposed of this action, leave BMW without any assurance Scramoge will not spring a new infringement case on BMW when it so chooses," BMW told the court.
4 minute read

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