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The American Lawyer

A Big Bank Goes Bust, and Big Law Gets Left With The Bill

In the largest U.S. bank failure since 2010, New Orleans-based First NBC Bank Holding Co. filed for Chapter 11 protection in its home city Thursday. The bank, which went public in 2013, saw two top Am Law 100 firms listed among its 20 largest unsecured creditors.
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The American Lawyer

A Big Bank Goes Bust, and Big Law Gets Left With The Bill

In the largest U.S. bank failure since 2010, New Orleans-based First NBC Bank Holding Co. filed for Chapter 11 protection in its home city Thursday. The bank, which went public in 2013, saw two top Am Law 100 firms listed among its 20 largest unsecured creditors.
16 minute read

National Law Journal

Employers Face 'Unprecedented' Uncertainty, Littler Survey Finds

Uncertainty is a common theme among employers this year thanks, in part, to new technologies, an unpredictable Trump administration and a web of new compliance standards on every government level, according to an annual survey from the law firm Littler Mendelson.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Employers Face 'Unprecedented' Uncertainty, Littler Survey Finds

Uncertainty is a common theme among employers this year thanks, in part, to new technologies, an unpredictable Trump administration and a web of new compliance standards on every government level, according to an annual survey from the law firm Littler Mendelson.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Munich Court Nixes Jones Day Complaint Over VW Search

Nearly two months after German law enforcement authorities raided Jones Day's Munich office as part of an investigation into Volkswagen AG, a local court has tossed a complaint by the firm about government efforts to obtain materials on its embattled client.
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The American Lawyer

Munich Court Nixes Jones Day Complaint Over VW Search

Nearly two months after German law enforcement authorities raided Jones Day's Munich office as part of an investigation into Volkswagen AG, a local court has tossed a complaint by the firm about government efforts to obtain materials on its embattled client.
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Daily Report Online

3 Considerations of Document Disposal

The rules do not require firms to have a well-defined document retention and disposal policy. Indeed, it is not per se error for firms to decide to keep files forever or to destroy files on an ad-hoc, case-by-case basis (as long as other obligations under the rules are considered).
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Drone Law Practices Taking Off — Again

Work at drone law practices is shifting as drone-related startups have come of age.
22 minute read

National Law Journal

Who Got Those Social 'Influencer' Letters From the FTC? Read the Full List.

Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Polizzi, the "Jersey Shore" star better known as Snooki, and the former baksetball star Allen Iverson were among the celebrities the Federal Trade Commission recently sent letters to as part of the agency's push to promote clearer disclosures of business relationships in endorsement deals. The FTC in its announcement last month about the letters did not name any of the celebrities and stars who received them. The National Law Journal obtained the FTC letters through a records request.
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Who Got Those Social 'Influencer' Letters From the FTC? Read the Full List.

Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Polizzi, the "Jersey Shore" star better known as Snooki, and the former baksetball star Allen Iverson were among the celebrities the Federal Trade Commission recently sent letters to as part of the agency's push to promote clearer disclosures of business relationships in endorsement deals. The FTC in its announcement last month about the letters did not name any of the celebrities and stars who received them. The National Law Journal obtained the FTC letters through a records request.
12 minute read

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