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Corporate Counsel

Confusion Over New SEC Cyber Rules Leading Firms to Overstate Attack Readiness

"We believe—and evidence shows—that the SEC's new rule sets a high bar that most companies and their investors cannot achieve today," the report says.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Jury Awards $1.5 Million Over Construction Worker's Fall Into Collapsed Trench

"Thus, the trench was permitted to exist in a dangerous condition while subcontractor workers were active on the jobsite and in the vicinity of the trench," the plaintiff's attorneys said.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Pro Bono Legal Work: A Renewed Interest in Community Service

Lawyers, as part of the social contract between the legal profession and the community, should help people understand the laws and procedures that impact their daily lives. Attorneys should aspire to serve their communities with their legal skill in meaningful ways.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Gupta Wessler Represents Grieving Families in Baltimore Fatal Bridge Collapse

"Our role in this litigation" is about "holding those responsible to account for their actions in the tragedy," said Gupta Wessler principal Matt Wessler.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Doug Emhoff Headlines Harris Fundraisers With Big Law Leaders

Leaders and partners from DLA Piper, Paul Weiss, Sidley Austin and Quinn Emanuel, among others, are expected to take part in upcoming fundraising for Harris.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Smitten Co-Workers More Likely to Follow Heart Than Company Policy

The Norfolk Southern scandal highlights how difficult it is to set rules for workplace romances, but an ethics expert said companies are doing themselves no favors by treating discussion of the topic as taboo.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$39M Jury Verdict Awarded in Novel Mesothelioma Case

Plaintiffs' lead attorney Mark Linder emphasized this is the first mesothelioma lawsuit that proceeded from this type of exposure.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Midmarket Private Equity Activity Helps Fuel Law Firm Demand

The lack of big PE deals has been a damper on overall deal activity while midmarket work has picked up some of the slack. That may change soon.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Chair-Elect of Sidley Austin Eyes Targeted Growth in US, UK Markets and Top Client Industries

"There's movement between clients and lawyers and law firms, so there's a lot more opportunities to play offense in a way than when Mike {Schmidtberger] took the chair six years ago," said Brian Fahrney.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Discovery Dispute Centered on Internal Report Produced by Debevoise in Sex Abuse Case Heads Back to Trial Court

"During discovery in the present matter, defendants provided to plaintiffs the public summary, but withheld the internal report, without expressly claiming the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine protected its disclosure," the opinion said.
5 minute read

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