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The Legal Intelligencer

EEOC's Expansion of Accommodations Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

The law requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a worker's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the employer an undue hardship.
7 minute read

International Edition

Lawyer Reticence on Climate Change is 'Weird': Partners From Kirkland, Clifford Chance and Linklaters Speak Out at COP28

As this year's COP comes to an end and the fight against climate change still seems long, lawyers discussed where they fit in at an event held at the Address Sky View hotel in downtown Dubai.
5 minute read

International Edition

Pillsbury Replenishes Hong Kong Office with Newly-Promoted Partner

Earlier this year, Pillsbury relocated another disputes lawyer, Michelle Ng, a counsel, from New York to Hong Kong.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

King & Spalding Adds McKool Smith IP Litigator in Austin

McKool Smith principal Alfonso Chan joined King & Spalding as a partner, partly because the Am Law 100 firm's practices provide benefits to his university clients.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Law Firms Have Gotten 'Head Start' on Billing and Collections Push

Steptoe has also been investing more in financial and budget professionals, alongside updating its financial systems, said firm chair Gwen Renigar, adding that "we have a much stronger modern infrastructure to help us all year long."
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Haynes and Boone's New Austin Office Boasts Location on Lady Bird Lake, High-Tech Amenities

Wanting to stay in downtown Austin, Haynes and Boone relocated a light-filled, high-tech office a short walk from the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Replacing Attorney Review? Sidley's Experimental Assessment of GPT-4's Performance in Document Review

Sidley Austin details findings of a test of GPT-4's ability to step in on e-discovery, offering the pros and cons of using the tool for document review.
9 minute read

International Edition

US Law Firms Clinch $4.8B Debt Restructuring for Brazilian Miner Samarco

The joint venture between Brazil's Vale and BHP has required extensive assistance from Cleary Gottlieb, Davis Polk, Sullivan & Cromwell, Norton Rose and more than a dozen Brazilian law firms in the wake of a devastating tailings dam collapse in 2015.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Not A Lot of Deal Work': Law Firms Add More Litigators Compared With Corporate Laterals

Southeast law firms are being cautious amid continued economic uncertainty, adding more lawyers in counter-cyclical practice areas than those in transactional.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Scope of Retaliation Claims Against Individuals Under Pa. and Phila. Law Is Broader Than You Think

In recognition of what we might consider a "natural" (or at least unsurprising) reaction to an accusation of discrimination, the law prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee for making a good faith complaint of discrimination.
6 minute read

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