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The Recorder

Anticipating the Flood of Cybersecurity Litigation Under the CCPA—What to Do About It

The CCPA is extremely broad in scope compared to other U.S. privacy laws; it applies to the use of personal information about California residents—rather than regulating the use, collection and dissemination of information obtained by companies from consumers.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Registering as a 'Foreign Agent'? Why Law Firms and Lobby Shops Might Demur.

Skadden Arps got dinged by the feds for unreported advocacy in 2012 for the Ukrainian government. Practitioners tell us generally some of the considerations that weigh on firms and lobby shops when they are engaging with foreign clients.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Read: Skadden Registers Ukraine Advocacy After Settling DOJ's Lobbying Case

The Foreign Agents Registration Act filing, required as part of a civil settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, shows funding source expectations for the advocacy, and partner rates on the lobbying contract.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYPD Must Answer Public Records Request Over Cellphone Monitoring, Judge Rules

“Terrorism-related concerns cannot be used to justify the use of a Glomar response in every FOIL context,” Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arlene Bluth wrote in her decision. She said that “the petitioners here are protestors, engaging in First-Amendment protected activity."
6 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Justices Take 8 New Cases, But Put Off Blockbusters | RBG Remembers Pat Wald

Here's a snapshot of the counsel for the eight new cases the U.S. Supreme Court granted on Friday, and we've got a roundup of SCOTUS links below. Thanks for reading Supreme Court Brief.
8 minute read

The Recorder

California's Bar Exam: How Schools Fared and What Questions a New Analysis Didn't Answer

The 113-page report is unlikely to offer much guidance for law school deans, bar officials, students and lawmakers seeking answers for the decade-long decline in California bar exam pass rates.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

What 11 Ex-Big Law Partners' Financial Disclosures Revealed in 2018

A collection of our 2018 public-records reporting on the financial disclosures from Big Law partners who left, among other firms, Paul Weiss; King & Spalding; Williams & Connolly; Kirkland & Ellis, Covington & Burling, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; and Wilmer.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

What 11 Ex-Big Law Partners' Financial Disclosures Revealed in 2018

Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. attorney for SDNY, reported earning about $3.5 million in salary and bonus last year at Greenberg Traurig. Marc Berger, director of the SEC's New York office, earned a partnership share of $2.4 million last year from Ropes & Gray.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ, With 'Regret,' Says Shutdown Complicates Court Orders and Deadlines

Here's what U.S. Justice Department lawyers are telling judges: "Although we greatly regret any disruption caused to the court and the other litigants, the government hereby moves for a stay of all proceedings in this case."
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Jury Awards $853,000 to Woman After Leak of Confidential Medical Information

A Superior Court jury has rendered a $853,000 verdict to a woman whose medical records were released to her ex-boyfriend by the Avery Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology. The defense has until Dec. 26 to appeal to the Connecticut Appellate Court.
4 minute read

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