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$1.3 Billion Crypto IRA Startup Faces Claims of 'Frat House' Culture

"Beyond the allegations of office discussions about strip clubs and the use of cocaine at work, their general lack of oversight is startling," said Ann Olivarius, a partner at McAllister Olivarius not involved in the matter.
3 minute read

Law.com

Judicial Nominee Says Criminal Defense Background Will Bring Diverse Ideas to State Appellate Court

"[A]s a simple matter of fact, there have not been any pure criminal defense lawyers on the appeals or SJC [since] 2002. That's a statistic that the criminal defense bar is aware of and people remind me of that," said Chauncey Wood, a criminal defense attorney nominated to the Massachusetts Appeals Court bench.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Long Island Midsize Firm and Managing Partner Sued for Sexual Harassment, Discrimination

Former Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone partner Laura Brancato said she was subjected to sexist and harassing behavior and ultimately fired after raising concerns about the climate for women at the firm.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Civil Judge Myriam Lehr to Say Goodbye to the County Court Bench

"I always left her courtroom feeling that she had done her job the best that it could be done and my clients always felt that they had been heard," said David Winker, a business attorney based in Miami.
4 minute read

International Edition

Are More Canadian Lawyers Bailing on Big Law to Found Their Own Firms?

Many of this year's new law firm founders are women, who say they were driven by a desire for greater autonomy, flexibility, and the ability to pursue visions they felt were constrained in traditional law firm structures.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Opening Doors to 'Where Decisions Are Made': Judge Ann Claire Williams

"I realized that what I was doing was similar to being a lawyer," said Williams, a 2024 American Lawyer Lifetime Achievement honoree. "Teachers teach and lawyers teach. Teachers have to persuade and lawyers have to persuade."
6 minute read

National Law Journal

A Conversation with NLJ Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Karen Popp

"There were only 10 of us then," Karen Popp said of the Women's White Collar Defense Association she co-founded in 1999. "But we continued to meet regularly and our numbers grew. We now have 4,000 members around the world and have just launched our 50th chapter."
7 minute read

Law.com

The Caregiver Challenge in Law Firms and How to Address it

When a lawyer becomes a caregiver, it comes with significant—often hidden—costs, both personal and professional.
9 minute read

International Edition

The People That Make Us: A Photoshoot at Bird & Bird

For its latest series, Law.com International is featuring photos and interviews with junior talent across a variety of firms to showcase the teams behind the scenes.
5 minute read

Law.com

Mass. Appellate Court Chief Justice Nominee Discusses AI, Mentoring and Hybrid Work

"Every day we're advancing and with AI here and coming, I think we're going to have all kinds of challenges," the chief justice nominee told the panel.
5 minute read

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