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Corporate Counsel

Beverage Trade Group Names Ex-EPA Deputy GC as Legal Chief

Allison Starmann will advance the interests of the American Beverage Association, which represents makers of nonalcoholic drinks.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Sidley Austin Associate Going for Gold in Paris Paralympics

Matt Simpson plays goalball, a sport played exclusively by athletes who are blind or visually impaired. He leaves for Paris in just weeks after returning to the firm from a federal clerkship.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Sizing Up a Potential Trump Presidency, Some Big Law Practices Turn to Political Crystal Ball

"I feel like I'm being looked to as a political prognosticator," said one Hogan Lovells regulatory partner.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

TikTok Slapped With DOJ Lawsuit for Allegedly Violating Children's Privacy

"This action is necessary to prevent the defendants, who are repeat offenders and operate on a massive scale, from collecting and using young children's private information without any parental consent or control," Brian Boynton, head of the Justice Department's Civil Division, said in a statement Friday.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Judge Enters Setback for SEC in Crypto-Securities Action

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman previously expressed apprehension over entering a ruling and setting a "moving target precedent."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Md. Supreme Court Affirms Virginia Damages Cap in Medical-Malpractice Case

"We hold that the circuit court erred in applying the Maryland cap on non-economic damages to the damages that the jury awarded to Ms. [Shelly] Blackston," Justice Angela M. Eaves wrote in her opinion for the Maryland Supreme Court. "Therefore, the cap on damages under Virginia law, not Maryland law, is applicable to the damages awarded by the jury."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

The Crowell & Moring Paralegal Who Made History Refereeing at the Paris Olympics

"The commitment that we have as water polo referees is so big, and then it's like I'm billing 2,000 hours plus a year," said Jenn McCall, a health care recovery specialist at Crowell.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

White & Case, Hogan Lovells and Polsinelli Among Latest Firms to Add DC Laterals

The firms added attorneys within their intellectual property, state attorneys general, real estate and immigration practices in recent weeks.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

'Vision': Judge David Tatel on the Value of Oral Argument and Reading Drafts Aloud

Tatel, who retired from the D.C. Circuit earlier this year, subtitled his new book "A Memoir of Blindness and Justice."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Convoluted Junk Fee Scheme'?: DC Attorney General Files Lawsuit Over StubHub Ticket Pricing

"This consumer protection enforcement case seeks to remedy and end StubHub's unfair and deceptive practice of charging hidden junk fees to consumers who purchase tickets on its website and mobile application," according to the allegations in the complaint filed in District of Columbia Superior Court.
3 minute read

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