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“I don’t have a large budget for outside counsel, but I definitely won’t be spending it with law firms who don’t stand up for themselves in the face of injustice,” Ray Everett, general counsel for health care at TopCon Corp., wrote on LinkedIn.

       

A rule regulating the firearm kits was a centerpiece of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s gun control initiative. The Supreme Court has upheld the regulation, issued in 2022.

“A lot of people get used to working in silos, and I see a lot of associates are afraid to talk about their ideas or questions with partners and other associates because they don’t want to give a bad impression. Discussion and collaboration are fodder for better and more nuanced ideas, so being vocal and open-minded goes a long way.”

       

“A number of associates at a number of firms are talking about doing recruitment strikes if firms do not commit to not complying with the EEOC’s demands, said former Skadden associate Rachel Cohen. “Firms are very reliant on associates being able to do interviews themselves most of the time. That’s an element where we have a lot of agency that comes with not a lot of risk to one’s career.

       

The subject of the latest executive order Tuesday, Jenner is one of about 20 Am Law 200 law firms suing the Trump administration on behalf of clients, according to a review by Law.com.

       

The justices on Wednesday will review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that struck down as unconstitutional aspects of a Federal Communications Commission funding program designed to improve internet and phone services in underserved areas.