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PEP Breaks $1.5M at Haynes and Boone Amid Strong Demand in Litigation, Energy
With “steady and sustained growth” in 2024, revenue at the Dallas-founded firm swelled by 7.3% and profits per equity partner were 7.4% higher than in…
Appellate Court Rejects Municipal Judge's Claimed Authority to Order Competency Evaluations
The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District denied Municipal Court Judge Michael C. Heffernon’s attempts to appeal a writ of prohibition that prohibited…
‘Wildly Improper': Judge's Video Dissent Showing Handguns Sparks Colleagues' Criticism
The 18-minute video was part of Judge Lawrence VanDyke’s dissent to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s holding that large-capacity magazines are…
'This Is Our Industry': Why Lawyers Say Delaware's Economic Future Turns on Bill to Amend Corporate Law
Those who oppose Senate Bill 21 say they’re worried it would be detrimental to Delaware’s legal industry by suppressing corporate litigation. But lawmakers and lawyers…
With Higher Ed Under Attack, Dartmouth Hires Trump Ally as General Counsel
University President Sian Leah Beilock said Matt Raymer “will play a critical role in helping us understand and navigate the legal landscape surrounding higher education.”…
Covington & Burling Represents Media Nonprofit Seeking TRO Against Trump Administration
The aim of the litigation is to restore and disburse an $85 million federal grant to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as required by congressional appropriations….
Cut a Deal or File a Suit? Every Big Law Response to Trump Scrutiny Is a Blueprint
The approaches by Covington, Paul Weiss and Perkins Coie may serve as a blueprint for others proactively planning their strategy.
'We've Been Getting Picked Off': Product Liability Lawsuits Are Struggling
Attorney Simon Purnell of Griffin Purnell said he thinks the courts’ view of preemption is a “fundamental misunderstanding of the concept.”
In Birthright Citizenship Case, Trump Presses High Court to End Nationwide Injunctions
The court has, for years now, deliberately avoided announcing hard-and-fast rules about the scope of injunctions that federal judges can issue. President Donald Trump’s Justice…
Covington & Burling Represent Media Nonprofit Seeking TRO Against Trump Administration
The aim of the litigation is to restore and disburse an $85 million federal grant to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as required by congressional appropriations….