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What's a 'New York Firm' in 2025? Latham's Bid to Edge Out Wall Street Stalwarts
Forty years since its office opened, recent conversations with Latham’s top partners in New York reveal the firm’s strategy in the city.
Billing Rates Keep Increasing. GCs Question Whether Their Growth is Sustainable
In an economic environment muddled by developments in Gen AI, stubborn inflation, and uncertainty generated by a new federal administration, law firm billing rates, currently…
Supreme Court Seems Divided Over Condemned Man's Request for DNA Testing
The Supreme Court is considering whether Ruben Gutierrez, on death row for his role in a 1998 murder of an elderly woman, has standing to…
The Pentagon Purge, and the Danger Ahead
Readers discuss the dismissal of military leaders. Also: A refusal to obey; the Supreme Court’s dilemma; students with disabilities; company profits; tenderness.
ABA Suspends DEI Mandate for Law School Accreditation
In a statement, the association said it is in the process of reviewing and amending Standard 206 to ensure compatibility with federal law.
Target Shareholders Demanding DEI Refund
“Despite its efforts to serve the LGBTQ community, at bottom, Target is a publicly traded corporation whose directors and officers are vested with fiduciary duties…
Sports and TV Industries Antitrust Litigations Update
Sports leagues and competitions’ market clout and the increasing consolidation of sports content-streaming companies have recently spawned several civil antitrust actions aimed at reigning in…
Meta Latest Company to Be Hit With Geolocation Privacy Class Action
Meta is the latest Big Tech company to be accused of illegally collecting consumers’ geolocation data without their consent through a software tool embedded in…
State Bar Offers Free July 2025 Exam to February Applicants as Test Problems Persist
Fee waivers will cost the state bar approximately $3.1 million and all but wipe out a projected surplus.
Robinhood Says SEC Closed Investigation Into Company's Crypto Division
“Let me be crystal clear—this investigation never should have been opened,” said Dan Gallagher, chief legal, compliance and corporate affairs officer for Robinhood Markets Inc….