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Fully-Paid $20M Award Halts Post-Judgment Interest From Accruing on Appeal, State High Court Says
“The question before us is whether the payment of the entire judgment terminated the accrual of postjudgment interest or whether the exercise of appellate rights…
Nearly Two Dozen Democratic AGs File Amicus Backing Perkins Coie's Suit Against Trump
The friend-of-court brief argues that Trump’s order threatens “the bedrock rule of law principles and free speech imperatives at issue in this case.” The state…
Lawyers Clamor for Action, but Firm Leaders Slow to Denounce Trump's Assault on Perkins Coie
Amid social media posts, open letters and brisk discussions on Reddit and Fishbowl, official pronouncements have been nonexistent.
Why Hourly Billing Won't Go Away Until Legal Departments Demand It
“The goal is to design a model that provides incentives to meet client objectives, without windfalls for either side, said David Rueff, chief client solutions…
Judge Blocks Enforcement of Trump's Order Against Perkins Coie
The executive order is a means of retaliating against Perkins Coie for representing clients the president doesn’t like, the judge said, noting it runs right…
Simpson Thacher Will Pay £362,000 to Settle Compliance Investigation in UK
The firm was first referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal by the U.K. industry regulator last summer over claims of historical compliance shortcomings.
AI Is Yet to Change Many Client-Firm Relationships in the U.S., U.K.
A transatlantic survey commissioned by Definely finds lingering uncertainty about how artificial intelligence will impact firm-client relations, as well as notable differences between the U.K….
Oklahoma Retains Ex-Solicitor General to Fight Religious Charter School at Supreme Court
Gregory Garre, the head of Latham & Watkins’ Supreme Court practice, is expected to argue against the approval of the nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter…
Lawsuits Claim Plaintiffs Firms Are ‘Weaponizing' Mass Arbitration
The recent trend of firms filing mass arbitrations has companies resorting to litigation against the firms themselves in order to avoid “inflated settlements.