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Who Got The $1B+ Legal Fees From PFAS 'Forever Chemical' Settlements?

A special master recommended allocations to more than 40 law firms who worked on primarily four PFAS settlements, including with 3M, totaling nearly $15 billion….

SEC Confirms Regulatory Agency Has Dropped Litigation Against Coinbase

“Goodbye,” Paul Grewal, chief legal officer for Coinbase, said on social media. “And good riddance.”        

Jury Awards $700M to Mother of Murdered Woman

“Nuclear? Hardly,” the plaintiff’s attorney said. “Largest jury verdict in South Carolina history? Probably.”        

Neal Katyal Enters Appearance in Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Merit Systems Protection Board Firing Decision

Katyal, a former acting solicitor general under the Obama administration, is appearing as co-counsel for an appointee who President Donald Trump fired from the Merit…

There's One Stipulation for the SEC to Drop All Claims Against Consensys, Company Says

“We are proud to stand for the company, the developers and for the law,” said Matt Corva, general counsel for Consensys.        

Associates Talk Nerves, Preparation and Lessons Learned From Their First Arguments

“No one is going up for an argument without any feedback from anyone on the team about what you’re going to say, said Kim Hill,…

Leading a $1B Law Firm and Keeping an Active Practice: Daunting but not Impossible

Many of the managing partners and chairs who still serve clients rely on a dual leadership model, but there’s at least one high-profile exception.        

Watchdog Official Urges Supreme Court Not to Let Trump Fire Him

Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to disturb a lower court ruling preventing President Donald Trump from firing him.        

US Law Firms Race to Dominate Europe's New Patent Battleground

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is changing the rules of the game in European patent law—and attracting U.S. law firms that want to secure a…

'The CLO's Job Is to Clear Roadblocks': Why Newly Appointed Legal Chiefs Can't Ease Into Their Roles

“When you walk into an executive position, you’ve got to do stuff immediately, said former Pandora general counsel Delida Costin, who now helps lawyers reach their…