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Willkie Raids Latham for 11-Lawyer Restructuring Team in Major German Expansion
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired former Latham bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers Jo rn Kowalewski, Ulrich Klockenbrink and Hendrik Hauke as part of its new German strategy along with counsel Jan-Philipp Pra and a team of seven associates.
ArentFox Schiff Recruits 13-Lawyer Team, in Latest Group Exit From Burns & Levinson
Hit with another group departure, Burns & Levinson said it’s exploring a combination, among other growth options.
9th Circuit Appears Wary of Lawsuit Challenging Biden's Gaza Policy
Appellate judges questioned whether they have the authority to become involved in U.S. foreign affairs.
US Jury Finds Chiquita Liable for Colombia Terror Deaths
Jurors award $38.3 million to families of eight Colombians who were murdered by death squads that the banana grower paid to protect its business in the South American country.
Deal Watch: As PE Deal Activity Ramps Up, Skadden, Paul Weiss, Latham Lead $11B Chip Deal
The relative success of the overall M&A markets can’t reasonably be separated from the private equity industry.
'A Bell That Cannot Be Unrung': Jeh Johnson Warns Against Threat of AI, Fake Info in Elections
Johnson, a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and former Secretary of Homeland Security, said AI presented risks as the country is approaching an election likely to come down to a few precincts in a few states.
Privacy Class Action Against General Motors Centralized in Northern District of Georgia, MDL Panel Decides
The cases, filed beginning in March, allege that GM and others worked to gather data from drivers using internet-connected sensors in Buick, GMC, Chevrolet and Cadillac vehicles, then sold it to data brokers like LexisNexis and Verisk Analytics. Those companies then created reports of individuals’ driving history and sold them to insurance companies to charge […]
Press Release Announcing Lawsuit Was Not Defamatory, Pa. Appeals Court Rules
“Missing from this case is an affirmative act by any of defendants to forward the complaint or the contents of the complaint to a third party unconnected with the litigation,” the court ruled.
The 15 Law Firms Behind the Delay in the Georgia Election Interference Case
An Atlanta partner of an Am Law 200 law firm signed the brief urging for a pause in proceedings.