Corporate

  • March 10, 2025

    AI's Growing Influence On M&A Creates A High-Stakes Game

    For mergers and acquisitions attorneys, 2025 is shaping up to be the year when AI becomes a business imperative across industries, turning the dealmaking landscape into a high-stakes chess match of technological innovation.

  • March 10, 2025

    Commerce Dept. Telecom Atty Rejoins Akin In DC

    The former deputy chief counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce group focused on telecommunications has rejoined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a partner in Washington, the firm announced Monday.

  • March 10, 2025

    DLA Piper Welcomes Ex-GC To Its Corporate Group

    The former general counsel of a software development company and long-time Cooley LLP lawyer has joined DLA Piper as a corporate law partner in Reston, Virginia.

  • March 10, 2025

    FanDuel Slams 'Baseless' Suit From Jaguars Fraudster

    FanDuel is looking to squash a lawsuit filed by a former Jacksonville Jaguars employee jailed for embezzling millions from the team, slamming the man's "baseless" and "farfetched" claims that the online sportsbook preyed on his addiction and enabled his crimes.

  • March 10, 2025

    Ex-Cognizant Execs Support 180-Day Trial Delay In FCPA Case

    Two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives have told a New Jersey federal judge they agree with prosecutors that their bribery trial should be delayed for 180 days after the Trump administration paused enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

  • March 10, 2025

    Telecom Co. Says Ex-Manager Secretly Flouted Noncompete

    Telecommunications company Adtran Networks North America Inc. accused a former sales director for Latin America of ignoring noncompete agreements and looking the other way as another employee set up his own directly competing business.

  • March 10, 2025

    Justices Reject Red-State Bid To End State Climate Torts

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a request from red states to stop climate change torts against fossil fuel companies brought by blue-state governments.

  • March 10, 2025

    Supreme Court Won't Review FLSA Overtime Exemption

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to consider whether an employer's line of business, rather than a worker's job duties, determines if an employee is exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

  • March 07, 2025

    As Key Hearing Looms, CFPB Emails Hint At Signs Of Life

    Recent batches of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau internal emails hint at early, fumbling efforts to bring parts of the agency back online, but whether these flickers of life will undercut an employee union's fight to keep the agency intact remains to be seen.

  • March 07, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: NAR Suits, Tariff Tactics, Betting On Texas

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a look at widespread antitrust litigation surrounding the National Association of Realtors broker rules, the role contracts may play in combating a trade war, and the implications for real estate if casinos come to the Lone Star State.

  • March 07, 2025

    Trump DOJ Agrees: Google Must Sell Chrome Browser

    The Department of Justice on Friday reiterated to a D.C. federal judge that Google should have to divest the Chrome browser to give rival search engines a fighting chance against its illegal monopoly, but backed off its previous request that Google sell its investments in artificial intelligence companies.

  • March 07, 2025

    Employment Authority: Where Trump's DEI Orders Stand

    Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends. Catch up this week with coverage on where President Donald Trump's executive orders scrambling diversity, equity, and inclusion programs stand following legal challenges; which cases are currently stalled at the National Labor Relations Board while it lacks a quorum; and how child labor enforcement may change under Trump's presidency.

  • March 07, 2025

    ByteDance Wants Sanctions For Attys After Client's Perjury

    TikTok's parent company ByteDance has urged a California court to sanction Nassiri & Jung LLP attorneys it says "enabled" a former engineer's perjury in a suit alleging he was wrongly fired, arguing that the lawyers should've prevented their client's "abuse of the justice system."

  • March 07, 2025

    Musk To Give Deposition In Twitter Shareholder Suit

    Elon Musk has agreed to sit for a deposition in early April in a proposed shareholder class action accusing him of fraudulently claiming Twitter had a bot problem to get out of his $44 billion acquisition of the site, his attorneys said Friday.

  • March 07, 2025

    Ga. PFAS Liability, DEI Bills Among Those To Not 'Crossover'

    Georgia lawmakers failed to push forward legislation that would have reduced corporate liability for PFAS contamination, would have given voters a say on whether to legalize sports betting and curbed diversity initiatives in schools, after having previously passed bills to advance the governor's tort reform agenda.

  • March 07, 2025

    Trump Sues Capital One Over 'Illegal' De-Banking

    President Donald Trump's company and his son Eric Trump sued Capital One on Friday in a Florida state court, claiming it illegally canceled hundreds of Trump-affiliated accounts in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol.

  • March 07, 2025

    FTC: Outlining World Sans Amazon Price-Floor 'Not Possible'

    The Federal Trade Commission told a Washington federal judge Friday that it can only offer pieces, and not the entire outline, of what an alternative world might look like without Amazon.com's allegedly monopolistic pricing floor created by penalties for sellers offering their goods more cheaply through other retailers.

  • March 07, 2025

    Hints Of A New High Court Majority Emerge In Trump Cases

    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent rejection of President Donald Trump's bid to keep frozen nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funding gave court watchers a glimpse of a coalition majority that could end up thwarting some of the president's more aggressive and novel attempts to expand executive power.

  • March 07, 2025

    9th Circ. Critical Of Nordstrom Nixing $6.7M Order

    A Ninth Circuit judge doubted Nordstrom Inc.'s stance on Friday in a suit accusing it of using labor concerns as a false pretense to pull a $6.7 million menswear order, calling the department store chain's alleged oversupply of dress shirts at the time of the cancelation "the elephant in the room."

  • March 07, 2025

    Occidental Prevails In Ex-Anadarko Worker's Severance Fight

    A Texas federal judge granted an early win Friday to Anadarko Petroleum's severance plan and benefits committee in an ex-executive's suit alleging he was owed severance after an acquisition by Occidental Petroleum in 2019, finding the petroleum giant's decision to deny benefits wasn't an abuse of discretion.

  • March 07, 2025

    Goodyear Must Include Microplastic Proposal In Proxy

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s bid to exclude from its annual proxy statement a shareholder proposal calling for goals and timelines related to reducing tire wear shedding and subsequent microplastic pollution.

  • March 07, 2025

    MGM Scraps Suit After FTC Withdraws Cybersecurity Probe

    MGM Resorts International on Friday dismissed its D.C. federal court lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission after the agency dropped its investigation into the hospitality giant's data security practices.

  • March 07, 2025

    Robinhood To Pay $30M To Settle FINRA Supervisory Claims

    Two Robinhood units on Friday agreed to pay $29.75 million to settle a sprawling series of supervisory and disclosure failures in a case brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, including that they failed to establish proper protocols to curb money laundering and give customers accurate disclosures about a particular equities strategy.

  • March 07, 2025

    No Ch. 11 Plan Stay For Ex-Eletson Owners

    A New York bankruptcy judge has declined to pause Greek shipping group Eletson Holdings' Chapter 11 plan while its former owners appeal the plan's confirmation, handing the company's current management a win as they seek to compel the ex-leadership to enforce the plan.

  • March 07, 2025

    9th Circ. Probes Ax Of Trader Joe's IP Suit Against Union

    Ninth Circuit judges on Friday questioned a federal judge's decision to toss Trader Joe's trademark suit against a union selling merchandise with the grocers' name, with one saying it was "a little bit unusual" to have a determination about the likelihood of confusion decided at the motion to dismiss stage.

Expert Analysis

  • Tax-Free Ways To Help Employees After The LA Wildfires

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    Following the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, there are various tax-free ways to give employees the resources and flexibility they need, including simpler methods like disaster relief payments under Internal Revenue Code Section 139 and leave-sharing programs, and others that require more planning, says Ligeia Donis at Baker McKenzie.

  • What Trump Admin's Anti-DEI Push Means For FCA Claims

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    President Donald Trump's recent rescission of a 60-year-old executive order imposing nondiscrimination requirements on certain federal contractors has far-reaching implications, including potential False Claims Act liability for contractors and grant recipients who fail to comply, though it may be a challenge for the government to successfully establish liability, say attorneys at Bass Berry.

  • CFPB's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's January guidance to state enforcers has fresh significance as the Trump administration moves to freeze the bureau's work, and industry should expect states to use this series of recommendations as an enforcement road map, say attorneys at Brownstein Hyatt.

  • What Companies Should Consider During FCPA Pause

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    While waiting for updated guidance on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act criminal investigations after a Feb. 10 executive order froze FCPA enforcement, companies should consider the implications of several possible policy shifts, rather than relaxing internal oversight of questionable business practices, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Takeaways From CFTC's Private Fund Rule Amendments

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    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's recently adopted amendments to Rule 4.7 of the Commodity Exchange Act ensure that investors in the complex derivatives markets receive relevant and comprehensive information, and further align suitability criteria for investors in private funds, says Rita Molesworth at Willkie.

  • National Bank Act Rulings Facilitate More Preemption Analysis

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    Two recent National Bank Act preemption decisions from an Illinois federal court and the Ninth Circuit provide the first applications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s May ruling in Cantero v. Bank of America, opening the potential for several circuit courts to address the issue this year, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Series

    Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.

  • Preparing For Stricter Anti-Boycott Enforcement Under Trump

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    Given the complexity of U.S. anti-boycott regulations and the likelihood of stepped-up enforcement under the new administration, companies should consider adopting risk-based anti-boycott compliance programs that include training employees to recognize and assess potential boycott requests, and to report them expeditiously when necessary, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Opinion

    New DOJ Leaders Should Curb Ill-Conceived Prosecutions

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    First-of-their-kind cases have seemingly led to a string of overly aggressive prosecutions in recent years, so newly sworn-in leaders of the U.S. Department of Justice should consider creating reporting channels to stop unwise prosecutions before they snowball, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.

  • Rethinking How To Engage Shareholders, Activists Via Proxies

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    ​​​​​​​This proxy season, companies should consider visually driven proxy statements that highlight the board's strengths, the alignment between executive compensation and performance, and a commitment to sustainability and risk management to earn the support of investors and fend off hostile acquirers, say Craig Clay and Ron Schneider at DFIN.

  • Tips For Pharma-Biotech Overlap Reporting In New HSR Form

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    While there’s no secret recipe for reporting overlaps to the Federal Trade Commission in the new Hart-Scott-Rodino Act form, there are several layers of considerations for all pharma-biotech companies and counsel to reflect on internally before reporting on any deal, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.

  • Opinion

    Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay

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    Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor's New York Times essay critiquing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for potential ethical violations absolutely cannot be construed as conduct prejudicial to the administration of the business of the courts, says Ashley London at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.

  • What Day 1 Bondi Memos Mean For Corporate Compliance

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    After Attorney General Pam Bondi’s flurry of memos last week declaring new enforcement priorities on issues ranging from foreign bribery to diversity initiatives, companies must base their compliance programs on an understanding of their own core values and principles, says Hui Chen at CDE Advisors.

  • Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example

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    Though fictional movies and television shows portraying lawyers are fun to watch, Hollywood’s inaccurate depictions of legal ethics can desensitize attorneys to ethics violations and lead real-life clients to believe that good lawyers take a scorched-earth approach, says Nancy Rapoport at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

  • Steel Cases Test Executive Authority, Judicial Scope

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    Lawsuits challenging former President Joe Biden’s order blocking the merger of Japan's Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel may shape how future administrations wield presidential authority over foreign investment in the name of national security, says Hdeel Abdelhady at MassPoint Legal.

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