Trump Proposes 25% Tariff On Venezuelan Oil Buyers

By Dylan Moroses

President Donald Trump detailed plans Monday on his social media platform to set a 25% tariff on any country purchasing Venezuelan oil, later clarifying in a White House press appearance that those levees would come on top of any existing tariffs.

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Mich. Judge Orders Auto Parts Co. To Continue Shipments

By Danielle Ferguson

A Michigan federal judge has said the risk of layoffs and plummeting production is enough to keep an auto parts supplier shipping transmission parts to a Daimler Truck North America subsidiary, even as he acknowledged a potential conflict in a state court's interpretation of contract law.

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Apple, Sony, Others Facing ITC Probes Over Imports

By Adam Lidgett

The U.S. International Trade Commission has said it is launching a series of investigations into whether imports of products such as video game consoles, nose cleaning devices and semiconductors have infringed various U.S. patents.

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SmartStop REIT Plans $864M IPO Amid US-Canada Trade Row

By Tom Zanki

SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc., a real estate investment trust managing U.S. and Canadian properties, unveiled plans on Monday for an estimated $864 million initial public offering amid trade disputes rippling across North America, represented by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and underwriters' counsel Latham & Watkins LLP.

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UK Gov't Considers DST Changes To Prevent US Tariffs

By Josh White

The Labour government may be considering changes to the digital services tax as part of talks with the U.S. administration to prevent tariffs being imposed on Britain, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves suggested in a TV interview.

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Nadine Menendez Did Senator's 'Dirty Work,' Feds Tell Jury

By Pete Brush

Nadine Menendez aided her husband Bob Menendez's corruption by acting as "the bribe collector" for payments "too risky" for the New Jersey Democrat to handle himself, a Manhattan federal prosecutor said at the start of her trial Monday.

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'Enough Is Enough': Tornado Cash Users Demand Judgment

By Aislinn Keely

Challengers to the Treasury Department's now-dissolved sanctions of crypto mixer Tornado Cash on Monday urged a Texas federal judge to make clear that the designation was unlawful despite the government's claims that the case is moot now that it has removed Tornado Cash from its blocked persons list.

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How Importers Can Minimize FCA Risks Of Tariff Mitigation

False Claims Act risks are inherent in many tariff mitigation strategies, making it important for importers to implement best practices to identify and report potential violations of import regulations before they escalate, says Samuel Finkelstein at LMD Trade Law.

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Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist

Partner and associate mobility data from the fourth quarter of 2024 shows that we’re in a new, stable era of lateral hiring where firms have the edge, but leaders should proceed cautiously, looking beyond expected revenue and compensation analyses for potential risks, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

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Lawyers Slam Trump Memo On 'Vexatious' Attys

By Jack Karp

BigLaw attorneys, immigration lawyers and legal advocacy organizations have been quick to blast President Donald Trump for what some of them call an "inexcusable and despicable" memo that is meant to intimidate attorneys out of challenging the administration.

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Paul Weiss Chair Defends Trump Deal Amid Outcry

By Aebra Coe

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP Chairman Brad Karp explained to the law firm's personnel on Sunday his decision to strike a deal with the Trump administration to avoid retribution related to the firm's selection of clients and DEI practices, a decision that has prompted public outcry among legal industry pundits and firm alumni.

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Ex-Girardi Lawyer Faces Ethics Charges For $53M Settlement

By Brandon Lowrey

The State Bar of California has filed disciplinary charges against a former Girardi Keese attorney alleging he settled a family's claims for $53 million without permission and hid the firm's misappropriation of millions of dollars from the resulting settlement funds, among other ethical violations.

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Trump Asks High Court To Halt Fed. Workers' Reinstatement

By Katie Buehler

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to pause a California federal court order reinstating tens of thousands of probationary federal workers who were fired from six agencies, arguing the band of nonprofit groups that obtained the order have no standing to challenge the firings.

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Paul Hastings Plans UAE Launch With White & Case Attys

By Andrea Keckley

Paul Hastings is planning to launch its first Middle East office in Abu Dhabi after hiring a cross-border infrastructure team from White & Case LLP, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

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Trump Names His Counselor Interim US Atty For NJ

By Carla Baranauckas

President Donald Trump on Monday named his counselor and former personal attorney, Alina Habba, as interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, a surprise move in which she'll replace a prosecutor who was sworn into the role on March 3.

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Justices Decline To Revisit Landmark Press Freedom Ruling

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied casino mogul and Trump donor Steve Wynn's bid to overturn a landmark ruling on press freedom that established a high evidentiary standard for public figures to pursue defamation claims.

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Foley & Lardner Expands State AG Practice With Cozen Trio

By Jack Rodgers

Three former state attorneys general who have been practicing from Cozen O'Connor's Washington, D.C., and Denver offices have moved to Foley & Lardner LLP to continue working on a range of matters related to state attorneys general investigations, the latter firm announced Monday. 

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Trump Taps Morgan Lewis Atty To Lead OFCCP

By Grace Elletson

The Trump administration has selected a former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP attorney to lead the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, with the lawyer promising Monday to uphold the president's mandate of stripping the agency's legal authority to investigate bias complaints against federal contractors.

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Gorsuch, Alito Say Confrontation Clause Issue Merits A Look

By Cara Salvatore

Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito called Monday for the U.S. Supreme Court to reexamine what accusations can be introduced at trial without cross-examination, saying a conviction resting on a pre-arraignment form shows that current legal frameworks have strayed from the traditional intent surrounding the confrontation clause.

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Retired 1st Circ. Judge Boudin Dies At 85

By Julie Manganis

Retired First Circuit Judge Michael Boudin, whose notable opinions during nearly three decades on the appeals court included a finding that the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional, died Monday at 85 following a long struggle with Parkinson's disease, his nephew confirmed.

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