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  • March 18, 2025

    Nasdaq Plans New Regional HQ In Texas Amid Competition

    Nasdaq said Tuesday it plans to build a regional headquarters in Dallas, marking the latest move among major stock exchanges to expand operations in Texas amid fierce competition for visibility in the Lone Star State.

  • March 18, 2025

    Tennis Governing Bodies Are A 'Cartel,' Players Claim In Suit

    Twelve current and former tennis professionals filed a proposed antitrust class action in New York federal court on Tuesday, accusing the sport's governing bodies of operating as a "cartel" that manipulates pay and rankings, forces unsafe playing conditions, and exposes players to unfair investigations and discipline.

  • March 18, 2025

    Amazon Denied Quick Appeal For E-Book Antitrust Claims

    A New York federal court denied Amazon's request to immediately appeal a district court's refusal to toss a proposed class action accusing it of monopolizing the e-book market, saying the e-commerce giant just disagrees with the decision.

  • March 18, 2025

    DraftKings Must Face Claims In MLB Players' NIL Suit

    DraftKings has failed to convince a Pennsylvania federal judge to toss a lawsuit against it claiming the company unlawfully used images of MLB players for promotional purposes, as the court rejected the argument that using the pictures was protected speech.

  • March 18, 2025

    NY Can't Escape Rail Cos. Challenge To 'Waste By Rail' Law

    Railway and recycling industry groups can proceed with their challenge to a New York law that requires coverings be placed over solid waste when transported by rail within the state, a federal judge has said, as they have plausibly claimed that the state law is preempted by federal law.

  • March 18, 2025

    Eisner Lands 2 Reed Smith Entertainment Pros In NY, Calif.

    Business and entertainment firm Eisner LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired two attorneys from Reed Smith LLP to enhance its capacity to negotiate entertainment industry transactions.

  • March 18, 2025

    Fried Frank Adds Simpson Thacher Private Funds Pro In NY

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has expanded its global asset management practice with the addition of a longtime Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP attorney, the firm announced Tuesday.

  • March 18, 2025

    Gibson Dunn Adds Capital Markets Partner In New York

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has added a partner from Latham & Watkins LLP in New York, strengthening its capital markets practice group and expanding its expertise in high-yield debt, private credit and restructuring transactions.

  • March 18, 2025

    Quinn Emanuel Adds Schulte Roth Co-Litigation Leader In NY

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has announced that it has hired the former co-chair of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP's litigation group for its New York office, who also steered his former firm's shareholder activism litigation practice.

  • March 18, 2025

    Simpson Thacher Gains Securitization Expert In NY

    A former Vinson & Elkins LLP aviation finance practice co-head has joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as a New York partner, the firm said Tuesday.

  • March 18, 2025

    Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-Apis Atty Amid Expected M&A Pickup

    The former head of legal compliance at Apis & Heritage Capital Partners is now Hogan Lovells' head of New York financial institutions mergers and acquisitions, the firm announced Monday as it prepares for what it expects will be a rise in M&A activity.

  • March 18, 2025

    Conn. Atty Drops Appeal In Battle With Willkie Partner

    Connecticut solo practitioner Eric Grayson has withdrawn an appeal of a state court decision to toss his lawsuit against a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and his wife, in which he accused the couple of abusing the court process by suing him over his comments in a New York Post story about their dispute with a landlord.

  • March 18, 2025

    Career Kramer Levin Atty Moves To Pryor Cashman In NY

    Pryor Cashman LLP's new bankruptcy lateral, Joseph A. Shifer, invoked the words of journalist H. L. Mencken when explaining in an interview on Tuesday why he'd stuck with working on creditors' rights issues for more than 17 years: to him, the practice is "the life of kings," he told Law360 Pulse.

  • March 18, 2025

    Google Buying Cybersecurity Co. Wiz In $32B Deal

    Google said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Wiz for $32 billion and integrate the growing cloud security platform into Google Cloud, as the tech giant looks to become a dominant security player in the cloud computing space with the largest acquisition inked in 2025.

  • March 17, 2025

    Ex-Opioid Co. CEO Wants Out Of Law Firm's Billing Suit

    A convicted former CEO of an opioid distributor is urging a New York federal judge to dismiss his criminal defense firm's suit against him over an alleged unpaid $150,000 expert witness tab, saying the suit fails because of "the clear and unambiguous language of the retainer agreements."

  • March 17, 2025

    Judge Axes Bid To Recoup Short-Swing Profits In Novel Ruling

    A New York federal judge has ruled in a matter of first impression that sporting goods company Clarus Corp. cannot recoup $57 million in short-swing profits a trading firm made from a series of transactions because the high-volume trades fit an exemption for market-making activities.

  • March 17, 2025

    DOJ Dismisses BitClout Crypto Fraud Case, Court Filings Say

    Federal prosecutors have dropped their fraud case against the founder of crypto project BitClout accused of ripping off a venture capital firm, while the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is engaged in talks about a possible end to its own civil action against him, court documents show.

  • March 17, 2025

    NCAA, States Ask Judge To OK Deal On NIL Recruiting Rules

    A coalition of states and the NCAA asked a Tennessee federal judge to sign off Monday on a settlement that seeks to resolve antitrust litigation over the NCAA's ban on athlete recruits' name, image and likeness compensation, revealing new details of the deal, including a permanent bar on future policies.

  • March 17, 2025

    NYC To Pay $140M To End Taxi Drivers' Unfair Suspension Suit

    New York City has agreed to pay $140 million to settle a nearly two-decade-old federal class action alleging its practice of summarily suspending licenses for taxi drivers who've been arrested but not yet convicted deprives them of due process by denying them meaningful opportunities to challenge their suspensions.

  • March 17, 2025

    Tort Report: Fatal Hippo Attack Prompts Suit Against Tour Co.

    A lawsuit over a woman's death from a hippo attack and the latest on a Fox News sex assault case lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.

  • March 17, 2025

    'Jailhouse Lawyer' Admits Firing Off Error-Filled Filings

    A convicted fraudster accused of duping people into paying him for legal work told a Manhattan federal jury on Monday that he "wanted to help people," before a prosecutor showed evidence that he "cut and pasted" often-sloppy court papers in rapid-fire fashion.

  • March 17, 2025

    SEC Says Ex-CFO Cooked Pot Co. Acreage's Books

    The former chief financial officer of cannabis company Acreage faces U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that he covered up the company's attempt to inflate its 2019 cash balance with a so-called round-trip transaction involving an affiliate.

  • March 17, 2025

    Drake 'Lost A Rap Battle That He Provoked,' UMG Tells Court

    Universal Music Group urged a New York federal judge Monday to throw out Aubrey Drake Graham's lawsuit over the hit Kendrick Lamar diss track "Not Like Us," saying Drake cannot claim defamation for hyperbolic insults that came out of a rap battle "in which he willingly participated."

  • March 17, 2025

    Brazilian Construction Giant Files Ch. 15 Case In NY

    Odebrecht Engenharia E Construo SA, a Brazilian construction conglomerate, has filed for Chapter 15 protection in New York along with several affiliates seeking recognition of an insolvency case pending in São Paulo.

  • March 17, 2025

    2nd Circ. Sends Amazon Wage Question To Conn. Justices

    The Second Circuit asked Connecticut's top court Monday to weigh in on whether employees are owed pay for their time spent undergoing post-shift anti-theft screenings, saying the state's justices have not yet provided guidance on this matter.

Expert Analysis

  • How Trump's Crypto Embrace Is Spurring Enforcement Reset

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent willingness to step away from ongoing enforcement investigations and actions underscores the changing regulatory landscape for crypto under the new administration, which now appears committed to working with stakeholders to develop a clearer regulatory framework, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession

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    For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.

  • Cross-Border Lessons In Using Hague Evidence Convention

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    Recent case law demonstrates that securing evidence located abroad requires a strategic approach, including utilization of the Hague Evidence Convention and preparation to justify your chosen evidence-gathering path, say attorneys at Fish & Richardson.

  • 4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy

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    This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.

  • Navigating The Growing Thicket Of 'Right To Repair' Laws

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    An emerging patchwork of state laws on the right to repair creates tensions with traditional intellectual property and competition principles, so manufacturers should plan proactively for legal disputes and minimize potential for rival third-party repairs to weaponize state laws, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • Why A Rare SEC Dismissal May Not Reflect A New Approach

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    While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's pending dismissal of its case against Silver Point is remarkable to the extent that it reflects a novel repudiation of a decision made during the prior commission, a deeper look suggests it may not represent a shift in policy approach, say attorneys at Weil.

  • A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing

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    U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.

  • Implementation, Constitutional Issues With Birthright Order

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    President Donald Trump's executive order reinterpreting the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship clause presents unavoidable administrative problems and raises serious constitutional concerns about the validity of many existing federal laws and regulations, says Eric Schnapper at the University of Washington School of Law.

  • Unpacking Liability When AI Makes A Faulty Decision

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    As artificial intelligence systems become more autonomous and influential in decision-making, concerns about AI-related harms and problematic decisions are growing, raising the pressing question of who bears the liability, says Megha Kumar at CyXcel.

  • Why NY May Want To Reconsider Its LLC Transparency Law

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    Against the backdrop of the myriad challenges to the federal Corporate Transparency Act, it may be prudent for New York to reconsider its adoption of the LLC Transparency Act, since it's unclear whether the Empire State's "baby-CTA" statute is still necessary or was passed prematurely, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • Pleading Rules At Stake In High Court Hamas Banking Case

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    While a case between victims of Hamas terrorist attacks and a Lebanese bank, recently argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, appears to ask a narrow question of which civil procedure rules apply to requests to reopen final judgments, how the justices rule could drastically change pleading strategies for future plaintiffs, say attorneys at Dorsey & Whitney.

  • Recent Cases Clarify FCA Kickback Pleading Standards

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    Two recently resolved cases involving pharmaceutical manufacturers may make it more difficult for False Claims Act defendants facing kickback scheme allegations to get claims dismissed for lack of evidence, say Li Yu at Bernstein Litowitz, Ellen London at London & Noar, and Gregg Shapiro at Gregg Shapiro Law.

  • Opinion

    State FCAs Should Cover Local Fund Misuse, State Tax Fraud

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    New Jersey and other states with similar False Claims Acts should amend them to cover misappropriated municipal funding, and state and local tax fraud, which would encourage more whistleblowers to come forward and increase their recoveries, says Kenneth Levine at Stone & Magnanini.

  • FLSA Ruling Shows Split Over Court Approval Of Settlements

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    A Kentucky federal court's recent ruling in Bazemore v. Papa John's highlights a growing trend of courts finding they are not required, or even authorized, to approve private settlements releasing Fair Labor Standards Act claims, underscoring a jurisdictional split and open questions that practitioners need to grapple with, say attorneys at Vedder Price.

  • Recent Cases Suggest ESG Means 'Ever-Shifting Guidelines'

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    U.S. courts have recently handed down a number of contradictory decisions on important environmental, social and governance issues, adding to an already complex mix of conflicting political priorities, new laws and changing regulatory guidance — but there are steps that companies can take to minimize risk, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

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