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March 24, 2025
Judge OKs NIL Recruiting Rules Deal Between States, NCAA

A Tennessee federal judge has signed off on a settlement that resolves antitrust litigation over the NCAA's practice of banning the use of possible name, image and likeness compensation when recruiting athletes.
March 24, 2025
No $1M Placeholder In 'Black Widow' TM Feud, Judge Rules

A Connecticut federal judge will not require a pest control company to post more than $1 million to cover potential damages in a trademark lawsuit over the name "Black Widow," which is also the subject of a paused cancellation proceeding before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
March 24, 2025
Jags Fraudster Says FanDuel Skewing Law To Escape Suit

A man accusing FanDuel of enabling his gambling addiction that he says led to his conviction for embezzling $20 million from the Jacksonville Jaguars said the company is misconstruing a key legal concept in an attempt to escape his lawsuit.
March 24, 2025
ATP Rips Players' Coercion Claims As Tennis Feud Escalates

The men's professional tennis tour — one of the organizations facing an antitrust class action in New York federal court by players accusing the groups of operating like a "cartel" — has vehemently denied an accusation that it was threatening players with punishment if they did not disavow the lawsuit.
March 24, 2025
Feds Accuse Columbia Activist Of Fraud On Green Card App

The Trump administration said Columbia University graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who is facing removal for negatively impacting U.S. foreign policy, is also removable because he concealed prior employment history on his green card application.
March 24, 2025
Gorsuch, Alito Say Confrontation Clause Issue Merits A Look

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.
March 24, 2025
Proskauer Continues Finance Growth With Weil Atty

Proskauer Rose LLP announced the addition of a New York global finance partner from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP on Monday after a series of recent additions to the team abroad, calling her a "recognized leader in syndicated bank lending."
March 24, 2025
Reed Smith Accused Of Interference In $102M Award Fight

The purported new owners of Eletson Holdings Inc., a reorganized international shipping group, have urged the Second Circuit to nix Reed Smith's appeal challenging the law firm's removal as counsel for the company's prebankruptcy shareholders in an enforcement action, saying the former owners declined the opportunity to intervene and that their counsel cannot intervene on their behalf.
March 24, 2025
NYC Shops' Suit Over Pot Crackdown Tossed

A New York federal judge has thrown out a suit by 27 businesses alleging that New York City violated due process by shutting some of them down as illegal cannabis operations, saying not only did the shops have the opportunity to be heard in an impartial hearing, but several of them were allowed to reopen following those hearings.
March 24, 2025
Nadine Menendez Did Senator's 'Dirty Work,' Feds Tell Jury

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.
March 24, 2025
Justices Pass Up BNP Paribas Appeal In Sudan Refugee Case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined a petition from BNP Paribas to review a grant class certification in a suit alleging the French banking giant enabled human rights abuses in Sudan.
March 21, 2025
Only FDIC Can Sue Over Signature Bank Collapse, Judge Says

A New York federal judge on Friday tossed a shareholder lawsuit over alleged misstatements about Signature Bank's health ahead of its 2023 collapse, saying shareholders lacked standing to sue in light of the FDIC being a receiver of both the failed bank's assets and rights of the bank's stockholders.
March 21, 2025
Voice Of America Staff, Unions Challenge Agency's Shuttering

Journalists and staff with Voice of America on Friday accused their parent agency, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, of illegally firing virtually everyone with the government-funded media outlet, a move they said was because the Trump administration perceives their work to be "inconsistent" with the president's "political agenda."
March 21, 2025
Barclays Beats Investor Suits Over Unregistered Securities

A New York federal judge tossed Friday a pair of proposed securities class actions alleging Barclays misled investors about its internal controls and its unregistered securities sales, which eventually triggered so-called short squeezes, finding that the statements aren't actionable and the investors haven't sufficiently pled scienter, among other pleading failures.
March 21, 2025
NY AG Notches Another Data Security Deal With Auto Insurer

Root Insurance Co. will pay $975,000 to resolve the New York attorney general's claims that the company failed to protect driver's license numbers and other personal information swept up in a hacking campaign targeting online rate quote tools, marking the fourth settlement that the regulator has reached with auto insurers over alleged data security failings.
March 21, 2025
Real Estate Recap: GSA Leases, Artemis, C-PACE

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including insight from Holland & Knight attorneys on General Services Administration lease terminations, Paul Hastings dealmakers on the Artemis takeover, and how attorneys see increasing use of commercial property-assessed clean energy financing.
March 21, 2025
Comcast, Touchstream End $525M IP Suit With Midtrial Deal

Comcast and New York startup Touchstream Technologies Inc. said Friday they have reached a settlement in Touchstream's $525 million infringement suit over video display patents.
March 21, 2025
Lululemon Secures PTAB Decision Axing Nike Shoe Patent

Lululemon persuaded a panel of administrative judges on Friday to wipe out all of the claims in a Nike footwear manufacturing patent, which Nike had already dropped from its New York suit against the athletic apparel retailer by the time that case went to trial earlier this month.
March 21, 2025
Judge Says Anti-Abortion Group's Clinic Blockades Are Illegal

A New York federal judge ruled Thursday that an anti-abortion group violated federal and New York state laws prohibiting interference with reproductive health services, saying evidence made clear group members physically obstructed access to three reproductive health care clinics in New York City.
March 21, 2025
ICE's 'No Release Policy' Is Back In Effect, Attys Say

Attorneys representing noncitizens who successfully challenged the New York Field Office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's policy of detaining virtually every noncitizen it arrested told a Manhattan federal judge that the so-called no release policy is back in place.
March 21, 2025
Latham-Led Online Ticket Giant StubHub Files IPO

Private equity- and venture-backed online ticket reseller StubHub Holdings Inc. on Friday filed its long-awaited initial public offering plans, represented by Latham & Waktins LLP and underwriters counsel Cooley LLP.
March 21, 2025
Push To Deport Cornell Student Likely Retaliation, Attys Say

Attorneys for a Cornell University graduate student challenging two of President Donald Trump's executive orders said on Friday the U.S. Department of Justice indicated overnight that immigration officials want to detain and deport their client, a move the attorneys suggest is retaliatory.
March 21, 2025
2nd Circ. Affirms Union Funds' Early Win In Oil Co. Audit Fight

The Second Circuit affirmed Friday an early win for a group of Teamsters local union benefit funds in a dispute against a heating oil transportation company, backing a lower court's action to force compliance with the union local's audit of contributions for covered work by the company's truck drivers.
March 21, 2025
DOJ Ends Glencore Monitorships Under Bribery Deal Early

The U.S. Department of Justice has ended early two monitorships imposed as part of mining giant Glencore's 2022 bribery and market manipulation case settlement, in the wake of President Donald Trump's directive pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
March 21, 2025
Nonlawyer Migrant Aides See Clear Mission But Murky Future

"Accredited representatives," a little-known and underutilized role that allows nonlawyers to represent immigrants with the federal government's authorization, are facing unprecedented demand but also an uncertain future under the Trump administration.

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NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

In 2024's final quarter, the New York State Department of Financial Services published guidance on mitigating the rising cybersecurity risks of artificial intelligence and remote technology workers with North Korean ties, and the state attorney general launched an antitrust investigation into Capital One's proposed Discover merger, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.
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Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.
5 Drug And Device Developments That Shaped 2024

The last year saw significant legal developments affecting drug and device manufacturers, with landmark decisions and regulatory changes that require vigilance and agility from the industry, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.
Takeaways From SEC's Mixed Results In '24 Crypto Litigation

Though the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new leadership seems likely to create a more favorable cryptocurrency regulatory environment, it must also confront the consequences of, and lingering questions raised by, the SEC's 2024 policy of investigating and charging cryptocurrency trading platforms for operating unregistered exchanges, say attorneys at Dechert.
3 Factors Affecting Retail M&A Deals In 2025

Retailers considering mergers and acquisitions this year face an evolving antitrust environment, including a new administration under President-elect Donald Trump, revised merger guidelines and a precedent set last year by a canceled $8.5 billion handbag merger, say attorneys at DLA Piper.
What FARA Enforcement In 2024 Reveals For The Year Ahead

A number of developments, from indictments to legislation, shaped the Foreign Agents Registration Act enforcement landscape last year, and following the U.S. Department of Justice's recently released long-awaited proposed amendments to the law, 2025 shows no signs of slowing down, says Tessa Capeloto at Wiley.
Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
What 2024's Noncompete Turmoil Means For Banks In 2025

A look back at the most significant legal challenges to the enforceability of various restrictive covenants like noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements in 2024 can help financial institutions address the use of these critical tools this year, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.
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Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.
How Changes In State Gift Card Laws May Affect Cos. In 2025

2024 state legislative movements around the escheatment of unused gift card balances and consumer fraud protections should prompt issuers to consider whether changes in company domicile or blanket cash-back policies are needed in the new year, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
Lessons From The SEC's 2024 Crackdown On AI Washing

AI washing was the subject of increased scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2024 following a surge in the commercial adoption of generative artificial intelligence technologies in 2023, highlighting the importance of transparency, accuracy and accountability when communicating about AI, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.
An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
The Securities Litigation Trends That Will Matter Most In 2025

2025 is shaping up to be a significant year for securities litigation, as plaintiffs and defendants alike navigate shifting standards for omission theories of liability, class certification, risk disclosure claims and more, say attorneys at Willkie.
The Justices' Securities Rulings, Dismissals That Defined '24

The U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 securities rulings led to increased success for defendants' price impact arguments, but the justices' decisions not to weigh in on important issues relating to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act's pleading requirements may be just as significant, say attorneys at Skadden.
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Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer

From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.