Analysis

WHO Cancer Report May Spark Gasoline Toxic Torts

By Keith Goldberg

A recent report from the World Health Organization linking automobile gasoline to cancer could spawn toxic tort lawsuits similar to the costly, and sometimes losing, battles that energy companies have had to fight over exposure to gasoline components and additives.

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No Basis To Revive Leasing Withdrawals Ruling, Trump Says

By Tom Lotshaw

The Trump administration urged an Alaska federal judge not to reinstate a decision barring it from undoing former President Barack Obama's withdrawal of offshore waters from oil and gas leasing, while it fights to revoke additional Biden administration removals.

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Trump Reopens Security Review Of US Steel-Nippon Deal

By Al Barbarino

President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a fresh national security review of Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9 billion takeover of U.S. Steel, reviving a deal blocked by his predecessor and giving the companies some of the relief they sought in court.

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SolarEdge Claims Get Tossed Again In Second Try

By Katryna Perera

A New York federal judge has once again tossed certain claims in a securities class action accusing SolarEdge Technologies Inc. of misrepresenting the demand for its solar energy products in Europe, but he gave investors the chance to file a third amended complaint.

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Homeland Secretary Waives Fed Laws For Calif. Border Wall

By Joyce Hanson

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has issued a federal notice that she is waiving a slew of environmental and historical preservation laws to facilitate the construction of a barrier wall and roads in the San Diego area, citing illegal border crossings and drug trafficking.

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Brief

Michigan AG Plans To Sue PCB Makers, Issues Call To Firms

By Carolyn Muyskens

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she was looking to hire outside firms to pursue litigation against manufacturers of polychlorinated biphenyls on behalf of her office.

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FAA, SpaceX Failed Adequate Review For Starship, Groups Say

By Catherine Marfin

Conservation groups told a federal court Friday that there is "clear record evidence" that the Federal Aviation Administration and SpaceX failed to complete an adequate environmental review for SpaceX's Starship rocket launch program in Texas.

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9th Circ. Partially Reverses LA Port Co.'s Coverage Suit

By Bonnie Eslinger

The Ninth Circuit on Monday held that United National Insurance Company was obligated to defend a Los Angeles Port operator against pollution claims brought by the city, but said a district judge deprived the insurer of a jury trial on the operator's claimed defense costs due to the breach of contract.

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3 Firms Lead $5.7B Stonepeak, Woodside Louisiana Gas Deal

By Al Barbarino

Norton Rose Fulbright-advised Woodside Energy Group said Monday it has agreed to sell a 40% stake in its Louisiana LNG liquefied natural gas production and export terminal to U.S. investment firm Stonepeak for $5.7 billion.

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Pair Of Blank Check IPOs Raising $411M To Pursue Mergers

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Two separate special purpose acquisition companies, New Providence Acquisition III and Twelve Seas Investment III, on Monday unveiled plans to raise a combined $411 million in their initial public offerings.

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A&O Shearman Adds Mayer Brown Energy Infrastructure Duo

By Jack Rodgers

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has hired the former co-head of Mayer Brown LLP's global projects and infrastructure practice, who is joining alongside another former Mayer Brown partner, both of whom work with energy infrastructure deals, the firm announced Monday.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate

While law school teaches you to research, write and think critically, it often overlooks the professional skills you will need to make yourself an essential team player when transitioning from a summer to full-time associate, say attorneys at Stinson.

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Trump Wants To Use Firms That Cut Deals For Coal Leases

By Keith Goldberg

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wants to help coal companies with their leasing matters by proffering the services of BigLaw firms that signed agreements to avoid getting shut out of government work.

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Jenner & Block, WilmerHale Seek Shutdown Of Trump Orders

By Ali Sullivan and Lauren Berg

Jenner & Block LLP and WilmerHale on Tuesday asked Washington, D.C., federal judges for permanent court orders blocking President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the firms, saying the directives threaten the firms, their clients and the entire legal system.

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Clifford Chance Lands Gibson Dunn Restructuring Co-Chair

By Tracey Read

Clifford Chance LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired the former co-chair of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's corporate restructuring practice to co-lead its global restructuring and insolvency practice.

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DOJ Shuts Crypto Unit, Shifts Focus From Intermediaries

By Aislinn Keely

The U.S. Department of Justice is disbanding its crypto unit and directing prosecutors to focus on cases against individuals who harm crypto investors or use digital assets to further other illegal activity, instead of bringing cases against platforms that enable the conduct, according to a memo circulated to all department employees.

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Atty Says Debevoise Fired Him Over Medical Leave

By Emmy Freedman

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP fired an attorney in its international dispute resolution practice group because he had taken medical leave, abruptly dismissing him two days after he returned, and refused to give him a chance to increase his billable hours, he told a New York federal court.

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In Trump Order Against Perkins Coie, GCs See Harm For Cos.

By Jake Maher

Nearly 70 current and former general counsel for companies including Apple Inc. and Starbucks filed an amicus brief Tuesday supporting Perkins Coie LLP in its suit against an executive order from President Donald Trump targeting the firm, saying the order "tramples on corporate independence, the right to counsel, and First Amendment rights."

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Ballard Spahr Fired Atty For Taking Medical Leave, Suit Says

By Patrick Hoff

A former attorney for Ballard Spahr LLP filed suit against the firm and the head of its employee benefits group Tuesday in New York federal court, claiming she was fired for taking medical leave and seeking a more flexible work schedule to deal with her epilepsy and a gastrointestinal condition. 

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Cravath Private Equity Co-Leader Joins Sidley In New York

By Andrea Keckley

Sidley Austin LLP announced Tuesday that the former co-head of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's private equity group is the latest addition to its growing mergers and acquisitions and private equity bench.

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Jay-Z 'Trying To Punish' Buzbee For Advocacy, Judge Told

By Rachel Scharf

Counsel for personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee urged a California state judge on Tuesday to shut down Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's extortion and defamation suit over now-dismissed rape claims, saying the rapper is "a well-funded, powerful figure who's trying to punish lawyers who do what lawyers do."

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