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  • February 03, 2025

    Ex-WWE Staffer Says She Was 'Sexual Pawn' In Wrestler Deal

    A woman accusing former World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. executive Vince McMahon of sex trafficking, assault and harassment added more allegations to her case in Connecticut federal court, including that McMahon offered sex with her to wrestler Brock Lesnar during a contract negotiation.

  • February 03, 2025

    DC Judge Joins RI In Blocking Trump Funding Freeze

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing a freeze on federal spending while a group of nonprofits sue over the move, ruling the pause appears to "suffer from infirmities of a constitutional magnitude."

  • February 03, 2025

    BofA, Merrill Lynch Say Arbitration Policy Covers Bias Suit

    Two Black financial advisers' suit accusing Bank of America and subsidiary Merrill Lynch of handing more opportunities to white men belongs in arbitration, the companies told a New York federal court, saying an arbitration policy shared with employees the day the suit was filed covers their claims.

  • February 03, 2025

    3 Firms Advise On $3B Triumph Group Go-Private Agreement

    Pennsylvania-based Triumph Group said Monday it has agreed to be taken private by affiliates of Berkshire Partners and Warburg Pincus, exciting investors as the aircraft component maker's stock jumped more than 34% in morning trading.  

  • February 03, 2025

    Paul Hastings Taps Ex-Fried Frank AI Expert For New Practice

    Paul Hastings announced Monday the hiring of a former partner at Fried Frank to lead its new technology transactions practice out of New York.

  • February 03, 2025

    Weil Adds Ex-A&O Shearman Financing Pro As Partner In NY

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has added a banking and finance attorney previously with Allen Overy Shearman Sterling as a partner in its New York office, the firm announced Monday.

  • January 31, 2025

    New York Scores Win In Reproductive Rights Labor Law Suit

    A New York federal judge Friday tossed an anti-abortion group's lawsuit challenging a New York state law that bars employers from penalizing workers for making certain reproductive health decisions, saying on the five-year anniversary of the case that the group lacked standing to assert its last remaining claim.

  • January 31, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Data Centers, Trump, Prepack Bankruptcy

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the way law firms are evolving alongside the data center boom, immediate reactions to the Trump administration's policy shakeup, and two Big Law real estate leaders' enthusiasm for prenegotiated bankruptcies.

  • January 31, 2025

    NCAA Settles States' Suit Challenging NIL Restrictions

    The NCAA has reached a settlement with a coalition of states, led by Tennessee and Virginia, that's been challenging its ban on name, image and likeness compensation for student athletes being recruited by institutions, according to a notice filed Friday in Tennessee federal court, exactly one year after the suit was filed.

  • January 31, 2025

    Small Biz Attys Jump Into 4th Circ. Shell Co. Law Challenge

    A business group has urged the Fourth Circuit to stop the U.S. Department of the Treasury from enforcing a law that requires companies to disclose personal identifying information about their beneficial owners and applicants to the agency, saying the law exceeds the limit of Congress' power to regulate intrastate economic activity.

  • January 31, 2025

    Top Bribe-Taker In NYC Housing Corruption Bust Gets 4 Years

    A Manhattan federal judge hit a former New York City public housing superintendent with a four-year prison term Friday, after he admitted taking $329,000 in bribes — the largest amount among 70 city workers caught up in a large-scale anti-corruption takedown.

  • January 31, 2025

    NY Doctor Charged In La. For Prescribing Abortion Pill Online

    A Louisiana grand jury indicted a New York doctor on Friday, alleging she prescribed abortion drugs online to a Louisiana woman who then provided the pills to her teenage daughter to induce an abortion, a violation of the state's law.

  • January 31, 2025

    Visa, Mastercard And Banks Oppose Swipe Fee Do-Over Bid

    Visa, Mastercard and several major banks have filed a motion opposing cardholders' solicitations for a New York federal judge to reconsider dismissing claims from their interchange fee suit.

  • January 31, 2025

    Up, Up And Away Again: New 'Superman' IP Suit Takes Flight

    The heirs of "Superman" co-creator Joseph Shuster on Friday launched another intellectual property fight, this time alleging that DC Comics has continued to exploit the foreign copyrights to the original character and story even though, in a handful of countries, those rights automatically reverted to his estate years ago.

  • January 31, 2025

    Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case

    A case about broadband subsidies will give the U.S. Supreme Court the chance to revive a long-dormant separation of powers principle that attorneys say could upend regulations in numerous industries and trigger a power shift that would make last term's shake-up of federal agency authority pale in comparison. And a majority of the court already appears to support its resurrection.

  • January 31, 2025

    Ex-Paramount Worker Says NY WARN Covers Remote Jobs

    A former Paramount employee accusing the studio of violating New York's WARN Act by laying off over 300 New York City-based workers without 90 days' notice urged a federal court to preserve his suit, saying Friday that the law covers him even though he worked remotely from California.

  • January 31, 2025

    Judge Blocks Ex-Knick's MSG Sanctions Bid As 'Premature'

    A Manhattan federal judge has denied former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley's request to sanction Madison Square Garden for allegedly losing emails relevant to his assault suit, saying Oakley's motion was "at best, premature."

  • February 14, 2025

    Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards

    Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.

  • January 31, 2025

    Ex-BigLaw Atty Can't Escape OneCoin Conviction At 2nd Circ.

    The Second Circuit on Friday upheld a former Locke Lord LLP partner's conviction and 10-year sentence for helping launder roughly $400 million in proceeds from the multibillion-dollar OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme, rejecting the attorney's contention that a sole cooperating government witness' perjury and other purported errors warranted reversing his punishment.

  • January 31, 2025

    Trump Funding Freeze Blocked As Court Doubts Reversal

    A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday issued a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from freezing spending on federal grant and aid programs, calling the move illegal and saying the issue was not mooted by a White House memo claiming the directive had been rescinded.

  • January 31, 2025

    Seasoned Patterson Belknap Trial Team Joins Linklaters In NY

    Linklaters LLP announced Friday it has brought aboard a high-profile team of litigation partners from Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, including one who is the current president of the New York City Bar Association and a lawyer former President Joe Biden had nominated to the Third Circuit.

  • January 31, 2025

    Fired TikTok Exec's Bias Suit Kept In Court By Arbitration Ban

    A New York federal judge largely rejected TikTok's bid to toss a former executive's suit claiming she was pushed out of her job because of her age and gender, also ruling that a law barring sexual harassment disputes from arbitration keeps her claims in court.

  • January 31, 2025

    DLA Piper Adds Digital Finance Regulatory Partner In NY

    DLA Piper has hired a financial regulatory and technology partner who has a range of experience helping found and lead digital platforms and technology businesses to its New York team, the firm announced Thursday.

  • January 31, 2025

    4 Firms Guide Pair Of Biotech IPOs Raising $415M Combined

    Shares of obesity-focused drug developer Metsera and kidney disease-focused Maze Therapeutics began trading Friday after the companies raised $415 million combined through initial public offerings, guided by four law firms, fueling an uptick of biotechnology-related IPOs.

  • January 30, 2025

    Merck Can't Ditch Worker's Race Bias Suit Ahead Of Trial

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused to enter judgment for Merck & Co. in a Black former information technology director's suit alleging the company discriminated against him by firing him after he had a contractor removed from his project, teeing up the case for trial.

Expert Analysis

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • NYC Wage Info Bill Highlights Rise In Pay Transparency Laws

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    With New York City the latest to mull requiring companies to annually report employee wage data, national employers should consider adapting their compliance practices to comply with increasingly common pay transparency and disclosure obligations at state and local levels, says Kelly Cardin at Littler Mendelson.

  • The Bank Preemption Ripple Effects After Cantero, Flagstar

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    The importance of federal preemption for financial institutions will only increase as technology-driven innovations evolve, which is why the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Cantero v. Bank of America and vacatur of Kivett v. Flagstar Bank have real modern-day significance for national banks, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • IP Hot Topic: The Intersection Of Trademark And Antitrust Law

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    Antitrust claims – like those in the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent case against Apple – are increasingly influencing trademark disputes and enforcement practices, demonstrating how antitrust law can dilute the power of a trademark, say attorneys at Dentons.

  • Series

    Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.

  • What Drug Cos. Must Know About NY Price Transparency Law

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    Drug manufacturers must understand the contours of New York's recently implemented law requiring self-reporting of drug price increases, as well as best practices for compliance and challenges against similar laws in other states, say Elizabeth Bierut and Angie Garcia at Friedman Kaplan.

  • Until Congress Acts, EDNY 'Insider Betting' Case Is Premature

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    The Eastern District of New York’s novel wire fraud conspiracy indictment in U.S. v. Pham may have prematurely heralded a new era in federal gambling enforcement, but in the absence of an “insider betting” statute, sportsbooks — not prosecutors — should be responsible for enforcing their terms of use, says attorney Jonathan Savella.

  • How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'

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    Law firm decision making can be stifled by “collaboration drag” — characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent — but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.

  • Election Outlook: A Precedent Primer On Content Moderation

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    With the 2024 election season now in full swing, online platforms will face difficult and politically sensitive decisions about content moderation, but U.S. Supreme Court decisions from last term offer much-needed certainty about their rights, say Jonathan Blavin and Helen White at Munger Tolles.

  • Workday AI Bias Suit Suggests Hiring Lessons For Employers

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    As state laws and a federal agency increasingly focus on employment bias introduced by artificial intelligence systems, a California federal court's recent decision to allow a discrimination suit to proceed against Workday's AI-driven recruitment software, shows companies should promptly assess these tools' risks, say attorneys at Williams & Connolly.

  • Opinion

    Proposed Law Would Harm NYC Hospitality Industry

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    A recently proposed New York City Law that would update hotel licensing and staff coverage requirements could give the city commissioner and unions undue control over the city's hospitality industry, and harm smaller hotels that cannot afford full-time employees, says Stuart Saft at Holland & Knight.

  • Opinion

    Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process

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    Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.

  • The Ethics of Using Generative AI In Environmental Law

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    The rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools is challenging environmental lawyers, consultants and government agencies to determine when and how these tools can be responsibly, ethically and productively integrated into their practices to streamline research, predictive analytics and regulatory compliance, say Ahlia Bethea and Pamela Esterman at Sive Paget.

  • Managing Credit Card Rewards Programs Amid Scrutiny

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    Renewed New York and federal interest in consumer protection issues associated with credit card rewards programs presages future regulatory enforcement and attention from plaintiffs attorneys, so issuers should focus on certain categories of consumer complaints and some compliance ambiguities, say Rich Zukowsky and Ella Beres at Davis Wright.

  • What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires

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    Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.

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