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  • June 04, 2025

    Meta Inks 20-Year Deal With Ill. Energy Provider To Develop AI

    Meta has struck a 20-year deal with Constellation Energy to purchase nuclear power from an Illinois plant to help fuel its development of artificial intelligence technology, the companies announced Tuesday.

  • June 04, 2025

    Cognizant Granted Some DHS Docs In Visa Fraud Case

    A New Jersey federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to confer with attorneys for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. on how much to broaden a search for materials related to two types of visas, in a case brought by a former executive alleging the company defrauded the government through its visa applications.

  • June 04, 2025

    SEC Says Accountant Errors Don't Doom Crowdfunding Case

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a Michigan federal judge Wednesday that mistakes in one of its accountant's declarations do not warrant the dismissal of its first crowdfunding enforcement action, arguing the SEC's lawyers acted in good faith when they alerted the court to the errors.

  • June 04, 2025

    Apple Can Shield Info In NJ TikTok Addiction Suit

    A New Jersey state court will allow Apple Inc. to inject itself into the state attorney general's high-profile lawsuit accusing TikTok of designing features that harm and cause addiction in children, allowing the manufacturer of the iPhone to argue, away from public view, that certain content in the lawsuit should be redacted.

  • June 04, 2025

    Willkie Farr Hires Financial Services Partner In DC

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has hired a McGuireWoods LLP attorney as a partner in Washington, D.C., to advise corporations on a range of legal issues, the firm announced Tuesday.

  • June 04, 2025

    Compliance Chiefs Eye New Jobs Amid Pay Growth Slowdown

    More than half of chief compliance officers are considering seeking new job opportunities in the coming year, according to a Wednesday report from in-house legal and compliance advisory firm BarkerGilmore LLC, which also found CCO pay growth generally slowed down compared to last year.

  • June 04, 2025

    Judge Won't Block Amazon From Talking To Depo Witnesses

    A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Federal Trade Commission's bid, in its antitrust case against Amazon, seeking to block lawyers representing the e-commerce giant from conferring with witnesses during breaks in their depositions.

  • June 04, 2025

    DOJ Alumni Aid Group Launches Pro Bono Legal Network

    Justice Connection, a group founded by former U.S. Department of Justice attorneys in response to the Trump administration's ongoing purge of the department, has launched a pro bono legal network to represent DOJ attorneys being "unfairly targeted" by the administration.

  • June 04, 2025

    Chancery Strips Amazon, Others From $1.3B Zoox Merger Suit

    Delaware's chancellor has kept alive breach of fiduciary duty claims against most directors and two officers of self-driving taxi venture Zoox Inc. over its $1.3 billion acquisition by Amazon, while dismissing Amazon itself and rejecting stockholder fee-shifting claims.

  • June 04, 2025

    Chip Trade Secret Conviction Specific Enough, 1st Circ. Hints

    The First Circuit on Wednesday appeared skeptical of arguments that jurors who convicted a former Analog Devices Inc. engineer of possessing trade secrets improperly glossed over the difference between what was described in the indictment and what was actually found during a search of his electronic devices.

  • June 04, 2025

    US, UK Clarify Tariffs On Cars, Metals As Trade Talks Continue

    A trade deal between the U.S. and the U.K. that will reduce U.S. tariffs on British cars to 10% and remove those levies on some metals will come into effect "in just a couple of weeks," Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Parliament on Wednesday.

  • June 04, 2025

    Trump's CFTC Pick Set For Senate Confirmation Hearing

    President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been scheduled to appear before the Senate agriculture committee for a confirmation hearing next Tuesday, advancing his nomination at a time when the agency is facing a leadership void.

  • June 04, 2025

    Ex-Paul Weiss Corporate Partner Joins Cooley's NY Practice

    Cooley LLP has hired a former Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP finance partner, who told Law360 Pulse in an interview Wednesday that he followed his father and uncle's footsteps when deciding to pursue a career in law.

  • June 03, 2025

    5th Circ. Weighs Constitutionality Of Banking In-House Courts

    A Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday heard a trio of cases contesting federal banking regulators' use of in-house proceedings to impose penalties, signaling interest in potential jurisdictional bars to such challenges but offering few clear clues about how it might rule.

  • June 03, 2025

    Calif. Suffers Setback In Tariff Suit, But Gets Shot At 9th Circ.

    A California federal judge said Monday that the U.S. Court of International Trade has exclusive jurisdiction over California's lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's recent tariffs, but declined the federal government's request to transfer the case to the CIT and instead dismissed the suit so that California can appeal her decision to the Ninth Circuit.

  • June 03, 2025

    Kellogg Tells L'eggo Food Truck To Leggo 'Eggo' Trademark

    Kellogg North America Co. LLC lodged a trademark infringement suit Tuesday against an Ohio food truck called "L'eggo My Eggroll," claiming that the business not only refused to stop infringing, its owners also threatened Kellogg and demanded that it buy its entire business.

  • June 03, 2025

    Capital One Must Face Some Claims It Stole From Influencers

    Capital One Financial Corp. cannot ditch all of a proposed class action alleging its coupon-search browser extension steals commissions from social media creators who drive customers to affiliated merchants, a Virginia federal judge ruled, saying the plaintiffs plausibly alleged Capital One knew it was diverting their "rightfully earned" commissions.

  • June 03, 2025

    Google Taps Ex-SG, Munger Tolles Partner For Monopoly Fight

    Google has hired former U.S. Solicitor General and prominent U.S. Supreme Court attorney and Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner Donald B. Verrilli Jr. to represent it in high-profile litigation accusing the tech giant of monopolizing the online search market, according to a notice filed in District of Columbia federal court Tuesday.

  • June 03, 2025

    SEC Chair Says Next Steps On Crypto Regs Coming Soon

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins indicated Tuesday that the agency is working toward proposing regulations for the cryptocurrency industry and that a key aspect of the work being done by a recently established crypto task force could be complete within a matter of months.

  • June 03, 2025

    MyPillow CEO Denies Defamation By Association At Colo. Trial

    An attorney for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told a Colorado jury Tuesday that Lindell didn't control the allegedly defamatory statements that other conservative personalities made on his media platform, at the start of a trial on a former voting company executive's defamation claims. 

  • June 03, 2025

    Chancery Tosses 'Generic' Advance Notice Bylaw Suit

    Citing the absence of any specific damage claims, a Delaware vice chancellor on Monday dismissed an Owens Corning Inc. shareholder suit challenging company bylaws obliging advance notice of board seat proxy contests.

  • June 03, 2025

    Regeneron Gets $407M After Antitrust Win Over Amgen

    Regeneron won a $406.8 million judgment in its antitrust suit against Amgen, following a jury verdict last month saying Amgen illegally undercut the price of Regeneron's anticholesterol drug Praluent through a bundling scheme with two blockbuster Amgen drugs.

  • June 03, 2025

    Adidas, UChicago Failed To Protect Data In Hacks, Suits Say

    Adidas' American arm and the University of Chicago Medical Center have been sued for allegedly failing to keep sensitive identifying information safe from hackers who stole it through certain third-party vendors.

  • June 03, 2025

    Canada Customers Agree To Halt 23andMe Data Breach Suits

    23andMe and Canadian customers suing over a data breach agreed on Tuesday to pause lawsuits against non-bankrupt third parties for up to six months amid the DNA testing company's Chapter 11 proceedings in Missouri.

  • June 03, 2025

    4th Circ. Again Decertifies Marriott Data Breach Classes

    The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday once again scrapped class certification of potentially millions of Marriott International Inc. guests in multidistrict litigation over a major data breach at the company's Starwood-branded hotels, finding the guests can't get around a class action waiver built into the rewards program.

Expert Analysis

  • Energy Order Brings Risks For Lenders And Borrowers Alike

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    A recent executive order directing the attorney general to submit a report next month with recommendations for halting enforcement of state laws the administration says are hampering energy resources presents risks for lenders and borrowers using state-generated carbon credits, but proactive steps now can help insulate against adverse consequences, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • Customs Fraud Enforcement In The Age Of Tariffs

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    In the wake of the Trump administration’s new approach toward tariffs, two recent Justice Department developments demonstrate aggressive customs fraud enforcement, with the DOJ emphasizing competitive harm to American businesses, and signaling that investigations will likely involve both civil and criminal enforcement tools, say attorneys at Bernstein Litowitz and London & Naor.

  • Series

    Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles

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    Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Google Case Amicus Briefs Reveal Patent Damage Fault Lines

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    The 21 amicus briefs filed before the en banc rehearing of EcoFactor v. Google offer opposing viewpoints on important patent damages issues that extend beyond the specific question the Federal Circuit eventually ruled on, helping practitioners anticipate and address likely objections to future damages opinions, say attorneys at Stout.

  • The Legal Risks Of US Restrictions On Investments In China

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    The second Trump administration has continued to embrace a more restrictive economic policy toward China, including an ongoing review of further restrictions on the flow of U.S. capital to China, so early planning and enhanced diligence can reduce exposure to the challenges resulting from further restrictions, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • UK May Play Major Role In Corporate Misconduct Regulation

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    In light of the U.S.' pause in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement, the U.K. Serious Fraud Office has released new guidance showing it may seize the opportunity to play a heightened role in regulating corporate misconduct by U.S. companies with a global presence, particularly over the next few years, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • Series

    Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.

  • Does R-Squared Have A Role In Event Study Analysis?

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    With 2024 marking the second consecutive year to experience an increase in securities class action filings, determining the reliability of event study models is of utmost importance, but it's time to reconsider the traditional method of doing so, say analysts at StoneTurn Group.

  • Avoiding The Risk Of Continued AI-Washing Enforcement

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    A recent action brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice, alleging a software developer defrauded investors by lying about his app’s artificial intelligence capabilities, suggests this administration will continue to target AI washing, so companies should adopt practices to mitigate enforcement risk, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Cos. Should Review Pay Strategies In Light Of 2025 Tariffs

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    Companies should think about what they can or should do to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of their compensation plans in light of rising material costs, reduced profit margins, market volatility and other impacts of the Trump administration’s evolving tariff regime, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • 3 Tax Issues Manufacturers Should Watch In 2025 Budget Bill

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    As Congress works toward a budget reconciliation bill, manufacturing companies should keep a keen eye on proposals to change bonus depreciation, the qualified business income deduction and energy tax credits, which could have a significant impact on capital-intensive industries, say attorneys at Frost Brown Todd.

  • Key Aspects Of FDIC's Resolution Planning FAQ

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    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s recent FAQ on changes to its resolution plan rule ease burdensome requirements for some large institutions and exempt others from discussion of franchise components, making it easier for banks to finalize submissions before the July 1 deadline, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

  • As Tariffs Hit The Radar, PE Counsel Should Review Strategies

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    As tariffs compound existing challenges in the private equity sector, counsel should consider existing headwinds such as interest rates and industry-specific impacts like supply chains and pricing power, which may help mitigate risks and capture opportunity, says Nathan Viehl at Thompson Coburn.

  • Chancery Ruling Raises Bar For Advance Notice Bylaws Suits

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    The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent ruling in Siegel v. Morse will make it more difficult for plaintiffs to successfully challenge advance notice bylaws before the emergence of an actual or threatened proxy contest, presumably reducing the occurrence of such challenges, say attorneys at Venable.

  • DOJ Memo Raises Bar For Imposition Of Corporate Monitors

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    A recently released U.S. Department of Justice memo, outlining guidance on the imposition of compliance monitors in corporate criminal cases, reflects DOJ leadership’s concerns about scope creep and business costs, but the strategies for companies to avoid a monitorship haven't changed much compared to the Biden era, says James Koukios at MoFo.

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