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  • July 22, 2025

    BCLP Adds PE Transactions Pro From Golenbock Eiseman

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner announced the addition of a former Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP attorney to its corporate transactions practice Monday, touting her work in private equity-backed transactions.

  • July 22, 2025

    NY To Make Prison Phone Calls Free, Saving Families Millions

    Phone calls for inmates in New York state prisons will soon be free of charge, officials announced Tuesday — a policy shift advocates say will save more than $13 million annually for families of incarcerated people and strengthen ties that are crucial to rehabilitation and public safety.

  • July 22, 2025

    4 Firms Advise On $2.5B Insignia Financial Take-Private Deal

    Private investment firm CC Capital and global alternative asset manager One Investment Management have agreed to acquire Australia's Insignia Financial Ltd. at a 3.9 billion Australian dollar ($2.5 billion) enterprise value, in a deal steered by four law firms.

  • July 21, 2025

    2nd Circ. Reopens Etan Patz Murder Case Over Trial Error

    The Second Circuit on Monday reversed the conviction of a man charged in the notorious 1979 killing of six-year-old Etan Patz, saying a key jury instruction about a supposed confession was "dramatically" inaccurate and "manifestly prejudicial."

  • July 21, 2025

    Fla. Atty Urges Toss Of Sean Combs' $50M Defamation Suit

    A Miami attorney urged a New York federal judge to toss Sean "Diddy" Combs' $50 million defamation suit alleging she perpetuated false claims of him sexually assaulting inebriated celebrities and minors on recorded video, saying the complaint fails to state a claim or back up accusations with facts. 

  • July 21, 2025

    Stablecoin Treasury Co. To Go Public In $360M SPAC Deal

    A company intending to give investors exposure to the stable-value token Ethena intends to list on Nasdaq as StablecoinX Inc. via a special purpose acquisition deal that will take it public and provide $360 million to build a treasury of the stablecoin, making it one of at least three firms to tout the adoption of a crypto-focused treasury strategy on Monday.

  • July 21, 2025

    Software Co.'s Ex-CEO Claims Fraud 'Infects' $9M Award

    The founder and former chairman of a software investment company has asked a New York federal judge to set aside an order enforcing a $9 million arbitral award against him, claiming a Pakistani court ruled the company engaged in a fraudulent scheme that infected the entire arbitration.

  • July 21, 2025

    Copyright And TM Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025

    The U.S. Supreme Court will evaluate contributory liability in a $1 billion copyright case involving internet service providers, and the Federal Circuit will assess the latest attempted trademark registration testing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's comfort with profanity. Here are the copyright and trademark cases to watch for the rest of the year.

  • July 21, 2025

    Avon, Insurers Spar At Ch. 11 Plan Hearing Over Talc Trust

    Avon made its case Monday to a Delaware bankruptcy judge for its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, while insurers that issued policies to the cosmetics company alleged its proposal to pay talc injury claims through a trust funded by insurance coverage was unfair to them.

  • July 21, 2025

    Not Enough Similarities To Apply DOJ Ad Tech Win: Google

    Google urged a New York federal judge not to let website publishers, advertisers and others lock the company into the Justice Department's win in a separate Virginia federal court monopolization lawsuit over its advertising placement technology business, arguing the cases have key differences in facts and circuit standards.

  • July 21, 2025

    Sens. Float Bill To Protect Against AI Data Piracy

    Federal lawmakers said Monday that they are floating a measure that would give creators the right to sue companies that use their work to train artificial intelligence models without their permission, a move that comes amid concerns over AI and intellectual property.

  • July 21, 2025

    CWA Unit Decries Use Of Its Funds As 'Personal Piggy Bank'

    A CWA local representing New York City Police Department traffic enforcement agents demanded $1 million in damages in a federal suit aiming to block its placement in a trusteeship, with the affiliate claiming a temporary administrator from the parent union used the local's funds as a "personal piggy bank."

  • July 21, 2025

    Energy Litigation To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2025

    Courtroom showdowns between the Trump administration and blue states over U.S. energy and climate change policy will dominate the energy litigation landscape for the rest of 2025. Here is what the energy industry will be watching closely in the second half of the year.

  • July 21, 2025

    Baldoni's Insurer Says No Coverage For Lively Suit

    An insurer for Justin Baldoni told a New York federal court Monday it owes no coverage to the "It Ends With Us" lead and director, his production company and other officers for co-star Blake Lively's lawsuit accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment, arguing the insureds failed to give proper claim notice.

  • July 21, 2025

    Tax-Lien Biz Atty Tells Jury He Didn't Seek To Dupe Lender

    Counsel for a former compliance lawyer accused of pilfering from a $20 million line of credit extended to his tax-lien investment firm told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that the defendant was "sloppy," but never intended fraud.

  • July 21, 2025

    States Say Noncitizen Benefit Restrictions Are Creating Chaos

    A coalition of 20 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Monday for "upending" noncitizens' access to publicly funded programs like Head Start and food banks.

  • July 21, 2025

    Officials' Intent Key In Visa Revocation Trial, Judge Says

    A Massachusetts federal judge hearing a free-speech case stemming from the arrests of pro-Palestinian student activists said Monday he is grappling with whether immigration officials were carrying out an official Trump administration policy or using their own discretion to implement a broader set of priorities within the law.

  • July 21, 2025

    CME Group, NYMEX Dodge Carbon Futures Suit

    A New York federal judge has tossed a suit brought by three investment funds against CME Group Inc. and the New York Mercantile Exchange, alleging they improperly interpreted and failed to enforce rules governing carbon offset futures contracts, finding the plaintiffs do not have statutory standing to bring a private right of action under the Commodity Exchange Act.

  • July 21, 2025

    Reed Smith's Doc Block Motion 'Hyperbolic,' 2nd Circ. Told

    Reed Smith LLP cannot block the new owners of reorganized Greece-based international shipping company Eletson from viewing files already in its possession, the company has told the Second Circuit, arguing the law firm's emergency motion to stop the new owners from accessing the files was intentionally timed to head off anticipated district court rulings.

  • July 21, 2025

    NY Judge Wants Atty To Explain Bogus AI Citations

    A federal judge wants a New York attorney to explain himself after he potentially used artificial intelligence to write his response to an order she issued concerning his use of AI to write an earlier brief that cited nonexistent cases.

  • July 21, 2025

    Bronx Defenders Reaches Tentative Deal To End Strike

    The union representing staff attorneys for the Bronx Defenders — one of several member shops of the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys that went on strike last week — has reached a tentative contract agreement with their managers.

  • July 21, 2025

    2nd Circ. Backs Union Win Over Concrete Cos. In CBA Fight

    The Second Circuit on Monday refused to revive a fringe contributions dispute between two concrete companies and a group of union fringe benefit funds, affirming a lower court's decision to hand the union an early win that was partially based on the companies' failure to respond to discovery requests.

  • July 21, 2025

    2nd Circ. Affirms Big Banks' Win In Terrorism Financing Fight

    A New York federal judge was right to dismiss a suit seeking to hold Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Danske Bank liable for aiding and abetting terrorist bombings in Afghanistan, a Second Circuit panel ruled Monday.

  • July 21, 2025

    Faegre Drinker Adds Another Greenberg Product Liability Atty

    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has added another former Greenberg Traurig LLP attorney to its product liability and mass torts team, this time a New York-based counsel who focuses on medical device litigation.

  • July 21, 2025

    How Criminal Law Is Shaped By Administrative Decisions

    Behind line prosecutors are administrators, policies, and day-to-day logistics that enable and shape not only prosecutors' work but trends in how justice is administered throughout the country, according to a New York University School of Law professor and researcher.

Expert Analysis

  • How Dfinity Timeliness Ruling Can Aid Crypto Issuers

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    A California federal court's recent dismissal of a class action against Dfinity, holding that the claims were time-barred by the Securities Act's three-year statute of repose, provides a useful defense for cryptocurrency issuers, which often solicit investments years before minting and distributing the associated tokens, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • 4 Precautions For Responsible AI Use In Bid Protests

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    Despite the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s May warning that it will impose stiff sanctions on bid protesters whose filings contain artificial intelligence-generated mistakes and hallucinations, generative AI can be a valuable tool for the bid protest bar if used with safeguards, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Rejecting Biz Dev Myths

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    Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.

  • Trade In Limbo: The Legal Storm Reshaping Trump's Tariffs

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    In the final days of May, decisions in two significant court actions upended the tariff and trade landscape, so until the U.S. Supreme Court rules, businesses and supply chains should expect tariffs to remain in place, and for the Trump administration to continue pursuing and enforcing all available trade policies, say attorneys at Ice Miller.

  • Shareholder Takeaways From NY Internal Affairs Doctrine Suit

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    A May New York Court of Appeals decision in Ezrasons v. Rudd involving Barclays — affirming the state's "firmly entrenched" internal affairs doctrine — is a win for all corporate stakeholders seeking stability in resolving disputes between shareholders and directors and officers, say attorneys at Sadis & Goldberg.

  • Move Beyond Surface-Level Edits To Master Legal Writing

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    Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.

  • EDNY Ruling May Limit Some FARA Conspiracy Charges

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    Though the Eastern District of New York’s recent U.S. v. Sun decision upheld Foreign Agents Registration Act charges against a former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, its recognition of an affirmative legislative policy to exempt some officials may help defendants charged with related conspiracies, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • 9th Circ. Has Muddied Waters Of Article III Pleading Standard

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    District courts in the Ninth Circuit continue to apply a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing, and the circuit court itself has only perpetuated this confusion — making it an attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • How Cos. Can Prep For Calif. Cybersecurity Audit Regulations

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    As the California Privacy Protection Agency Board finalizes cybersecurity audit requirements, companies should take six steps to prepare for the audit itself and to build a compliant cybersecurity program that can pass the audit, say attorneys at Covington.

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    Competing In Modern Pentathlon Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Opening myself up to new experiences through competing in modern Olympic pentathlon has shrunk the appearance of my daily work annoyances and helps me improve my patience, manage crises better and remember that acquiring new skills requires working through your early mistakes, says attorney Mary Zoldak.

  • NY Case Shows How LLC Agreements Can Be Amended

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    The New York Court of Appeals in Behler v. Tao recently held that a merger clause contained in an amended limited liability company agreement superseded and extinguished an alleged oral agreement between the parties, highlighting the importance of determining early how and when an LLC agreement may be amended, says Kerrin Klein at Olshan Frome.

  • If Justices Accept, Maxwell Case May Clarify Meaning Of 'US'

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    If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal, it could clarify the meaning of “United States” in the context of plea agreements, and a plain language interpretation of the term would offer criminal defendants fairness and finality, say attorneys at Kudman Trachten.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech

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    New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.

  • How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication

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    As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.

  • When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility

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    As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.

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