• January 28, 2025 | The American Lawyer

    Is It Time for Large UK Law Firms to Begin Taking Private Equity Investment?

    Private equity investment in law firms is resurfacing as a hot topic, sparking renewed speculation that the trend will gain momentum in the years ahead.

    1 minute read

  • January 9, 2025 | The American Lawyer

    Sullivan & Cromwell Signals 5-Day RTO Expectation as Law Firms Remain Split on Optimal Attendance

    Lawyers are expected to come to the office during normal business hours barring "extraordinary" circumstances, according to a recent update to the firm's office manual.

    1 minute read

  • January 6, 2025 | Legaltech News

    Legal Tech's Predictions for E-discovery in 2025

    A look at what’s in store for the e-discovery industry in 2025, whether it be potential generative AI impacts or the data and hiring challenges many will have to contend with.

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  • January 3, 2025 | The Recorder

    Apple Agrees to Pay $95 Million Settlement in Siri Voice Assistant Privacy Class Action

    Apple has agreed to pay a $95 million class action settlement to resolve 5-year-old claims that its voice-activated digital assistant Siri recorded Apple device users' conversations without their consent.

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  • Moore v. Booth

    Publication Date: 2024-12-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Simeon S. Poles, DLA Piper LLP (US), Philadelphia, PA; Samantha L. Chaifetz, Julia Deutsch, DLA Piper LLP (US), Washington, DC, on the brief, Rachel A.H. Horton, DLA Piper LLP (US), Philadelphia, PA.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Charles D. Cole, Jr., Newman Myers Kreines Harris, P.C., New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-978

    Court Erred in Default Judgment's Grant While Claims Against Others Dismissed

  • November 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal

    Judiciary Law §487 in 2024

    A discussion of Judiciary Law §487, a 749-year-old statute meant to “safeguard an attorney’s special obligation of honesty and fair dealing.”

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  • Reid v. Garland

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Myrna Pérez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner Everod Ray Anthony Reid: Molly Lauterback, Sophie Dalsimer, Brooklyn Defender Services, Brooklyn, NY, on the brief, Andrew D. Bergman, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Houston, TX.
    for defendant: For Respondent Merrick B. Garland, United States Attorney General: Brian Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Carl H. McIntyre, Jr., Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, on the brief, Paul Fiorino, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Former Immigration Judges and Former Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals, in support of Petitioner: John J. Clarke, Jr., Subarkah Syafruddin, John O. Wray, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY. For Amici Curiae The Bronx Defenders, Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc., Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, The Legal Aid Society, and Open Immigration Legal Services, in support of Petitioner: John Harland Giammatteo, Staff Attorney and Justice Catalyst Fellow, Lutheran Social Services of New York, Immigration Legal Program, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, Disability Rights Advocates, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Pangea Legal Services, in support of Petitioner: Allen Burton, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY, Martha F. Hutton, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 20-3324

    IJ Improperly Applied Framework to Protect Rights of Noncitizens Who May Be Incompetent

  • November 1, 2024 | Daily Business Review

    Florida-Based Big Law Donations to Harris Eclipse Trump's Haul in Key Pre-Election Stretch

    Following the change atop the Democratic ticket, donations to the vice president from Florida-based personnel at large law firms accelerated, far exceeding donations to former president Trump from the same category of lawyers.

    7 minute read

  • Buck v. Viking Holding Mgmt. LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-10-29
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Accounting | Advertising
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John M. LaRosa, LaRosa & Associates LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Peter H. Kyle, John L. Reed, Daniel P. Klusman, DLA Piper US LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: N20C-08-249 MAA CCLD

    Court rejected defendant's challenges to the court's factual findings where there was sufficient evidence to support plaintiff's allegations that a report justifying his termination was "manufactured."

  • Buck v. Viking Holding Mgmt. Co. LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-10-15
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Accounting | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John M. LaRosa, LaRosa & Associates LLC, Wilmington, DE; Lawrence P. Schaefer, Bert Black, Mack H. Reed, Timothy S. Christensen, Anne C. Bolgert, Schaefer Halleen, LLC, Minneapolis, MN for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Peter H. Kyle, John L. Reed, Daniel P. Klusman, DLA Piper, LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: N20C-08-249 MAA CCLD

    Employer's reasons for terminating employee with cause were manufactured as employee's actions did not rise to the level of gross negligence or a breach of misconduct as the actions ultimately resolved the company's accounting issues, and thus employer did not have right to reclaim employee's equity interest for $0.