• November 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Ex-DLA Piper, Ballard Spahr Atty Accused of Aiding Video Game Company Founder's Misappropriation Scheme

    A group of four Big Law firms and corporate partner Jay Coogan are finding themselves embroiled in a legal malpractice action stemming from a dispute between co-founders of global gaming platform Rival Games.

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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 14, 2024 | Law.com

    More Than 2 Dozen Lawyers Leave DLA Piper Affiliate in Brazil to Form New Firm

    COSRO Advogados is launching as a full-service firm with 12 partners, several of whom held prominent roles at DLA Piper and its affiliate, Campos Mello.

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  • November 13, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    The American Lawyer Names Industry Award Winners

    Attorney of the Year, Law Firm of the Year and winners for other highly anticipated awards were announced Wednesday evening at the Industry Awards in New York.

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  • November 13, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    Kramer Levin-HSF Deal Offers 5 Insights Into Modern-Day Mergers

    The Herbert Smith Freehills agreement with Kramer Levin follows a set path that is becoming the norm for law firm combinations.

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  • November 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

    Who Are Trump's Potential Candidates for Attorney General?

    Several potential candidates have law firm backgrounds, including some who practiced in Big Law earlier in their careers.

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  • November 12, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    Dechert’s Restructuring Co-Chair Heads to DLA Piper

    The partner had prominent roles on well-known matters such as the Lehman and BHS collapses.

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  • November 6, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Why Now Might Be a Great Time to Sue the Government

    While many of the court's opinions will have major implications for Americans, it is the court's crackdown on the power of government regulators that may have the most profound effect of all.

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  • November 5, 2024 | The Recorder

    A Look at Big Law Partner Donors to Trump and Harris in California

    Partner donors for Trump often gave large personal donations, or up to the limit for either the general or primary election.

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  • Harbour Antibodies BV v. Teneobio, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-05
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
    Industry: Biotechnology | Legal Services
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian A. Biggs, Stephanie O’Byrne, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Michael Sitzman, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Francisco, CA; Susan Krumplitsch, DLA Piper LLP (US), East Palo Alto, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Jack B. Blumenfeld, Jeremy A. Tigan, Megan E. Dellinger, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Nicholas Groombridge, Eric Alan Stone, Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP, Cold Springs, NY; Jennifer Gordon, Peter Sandel, Tanya S. Manno, Chih-wei Wu, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; Wendy A. Whiteford, J. Drew Diamond, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA for defendant.

    Case Number: 21-1807 (MN)

    Court denied motion to disqualify plaintiffs' counsel due to its prior representation of defendant's parent company finding a lack of overlap between the present case and counsel's prior representation of the parent company.