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April 7, 2021 | The American Lawyer

Fried Frank, Goodwin, Sidley Usher in De-SPAC of $5B Diagnostics Company

LumiraDx has developed a COVID-19 antigen test in use by the U.K.'s NHS and CVS Health in the U.S.

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City of New York v. Chevron Corp.

Publication Date: 2021-04-07
Practice Area: Environmental Law | Personal Injury
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant City of New York: Richard Dearing, Claude S. Platton, Nwamaka Ejebe, on the brief, John Moore, for James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY; Steve W. Berman, on the brief, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, WA; Matthew F. Pawa, on the brief, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Newton Centre, MA. For Appellee Chevron Corporation: Joshua S. Lipshutz, on the brief, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Andrea E. Neuman, Anne Champion, on the brief, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Herbert J. Stern, Joel M. Silverstein, on the brief, Stern & Kilcullen, LLC, Florham Park, NJ. For Appellee ConocoPhillips: John F. Savarese, Ben M. Germana, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY; Sean C. Grimsley, James R. Jones, Bartlit Beck LLP, Denver, CO. For Appellee Exxon Mobil Corporation: Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Daniel J. Toal, Jaren Janghorbani, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP, New York, NY; Dawn Sestito, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Patrick J. Conlon, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Houston, TX. For Appellee Royal Dutch Shell: David C. Frederick, Brendan J. Crimmins, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC. For Appellee BP p.l.c.: Nancy G. Milburn, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, NY, Matthew T. Heartney, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Los Angeles, CA.
for defendant: For Amicus Curiae Catherine M. Sharkey, Crystal Eastman Professor of Law: Catherine M. Sharkey, Crystal Eastman Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae States of New York, California, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, and the District of Columbia: David S. Frankel, Assistant Solicitor General, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General, State of New York, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Professors Sarah H. Cleveland, Zachary D. Clopton, William S. Dodge, Harold Hongju Koh, Kermit Roosevelt III, and Christopher A. Whytock: Harold Hongju Koh, Michael J. Wishnie, Conor Dwyer Reynolds, Yale Law School, Rule of Law Clinic. For Amici Curiae New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, The Point Community Development Corporation, and Uprose: Kimberly Ong, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, and International Municipal Lawyers Association: Michael Burger, Jennifer Danis, Morningside Heights Legal Services, Inc., Columbia Environmental Law Clinic, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation: Corbin K. Barthold, Richard A. Samp, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae United States of America: Eric Grant, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, R. Justin Smith, Christine W. Ennis, United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources, Division, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Peter D. Keisler, C. Frederick Beckner III, Ryan C. Morris, Tobias S. Loss-Eaton, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC; Steven P. Lehotsky, Michael B. Schon, Jonathan D. Urick, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae National Association of Manufacturers: Philip S. Goldberg, Christopher E. Appel, Shook Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Washington, DC; Linda E. Kelly, Peter C. Tolsdorf, Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae States of Indiana, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia: Thomas M. Fisher, Solicitor General, Kian J. Hudson, Deputy Solicitor General, for Todd Rokita, Attorney General of Indiana, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN. For Amicus Curiae Professor Richard A. Epstein: Yaakov M. Roth, Jones Day, Washington, DC; Robert A. Mittelstaedt, Jones Day, San Francisco, CA; Robert E. Johnson, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, Kelly Holt, Jones Day, Boston, MA.
Case Number: 18-2188

Clean Air Act Displaces State Law Claims in City's Suit to Recover Costs of Global Warming

April 6, 2021 | The American Lawyer

Law Firm Merger Talks Heat Up as Pandemic Increases Pressure to Scale

Some firms that never considered merging before are now considering combinations, consultants from Altman Weil and Fairfax Associates said.

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April 2, 2021 | The American Lawyer

Hire Up: New York Practice Leaders Choose Sunbelt Firms

The week also saw another firm make a splash in California and more moves tied to the change in administration in Washington.

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April 1, 2021 | Pro Mid Market

'We're Just Tired All the Time': A Day in the Life of Working Parents During the Pandemic

Working attorney parents tell their pandemic stories as families sacrificed to re-balance their work and family lives. No two situations were identical.

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April 1, 2021 | The American Lawyer

Global Firms Are Buying Into the Hong Kong IPO Boom, but Caution Is Key

Three years into a surge in Hong Kong IPO listings, global firms including Davis Polk & Wardwell are adding talent again. But is this the right time?

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March 31, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Three GC Nominees: A Hat Trick for Agriculture, Intelligence Office, Commerce

Janie Hipp has been nominated to serve as general counsel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. If confirmed, she will be the first Native American to serve as general counsel in that office.

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March 31, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Managing ESG Risks in the Aviation Industry

As environmental, social and governance-related issues continue to be a focus of investors and other stakeholders, we expect to see industry participants continuing to explore innovative ways to reduce their carbon emissions and mitigate ESG risks, say Kevin Lewis, Bart Biggers and Heather Palmer, attorneys with Sidley Austin.

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March 30, 2021 | Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: New Powers for Prosecutors | Harvard Law's Coates Lands at SEC | Agencies Want AI Views | Who Got the Work: Brownstein Hyatt | All the New Moves

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our weekly snapshot on white-collar, regulatory and compliance news and trends.

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March 30, 2021 | The American Lawyer

For New California Entrants, Talent and Fit Outweigh 'Critical Mass'

Firms' plans in California hint that the idea of scaling up new offices may be increasingly less important in a new remote world.

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