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‘Like Cattle at a Sale Barn': Four Minnesota Firms in $1.51B Syngenta Settlement Accused of Malpractice
A malpractice lawsuit names Gustafson Gluek, Lockridge Grindal Nauen, Bassford Remele and Schwebel Goetz & Sieben, all of which received large shares of fees from the $1.51 billion Syngenta settlement.
Announcing the Finalists and Honorees of the 2025 New York Legal Awards
We look forward to seeing you all at the awards dinner at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Sept. 4 in Manhattan. We'll reveal the winners in categories with finalists during the awards presentation.
Universities Turn to Law Firms for Lobbying Matters
Holland & Knight, K&L Gates, and other law and lobbying firms have filed lobbying registrations for academic institutions in the second quarter of this year.
Texas Updated Its Business Code. Here's What Corporate Litigators Still Want to Know.
A new law allows Texas corporations to set a minimum ownership threshold blocking certain minority shareholders from bringing derivative litigation. The law states that threshold can't be higher than 3%. It also allows companies to say that all internal disputes must be addressed in one particular venue—such as a business court—and to waive jury trials in those disputes.
Law Firm Mergers Up 21% in First Half of 2025
Twelve Q2 law firm mergers contributed to a total of 35 combinations so far this year, according to a new report.
‘Infinite Workday' Culture Poses Growing Legal Risks for Employers
"While the flexibility to work anytime, anywhere can be empowering, it also brings legal, operational, and cultural challenges that employers ignore at their peril," Proskauer Rose attorneys wrote in a recent note to clients.
Pardoned Man Can't Challenge FDIC's Felon Hiring Ban Under Pseudonym, DC Circuit Rules
“A byproduct of government transparency is that those who seek to alter public law by using the federal courts must, in all but truly exceptional cases, reveal their identity so that the public can understand the issues before the court," the appellate panel held.
Medtronic GC Ivan Fong Retiring; Rival's Legal Chief Coming Aboard as Successor
Ivan Fong, 63, was one of the highest-proifile GCs to sign an amicus brief supporting Perkins Coie's legal challenge of President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm.
Yale Law Dean to Step Down 2 Years Ahead of Term End
Heather Gerken, Yale Law School's first woman dean, is stepping down after serving as dean for eight years to become president of the Ford Foundation.
Former DOJ, Big Law Appellate Attorneys Join Anti-Trump Group Democracy Forward
Democracy Forward is deepening its appellate expertise with recent DOJ and Big Law attorneys at a time when the Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal will be central in the legal battles over Trump administration policies.