Is Goldman Sachs' decision to remain loyal to general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler despite recent revelations about her past business and social relationship with Jeffrey Epstein extreme enough to support a legal claim against the company? Legal scholars and other securities law experts say probably not.
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Epstein Fallout Unlikely To Spark Goldman Shareholder Suit

By Sue Reisinger

Is Goldman Sachs' decision to remain loyal to general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler despite recent revelations about her past business and social relationship with Jeffrey Epstein extreme enough to support a legal claim against the company? Legal scholars and other securities law experts say probably not.

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Snap Paid Nearly $40M To 2 Top Lawyers In 2025

By Christine DeRosa

In a year that saw a general counsel transition, Snap Inc. paid its new and outgoing legal leaders a combined total of nearly $40 million last year.

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Groq's CLO 'Horrified' By Some Firms' Ongoing AI Resistance

By Michele Gorman

The chief legal officer at Groq said she is "horrified" by the number of law firms that continue to resist artificial intelligence and refuse to let their lawyers use it — and she encourages her mentees who are in the early stages of their careers and work at those firms to play around with AI outside their jobs.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Attacks on alleged anticompetitive behavior took the spotlight in the past week, with a federal jury ordering medical device maker Medtronic to pay $382 million for its monopolistic practices, including bundling sales and punishing customers for using rival products. And the Federal Trade Commission warned 42 law firms that participating in the Diversity Lab's diversity, equity and inclusion program could constitute anticompetitive collusion.

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Paymentus Settles Fintech Atty's Age Bias Suit Ahead Of Trial

By Hayley Fowler

Billing company Paymentus Corp. has settled a former in-house attorney's retaliation, age discrimination and wrongful discharge lawsuit less than two weeks before the case was set to go to trial, court records show.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

The legal industry began February with another busy week as BigLaw firms shuffled their leadership and opened new offices across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Baker McKenzie

Barnes & Thornburg

ESG Law

Elliot Morgan Parsonage

Jackson Lewis PC

Kohn Kohn

Latham & Watkins

Munger Tolles

Paul Weiss

Scott&Scott

Weil Gotshal

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Applied Medical Resources Corp.

Barnes & Noble Education Inc.

Barnes & Noble Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S

Blizzard Entertainment Inc.

Broadcom Inc.

Corporate Legal Operations Consortium

Delta Air Lines Inc.

Google LLC

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

Medtronic PLC

Meta Platforms Inc.

NVIDIA Corp.

New York University

Paymentus Holdings Inc.

Reddit Inc.

SLM Corp.

Snap Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Trade Commission

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission