Prurient revelations, brash recriminations and purportedly glaring judicial errors in Tom Goldstein's criminal case have captivated the appellate bar for nearly 19 months, and many of those moments will be center stage in the star attorney's imminent appeal.
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The Dramatic Moments Set To Shape Tom Goldstein's Appeal

By Jeff Overley and Jared Foretek

Prurient revelations, brash recriminations and purportedly glaring judicial errors in Tom Goldstein's criminal case have captivated the appellate bar for nearly 19 months, and many of those moments will be center stage in the star attorney's imminent appeal.

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Mayweather Clashes With Media Co. Over Injunction Bid Drop

By Ganesh Setty

Floyd Mayweather Jr. told a New York federal court that a broadcaster shouldn't get away with an "eleventh hour" withdrawal of its preliminary injunction motion after alleging he violated contractual obligations by scheduling a fight before ones with Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao.

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Texas Judge Wary Order Recusal In Jerry Jones Assault Case

By Spencer Brewer

A Texas state court judge seemed dubious of a recusal bid by a woman who claimed Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones sexually assaulted her, hinting Thursday that the argument to oust the judge overseeing the woman's case rested on meager evidence.

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DEALS

Polymarket Adds Yankees To Sports Partnership Portfolio

By David Steele

Polymarket announced Thursday that it had agreed to become the New York Yankees' official prediction market, partnering with an individual Major League Baseball franchise after signing an exclusive deal with MLB before this season.

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Brief

LIV Announces New Investor To Replace Saudis, Plans Return

By Tom Lotshaw

LIV Golf said it has struck an agreement with a new investor that will allow the tour to live on after the 2026 season, when Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund ends its financial backing.

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Deals Rumor Mill

Shein Eyes $40B Valuation Via Hong Kong IPO, More Rumors

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Fast-fashion company Shein is seeking a $40 billion valuation through its Hong Kong initial public offering, betting platform Polymarket is eyeing a new funding round that could value it at $20 billion and Cencora's MWI Animal Health merger with Covetrus faces regulatory scrutiny.

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ENFORCEMENT

Brief

Man Gets 6 Years For Part In Alleged NFL Impersonation Scam

By Kelcey Caulder

A man accused of working with a former University of Alabama football player to obtain nearly $20 million in bogus loans by using wigs, makeup and forged documents to impersonate several National Football League players has been sentenced to six years in prison.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Being A Sommelier Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Being a sommelier has quietly shaped how I practice law by changing the way I think, communicate and connect with people, and offers a constant reminder that expertise is about making your knowledge useful and accessible to others, says Kara Du at Sheppard.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

How Does In-House Pay Compare? Take The Law360 Survey

How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.

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No Simpson Thacher Malpractice In PIPE Case, Jury Finds

By Madison Arnold

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP escaped a malpractice lawsuit late Thursday over its representation of Patriot National Inc. in a private investment in public equity transaction in the years before the company's downfall.

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Dems Slam Skadden's 'Nothing To See Here' Trump Deal Reply

By Hailey Konnath

Three Democratic lawmakers on Thursday criticized Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's response to their request that the firm disclose details of its pro bono arrangement with the Trump administration, saying the firm's "three sentence letter essentially saying 'nothing to see here'" is "not going to cut it."

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New ABA Chief Seeks To 'Streamline' Org., Defend Democracy

By Emily Sawicki

The American Bar Association's new president, Barbara J. Howard, will focus on twin goals of defending democracy against expected unprecedented attacks associated with this year's midterm elections, while also reorganizing the association to run more efficiently, as she kicks off her one-year term this month.

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Richards Layton Under Fire Amid Bid To Avoid AI Sanctions

By Rose Krebs

A firm has asked a Delaware vice chancellor to allow it to submit more "factual information" regarding what it says are inconsistencies in Richards Layton & Finger PA's attempt to avoid sanctions for submitting a filing with errors generated by artificial intelligence.

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2nd Circ. Says Pillsbury Must Surrender $3.6M Retainer

By Jessica Corso

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP was ordered on Thursday to hand over a $3.6 million retainer it was paid to defend a client against criminal and civil fraud charges, with the Second Circuit upholding a ruling that the funds were part of an asset freeze order issued in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission case.

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Ex-GC Hijacked Accounts And Posted Klan Imagery, Suit Says

By Ben Adlin

A Washington state court granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday in a school fundraising company's lawsuit accusing its former general counsel of taking control of its social media accounts and allegedly replacing its LinkedIn photo with a manipulated image of its president in a Ku Klux Klan robe.

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Ex-Girardi Atty Gets Probation For Keeping Silent On Theft

By Lauraann Wood

A former Girardi Keese attorney was sentenced to one day time-served and two years of probation Thursday for staying quiet and failing to report disgraced plaintiff's attorney Tom Girardi's theft of millions of settlement dollars owed to Lion Air Flight 620 plane crash victims.

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Wash. Justices Offer Bar Waiver After July Exam Tech Failure

By Rachel Riley

The Washington State Supreme Court said Thursday it's offering to waive the bar exam requirement for first-time applicants who were unable to take the test last week due to an abrupt cancellation driven by technical issues at the Yakima Convention Center where it was scheduled to be administered.   

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Justices' FTC Ruling Weakens Qui Tam's Constitutional Base

The U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Trump v. Slaughter, expanding presidential control over those exercising executive power, suggests that courts may be receptive to arguments challenging the constitutional foundations of the False Claims Act’s qui tam mechanism, says Daniel Passeser at Wiggin.

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Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

American Bar Association

Association of Tennis Professionals

AstraZeneca PLC

Atlanta Falcons Football Club LLC

Bouygues

Cencora Inc.

Covetrus Inc.

Executive Health Resources Inc.

Google LLC

Hard Yaka Inc.

Instagram Inc.

Intel Corp.

LinkedIn Corp.

Major League Baseball Inc.

Major League Soccer LLC

NFL Enterprises LLC

National Hockey League

New York Mets

New York Rangers

New York Yankees

PGA TOUR Inc.

Patriot National Inc.

Public Co. Accounting Oversight Board

The Boeing Co.

The University of Alabama System

Vimeo Inc.

Washington State Bar Association

Yelp Inc.

YouTube Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Anderson Kill

Ashurst Perkins

Banks Weaver

Burns Charest

Cairncross & Hempelmann

Conrad & Scherer

Crowell & Moring

Finch McCranie

Girardi & Keese

HSF Kramer

Hughes Hubbard

Jenner & Block

Judd Burstein PC

McCathern Shokouhi

Morrison Cohen

Paul Hastings

Pillsbury Winthrop

Richards Layton

Seila Law

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Singer Weinsten

Skadden Arps

Stearns Weaver

Susman Godfrey

Werksman Jackson

Wiggin & Dana

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Dallas County, Texas

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Trade Commission

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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