Firms Vie For CFIUS Attys As 'Black Box' Panel Extends Reach
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Modern Lawyer
McSwain 'Partisan Disgrace' Letter Puts Firm In Awkward SpotWhile Duane Morris LLP has sought to distance itself from comments made by firm partner and former U.S. attorney William McSwain calling Pennsylvania's presidential election a "partisan disgrace," the firm's ongoing work fighting claims of election irregularities in the state raises questions about possible conflicts, experts say.
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Courts
Supreme Court Bar Baffled By 'Unusual' Delay In SG SelectionPresident Joe Biden has yet to name his permanent choice to the position of solicitor general six months into his first year in office, leaving court watchers and U.S. Supreme Court practitioners to speculate what's causing the hold-up for one of the top posts in the U.S. Department of Justice.
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New Jersey Pulse
Departing NJ AG's Top 5 AccomplishmentsGurbir S. Grewal departed the office of the New Jersey attorney general on July 16 to take up the job as the top enforcement officer at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a position he will assume on Monday.
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Connecticut Pulse
Conn. AG Tong On Opioid Settlement, Why 'Critics Are Wrong'Make no mistake: William Tong is well aware of the criticisms directed at his handling of Wednesday's $26 billion settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors. Several detractors said that the historic settlement, which the Connecticut attorney general helped negotiate alongside counterparts from New York and several other states, neither properly addresses the opioid crisis' full devastation nor holds companies like Johnson & Johnson sufficiently accountable.
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Modern Lawyer
GCs, Compliance Chiefs Urge Action On Disability InclusionTop attorneys from The Coca-Cola Co., GlaxoSmithKline LLC, Unilever PLC and other large companies have banded together to call on other general counsel and chief compliance officers to improve the inclusion of those with disabilities in their departments.
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Modern Lawyer
Black IP Atty Asks Justices To Rule Title VII Covers PartnersA Black attorney who said she faced sexist and racist backlash after she complained about the way intellectual property firm Myers Bigel PA treated women is urging the nation's highest court to hold that Title VII — the cornerstone federal workplace discrimination law — can cover law firm shareholders.
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Modern Lawyer
Schiff Hardin Boosts Associate PaySchiff Hardin LLP is the latest law firm to offer associates raises as BigLaw shops scramble to retain talent in a competitive market for junior attorneys, leadership there confirmed Friday.
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Modern Lawyer
Shearman & Sterling To Require In-Office Work 3 Days A WeekShearman & Sterling LLP has laid out a remote work policy for its global workforce, with attorneys required to work in the office three days a week starting Sept. 13, according to the firm.
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Modern Lawyer
Legal Tech Roundup: Big Names Join Corporate BoardsA pair of high-profile influencers in the legal industry joining corporate boards leads this weekly roundup of legal technology news.
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Modern Lawyer
Kramer Levin Accused Of Malpractice After $850M Deal FlopsKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP's inability to hammer out a proper agreement among warring owners of a family diamond company turned one man's life into a "nightmare" and tanked a proposed $850 million sale offer, according to a malpractice suit filed in New York state court Wednesday.
