Unwitting money transfers to fraudsters yield reprimands Three North Carolina lawyers have been reprimanded for separate incidents in which they or their staff members mistakenly transferred real estate money or other entrusted funds to fraudsters. In all three cases, no one verified the authenticity of wiring instructions. In one case,…
Lawyers for Hunter Biden are fighting on two fronts as U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika of the District of Delaware asked attorneys from Latham & Watkins on Tuesday to show cause why they shouldn’t be sanctioned and then put a proposed plea agreement on hold the next day.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is entitled to learn the names of seven Covington & Burling corporate clients affected by a cyberattack.
Immigration law firm Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy is waiting until early 2024 to make a decision on whether to extend job offers to its current summer associates.
Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas has dispatched a letter to 51 BigLaw firms advising them to warn their clients of the risks of “race-based hiring quotas and benchmarks.”
A Holland & Knight partner’s alleged remarks about a “toxic work environment” and a fired Washington Commanders executive are cited in a defamation lawsuit filed earlier this month.
Law firms are frequently the target of hackers because of the valuable information they hold. Five would-be class actions have been filed this year over alleged cyberattacks at law firms.
A merger isn’t out of the question for Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, even though it has ended talks about the possibility with Nixon Peabody. “Our discussions with Nixon Peabody were never exclusive,” Stoock announced in a statement.
The new management at Twitter contends Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz exploited the social media company and violated its fiduciary duties by charging $90 million in fees—including a “gargantuan” success fee—before Elon Musk’s takeover.
Crowell & Moring may pursue its lawsuit seeking a $30 million rent refund because of government orders that interfered with its use of its property during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Washington, D.C., judge has ruled.