By Charles Toutant | March 11, 2024
The attorney set his hourly rate of $500 for estate work, even though he only handled one other estate before this one, the disciplinary board said. He said he arrived at that rate after finding through a Google search that similar work is paid at a rate of $200 to $500.
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By Dan Roe | February 27, 2024
Class-action plaintiffs and an appellate judge are curious about the regulatory and M&A work Sullivan & Cromwell did for FTX before the exchange collapsed.
By Emily Saul | September 14, 2023
Steven Fabrizio was fired by the motion picture industry lobbying group in August 2019, following his arrest.
By Dan Roe | July 7, 2023
A complaint filed this week alleges Wachtell added a $71 million success fee to accrued hourly billables, which lame-duck in-house counsel approved against Musk's orders.
By Chris O'Malley | July 7, 2023
A GC with concerns about the CEO has a duty to bring those to the board, "which can be a little scary, especially if the board continues to support the CEO, as is often the case," said Cassandra Burke Robertson, a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
By Hugo Guzman | July 3, 2023
A watchdog group is seeking an investigation of Lorielle Pankey, who owned Meta stock when she recommended that FTC Chair Lina Khan recuse herself from an antitrust inquiry involving the company.
By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles | June 20, 2023
In this week's episode, Law.com business of law reporter Justin Henry breaks down the twists and turns of the shake-up, including the leaked emails.
By Stephanie Wilkins | June 2, 2023
A New York lawyer faces sanctions after submitting a ChatGPT-written brief with fake case citations to the court. "None of this has to do with the technology itself. It has to do with a lawyer who didn't live up to their obligations as a litigator," said Laura Safdie, COO and general counsel of Casetext.
By Colleen Murphy | January 31, 2023
"Respondent failed to notify anyone, including her employer Ricoh, of her administrative suspension," stated the decision. "Further, respondent failed to maintain records of the steps she took to comply with the Pennsylvania disciplinary rules governing suspended attorneys."
By Charles Toutant | November 3, 2022
The new opinion means that opposing lawyers would not be in violation of Rule 4.2 if they respond to a group email or text with a "reply all," even if that communication includes the opposing counsel's client.
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