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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption for businesses and individuals around the globe. Our content focuses on its impact on the legal industry, including law firms, the court system, in-house counsel, tech companies and law schools.
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International Law Firms Look to New Avenues of Growth in Japan
By Brian Yap | May 12, 2022
Many international law firms in Japan have historically focused on outbound M&A work. COVID-19 changed all that.
6 minute read
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Lawyers Split on Cutting Pay for Remote Workers As Many Slam Policy
By Varsha Patel | May 10, 2022
One respondent to a survey by Law.com International on the topic said they would "quit on the spot" if their firm tried to cut their salary for remote working.
5 minute read
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Many International Arbitration Hearings Are Less Likely to Be in Person in a Post-COVID World
By Gail J. Cohen | May 9, 2022
Claudia Salomon, president of the International Court of Arbitration, discusses the challenges and changes caused by war and a two-year-long pandemic.
6 minute read
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DLA Piper, Fieldfisher Lead AIM Client Rankings
By Varsha Patel | May 5, 2022
DWF leads the rankings for the largest clients on London's Alternative Investment Market, Q2 data shows.
2 minute read
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Life Is Not A Straight Line, Even For Lawyers
By Rose Walker | April 22, 2022
This week showed us that shake ups to career plans don't always need to end badly, and newly minted partners should bear that in mind.
4 minute read
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Cooley Offices Set to Fully Reopen in June Without In-Office Requirements
By Jessie Yount | April 20, 2022
Personnel are still required to be vaccinated to enter U.S. offices, while offices in Europe and Asia will follow local regulations and practices, the firm said.
2 minute read
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Spike in Number of GCs Expecting Legal Bills to Rise
By Varsha Patel | April 20, 2022
'There will remain an acute need for quality legal work as the world's economies continues to right themselves', a survey of UK in-house counsel has found.
3 minute read
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'You Just Need to Have the Courage to Start Over': The Senior Lawyers Who Have Left Hong Kong
By Jessica Seah | April 20, 2022
Lawyers who recently left Hong Kong say they were concerned about the inability to travel without a quarantine requirement, the extended periods of home schooling required for children due to lockdown measures and the lack of a clear exit strategy from current pandemic-related restrictions.
5 minute read
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'The Issue Is Much Wider Than Race': Yapily's CLO on Her Diversity Mission
By Varsha Patel | April 15, 2022
"The current picture does not reflect well on our profession, and I'm surprised it is still this way," says Selene Brett.
5 minute read
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'My Mother Was in Hospital': One Partner's Anger Over UK Government's 'Partygate' Failings
By Francis Dingwall | April 14, 2022
'How can the government expect people to respect the next law Mr Johnson makes that they do not like?', asks Francis Dingwall.
4 minute read
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Shareholder Alleges Oscar Misled Investors About COVID-19 Testing Costs
By ALM Staff | May 19, 2022
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read
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Judge Presses Lawyers in Juul Trial: Should We Exclude Unvaccinated Jurors?
By Amanda Bronstad | May 19, 2022
Plaintiff's lawyers preferred a vaccinated jury, but defense lawyers were firmly opposed to the idea. U.S. District Judge William Orrick, who previously told lawyers "we'll just have everybody come in" if they didn't reach an agreement, issued an order on Wednesday, saying: "I meant what I said."
6 minute read
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2nd Circuit Eyes MFA Student's Case for Tuition Refund When Acting Program Went Remote
By Jane Wester | May 19, 2022
In-person teaching was "promised and expected by the parties," said a lawyer for a student seeking a tuition refund.
3 minute read
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En Banc State Appellate Court Reinstates DUI Appeal, Finding COVID-19 Emergency Orders Tolled Deadline
By Colleen Murphy | May 19, 2022
The appellate court found that under the emergency orders, Jacks' appeal was filed in a timely manner and should not have been denied in the general district court, the opinion said.
3 minute read
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'They Just Didn't Know': Dozens More Want to Sue NJ, But State Says They're Too Late
By Charles Toutant | May 19, 2022
"The people that came to us on a timely basis mostly had a close relationship with some of the employees, such that they were told inside information. The people that didn't have such an inside relationship came to us later," said plaintiffs lawyer Frank Rodriguez.
4 minute read
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Operating for Success in the Middle Market
By Jessica Pavlik | May 19, 2022
As firms strive to move forward from crisis and grow in 2022, they are facing deep-seated challenges, such as talent retention and modernization, that require an operational transformation to overcome.
5 minute read
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Score of NYC Judges Who Attended Conference Test Positive for COVID-19
By Andrew Denney | May 19, 2022
The state court system reports that 20 New York City judges who attended a conference in the Hamptons last week tested positive for COVID-19, but according…
2 minute read
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The DC Circuit's Term Is Over. Here Are the Cases to Watch for This Summer.
By Avalon Zoppo | May 18, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit wrapped up oral arguments last Friday for the summer.
9 minute read
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Shareholder Claims DocuSign Success Ended With Pandemic Restrictions
By Ellen Bardash | May 18, 2022
The complaint seeks damages for the nearly $100 per share lost in December after San Francisco-based DocuSign Inc. recorded half its expected quarterly growth.
2 minute read
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Appeals Court Dismisses as Moot Father's Attempt to Block Children's COVID Boosters
By Aleeza Furman | May 18, 2022
In a twist that could affect the future of the case, the FDA announced just before the court's ruling was published that children could receive a Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot.
3 minute read
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