Litigation

  • The American Lawyer

    Lit Funders Get a Little Sunshine—Whether They Want It or Not

    By Ben Hancock | May 5, 2017

    Publicizing a litigation funding deal is one way for a small company—or a small law firm—to signal that it's ready to fight. Still, the industry is a long way from full transparency.

  • The Recorder

    What You Need to Know About Emoji Law (Yes, That's a Thing)

    By Ross Todd | May 4, 2017

    "Prepare for the coming emoji onslaught," warns Santa Clara University law professor Eric Goldman, who sees ramifications for contract law, criminal evidence and IP disputes.

  • The Recorder

    5 Questions Would-Be Whistleblowers Need to Ask

    By David Ruiz | May 3, 2017

    Becoming a whistleblower is emotionally exhausting and potentially career-ending. We reached out to labor and employment attorneys about which questions employees should ask themselves when they're considering whether to expose wrongdoing by their companies.

  • National Law Journal

    Noel Francisco, Trump's SG Nominee, Reveals Divestiture Plan in Ethics Pledge

    By Marcia Coyle | May 2, 2017

    Noel Francisco, still awaiting a hearing on his nomination as U.S. solicitor general, has promised to divest his interests in technology, financial and pharmaceutical companies—including Apple Inc., Vanguard Financials and Merck & Co.—if he wins Senate confirmation. In his financial disclosure form, the former Jones Day partner reported $4.6M in his partnership share plus earnings supplement.

  • National Law Journal

    SEC's FCPA Ace Kara Brockmeyer Joins Debevoise & Plimpton

    By Sue Reisinger | May 1, 2017

    Kara Brockmeyer, former chief of the SEC Enforcement Division's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit, is joining Debevoise & Plimpton's Washington, D.C., office as a partner and member of the white-collar and regulatory defense and the strategic crisis response and solutions groups, the firm announced Monday.

  • National Law Journal

    Women Push for Lead Roles in Mass Torts

    By Meredith Hobbs | May 1, 2017

    In 20 years as a San Francisco plaintiffs lawyer, Lori Andrus has secured top roles in mass tort cases against companies including Farmers Group, Bayer and Johnson & Johnson over pay discrimination, defective birth control and other ills. She wants more women to join her.

  • National Law Journal

    DC Circuit Judge Warns Ruling Could 'Destabilize' Most Arbitration Awards

    By Erin Mulvaney | April 28, 2017

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday invoked a rare public-policy exception that "threatens to destabilize" arbitration awards in future cases, a federal appeals judge said in her dissent. "The court's decision to vacate the arbitral award in this case contradicts decades of precedent delineating a narrow public policy exception and threatens as a practical matter to destabilize many, if not most, arbitral awards," Judge Nina Pillard wrote.

  • National Law Journal

    Microsoft Hires Ex-FTC Commissioner as Cybersecurity, Privacy Lead

    By David Ruiz | April 28, 2017

    Former commissioner for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Julie Brill will be deputy general counsel and report directly to Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith. Brill joins the company after roughly a year with Hogan Lovells.

  • National Law Journal

    Take a 'Journey' Through the Justices' Bookshelves

    By Marcia Coyle | April 28, 2017

    In the U.S. Supreme Court term that ended last June, Justice Samuel Alito turned to books most often to bolster his opinions, while Justice Anthony Kennedy—the court's most influential voter—made least use of the wisdom embodied in books. Justices cite books for a variety of reasons, Yale Law School's Linda Greenhouse, a veteran high court observer, writes in "The Books of the Justices" in the latest Michigan Law Review.

  • National Law Journal

    United Settles With Passenger Forcibly Removed From Flight

    By Cogan Schneier | April 27, 2017

    Details of the settlement were not disclosed, but attorneys said it would cover David Dao's injuries.

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