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June 01, 2020 | The American Lawyer

From Big Law to Boutiques, George Floyd's Death Prompts Outrage, Some Action From Law Firm Leaders

Paul Weiss' Brad Karp said he wants to form "a consortium of leading law firms and public interest organizations" across the U.S. to help achieve racial justice and eradicate systemic racism.
5 minute read
June 01, 2020 | New York Law Journal

'Staggering' Spoliation Leads to Case Terminating Sanctions

A district court recently found some actions taken while under a duty to preserve indicative of intentional spoliation, including the company and CEO's use of ephemeral messaging, the failure to disable auto-deletion of emails, and the reformatting and other spoliation of devices allegedly used to transfer trade secret information. In their Federal E-Discovery column, H. Christopher Boehning and Daniel J. Toal discuss how the clearly frustrated court issued case terminating sanctions for this "staggering" discovery misconduct.
7 minute read
May 29, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Federal Bureau of Prisons Says Plan to Be Unveiled Will Improve Legal Access at NYC Lockups

The plan will include increased access to videoconferences while the facilities are closed to in-person visits amid the coronavirus pandemic,
3 minute read
May 29, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Companies Name More General Counsel After Coronavirus Slowdown: May 2020 In-House Moves

The widespread impact of how the pandemic influenced job growth in the legal industry has yet to be determined, but it appears more companies named legal leaders, some promoting lawyers who already worked in their legal departments.
19 minute read
May 26, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Sentencing Under the First Step Act

In their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp discuss the court's first published opinion examining the scope of relief offered to certain persons convicted of crack cocaine offenses under the First Step Act. The Second Circuit held that the First Step Act is a statutory source of sentencing relief independent from the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines or any other policy statement that may otherwise preclude a reduction in sentence.
7 minute read
May 26, 2020 | Law.com

Better Diversity Scorecard | Patent Trials Reboot | Associates Bill $1K Per Hour

What you need to know to get your day started.
3 minute read
May 18, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Across the Am Law 200, New York Firms Lagged Industry Averages in 2019

New York firms aggressively marked up billing rates, higher than the industry, but their growth was sluggish.
4 minute read
May 15, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Federal Defenders Warn of Growing Need for Legal Calls, Lack of Access at New York's Federal Lockups

Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who is acting as mediator in the case, said she is discussing the resumption of in-person legal visits with both parties, although the reopening timeline is not yet clear.
4 minute read
May 14, 2020 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Whirlwind Victory for Kirkland Trio

'What was at stake was several billions of dollars in rent payments along with the ability for Windstream to find a path out of Chapter 11,' said Kirkland & Ellis partners Rush Howell, Ravi Shankar and Yates French.
12 minute read
May 14, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Judge to Lawyers in Suit Over Brooklyn Federal Inmates' Access to Medical Care: Keep Talking

Attorneys representing inmates and MDC officials were sharply at odds over whether inmates' requests for medical care in the 1,650-person facility would receive an adequate response.
4 minute read

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