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The president's attorneys highlighted New York state officials' ties to Washington, D.C., in a bid to keep the case before District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Dan Polster appointed Chris Seeger, of Seeger Weiss, and Jayne Conroy, of Simmons Hanly Conroy, to serve as interim, co-lead counsel for a proposed negotiation class that would serve as a potential model to settle cases brought over the opioid crisis.

Sidley partners Virginia Seitz, Carter Phillips and Joseph Guerra have each filed notices of appearance in the case unfolding in California.

A $16 million federal settlement with Kraft Foods Group Inc. and Mondele z Global LLC contained a gag provision, and now a judge will probe whether enforcers went too far in their press statements.

“Despite the NRA's best efforts to silence board members, justice will prevail, and the truth will be exposed, because no one is above the law, New York Attorney General Letitia James said.

“I want a conviction, said Houston attorney Michelle Acosta about San Antonio lawyer Allan Manka. “Giving him deferred adjudication is a small slap on the wrist.

General Mills recently released its Global Responsibility Report 2019 and published new information, which outlines specific strategies for reducing pesticide use.

General counsel David Zapolsky made a donation of $2,800 in May to Rep. David Cicilline, chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law. Amazon was involved in a subcommittee hearing two months later.

Lawyers for Michael Avenatti on Monday asked a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss a criminal indictment accusing the embattled attorney of waging a multimillion-dollar extortion plot against athletic apparel company Nike Inc., saying their client had been acting in his legitimate capacity as an attorney.

A class action complaint was entered in Miami-Dade Circuit Court against Bacardi and Winn-Dixie Stores on Aug. 9. The legal action was prompted by attorney Roniel Rodriguez's discovery that Bombay Sapphire contains grains of paradise, an ingredient outlawed by Florida statutes.

The cyber threats faced by the video game industry are likely higher than those faced by others, while the industry's liabilities are unique as well. Games platforms popular with children, for instance, may fall under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

Covington & Burling partners Peter Lichtenbaum and Kurt Wimmer registered to lobby for Maria Ressa, founder of the media site Rappler.

Leif King, who led Skadden's corporate practice in Silicon Valley, has decamped the New York firm to join Baker McKenzie.

The U.S. firm says the move is part of a wider growth strategy in London that has included bringing aboard three other partners.

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Professional law firm staff report there's a two-tiered system within firms that minimizes their role and contributions. "I quickly learned about a caste system," one former staff member said, "an attorney and non-attorney world within a law firm."

During a press conference in Manhattan on his decision, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said he struggled with the decision, but ultimately agreed to accept a judge's recommendation.

The Trump-era Justice Department has been at odds with the EEOC over protections for gay, lesbian and transgender employees.

Because Kristine Moore's admonishment does not constitute official discipline under the commission's rules, her reprimand remains confidential but was filed in her permanent record.