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Youngwood, the global co-chair of the firm's litigation department, says that the firm culture "not only makes Simpson Thacher a great place to practice law, but also provides our clients a team with a distinct advantage collaborating on solutions and sharing information and resources is natural...

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A subcommittee formed by the federal Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules said a push to provide greater transparency about amicus briefs raises "important and complex issues that deserve further investigation and consideration."

At the time of the arguments in early January, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore was being represented by a separate attorney from Greenberg Traurig in two lawsuits over the court system's decision to force out dozens of older judges.

Neil Eggleston and Sarahi Constantine Padilla of Kirkland & Ellis and Ronald Sullivan Jr. and Intisar Rabb, both professors at Harvard Law School, took on the case of former Buffalo police officer Cariol Horne, who was fired less than one year shy of receiving her 20-year pension.

Our runners-up this week are highlighted by a Latham team who landed a $1.8 billion settlement for electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution in its trade secret showdown with SK Innovation, a settlement that was praised by the White House.

It will be up Florida's Third District Court of Appeal to decide whether to hear a petition raising due process concerns about requiring witnesses to wear masks on the stand during in-person proceedings in Miami-Dade Circuit Court.

"If the only time I know you're thinking about my case is when I'm calling you, then you're probably not the kind of lawyer I want and you're probably not the kind of lawyer I'm going to use again."

Partner Sean Pak says his team trusted jurors to understand complex AI technology and took care to fully integrate local counsel into the trial over digitized key duplication.

In addition to showing $2.03 million in partnership share, the financial disclosure from Elizabeth Prelogar, now the acting U.S. solicitor general, revealed a $100,000 payment from Cooley that was described as a "transition" compensation on entering the firm partnership, as well as advisory work...

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Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, in a video statement, encouraged the older judges who were not certificated to renew their applications.

How do you get honest feedback when everybody around you is trying to curry favor with you or works for you?

David Mann, a speaker, trainer, and professional actor/director who works with lawyers on trial communication strategies, says that you get only about 30 seconds of a jurors' attention for free. After that you have to earn it.

Polite, who was appointed by President Obama as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, joined Morgan Lewis in 2018 in Philadelphia.

Gregory L. Curtner, an antitrust litigator at Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila who has represented the National Collegiate Athletic Association in many matters, makes the case that courts are not designed to micromanage joint ventures like the NCAA under the guise of the antitrust laws.

Lori W. Will, currently a partner in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's Wilmington office focusing on corporate, commercial and federal securities litigation, was picked to replace McCormick as vice chancellor.

"Winning the fine point of the law frequently is immaterial to the client," says Carlos Brown, the general counsel of Dominion Energy, in our latest installment of In-House Litigation Leaders.

Tom Dupree of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher went to his office in downtown Washington, D.C., on January 6 to handle a remote argument before the California Court of Appeal.

This week's group is led by a joint team from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, the Civil Rights Corps and the San Francisco Public Defender's Office that won a ruling from the California Supreme Court barring courts from detaining arrestees solely based on the fact that they don't have the...

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U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon said she plans to continue actively managing her cases. Her move creates a new vacancy on the court and sets up U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain to succeed her as chief judge.

White-collar lawyers expect an increased focus on prosecuting fraud, bribery and other corporate misconduct, and the Garland DOJ is also expected to put a strong focus on the broad protection of civil rights.