Big Law Firms Shrink Equity Partner Ranks at Their Own Peril
A very simple metric is one of the best predictors of a law firm’s long-term health: the rate of growth in its equity partnership.
A landmark youth climate lawsuit was dealt a blow on Wednesday with the Ninth Circuit granting a government request to have the case tossed.
Energy company attempts to circumvent a Hawaii high court ruling should fail on jurisdictional errors alone, according to a US Supreme Court brief filed by the city and county of Honolulu on Wednesday.
The Senate voted Tuesday evening to approve legislation banning the import of enriched uranium from Russia, sending the measure to the president. President
The EPA is requiring states to consider tribal water rights when establishing water quality standards under a new rule finalized this week, according to a Federal Register public inspection notice published Wednesday.
In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.
A very simple metric is one of the best predictors of a law firm’s long-term health: the rate of growth in its equity partnership.
The EPA is making $3 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law available to states to replace lead drinking water pipes, the White House announced Thursday.
The world’s biggest commercial-vehicle maker warned that slow progress adding charging infrastructure is threatening the shift to zero-emission trucking.
Energy company attempts to circumvent a Hawaii high court ruling should fail on jurisdictional errors alone, according to a US Supreme Court brief filed by the city and county of Honolulu on Wednesday.
Fervo Energy Co. told a Texas federal judge turbine supplier Ormat Technologies Inc.'s motion to dismiss a lawsuit related to a patent dispute for jurisdictional reasons ignores the multiple times they made contact in the Lone Star State.
About $17.3 million in attorneys’ fees awarded in a class action suit over oil and gas royalty payments were vacated because notification procedures weren’t properly followed, the Tenth Circuit said Wednesday.
A landmark youth climate lawsuit was dealt a blow on Wednesday with the Ninth Circuit granting a government request to have the case tossed.
San Francisco’s failure to maintain its sewer system has caused billions of gallons of untreated sewage to discharge into the surrounding bay, causing a health hazard to the public, a lawsuit from the Justice Department said.
A group of investment firms is a step closer to getting a potential $600 million return on a $5.6 million funding deal in a lawsuit tied to the bankruptcy of Sanchez Energy Corp.
A group of 4,000 Navajo families had some of their claims dismissed regarding the US government’s alleged maladministration of a land trust, but can still pursue grievances concerning the government’s duty to manage leasing and rights-of-way on the land.
A very simple metric is one of the best predictors of a law firm’s long-term health: the rate of growth in its equity partnership.
Class action attorneys are lobbying for changes to a draft rule on multidistrict litigation that they say could upend decades of best practices used to manage their cases.
Budget cuts to the agency tasked with protecting federal judges and courthouses are straining resources amid a rise in threats against the judiciary and the additional responsibilities of providing 24/7 protection to Supreme Court justices.
Arnold & Porter’s Raqiyyah Pippins and Peter Schildkraut analyze AI risks in consumer business, saying agency actions signal a need for risk planning beyond compliance.
Norton Rose Fulbright’s Tom Delaney, Mike Keeley, and Steven Constantin say the FDIC’s proposed revisions to its bank merger review policy would increase merger scrutiny, costs, and disclosures.
Duane Morris’ Adam Beckerink and Dakota Newton review New York City’s affordable housing tax break, saying that it’s crucial to advise clients on compliance and economic impacts.
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