“Neglecting wellbeing within DEI initiatives could undermine efforts to shape a positive firm culture,” writes Lee Ashby Watts of Bass, Berry & Sims.
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'I Expect This Cancer to Kill Me': A Lawyer Fights for His Life
“I’ve never died before,” said workers’ compensation attorney Travis Jablonski. “I don’t know how to do it—and I’d like to do it well.”
How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Support Our Attorneys and Their Needs,' Says Jahan Sharifi of Barnes & Thornburg
“One of my most important responsibilities as chair is to support our attorneys and their needs.”
Cravath Moves Into New Manhattan Headquarters
The firm, which signed its lease for the space in 2019, said on Monday it completed the relocation.
In British Columbia, a Fight Is Raging Over Who Should Regulate Lawyers
Legal groups in the Canadian province call a new bill that would change the regulatory regime “seriously flawed,” arguing that it will put lawyer independence at risk.
Key Takeaways from Supreme Court's Historic Hearing on Presidential Immunity
Legal experts are still digesting what they heard Thursday for potential indications of how the justices might rule in Trump v. United States.
Leadership War Breaks Out in 23andMe Data Breach Case 'at the Crossroads'
Lawyers ramped up their fight over how to manage the 23andMe Inc. data breach litigation, disagreeing on everything from whether to immediately settle the cases to handling class members who are “truly frightened.”
TikTok General Counsel Stepping Down to Focus on Fighting Ban
Erich Andersen had held the legal reins of the wildly popular social media app for four years. He previously spent more than two decades at Microsoft.
$3.5M Awarded in First Pair of Revenge Porn Cases Tried Under NY State Law
The New York law that formed the basis of the cases brought by Jamaica residents Kimberly Facey, an attorney, and Danielle Lawrence, a business student, has been in effect since 2019 but had not previously been tried in the state’s courts.
$72 Million Dallas Verdict Came After Nearly 1,000 Court Filings
A critical hurdle in getting to a just verdict was overcoming the Walker companies’ shell game to use workers compensation insurance as a bar, plaintiffs’ attorney Charla Aldous said.