“Missing from this case is an affirmative act by any of defendants to forward the complaint or the contents of the complaint to a third party unconnected with the litigation,” the court ruled.        

An Atlanta partner of an Am Law 200 law firm signed the brief urging for a pause in proceedings.        

The next head of the world’s toughest antitrust enforcer will be appointed later this summer and will have to manage two new and sweeping laws.        

Moving forward, Michael Hanzman of Bilzin Sumberg will lead the global arbitration involving the remaining defendants, who include the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, the National Basketball Association, the Am Law 100 firm McCarter & English.        

“We’re grateful that these three nominees are ready and eager to continue their service to Massachusetts,” Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said in a statement. “I am excited to work with the Governor’s Council as they consider these terrific nominees.”        

If the case is not successfully appealed, we may have an opportunity to see whether the volume of campaign contribution bribery cases in the Second Circuit increases, and whether the government brings any cases that appear to infringe on the First Amendment interests of campaign contributors and candidates.        

In Nicole Berner, “you have somebody who’s really familiar with the way the law directly affects workers and their unions,” said Matthew Ginsburg, general counsel of the AFL-CIO.        

The question before the justices is whether public companies must disclose on Form 10-K to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission any risk that has occurred even if that event “presents no known risk of ongoing or future business harm.”        

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