“We’ve heard significant concerns about how rollup strategies may have been used to consolidate market power across an array of sectors, from housing to defense to cybersecurity,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said.        

Because PR firms may be considered third parties for privilege purposes, it is crucial that communications between a company’s counsel and its PR firm are handled with care to avoid waiving the attorney-client privilege.        

“Having a positive attitude about work assignments is noted and makes partners want to work with you in the future. Ultimately, it will be your partners and peers who will be deciding on your promotion, so you want as many people on your side to advocate for you when the time comes.”        

“You don’t need to conduct a complete internal investigation before coming in and speaking with us. The key here is to be up front.” said Gurbir Grewal, director of the Division of Enforcement.        

“I like decisions like this that help us understand how the rules work and what kind of conduct will violate a rule,” ethics expert Mark Dubois said. “The purpose of lawyer discipline is general deterrence so that all of us who labor in the vineyards know where the lines are, what to watch out for.” […]

The latest in law dean and other legal education news from across the U.S.        

Meanwhile Live Nation is expressing confidence that the antitrust monopoly lawsuit filed in Manhattan will be turned back.        

In a statement, The New York Times and its attorneys told Legaltech News that the News Corp-OpenAI partnership acknowledges the NYT’s copyright lawsuit claims that content cannot be taken free of cost.        

Skadden served as deal counsel for an investment giant that’s also funding claims against a firm client. Such tensions may grow even more common as multistrategy investors look for new opportunities.        

An Illinois jury sided with pharmaceutical manufacturers GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer Ingelheim in the first verdict in the Zantac litigation.