As more organizations obtain employee feedback regarding their in-office experience strategy, we are seeing the effectiveness that indulging the five-senses has on office occupancy, return-to-office, and the overall productivity of employees.
'National Law News' Category Archives
A Mayer Brown Divorce in Greater China: Who Wanted It More?
When news broke that Mayer Brown was splitting up with its Greater China practice, it was not just another story of an American law firm pulling out of China, writes Asia Editor Jessica Seah. This is much bigger. It is a story of the changing nature of globalization and illustrates the geopolitical and economic realities […]
The Law Firm Disrupted: A Brewing Talent Fight, on a Broader Battlefield
To maintain a competitive edge, law firms will need to recruit top minds in AI. But they’re fighting with a larger crowd to land these talents.
No Funds Available for Additional Chapter 7 Trustee Payments
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has advised the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts that it has no funds available to transfer to the Judiciary to make additional payments to eligible chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees for fiscal year 2023.
Greenberg Traurig Files Suit Accusing Groups of Acting as Hamas 'Propaganda Division,' Spreading Falsehoods
“Since Oct. 7, our country has witnessed a shocking rise in anti-Semitism, verbal and physical threats against Jews on our campuses and in our streets, vandalism, blockades, economic disruption, illegal encampments, and hostile takeovers of academic buildings—largely and concertedly directed by Hamas and its collaborators, American Muslims for Palestine and National Students for Justice in […]
Federal Judge Sides With Cook County Sheriff's Office in Courthouse Deputy's ADA Compliance Dispute
“As written, the ADA is full of pitfalls and caveats that employers can use to avoid the ADA’s mandate to ease the burden on disabled workers in staying gainfully employed. This decision is Exhibit A in employer manipulation of the law to avoid their corporate responsibility to assist the disabled in employment,” the courthouse deputy’s […]
KLDiscovery Reaches Agreement With Creditors Weeks Before Major Debt Comes Due
The agreement will see KLDiscovery convert some debt into “pro forma outstanding common equity” and extend the deadlines for future repayments.
Law Firm Seeking to Withdraw Representation of Trump Campaign Must Share More Detail, Judge Orders
“Because the Campaign is an entity, it may not represent itself Thus, if the motion to withdraw is granted, the Campaign will be at risk of default if it does not promptly obtain substitute counsel,” U..S. Magistrate Judge Katharine Parker wrote.
SXSW's GC Joins US Soccer as It Aims for Fresh Start, Preps for Torrid Growth
New legal chief Carlos Kuri called this a “momentous time for the organization and sport,” as the United States prepares to cohost the World Cup in 2026.
What Does 'All Natural' Mean? 2nd Circuit Rules in Favor of Kind Bar Maker in Class Action
The panel of Circuit Judges Steven Menashi, Eunice Lee and Sarah Merriam ruled that the definitions of “All Natural” as pleaded failed to create a triable issue of fact. The decision was a win for a team of King & Spalding attorneys.