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David Cohen, the special master in the opioid multidistrict litigation, sent an Aug. 28 email accidentally to lawyers in the cases. Now, two pharmacy benefit managers have moved to disqualify him, insisting the email ‘would lead any reasonable observer to question his impartiality.’        

Federal judges presided over naturalization ceremonies at major league ballparks, in a special observation of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day that brought the courts into community settings.

Julia Rix claims that she was “repeatedly hounded” by two senior shareholders over her two years of work at the firm.        

“Being able to provide advocacy and sound counsel for those who need it is what being a lawyer is all about, and I am a lawyer through and through,” Dean A. Benjamin Spencer told Law.com.        

“This is a matter of convincing the governor and the Senate that this is a crisis,” Patrick D. Heller, president of the Hunterdon County Bar Association, said. “I do not know what it is going to take.”        

“I always marveled at the respect she engendered amongst our decanal colleagues,” said Jim Rosenblatt, dean emeritus and professor of law of Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson. “At our deans meetings where Dean Epps spoke, people listened. Her comments were always insightful, helpful, and thought-provoking.”        

A New York State Bar report from a group of Big Law partners, corporate lawyers and academics focuses on methods of enhancing diversity that won’t leave organizations vulnerable to legal risks.        

“GCs want to build out their legal teams in order to bring more work in-house, but often must make a strong business case for doing so,” said a new report from Major, Lindsey and Africa.        

“While it may not seem valuable at the time, you would be surprised at how much a certain experience will then pay off and help you in the future,” said Zabrina Jenkins, adviser to CEO Laxman Narasimhan.