As 2023 comes to an end, we’re looking back at significant litigation trends surfaced by Law.com Radar.        

The firm’s total number of partners and staff costs rose, as it continued to grapple with its pension liability, the latest LLP accounts show.        

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He joins the Singapore Big Four firm’s China office from Kewei Law Firm in January.        

Jon Mothner has led the law department at the financial services company for more than a decade.        

A jury in San Benito County Superior Court rendered a defense verdict on Dec. 22 in the latest Roundup trial, ending a streak of five plaintiffs’ awards totaling more than $2 billion.        

Now titled chief legal officer, Gutierrez’s term was originally set to expire at the end of next year, but has now been extended until Dec. 31, 2026.        

Nathaniel Gardiner will retire at the end of March 2024, after 28 years with Entata Pharmaceuticals.        

“For too long, aspiring lawyers with disabilities could not get needed accommodations unless they could afford expensive testing to further document their disabilities,” Jessica P. Weber, a partner at Brown Goldstein & Levy, told Law.com.        

“The FTC will continue endeavoring to faithfully discharge our statutory obligation and protect the American public from unlawful mergers,” said Lina Khan, the commission’s chair.