“This growing focus on ESG is likely linked to the pandemic and climate crisis, so that investors and policymakers have realized the importance of at least tracking ESG-related data and metrics as they struggle to adapt to a rapidly changing world,” Pacesetter Research analyst Ruth Sierra said.        

By contrast, the report also found that the probability of plaintiff success in harassment cases on appeal decreased after the #MeToo movement began.        

Nicole Berner has been nominated for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.        

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A&O’s tie-up with Shearman could be a harbinger of more U.K.-headquartered firms expanding into the U.S.        

Hinshaw & Culbertson reduced its footprint in the state by more than 11,500 square feet, moving its three offices to new locations.        

“You need to make sure there’s good alignment between what the firm thinks it’s being asked to do and what the in-house counsel is asking them to do,” said Elliot Mark, the former general counsel at crisis-management software firm Everbridge.        

The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed the state superior court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over the child custody of the divorced couple’s child, concluding the court had the right under RCW 26.27.051.        

In a lawsuit between a trucking company and its former employees, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit considered whether the downtime truck drivers spend in between driving shifts is considered compensable work.        

Perhaps the largest impact that Director Vidal has had upon the PTAB is has been via Director Reviews. The U.S. Supreme Court mandated Director Reviews to correct procedural defects in the way that administrative patent judges are appointed to the PTAB.