Andy Birchfield, of Beasley Allen, took the stand on Wednesday to fend off Johnson & Johnson’s allegations that he breached his ethical duties by working with one of its former lawyers to come up with a proposed $19 billion talc settlement.
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Hogan Lovells Hires 6-Lawyer Team, Including Former French Energy Regulator, in Paris
In other Paris moves, Herbert Smith Freehills got back a veteran banking and finance partner from a French firm, and a veteran Big Law arbitration partner started his own firm.
Washington State Ban on High-Capacity Magazines Declared Unconstitutional, Law Remains Intact Pending Appeal
“”Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, every other court that has considered a challenge to a law restricting high-capacity magazines around the country under the Second Amendment and article I, section 24 of the Washington Constitution has either rejected that challenge, or been overruled,” […]
Law Firm Specializing in 'Crypto Taxation' Claims Former Employee Used Proprietary Info in YouTube Videos
This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
'A Giant of the Bar': Longtime Proskauer Rose Partner and Holocaust Survivor Robert Kaufman Dies at 94
In 1987, Kaufman joined longtime Dechert partner Sheila Birnbaum in a City Bar effort to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to the confirmation of Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court.