| ALM | Law.com Morning Minute Thursday, July 17, 2025 |
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This is Alaina Lancaster in Chicago. Retired legal chiefs are finding themselves back in business. I’ll spare you my Michael Corleone impression and, instead, direct you to Trudy Knockless’ story on how these prominent GCs are getting pulled back into the profession. |
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INTERNATIONAL: Kirkland & Ellis and Freshfields have topped a ranking of the most active advisers to U.S. private equity clients in Europe over the last two years, providing fresh evidence of their superiority in the sector, Habiba Cullen-Jafar reports. CORPORATE: They retired, but couldn’t stay away. Trudy Knockless talks with top legal chiefs who returned to the field for the thrill, not the paycheck. LITIGATION: A late-stage attempt to transfer a large portion of Philadelphia’s paraquat mass tort to other jurisdictions did not go over well with the mass tort judge, Aleeza Furman reports. |
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LEGAL TECH: Legal AI expert and former litigator Kyle Bahr, who held AI roles at Luther Lanard as well as legal tech startups Eudia, has joined Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton as its new AI product lead, Ben Joyner reports. BUSINESS OF LAW: When it comes to the ultra-competitive game of hiring top lateral talent, is it more important for law firms to be fast or thorough? That’s one question underlying Amanda O’Brien and Andrew Maloney’s story on vetting processes here. REGIONAL: The top prosecutor for the Northern District of New York, John Sarcone told Brian Lee that, despite being passed over as U.S. attorney, he plans to stay in the role indefinitely thanks to some recent DOJ maneuvering. Some legal observers, however, question whether the move is legit. |
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Paraquat litigation seems poised to stay in Philly. Also, a litigant is asking the state Supreme Court to wade in on sanctions over an allegedly improper appeal. Thanks for reading!
- Max Mitchell, Regional Managing Editor |
| | | Judge Joshua Roberts of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on July 11 denied... Read More |
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| | | “Plaintiffs' attempt to introduce extra-record evidence and to seek sanctions on such a thin reed should be seen for what it is: a desperate tactic to bully defendants into abandoning substantial constitutional arguments and to undermine the possibility... Read More |
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| | | The Third Circuit vacated and remanded a U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey's decision granting summary judgment to New Jersey personal injury firm Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman and two of its attorneys, who represented the plaintiffs in... Read More |
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| | | Tariff revenues surged to $24.2 billion in May—an all-time high since World War II, according to the U.S. Treasury Department—contributing to inflationary pressure on U.S. consumers. Read More |
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| | | The ex-judges—co-led by the well-respected conservative J. Michael Luttig—highlighted controversies during Emil Bove's short time at the Justice Department, including allegations he steered prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New... Read More |
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| | | Flaster Greenberg announced the addition of attorney Daniel L. Sulvetta to the firm's litigation department and transportation law practice group. Read More |
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