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Amid elevated law firm merger activity through the first half of 2025, industry experts are pointing to factors that can be evaluated to help determine whether a firm is a good candidate for combining, or is in some danger of dissolving. loom.ly/REzm7fY

“A GC said to me one day, ‘If I have one more lawyer who walks into my office and says they can do it better, faster, or cheaper, I’m going to puke on their shoes.’” loom.ly/KeLGp8M

Corporate defendants continue to face escalating settlement obligations, with class-action payouts for the first six months of 2025 tracking at record-high levels, according to a new analysis by Duane Morris. loom.ly/sHE4LOw

"Today's order not only excuses (once again) the Government's undisguised contempt for the Judiciary; it also leaves the District Court without any guidance about how this litigation should proceed," Sotomayor wrote. loom.ly/NL4UNio

Divided Supreme Court Sides with Trump, 'Clarifies' Order Allowing Third-Country Deportations law.com/nationallawjou…

Brownstein Lures 5-Partner Group From Crowell, Enters NY Market law.com/nationallawjou…

Arnold & Porter Hires Biden DOJ Lawyer, Dunn Isaacson Lures Another Big Law Partner law.com/nationallawjou…

Former FTC Competition Head Rejoins Covington law.com/nationallawjou…

US Judge Rejects Claims in Case Challenging DOJ's Immigration Court Program Cuts law.com/nationallawjou…

‘Trying to Get at the Big Picture': DC Circuit Presses Trump Admin on Foreign Aid Freeze law.com/nationallawjou…

Labor Department Launches Deregulatory Push Affecting Farmworkers, Caregivers law.com/nationallawjou…

“While defendants argue that the President has inherent Article II power to appoint acting principal officers, there is little hope for defendants that this argument will win the day,” Leon wrote in his memorandum opinion filed Tuesday. loom.ly/qWychF4

The 9-7 decision vacated a certification that turned 33 individual complaints into one class action of 800,000 car buyers who purchased GM vehicles with the allegedly defective GM eight-gear Hydra-Matic transmission. loom.ly/y2oWZiY

Among the five-partner group, Anne Li, former co-chair of Crowell’s patents group, and Paul Keller will join Brownstein’s intellectual property department as shareholders, both based out of New York. loom.ly/qHfEUfc

Arnold & Porter has hired Benjamin Mizer, the DOJ’s third-ranking official under the Biden administration, as a partner. The firm also hired Gary Schall as a partner and co-head of the emerging companies and venture capital group in Boston. loom.ly/5yWEaDE

"In class action cases, results should drive compensation—not time sheets. A meaningful fee award should reflect the value delivered, the risks taken, and the skill displayed, not the hours logged." loom.ly/zYkTQqo

The case, brought in 2023 under President Joe Biden's SEC chair, Gary Gensler, marked the first time the agency had sought to hold a CISO personally liable for a company's cybersecurity disclosures and practices. loom.ly/8Q8uAl0

Two daughters of Dallas Big Law partners John and Lacy Lawrence were among the victims of the deadly Central Texas floods that claimed the lives of more than 80 people over the holiday weekend. loom.ly/MQ9hxjo

Experts say a combination of increased investment in crypto and decreased criminal and regulatory enforcement creates a ripe environment for litigation. loom.ly/87YeOdk

Henry Liu will co-chair Covington’s global antitrust and competition law practice group after nearly two years at the FTC. loom.ly/ryngaGw