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Apple accused of sabotaging FaceTime to coerce system upgrades
A new class action launched in San Francisco claims that Apple shut down its own FaceTime conferencing app to save on costs associated with running the app on iOS6.
Latham & Watkins picks up former SEC heavyweight in New York
Less than a week after announcing her departure from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Wenchi Hu is set to return to private practice in the New York office of Latham & Watkins.
Cooley leads as Snapchat moves towards $3bn IPO
US-based firm Cooley has won the lead role advising social media app Snapchat as it prepares to list on the US stock market.
Virtual reality lawsuit costs Facebook $500m
Facebook-owned virtual reality company Oculus has been ordered to pay out half a billion dollars to rival games company ZeniMax.
Trump announces Gorsuch as nominee for the US Supreme Court
The newly elected US President has ended long-running speculation by finally revealing Judge Neil Gorsuch as the man he hopes will fill the late Antonin Scalia's seat on the US Supreme Court bench.
Cornell Law trumps Harvard and Yale for highest-paid grads, study finds
Graduates from the prestigious Cornell Law School are raking in an average salary of $183,377 per year, outstripping their peers from more often revered schools across the United States.
Trump immigration ban drives lawyers to US airports
Immigration lawyers have been spurred into pro bono action following new US President Donald Trump's decision to block entry to the United States for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries.
40 lawyers to walk out on Sedgwick in January
In total, 40 fee-earners are leaving the San Francisco-based firm behind from 31 January.
American Bar Association locks in date for decision on new bar passage rules
US law school deans will go head-to-head with the ABA over plans to withdraw ABA-accreditation from law schools whose students can't pass the bar exam within two years.
Trump files trademark application for re-election campaign slogan
He's less than a week into his first term, but new US President Donald Trump (and his lawyers) already have their sights set on 2020.
Jones Day mainlines twelve lawyers into new Trump administration
The firm that served as outside counsel for Mr Trump's presidential campaign has since supplied twelve lawyers and counting to President Trump's administration.
Weil Gotshal litigation veteran chooses new firm over retirement
Though he's finally saying goodbye to life in BigLaw, 71-year-old Weil, Gotshal and Manges litigation boss James Quinn isn't ready to hang up his hat yet.
Allen & Overy nabs two new Washington DC partners from Cadwalader
The firm is bulking up its investigations and litigation practice in Washington as it adds depth and scope to its global regulatory and enforcement offering.
Trump lawyers Morgan Lewis named 'Russia Law Firm of the Year'
Morgan Lewis & Bockius is the law firm tasked with disentangling Donald Trump's business interests from his responsibilities as the soon-to-be President of the United States.
SEC hands down $5.5m whistleblower award in first-of-its-kind case
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has waived its requirement for 'in writing' tips for the first time.
Market confidence up among law firm leaders, survey finds
The majority of US law firm leaders are expecting demand for legal services to make modest progress in the coming year.
US law firms failing to attract and retain black women lawyers
Even as other underrepresented groups are making incremental gains, the progress of black women among the ranks of the corporate law remains stagnant.
Harvard Law dean Martha Minnow announces departure from role
Harvard Law School has confirmed that dean Martha Minnow will step down from her post at the end of the current academic year.
Another major firm opts to remove gender from the parental leave equation
Am Law 200 firm Lowenstein Sandler will group its parental leave offerings according only to 'primary' and 'non-primary' caregivers.
Longtime Hogan Lovells leader Gorrell announces retirement aged 62
After more than 30 years in the firm's partnership, former Hogan Lovells chairman and chief executive officer J. Warren Gorrell Jr has confirmed that he will retire from the firm at the end of this year.