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After helping to transform Houston’s bankruptcy court from a backwater to a
boomtown, Judge David R. Jones resigned in 2023 following the disclosure of his
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revelations mount, the inner workings and casual approach to potential ethical
conflicts of a highly productive and tight-knit legal community have begun to
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A New Jersey man accused of using information stolen from Covington & Burling
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Erik Smith joined Eversheds Sutherland as a partner in its intellectual property
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Tony Lin, Ronald Del Sesto, and Tamar Finn joined Cooley as partners in its
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NYU CAN AVOID JURY TRIAL IN LONGRUNNING RETIREMENT PLAN LAWSUIT

New York University on Wednesday scored a court order establishing that a
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jury.


BLACK PENN PHARMACIST PUNISHED FOR FALLING ASLEEP LOSES BIAS ROW

The University of Pennsylvania defeated a lawsuit alleging it held a Black
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standard and disciplined him because of his race.


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for her bipolar disorder and ADD.


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union.


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A trust intended to provide retirement benefits for the duPont family’s domestic
staff isn’t a pension plan governed by federal law, according to a Third Circuit
decision blocking a worker from using ERISA to challenge a multi-million dollar
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breaks is up in the air.


HOUSE GOP VOWS TO OPPOSE GLOBAL TAX, PROFITS RULES AT OECD

House Republicans are voicing support for a US business group’s legal challenge
of an EU directive requiring all bloc member states to apply global minimum tax
rules and vowing retaliatory action if countries employ the levy on US
companies.


IRS APPEALS OFFICE OFFERS CONSERVATION EASEMENT SETTLEMENTS, TOO

The IRS’s Independent Office of Appeals will be offering the same kinds of
settlement terms on syndicated conservation easements to taxpayers whose cases
are before the appeals office as it does to those who are currently going
through the exam process, an agency official said Wednesday.


LATVIA WORKING ON WINDFALL TAX ON BANKS, FINANCE MINISTRY SAYS

Latvia is considering options for imposing a temporary windfall tax on banks
amid heightened national security funding needs.


MADOFF VICTIMS LAUNCH NEW BID TO RECOUP LOSSES FROM INSURANCE

Victims of the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme will try again after the US Tax Court
blocked their efforts to deduct some losses incurred by the crime.


SEC SETTLES LATEST INSIDER TRADING CASE OVER COVINGTON DEAL INFO

A New Jersey man accused of using information stolen from Covington & Burling
for insider trading has agreed to pay nearly $33,000 to settle a Securities and
Exchange Commission suit.


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COOLEY ADDS THREE PARTNERS TO COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY PRACTICE

Tony Lin, Ronald Del Sesto, and Tamar Finn joined Cooley as partners in its
global communications regulatory practice in Washington, the firm announced
Wednesday.


COCOA TRADERS SAY EU DEFORESTATION LAW SET TO FAIL, SEEK DELAY

Major cocoa traders, amid mounting criticism, have asked the European Union to
delay a new environmental regulation aimed at tackling deforestation.


ACCOUNTING BODY BACKS HIGHLIGHTING ESG IN MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

Global accounting rulemakers Wednesday voted in favor of requiring companies to
feature sustainability issues more prominently in the management commentary
section of their annual reports.


BOEING FURLOUGHS SALARIED STAFF TO PRESERVE CASH AMID STRIKE (1)

Boeing Co. is requiring many salaried workers to take unpaid leave to preserve
cash as the planemaker digs in for contentious contract talks with its largest
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