A federal judge has rejected the “novel argument” Kirkland & Ellis made in an attempt to dismiss patent infringement claims that SharkNinja, a major industry competitor, brought against its client, Dyson. Counsel with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher filed the lawsuit on behalf of the global appliance…

A group of Big Law lawyers, including partners and leaders of Am Law 25 law firms, are relaunching a lawyers committee for Kamala Harris to support her presidential campaign, according to an email obtained by Law.com. The email, distributed Sunday, said lawyers are reprising the committee to support Vice President…

A young lawyer with a hard-to-pronounce name is bullied by an older opposing counsel. First, the older opposing counsel sends repeated communications in which he misspells the young associate’s name. Second, when first meeting in person, the older attorney observes that the young associate wears a weighty ring on her right…

Australian contract analysis company Syntheia announced on Wednesday the release of its new “Fund Curator” application. This application is the first in a series of narrow, purpose-built solutions Syntheia hopes to roll out as it repositions its platform to tackle specific legal pain points, said Horace Wu, the CEO and founder of Syntheia.

FTX customers aren’t backing down from a class action lawsuit against Sullivan & Cromwell, according to a Monday court filing opposing the law firm’s motion to dismiss. The retail investors, represented by Adam Moskowitz of the Moskowitz Law Firm in South Florida, filed the initial class action within an ongoing multidistrict…

The Japanese Ministry of Justice has introduced changes to simplify the process for allowing foreign lawyers to practice in Japan. The changes come into force on July 31, and will apply to English and Welsh solicitors among other nationalities.