Trade secret cases present an intrinsic conflict between the open court principle and the confidential nature of trade secrets. Plaintiffs are often unwilling to identify and define their trade secrets with particularity, even under protective orders. However, this strategy denies defendants fair knowledge of allegations against them. Courts should ensure…

‘This Is Not Going Away’: Smackdown in Novel Cybersecurity Case Unlikely to Send SEC Into Retreat | Corporate Counsel Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2024/07/23/this-is-not-going-away-smackdown-in-marquee-cybersecurity-case-unlikely-to-send-sec-into-retreat/ The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a fraud lawsuit against SolarWinds last year, marking the first time the agency sued a public company over its response to a cyberattack.…

The first six months of 2024 has been the busiest first half for partner hiring at top London law firms for five years. In between January and June 2024, there were 100 lateral partner moves at Am Law 50 and Magic Circle firms, according to data from transatlantic recruitment firm…

On Tuesday, Canada-headquartered practice management software provider Clio announced that it raised $900 million in a series F round led by new investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from additional new investors Goldman Sachs, Sixth Street, CapitalG and Tidemark. The round, which also included a handful of participating existing investors…

Expert Perspectives on Biggest Court Cases Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/litigationdaily/2024/07/23/an-empirical-look-at-social-inflation/ Credit: Bart Sadowski/Adobe Stock ANALYSIS In a 103-page report released earlier this month, RAND Corporation researchers took a look at changes in court filings, jury verdicts in personal injury cases and insurance claims and concluded that the trendlines were “consistent…

Missouri-founded Polsinelli is engineering one of the largest lateral additions lately, snagging more than 20 partners from Holland & Knight in Philadelphia en route to planting its first flag in the City of Brotherly Love and continuing on a path of post-pandemic growth in the Northeast. The firms hadn’t released…