Baker McKenzie’s Australian offices have increased revenue and profit over the past two years—even as partner numbers have declined, according to Australian national managing partner Anne-Marie Allgrove. The firm has 75 partners in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, down from around 87 at the start of last year. But Allgrove said…

Businesses face a daunting challenge navigating regulatory compliance across multiple African countries but Afriwise, an Africa-focused legal intelligence platform, is harnessing the power of AI to offer innovative solutions. Afriwise, the African legal platform that acquired AI-based legal software developer Pythagoria in 2023, is deploying AI and their own legal…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected a Harvard Law School graduate’s claims that the New York State Board of Law Examiners wrongly denied test-taking accommodations during the bar exam, affirming the board’s sovereign immunity protections. In a July 19 opinion, authored by Second Circuit Judge William J. Nardini, the…

Los Angeles firm Affeld England & Johnson secured $138 million in damages for a crypto mining entrepreneur against Las Vegas digital asset tech company Marathon Digital Holdings in a breach-of-contract suit. The unanimous jury verdict was released Thursday following a two-week trial in federal court. Plaintiff Michael Ho, formerly a co-founder and CEO…

Live Nation’s chief executive officer got a stay from a deposition order in the 2021 Astroworld Festival multidistrict litigation for what plaintiffs claim is an unjustifiable desire for international travel. On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court granted an emergency motion for temporary relief for Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino.

A jury in Union County, New Jersey, returned a $1.2 million verdict in a suit by a woman who tripped on an uneven sidewalk while jogging. According to a defense attorney, the case is now headed for the Appellate Division. Patrick Flinn, a partner with Levinson Axelrod. Courtesy photo Ellen…