The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Miami businessman Patrick Orlando alleging the former CEO of Digital World Acquisition Corp. made false statements concealing his alleged plan for acquiring Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. “As part of this scheme,” the SEC alleged in the complaint filed Wednesday, “Orlando…

Washington, D.C., attorney Laura Dunn has sold her Title IX practice to a New York law firm, partly because a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling limited opportunities to recover damages for her clients, she said. “This was kind of like a slow time bomb,” Dunn said about the ruling. “The…

Linklaters, Al-Tamimi, and AS&H Clifford Chance advised on energy projects in Saudi Arabia worth $3.9 billion, which are part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and the Saudi Green Initiative. The Taiba-2 and Qassim-2 are Independent Power Plant (IPP) projects in Saudi Arabia. With a combined capacity of 3.96 gigawatts (GW),…

On the May completion of the merger of Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy and New York’s Shearman & Sterling, A&O Shearman kicked off its hunt for lateral talent with a substantial incentive: $50,000 referral bonuses for the successful placement of associates and counsel. An A&O Shearman spokesperson confirmed the…

Xapien, the UK-based artificial intelligence-powered due diligence software provider, announced on Wednesday that it had raised $10 million in Series A funding. The round, which will be used for expansion and product development, was led by YFM Equity Partners, and brings its total funding to $17.8 million.

Two candidates are running for the Broward County Court Group 32 seat: Lauren Peffer, an animal rights attorney, and Emilio “Emi” Benitez, a criminal defense lawyer and child advocate. Here’s why the two candidates say they deserve a six-year term on the county court bench. Responses have been edited for length and news…