The Solicitors Regulation Authority has referred law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in London over allegations of historic anti-money laundering compliance shortcomings. In a decision published on its website today, the SRA said there is a case to answer in respect of allegations that include…

The first half of 2024 saw a number of notable developments across the white collar and regulatory enforcement arena. In light of these trends, discussed more fully below, corporate counsel, compliance professionals, and board members should consider: Whether the confidentiality provisions in their companies’ employment agreements, consulting agreements, NDAs and…

The head of Philadelphia’s Complex Litigation Center has declined to step away from the Zantac mass tort over his wife’s alleged ties to one of the defendants. Judge Joshua Roberts of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas denied plaintiffs’ motion for his recusal in an Aug. 15 order, ruling that…

How I Made Office Managing Partner: ‘Put Yourself in the Right Position to Take Advantage of Opportunities as They Arise,’ Says Heather Marx of Cozen O’Connor | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/08/19/how-i-made-office-managing-partner-put-yourself-in-the-right-position-to-take-advantage-of-opportunities-as-they-arise-says-heather-marx-of-cozen-oconnor/ Heather Marx of Cozen O’Connor. Courtesy photo Q&A “I believe you have to put yourself in the right…

Mike Lynch, the tech billionaire and founding investor of U.K.-based legal artificial intelligence company Luminance, was declared missing at sea early Monday when the 184-foot superyacht Bayesian he was on sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily. Lynch, 59, is one of six people still missing. His wife, Angela Bacares, was…

A federal judge in Minnesota ruled that Abbott Laboratories, the creators of Pedialyte, can continue with its trademark suit against Revitalyte, a similar electrolyte beverage made popular through a partnership with sports and pop culture media company, Barstool Sports. In an Aug. 13 opinion, U.S. District Judge Donovan W. Frank…