A High Court judge in the U.K. has struck down an attempt to exclude thousands of claimants from pursuing compensation for damages caused by a devastating dam collapse in 2015 at a mine co-operated in Brazil by BHP Group. The case in English courts has ballooned to represent more than…

Under new leadership in Washington, D.C., Mayer Brown said it plans to build up its strengths in its financial services practices, particularly in the areas of private credit and insurance. Andrew Olmem, co-leader of the firm’s financial services, regulatory and enforcement practice, became managing partner of the firm’s D.C. office, the firm…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a warning for attorneys and law firms: Cybercriminals are posing as lawyers to offer cryptocurrency recovery services to victims of investment scams, but instead steal their money and personal information. Dr. Ilia Kolochenko, a partner and cybersecurity practice lead with Platt Law in its Washington, D.C.…

Last June, a federal jury in Camden New Jersey said a white Starbucks manager had been scapegoated for a racially-charged and widely publicized incident and determined that the coffee mega-chain needed to pay its former employee $25.6 million for the way it treated her. The case was unusual for several reasons,…

Debevoise & Plimpton prevailed on behalf of private equity client One Rock Capital Partners LLC in a bankruptcy lawsuit against Invesco Senior Secured Management Inc. over transactions with an affiliated company. After a rigorous six-day trial in the Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court, Judge Christopher Lopez issued a 122-page…

Freshfields Bruckhaus & Deringer has added Steven Matays, the head of the New York tax practice at Skadden, Arps, Meagher, Slate & Flom, the international firm said Thursday. Matays is the latest transactional hire at Freshfields, as the U.K.-founded firm pushes to gain market share in the U.S.