Prior to this term at the U.S. Supreme Court, Jessica Ellsworth of Hogan Lovells had argued at federal appellate courts across the country, but never the High Court. This term that changed, as Ellsworth argued two SCOTUS cases, including representing Danco Laboratories, the maker of the abortion pill Mifepristone in…

Coinbase chief policy officer Faryar Shirzad discusses the impact of the custodianship on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Coinbase is launching a new legal offensive against the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to procure documents relating to the agencies’ approaches to crypto regulation, has learned. According to…

General counsel say they’ve grown exasperated by law firms’ continued lack of transparency, especially related to billing, a shortcoming that’s making it increasingly difficult for them to justify hefty outside counsel spending internally. More than a half-dozen legal chiefs from companies in a range of industries told Law.com that opaque billing practices,…

U.S. law firms including Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have larger U.K. revenues than longstanding British institutions such as Ashurst, Macfarlanes and Simmons & Simmons, the latest Law.com International rankings show. An analysis of the largest legal institutions by revenue in the U.K., irrespective of where…

Stephenson Harwood has kicked off the financial results season, posting a 16% rise in revenues and a 10% increase in net profit for the financial year ending April 2024. The firm recorded revenues of £264.2 million, while net profit is up to just over £90 million, an additional £7.6 million…

Susan Cacace secured the Democratic nomination for district attorney in Tuesday’s primary election, according to unofficial poll returns. Cacace, who retired as a county court judge in December, pulled 58% of the vote, according to data provided by the county.