A long-time banking and finance partner at one of the Netherlands’ largest firms is set to become the country’s next state secretary for legal protection. Teun Struycken, a partner in NautaDutilh’s Amsterdam office, was put forward for the role by NSC, a centre-right Dutch party.

Property and casualty insurers in New York are prohibited from asking owners whether a tenant receives financial assistance from the government, and making coverage decisions based on a building’s designation as affordable housing, state financial services regulators said on Monday. Resulting from legislation signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul…

A state appellate court in Florida reversed and remanded a trial court ruling, finding that “defense counsel’s comments during closing arguments were improper” but failed “to rise to the level necessitating or permitting a new trial.” The underlying case involved the plaintiff, Valerie Fisher, represented by Nicole Von Roenn of…

An obscure New York-based patent holder filed cybersecurity patent infringement lawsuits against eight major companies in the U.S. Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Secure Matrix LLC, a company formed in Delaware on Aug. 21, 2023, is asserting claims against Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Bank of America, and five foreign-based…

Greenberg Traurig, Dentons Hire Big Law Partners in Houston | Texas Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/06/24/greenberg-traurig-dentons-hire-big-law-partners-in-houston/ Houston skyline. Credit: Rams Reyna/Adobe Stock NEWS Greenberg Traurig expanded its restructuring and bankruptcy team with a Paul Hastings partner, and Dentons added a Reed Smith securities and M&A partner. June 24, 2024 at…

Latham & Watkins has overtaken Hogan Lovells as the second largest NLJ 500 firm in Washington, D.C., by attorney head count, after steadily growing its office in the nation’s capital in the past seven years. It’s one of several rank changes in the market this past year. The number of full-time equivalent…