Recently, two friends reached out to me to review letters they had recently sent out to their respective landlords pertaining to issues with the return of their security deposits. Both letters were well written, concise, and cited to relevant statutory authority. As neither of these individuals were attorneys, and one…

Wachtell, Kirkland Advising on Pending $22.5B Texas Energy Acquisition | Texas Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/05/30/wachtell-kirkland-advising-on-pending-22-5b-texas-energy-acquisition/ Credit: Jemang/Adobe Stock NEWS Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is representing ConocoPhillips in its pending acquisition of Marathon Oil Corp., which turned to Kirkland & Ellis. May 30, 2024 at 11:55 AM 3 minute…

In the legal profession, which has a reputation for being slow to embrace technology in the first place, the judiciary isn’t exactly known to be tech-forward. “The courts are very good at bringing the public yesterday’s technology tomorrow,” quipped Senior Judge Jerome Abrams of Minnesota state court, as he moderated…

Solo attorney J. Henry Nierman, a solo practitioner, has owned codefendant Recovery of Judgment LLC since 2015. Miami Beach, Florida resident Shaul Levy sued Nierman’s firm and his company alleging violations of the the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) over the issuance of a purportedly unlawful Subpoena issued in connection with efforts to…

On Thursday, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and its international arm, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), announced the acquisition of Resourceful Internet Solutions Inc. (RIS), the parent company of online dispute resolution platform ODR.com. RIS also owns a number of related websites, including Mediate.com, Abritrate.com and MediateUniversity.com, which…

Habib Al Mulla and Partners, the former United Arab Emirates partner firm of Baker McKenzie, is set to become the first Arab law firm to establish a presence in Russia, despite an ongoing backdrop of Russian aggression in Ukraine. The new Russia office will be geared towards servicing “Emirati businesses and investments…