An Atlanta attorney accused of attempting to extort “$24 million within two business days” from a real estate developer client has reached a hurdle in his latest attempt to challenge a $3.7 million arbitration judgment against him. Appellant John Da Grosa Smith sought clarification from the Supreme Court of Georgia about “whether the broad…

Looking to capture the rising tide of legal needs in the Rocky Mountain West’s “Silicon Slope,” a group of commercial litigators in Kirkland & Ellis’ Salt Lake City office is relocating to Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in the same city. Commercial litigation partner Jess Krannich—one of the partners responsible for launching…

A state appellate court last week handed down an opinion that could become the latest legal vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to take a swipe at California’s arbitration laws. A split Second District Court of Appeal, Division Five panel held that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts a California law…

Greenberg Traurig just hired its latest Florida-based shareholder for its labor and employment practice as it sets its sights on expansion in response to growing regulatory needs. Alicia Chiu is joining the firm’s Orlando office after previously serving as the Orlando office litigation manager at Jackson Lewis. The employer-side defense…

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The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office may file a new indictment against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein to include allegations raised after the guilty verdict in his 2020 rape trial, ADA Nicole Blumberg said Wednesday. The office previously announced it would pursue a retrial against Weinstein after the New York Court…