Fear of prosecution is a valid defense for refusing to divulge communications about how a woman obtained abortion-inducing drugs, a Houston appellate court panel ruled. The Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, in a per curiam opinion, In Re Brittni Silva, aligned itself with three defendants and the relator on a…

The head of climate change at Australian law firm Minter Ellison has left to join climate change consultancy Pollination. Sarah Barker is regarded as a leading expert on company directors’ duties, misleading disclosure, climate change and sustainability. According to Pollination, Barker’s areas of expertise represent areas of law and corporate…

Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday informed a federal judge that they do not oppose the idea of delaying the bribery and extortion trial of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-NJ, and his wife Nadine Menendez while she receives medical treatment—but the idea of severing the cases received…

Herbert Smith Freehills, DLA Piper and four other firms are advising on the proposed acquisition of South African broadcaster MultiChoice by the French media conglomerate Canal+ Group. The Paris-based company, which currently holds 36.6% stake in MultiChoice, is offering to buy the remaining shares for ZAR 35.3 billion ($1.9 billion),…

Overcoming what firm CEO and chair Vince Guglielmotti said was a “challenging economic landscape,” Brown Rudnick posted 6.3% revenue growth to hit $269.52 million, a new high for the firm, as it leaned into restructuring, litigation and mass tort work to show gains.

Pharmaceutical company AIM Immunotech and a group of shareholders seeking election to the company’s board have clashed repeatedly, ending up before a Delaware court more than once. Where they do generally agree, attorneys for both sides confirmed on Thursday following questioning from Delaware’s Supreme Court justices, is that the Court…