In the golden age of television, when Mr. Whipple touted Charmin and the Maytag Man spun washers and dryers, it was obvious such characters were fictional product advocates. But in today’s world of social media “influencers,” confusion abounds as to whether these modern masters of messaging actually use or believe…

The practice of designation—where lawyers help private equity sponsors decide which counsel the banks appoint on transactions—is not solely advantageous to the sponsor-side lawyers that wield the system. In fact, the main beneficiaries are the lawyers that receive regular mandates from that group of influential individuals.

U.K. top 50 firm Macfarlanes has promoted six lawyers to partner, slightly less than in the last two previous years, which both saw eight lawyers make the cut. The six new partners span from across a number of practice areas, including corporate, litigation and private client work, the firm announced. They join…

A federal judge has ordered depositions and subpoenas after growing concern that “a significant number of plaintiffs” in the paraquat multidistrict litigation do not “plausibly allege exposure” to the herbicide. Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, is overseeing more than…

Judge Versus Congressman: John Barrow Challenges Most Junior Justice Andrew A. Pinson | Daily Report Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/03/25/judge-versus-congressman-john-barrow-challenges-most-junior-justice-andrew-a-pinson/ Justice Andrew A. Pinson ,left, of Supreme Court of Georgia, John J. Barrow, right, former U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 12th Congressional District. (Courtesy Photos) NEWS As the appointed incumbent seeks to…

The fragility of the U.K. banking sector has become a staple of economic and political discourse, with commentators regularly predicting its imminent demise, dragging us all down into a pit of unemployment, business insolvency, house price collapse and productivity levels even lower than their – already dire – current levels.…