A frequently cited fundamental principle of federal sentencing is that courts must consider both the offense and the offender when imposing judgment. Section 18 U.S.C. §3553(a) directs sentencing courts to consider “the nature and circumstances of the offense and the history and characteristics of the defendant.” Per Pepper v. United…

Eva Temkin, a former director for policy at the FDA’s Office of Therapeutic Biologics and Biosimilars, has joined Paul Hastings, after practicing for three years at King & Spalding. She will head up Paul Hasting’s FDA practice out of Washington, D.C. Paul Hastings has an existing FDA practice, but the hiring of Temkin…

A bilateral trade agreement that may open up the Nigerian legal market to U.K. law firms offers major opportunities to international legal institutions but limited options to African firms local lawyers believe. The proposal to allow British-qualified lawyers to practise freely in Nigeria, and vice versa, is part of the…

It’s still early in 2024, but law firms may finally be disembarking from a nearly four-year “roller coaster” of volatility, and returning to something that more closely resembles the pre-pandemic era. A return to profit growth and a more normal baseline for other drivers of profitability in 2023, coupled with…

A Duane Morris office artwork controversy and the law firm’s response underscores how the role of DEI professionals in Big Law is growing to include not just concerns surrounding talent but also operations and office space. DEI professionals should be—and are now often asked—to weigh in on multiple facets of…

NFL Enterprises, the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority, Event Rentals Unltd., Roc Nation and other defendants were slapped with a wrongful death lawsuit after an individual on the set up and take down crew for the Super Bowl LVII event was killed.