Joe Tacopina has withdrawn his representation of former President Donald Trump in his looming Manhattan criminal trial, according to court papers. “I write respectfully to inform the Court that my firm, Chad Seigel and I hereby withdraw as counsel for Defendant Donald J. Trump in this proceeding,” Tacopina wrote in…

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Kirkland & Ellis and Ashurst have taken roles in General Atlantic’s acquisition of infrastructure investor Actis, which is set to create a global investment platform with around $96 billion in combined assets under management. General Atlantic, a New York-based private equity firm with around $83…

The National Rifle Association hid improper out-of-pocket spending by processing billing and reimbursements through a third party, the charity’s former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer testified Tuesday. Under questioning at trial by Senior Litigation Counsel Monica Connell of the New York Attorney General’s office, Wilson “Woody” Phillips said the system…

New Jersey is cracking down on worker misclassification, and the effort stands to drive home the financial risks facing employers who wrongly label employees as independent contractors, some practitioners said. Kathleen M. Connelly of Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper. Courtesy photo In a suit in U.S. District Court in Newark,…

Get a Lawyer—Even Though You Are One: Best Practices | Connecticut Law Tribune Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/ctlawtribune/2024/01/16/get-a-lawyer-even-though-you-are-one-best-practices/ Credit: fizkes/stock.adobe.com “Lawyers think they’re very smart people,” legal ethics expert Brian Tannebaum said. “When it comes to handling these on their own, they’re not.” January 16, 2024 at 06:31 PM 4 minute…

How Failure to Object Factored Into Ga. Appellate Decision to Uphold $10.1M Verdict | Daily Report Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/01/16/how-failure-to-object-factored-into-ga-appellate-decision-to-uphold-10-1m-verdict/ (L-R) Jay Sadd of Slappey Sadd and Chad Nuce, partner with Pasley, Nuce, Mallory & Davis. (Courtesy photos) The defense asked the court to declare a mistrial because the plaintiff’s…