Some public-interest lawyers are urging state officials to begin preparing now for a likely challenge to Donald Trump’s candidacy based on his involvement in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Given the tight, nine-day timeline that state officials will face in resolving a challenge to Trump’s nominating position, the New…

Canadian mergers and acquisitions lawyer Walied Soliman is taking on his second term as global chair of Norton Rose Fulbright, the firm announced Thursday. Soliman, who has been chair of the firm’s Canadian arm since 2017, previously served as global chair in 2019. He takes on the one-year term as…

An Idaho woman’s lawsuit against Ozempic producer and distributor Novo Nordisk, filed Tuesday in federal court, claims the pharmaceutical company was negligent and failed to warn consumers of the medication’s severe gastrointestinal side effects. This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM’s source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in…

In Mexico, Greenberg Traurig has recruited a trade lawyer and DLA Piper has added a finance partner, as U.S. law firms continue to poach top local talent to cater to investors who are eying the country for expansion. Guillermo Sánchez Chao, a longtime partner at Mexican tax powerhouse Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa,…

Rescheduling Letter Release? / Dormant Commerce Clause Case / Cannabis and Citizenship / Connecticut Crackdown | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/01/11/rescheduling-letter-release-dormant-commerce-clause-case-cannabis-and-citizenship-connecticut-crackdown/ A cannabis company owner challenging a state license denial “cannot use the Dormant Commerce Clause to demand a constitutional right to participate in an illegal interstate market,” wrote U.S.…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of the listing and trading of a number of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the United States marks a big win for the cryptocurrency industry and allows everyday investors to readily purchase and sell bitcoins, regulatory attorneys said Thursday.  The SEC’s decision, announced Wednesday,…