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Pentagon Lock Security Defense Concept Illustration (Getty images) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon submitted a new proposed rule detailing how it plans to enforce its cybersecurity standards related to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) under the long-awaited Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 (CMMC 2.0). The proposed rule published to the Federal Register on Thursday specifically amends the…
* Trump judge strikes down FTC’s ban on employer imposed noncompete agreements as a restriction on trade, calling it “arbitrary and capricious because it is unreasonably overbroad without a reasonable explanation” — legalese for “vibes, man.” [Financial Times] * When the FTC started probing the Kroger-Albertsons deal, Albertsons executives kept deleting messages. Why are lawyers…
One of the great songs in the classic musical The Sound of Music was framed by a lyric sung by the head of an abbey about a nun who did things her own way: “How do you solve a problem like Maria?” As Judge Juan Merchan contemplates the upcoming sentencing of the leader of the…
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Disney Grants Chance To Sue In Court: Hopefully this will dampen the PR nightmare. Partner Lost At Sea: He and five others were last seen off the coast of Sicily. Thanks For The Marketing! Now Take It Down: F1’s lawyers crack down on some serious free publicity. Takes Some Tech…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Law360 Pulse’s 2024 Women In Law Report, which Biglaw firm, with 601+ lawyers, has the highest percentage of women equity partners? Hint: Overall, women make up 26% of equity partners at law firms, but at this firm 38% of the equity…
Two veterans of legal media have partnered to launch a communications firm to represent to represent legal and business clients in marketing, media relations, crisis management and more. Called LIMELIGHT, the new firm has been launched by Kenneth Gary and Erin Harrison, both former legal journalists who worked at ALM and both of whom have…
We get it, the post-pandemic landscape is tough. Everyone got used to working from home and making more money for their firms than ever before. But younger classes of attorneys floundered without experienced peers to casually teach them the ropes. Firms need to coax experienced attorneys back to the office without watching them lateral to…
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I think all signs are pointing to a strong year. I think this will be one of the strongest years we see, in terms of law firm performance. — Gretta Rusanow, head of advisory services for Citi’s Global Wealth at Work Law Firm Group,…
(Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) Donald Trump, the king of earned media, is once again providing free publicity to the Lincoln Project. The Trump campaign and its stable of amazing lawyers fired off a round of cease and desist letters to various media outlets who are running a Lincoln Project ad called “Failure” that needles…
(Photo by Olga Thompson/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Images) By now, most everyone has heard about the tragic death of Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan, who died of anaphylaxis after dining at a restaurant in Disney Springs. And… that’s kinda the problem. The case became national news after lawyers for Disney — from Biglaw shop White…