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Pallas Partners’ Natasha Harrison on What It Takes to Make a Big Professional Leap In the high-stakes world of international litigation, few moves rival the audacity of leaving a powerhouse firm like Boies Schiller Flexner to launch your own—especially during a global pandemic. Natasha Harrison, founder and managing partner of Pallas Partners, did just that … Read more

In a move blending Hollywood drama with Washington savvy, Paramount Global has enlisted Makan Delrahim, the former head of the Department of Justice’s antitrust division under President Donald Trump’s first term, as its new chief legal officer. The hire, announced on September 25, 2025, comes hot on the heels of Paramount’s blockbuster merger with Skydance … Read more

President Donald Trump’s aggressive push to resurrect a dismissed lawsuit against all 15 federal judges in Maryland—filed by his Justice Department in a bid to dismantle a court order shielding immigrants from immediate deportation—faces steep judicial headwinds in the Fourth Circuit. The extraordinary case, already lambasted as a “constitutional free-for-all” by a Trump-appointed judge, underscores … Read more

In the cutthroat world of Big Law, where billable hours and corner offices define success, Nina Tickaradze has carved a different path—one fueled by passion over prestige. As a partner at Hall Booth Smith, a rising Southeastern powerhouse, Tickaradze’s meteoric rise from associate to equity partner offers a blueprint for aspiring leaders: Prioritize inspiration over … Read more

U.S. courts are buzzing with transformative lawsuits that expose vulnerabilities in tech-driven finance, hospitality accountability, and fashion’s fast lane. From antitrust barrages against AI-fueled trading algorithms to record verdicts in hotel sex trafficking cases, and blockbuster IP clashes over athleisure dupes, these trends signal a judicial push for transparency and responsibility in 2025. Algorithmic trading … Read more

The death of Robert B. Barnett, the shrewd Washington attorney who orchestrated blockbuster book deals for three consecutive U.S. presidents and bridged partisan divides with unmatched finesse, has left a void in the heart of American power politics. At 79, Barnett’s passing on September 25, 2025, closes a chapter on a man whose quiet counsel … Read more

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School professor Amy Wax has fired the opening salvo in her bid to resurrect a high-profile discrimination lawsuit, filing a notice of appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals just weeks after a federal judge torched her claims as legally baseless. The move thrusts the tenured firebrand’s battle against … Read more

Former FBI Hero James Keene Hits Google with $250M Defamation Suit Over Gemini AI’s Chilling Murder Fabrication A redeemed ex-convict who turned FBI informant to bust a notorious serial killer is now fighting back against a digital phantom: Google’s AI chatbot Gemini falsely branded him a convicted murderer serving life, sparking a blockbuster $250M libel … Read more

Federal Circuit Greenlights Trump’s First-Term China Tariffs: A Lifeline Amid IEEPA Emergency Tariff Turmoil In a pivotal win for President Donald Trump’s trade arsenal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the legality of his first-term Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods, rejecting importers’ bids to dismantle duties that have reshaped … Read more