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Paul, Weiss’s Multimillion-Dollar Secret Deal To Get Its First Openly Trans Partner Out Of The Firm
We’ve spent well over a year now documenting Paul, Weiss’s descent from Biglaw’s self-appointed conscience to its most instructive cautionary tale — the craven deal with Trump, the litigation talent that bolted in response, the Epstein emails...
Former Guatemala Mayor Pleads Guilty Drug Trafficking
Former mayor admits role in cocaine trafficking operation linked to U.S. markets.
Finding the Needle: How AI Is Changing Patent Licensee and Infringer Identification
The Hidden Bottleneck in Patent Licensing: Turning a Portfolio Into Actionable Infringement LeadsPatent licensing and monetization programs live and die on a single question: out of everything in a portfolio, where is the strongest, most defensible infringement...
The Hidden Legal Risks That Hold SMEs Back—And How to Stay Ahead
Running a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) is no small feat. Between managing operations, driving sales, hiring talent, and serving customers, legal compliance often takes a back seat. Unfortunately, many businesses only recognize the importance of legal...
Legal Ethics Roundup: The ‘Unethical’ DOJ, A Biglaw Firm’s Court-Required Ethics Training, ‘Bending The Knee’ To Trump & More
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Happy Monday! Today...
A New Era of Trade Enforcement
Trade fraud takes center stage and continues to expand as a priority for the Department of Justice (DOJ).On July 14, 2026, the DOJ announced its plans to expand trade fraud enforcement by creating the Global Trade & Commerce Enforcement Section (GTCES) within the...
CSC Approves Reworked $7.5M Deals for Nebraska Student-Athletes
On July 29, 2026, Nebraska’s athletic director announced that the College Sports Commission (CSC) had approved a restructured set of NIL deals for the same 18 Nebraska football players whose deals were arbitrated, totaling $7.5 million — the same dollar...
Virtual and Digital Health Digest – July 2026
Welcome to the latest installment of Arnold & Porter’s Virtual and Digital Health digest. This digest covers key virtual and digital health regulatory and public policy developments during June and early July 2026 from the United Kingdom and European...
Descrybe Open-Sources Its Legal Research Plumbing
Buried in the setup instructions of Anthropic’s claude-for-legal repository is the most important line about Claude’s threat (or OpenAI’s for that matter) to take over the legal industry: “Connect a research tool first.” Everything else...