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Antitrust & Regulatory
An amended complaint in the Northern District of California adds Arizona, Florida, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin as plaintiffs. Hims & Hers says it will fight the claims.
Outside Counsel
The 23-partner team, including Weil co-managing partner Jonathon Soler, joins Gibson Dunn on Jan. 1, 2027 as Weil's partners wind down the 95-year-old firm.
Privacy & Compliance
The class covers Illinois account holders from 2016 to 2023, and the court declined to certify a second class of people pictured in others' uploads.
GC Moves & Careers
Financial Guaranty Insurance Company will hand its top business and legal roles to longtime insiders at year-end 2026, in a planned succession announced November 12.
Outside Counsel
Simpson Thacher told The American Lawyer it will no longer publish its financial results, following Kirkland & Ellis and Paul, Weiss.
Antitrust & Regulatory
The retailer neither admitted nor denied the allegations in settlement papers filed in Norfolk federal court, with $40 million in restitution and $20 million in discounts.
Outside Counsel
Foley & Lardner will revise associate pay and billable-hour expectations across its U.S. offices starting February 1, 2027.
Privacy & Compliance
The health care IT vendor pays at least $300,000 and faces $9.7 million more if it misses required security reforms, including MFA and encryption.
Investigations & Litigation
Two days after announcing a probe into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort, the board named its outside counsel.
Outside Counsel
David Lat reports that Cahill Gordon & Reindel may be acquired, as the New York firm has lost eight finance partners this year.
Investigations & Litigation
Oversight's expected chair has outlined corporate probes, and state attorneys general are already probing some of the same conduct.
Antitrust & Regulatory
Hagens Berman suit in Seattle claims seven carriers named as defendants used ATPCO shopping-data tools to watch rivals' prices and keep fares high.
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