Welcome to today’s legal news report. The current attention-grabber in the legal world is about Yelp Inc.’s request to remove a well-established law firm, Paul Weiss, from representing Google, an Alphabet Inc. subsidiary, in the ongoing antitrust lawsuit led by the U.S. Justice Department.
Paul Weiss’s representation history extends to Yelp itself, as well as Spotify Technology SA among others, all of whom have previously accused Google of similar regulatory violations. This has become a focal point for Yelp’s briefing to the federal judge supervising the case. You can get more details on the issue in this New York Post report.
Another engaging topic concerns general counsel compensation disparities. Earnings among women general counsel at the 500 largest companies publicly traded on the major U.S. stock exchanges were found to be slightly above those of their male counterparts last year, according to a new survey.
These particular news reports remind legal professionals of the importance of maintaining thorough conflict checks before undertaking representation and the perpetually evolving conversations surrounding compensation equality across genders.
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