The top-notch law firm, Quinn Emanuel, is now representing Cruise, the robo-taxi company overseen by General Motors. Confronted with a significant hiccup, Cruise suspended all its driverless vehicle services following an accident with a pedestrian on Oct. 2. The board commissioned Quinn Emanuel to scrutinize the company’s responses to the regulatory bodies that are probing into the accident. This critical development comes as a part of a string of events that are shaping the corporate legal terrain today. Read more
In related news, Gibson Dunn, Morgan Lewis, along with other Big Law firms have decided to offer pro bono legal services to college students encountering antisemitic attacks. The firms form part of the new Campus Antisemitism Legal Line (CALL), standing alongside the Anti-Defamation League and other anti-hate organizations, at a time when antisemitic incidents on campuses reach a new height, consequent to the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack against Israel.More details
Furthermore, disbarred Denver lawyer Steve Bachar has been served a three-year prison term for defrauding an investor to the tune of $125,000. Denver District Court Judge Eric Johnson expressed his intention to “push back” against a criminal justice system that often shows leniency towards affluent and well-connected offenders.Learn more
In the recent spurt of lateral movements in the legal industry, Uttam Dhillon makes a move from serving as the deputy White House counsel, deputy assistant to the President, and the acting administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, to join Frost Brown Todd as a litigation partner in Washington, D.C. Similarly, Philip Desjardins, former associate director for policy at the Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health, has rejoined Arnold & Porter as a partner in the life sciences and healthcare regulatory practice in Washington, D.C. Find out more on these developments.
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