Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP’s managing partner Steven Berman recently met with disappointment in his efforts to join a PayPal lawsuit as counsel for the suggested class. Federal judge in the Northern District of California ruled against Berman’s pro hac vice application. This unusual move has been attributed to the large number of cases that Berman has fronted in that particular district.
This isn’t a standalone incident. The stakes rise amid the complexity of cases that the legal industry juggles with. Domains such as financial technology, represented here by PayPal, pose their unique challenges and implications for legal practitioners and corporate counsel worldwide.
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