Welcome to today’s legal news digest. Here, we cover essential updates catering to lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel across the globe.
In a significant development that has caught attention across the legal profession, plaintiffs’ firm Edelson PC has decided to forgo future Harvard Law School recruiting events. The move is a response to a recent congressional testimony on campus antisemitism by Harvard University President Claudine Gay. Edelson PC, along with many prominent law firms, traditionally recruits a number of their summer associates at Harvard’s on-campus event in August. The firm has chosen to withdraw from this year’s event. For more information on this, navigate to the detailed report on
Reuters.
In another update, U.S. District Judge James Donato from San Francisco, previosuly an antitrust specialist with Cooley and Shearman & Sterling, potentially holds the power to influence Google’s app business. Judge Donato is tasked with deciding the necessary changes required for Alphabet’s Google Play store after a jury found Google was unlawfully preventing other app stores. Additional context about this development can be found on
Reuters.
Also worth noting, Harvey, the legal artificial intelligence startup, is reportedly in discussions to raise approx $80 million in a venture capital round. This round would value the company at around $700 million, with venture firm Kleiner Perkins and investor Elad Gil intended to co-lead the round. Find more details about this exciting venture on
The Information.
Changing our focus to prominent lateral moves, Juge Gregg, former senior corporate counsel on the sustainability legal team for Amazon has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in the environment and natural resources practice group. Also, Jon Gurka, previously a partner at Knobbe Martens, has teamed up with Crowell & Moring as a partner in the intellectual property department.
Similarly, Robert C. Seiger has shifted from Archer & Greiner to Fox Rothschild and will serve as a partner with the labor and employment department in Philadelphia. Lastly, Scott Moresco, who functions as a partner with KPMG’s mergers and acquisitions tax practice in Chicago, has been named managing director within the tax practice of Alvarez & Marsal in Nashville.
That’s it for today’s legal news summary. Log in tomorrow for more updates on noteworthy happenings in the world of law.