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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
DIVERSITY - Major law firms have made slow but steady progress in advancing minority lawyers, especially considering firms’ sorry showing during the last recession. This year’s Diversity Scorecard published by Law.com affiliate The American Lawyer shows another modest step forward, but the global pandemic and the economic turmoil it has left in its wake threaten to reset progress yet again.
JUDGE’S LAWYER - Trial lawyer Beth Wilkinson is helping guide U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan as the D.C. Circuit questions his plan to probe the DOJ’s decision to dismiss the case against former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn despite his admission he lied to the FBI. As Mike Scarcella and C. Ryan Barber report, Sullivan has turned to Wilkinson, a co-founder of the litigation boutique Wilkinson Walsh and former Paul Weiss partner, as the appeals court weighs whether he overstepped his authority.
NEW METHODS - Patent trials are ramping back up as federal courts take the first steps toward fully reopening their doors. Scott Graham reports that jury trials are scheduled to get under way during the next six weeks in at least the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and the Northern District of California. And a bench trial that’s part in-person, part virtual is under consideration in the Southern District of New York. Plexiglass, larger deliberation rooms and physically distant seating are some of the safety solutions coming online
EDITOR’S PICKS
Associate Hourly Billing Rates Surge Past $1K as Firms Snap Up Bankruptcy Work
Expert Ruling Was ‘Tipping Point’ for J&J’s Talc Withdrawal, Lawyers Say
Back to Brick-and-Mortar: Law Firms Reopen S-L-O-W-L-Y in the COVID-19 Era.
Devin Nunes’ Defamation Case Against CNN Transferred to Manhattan Federal Court
Weeks After Job Cuts, Luxury Brand TheRealReal Hires Veteran Chief Legal Officer
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
UNREST – Massive pro-democracy demonstrations are once again filling Hong Kong’s streets amid concerns about Beijing’s proposed legislation that would clamp down on activities in Hong Kong in the name of national security, including “separatist, subversive, infiltrative, or destructive activities.” Vincent Chow reports the Hong Kong Bar Association also has expressed concerns about the draft legislation before China’s National People’s Congress.
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