NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * 2026 Creditors Practice Forum Set for October * The TBA Creditors Practice Section will host its 2026 forum on Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. CDT at the new TBA office in Nashville. A networking reception will follow the programming from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. The annual program for creditors' lawyers will cover topics including corporate foreclosures, the use of artificial intelligence by pro se defendants and eth more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Abdo Named Top Lawyer by PHOENIX Magazine * Taft partner Amy Abdo has been named a 2026 Top Lawyer by PHOENIX magazine in the Professional Malpractice Defense and Plaintiff specialty, earning a spot on the publication's respected annual list of the Valley's leading attorneys. PHOENIX magazine's Top Lawyers list is generated through a rigorous, peer-driven survey sent to 16,000 active Arizona State Bar attorneys, who are asked to no more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Administration Looks to Reduce ABA Accreditation Role * The U.S. Education Department is taking steps to revoke the American Bar Association's (ABA) law school accreditation power amidst tensions between the organization and the Trump administration, Bloomberg Law reports. According to a department spokesperson, the agency found the ABA out of compliance with its "accreditation regulations and recognition standar more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * AG Skrmetti Announces $17B Settlement with Meta * Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today announced a $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms Inc., one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history. Under the agreement, Meta also is required to implement a sweeping set of safety features to protect children on Instagram and Facebook. According to Skrmetti, Tennessee will receive more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 28 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Akerman Appoints Naheem Harris as Co-Chair of Real Estate Financing Practice Akerman today announced that New York-based Real Estate Partner Naheem Harris has been appointed Co-Chair of the firm's Real Estate Financing Practice, effective immediately. Naheem succeeds Samuel Zylberberg, who recently retired from the firm, and will lead the national practice alongside Co-Chair Beau Baker. Together, Naheem and Beau will work to advance th more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 24 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Akerman Continues to be Recognized by Chambers Latin America Akerman continues to be highly ranked by Chambers and Partners among the world's leading law firms guiding business transactions and regulatory matters in Latin America. In the Chambers Latin America 2027 guide, Akerman's Cuba Practice once again earned the top Band 1 ranking in the category of Corporate/Commercial: International Firms - Cuba, reflecting the team's market-leading position advi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * The Mainstream Left TURNS on Radical Hasan Piker, Schumer Faces Electoral Test Many on the Left are sounding the alarm as the rise of radical candidates threatens the party's path to Senate control. As reported by Fox News: Prominent Democrats are lining up to condemn far-left streamer Hasan Piker after he warned that American Jews could face violence if they continue to be seen as strongly supporting Isr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * State Department Uncovers Scary Antifa Ties The State Department just uncovered disturbing ties between antifa extremists and networks linked to Hamas, Iran's IRGC, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sweeping sanctions against the international tech organizations and professionals (a tech collective) accused of providing encrypted tools to these radical gr more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 28 -- The National Immigration Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Amid Reports of Mass Visa 'Pause,' Groups File Emergency Motion to Enforce Court Order Striking Down 75-Country Visa Ban NEW YORK -- Immigrant families, workers, and legal assistance groups harmed by the Trump administration's 75-country ban on immigrant visas filed an emergency motion to enforce Friday's court order and judgment in CLINIC v. Rubio. The filing directly responds to reports that the State Department ordered a global more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration's Latest Effort to Seize Private Medical Records of Transgender New Yorkers * NEW YORK - In a victory for transgender young people and their families, a panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the Department of Justice's attempt to stay a lower court win that protected the medical records of transgender youth from serial attempts by the Trump administration to seize t more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bradley, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Bradley Adds Corporate Attorney Joy Holloway to Nashville Office * Bradley has added Taberah Joy Holloway as counsel in the firm's Corporate & Securities Practice Group in the Nashville office. "Joy has extensive transactional experience as well as a strong in-house background, giving her a unique perspective in leading M&A transactions and handling a wide range of commercial and corporate matters," said Bradley Nashville  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Christine Murphy Named Among New York Real Estate Journal's 2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate Spotlight * Christine Murphy has been named to New York Real Estate Journal's 2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate Spotlight, which recognizes outstanding women and woman-owned firms making a significant impact across New York's commercial real estate industry. Reflecting on her career, Christine credited her mentor's guidan more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Illinois Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act Creates New Compliance Obligations for Frontier AI Developers Authors: Melissa K. Ventrone , Lauren M. Williams On July 6, 2026, Illinois enacted the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act (the "Act). The Act establishes a comprehensive governance framework for developers of the most advanced AI models. While the requirements may mirror recently enacted laws in California and New York, Illinois  more PR

PALO ALTO, California, Aug. 28 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Cooley Enhances Capital Markets Practice in San Francisco Cooley today announced that Julia White has joined the firm as a partner in its capital markets practice in San Francisco. White's arrival advances Cooley's continued investment in its market-leading capital markets platform and adds further depth at the intersection of late-stage private companies, public companies and the investment banks that support them. She brings ext more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Berger Montague, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Court Allows Human Trafficking Claims Against Shen Yun to Proceed * Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiffs' law firm, announces that a federal judge has largely denied motions to dismiss claims that Shen Yun Performing Arts, Inc. and other defendants subjected children and young adults to forced labor and did not pay them proper wages. "This ruling means these survivors will finally have the opportunity to p more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Dechert, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Dechert Advises Tenzing on Its Investment in Pimcore * Dechert advised Tenzing, a private equity investor specialising in tech and tech-enabled businesses in the UK and Europe, on its investment in Pimcore, a DACH-based, leading provider of a unified data platform providing customers with full control over their product, client and asset data. Completion of the transaction is subject to antitrust approvals. Pimcore's AI-nat more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Dinsmore Trial Team Secures Landmark $36M+ Fair Housing Verdict for LDG Development * A Dinsmore trial team secured a landmark $36.3 million jury verdict on behalf of LDG Development following a two-week trial against the City of Prospect, marking the culmination of nearly a decade of litigation involving allegations of discrimination and violations of federal fair housing protections. The jury found in favor of LDG more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 26 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 25, 2026, by partner Kathy L. Osborn, counsel Anna M. Behrmann and associate Allyson L. Chavez: * * * Different Shoppers, Different Prices FTC Takes Aim at Personalized Pricing At a Glance * On August 19, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that would require companies that engage in personalized pricing to disclose that practice to consumers. * At present, the proposed rule does not articulate t more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 27 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 26, 2026, by associate Leah S. Chrisbacher and partners Anna E. Sallstrom and Lauren W. Linderman: * * * Federal Court Addresses Trade-Secret Protection When Startups Pitch to Venture Capital Investors Neuron Space Corporation v. Blue Cubed, LLC, No. 25-cv-06649-EMC (N.D. Cal. 2026) At a Glance * A federal court held that "implicit business expectations" of confidentiality in venture capital (VC) pitch deck disclosures -- more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- FarmSTAND issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Class of Consumers Sues Industrial Salmon Giant Over Alleged Deceptive Marketing of "Mama Bear" Products' Sustainability Australis has stark record of environmental destruction in Chile, according to complaint - Despite trading on a cute, pastoral image, Mama Bear salmon is sourced from a company operating at the bleeding edge of destructive industrial salmon farming, according to a federal lawsuit filed today. A Mama Bear purchaser is bringing a p more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Financial Times | The multiplying risks of financing data centers * In an article for the Financial Times, White & Case Debt Finance partner Eric Klar discussed the growing investment in AI infrastructure and potential financing risks for lenders. Eric noted that popular backlash against data centers could be disruptive to project development, explaining "As long as developers have the permits they need, they can continue borr more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * DC Circuit Upholds EPA's Forever Chemicals Superfund Designation: 5 Steps for Safety Professionals to Take Now PFOA and PFOS - two widely known PFAS chemicals - will remain for now as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), known as Superfund. Earlier this month, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit denied industry challenges to a 2024 EPA rule designating  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * The FP Visa Bulletin for September 2026: Final Action Dates and an Employer's Immigration Action Plan Each month, federal immigration authorities publish a list of dates informing immigrant visa applicants when they should expect to be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to government officials. This Insight reviews September's release to help employers determine whether and when you should provide corresponding n more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * New H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates Up in Air as Court Orders DOL to Try Again: What Agricultural Employers Need to Know A federal court in California just ordered the US Department of Labor (DOL) to quickly come up with a new methodology for calculating the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for H-2A job orders, just weeks after the agency released long-awaited new H-2A farmworker rates. Those rates had been calculated under a framewor more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * New Menopause-Related Workplace Protections Coming to Illinois: How Your Business Can Prepare Illinois workers experiencing perimenopause and menopause-related conditions will soon have workplace accommodation and anti-discrimination protections under a new law enacted this summer. The Illinois Menopause Equity and Care Act, signed into law on August 7, amends the state's pregnancy-discrimination and reasonable-accommodation protect more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * NLRB's General Counsel Identifies the Biden-Era Cases She Wants Overturned: Roadmap for Employers The National Labor Relations Board's top lawyer just identified the specific cases from the prior administration that she wants the Board to overturn, giving employers a sneak peek into what they can expect to unfold in the coming months. General Counsel Crystal Carey's August 26 memorandum provides a roadmap showing exactly which rules more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * State Department Pauses Immigrant Visa Appointments Worldwide: 4 Steps for Employers The State Department just paused all immigrant visa appointments at US embassies and consulates worldwide, citing the need to train consular officers on new "public charge" screening standards. The pause began on Monday of this week and applies globally, with no announced date for when normal scheduling will resume. It comes just days after a federa more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Adds Leading Technology Dealmaker Jonathan Ashtor as Technology Transactions Practice Co-Chair in New York * Gibson Dunn announced today that Jonathan H. Ashtor has joined the firm's New York office as a partner and Co-Chair of the firm's Technology Transactions Practice Group. A highly regarded lawyer who has advised on some of the largest, most transformative technology transactions, Jonathan ad more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Wins Major Eleventh Circuit Case for Delta Air Lines * In a groundbreaking decision, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) order that had terminated approval of a joint venture between Gibson Dunn client Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico. Airline joint ventures are ubiquitous in today's air travel market. Because companies generally cannot own air more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Aureka Biotechnologies on Intellectual Property Aspects for $100 Million Series B * The Life Sciences team advised Aureka Biotechnologies with respect to IP matters and its underlying patent strategy on raising $100 million Series B to build a biological world model for drug discovery. Granite Asia exclusively funded the first tranche, and a prominent strategic investor led a subsequent tranche, with parti more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Governance First: How to Build the Legal Architecture That Lets AI Work for You * Part One of this series documented the AI-driven threat environment, from autonomous cyberattacks to the emergence of frontier AI cybersecurity tools and the double-edged nature of systems like Claude Mythos. Part Two addressed the legal exposure: Executive Order 14409, FTC enforcement, SEC disclosure liability, Delaware board oversight doctrine, and  more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Adds Corporate Shareholder Lisa Schaures * PORTLAND, Ore. - Aug. 26, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Lisa E. Schaures as a shareholder in the firm's Corporate Practice in Portland. She joins the firm from Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Seattle. "Lisa's sophisticated transactional practice and deep experience advising companies, investors, nonprofits, and family offices will be a strong asse more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Advised Henley on the Sale of Pestka Shopping Center in Poznan * WARSAW - 27 August 2026 - Greenberg Traurig advised Henley on the sale of the Pestka shopping center in Poznan to Opal Centers. Pestka is a three-storey shopping center located in the Winiary district of Poznan, at the intersection of two major traffic arteries and with a tram stop directly at its entrance. The center offers approximate more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Represents CheckedUp in Providence Equity Partners' Acquisition of Majority Stake * FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Aug. 26, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. represented CheckedUp, a specialty point-of-care health care education and engagement platform, in connection with Providence Equity Partners' acquisition of a majority stake in the company. The partnership is expected to support CheckedUp more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Law/Legal -- Haitian Bridge Alliance, a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal and social services, issued the following news release: * * * HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE CONDEMNS GANG VIOLENCE, CALLS FOR GUNS TO BE PUT DOWN AND URGES HAITIAN GOVERNMENT TO ASK U.S. TO HALT DEPORTATIONS UNTIL HAITI IS SAFE * AUGUST 27, 2026 Contact: info@haitianbridge.org, Paige Censale, pcensale@haitianbridge.org SAN D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Law/Legal -- Haitian Bridge Alliance, a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal and social services, issued the following news release: * * * HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE: COURT REJECTS BLANKET VISA RESTRICTIONS, BUT FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO U.S. TRAVEL REMAIN * AUGUST 26, 2026 Contact: media@haitianbridge.org, Paige Censale, pcensale@haitianbridge.org SAN DIEGO, CA -Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) welcomes more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises DigitalBridge on its acquisition of PLUS ES Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) is pleased to be advising leading global alternative asset manager, DigitalBridge, on the acquisition of Ausgrid's PLUS ES contestable smart meters business by a DigitalBridge-managed investment vehicle. PLUS ES is one of Australia's largest smart metering businesses, with approximately 2 million smart meters instal more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Holland & Knight Adds Private Equity and M&A Partner Kristie Shu in Century City * LOS ANGELES (August 27, 2026) - Holland & Knight has added to its nationally recognized mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity practices with the addition of Kristie Shu as a partner in Century City. She was previously a partner with Kirkland & Ellis. Her practice is concentrated in the areas of private equity, M&A and corpo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises KKR on New Joint Venture with Enbridge to Support Investment in the Westcoast Pipeline System in British Columbia * Kirkland & Ellis advised KKR on a definitive agreement to form a new joint venture with Enbridge Inc., subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, led by capital accounts advised by KKR, in collaboration with funds and affiliates managed by Apollo. The joint venture w more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release: * * * LDF and 15 Other Civil and Human Rights Legal Organizations Urge the American Bar Association to Maintain Law School Standards Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility * Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and fifteen other civil and human rights legal organizations issued a letter to the Council Chair of the American Bar Association's (ABA) of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, urging the chair to more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 25, 2026, by shareholder Terri M. Solomon, counsel Maayan Deker and associates Matthew Holmes and Andrew Klaben-Finegold: * * * Getting Ready for New York's Workplace Violence Prevention Law for Hospitals and Nursing Homes At a Glance * Certain provisions of New York's workplace violence prevention law applicable to covered healthcare entities will take effect in the coming months. * General hospitals, in particular, will need to implement re more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 28 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2026, by senior counsel Deborah Margolis and senior associate Donall Breen: * * * A Journey From Data Privacy to Pay Transparency - The Legal Odyssey Unfolding Across Europe At a Glance * In a struggle between data privacy and pay transparency, which prevails? Or are the two concepts at odds at all? - Just when global compliance teams were getting comfortable with the alphabet salad of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), a new thr more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 28 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2026, by associate Quinn Hartwig: * * * Ontario, Canada Hospitality Employment Law Update - Why Employment Agreements and Workplace Policies Matter At a Glance * Many restaurant operators in Ontario invest heavily in operational systems while overlooking the employment systems that govern their workforce. * Properly drafted employment agreements and workplace policies may help reduce legal risk and improve consistency across growing hospi more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 25, 2026, by shareholder Alka Ramchandani-Raj, ondemand counsel David A. Dixon, counsel Kimberly M. Shappley and associate Matthew Holmes: * * * Oregon OSHA Pursues Workplace Violence Prevention Rule for Healthcare Employers Oregon OSHA has proposed a new workplace violence prevention rule to align Oregon OSHA regulations with statutory changes addressing violence in healthcare settings. Specifically, the rule would implement provisions of Se more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Lynda Bennett Quoted in Bloomberg Law on Insurance Litigation Trend * Barnes & Thornburg partner Lynda Bennett was quoted in an Aug. 24, Bloomberg Law article examining how schools and Catholic dioceses are using a 2024 New York appellate ruling to push back against insurers accused of denying coverage for sex abuse claims in bad faith. The article explains that the decision in Rockefeller University v. Aetn more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Nashville Council Members Explore Blocking ICE Call Center * Nashville Metro Council members are exploring zoning and permitting measures they say could prevent a planned federal immigration enforcement call center from opening in Davidson County, Nashville Post reports. Council members Terry Vo, Sandra Sepulveda and Zulfat Suara joined representatives of the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition and o more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Ogletree Deakins Adds Esteemed Employment Litigator Frank Olah as Los Angeles Shareholder * LOS ANGELES - August 27, 2026 - Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Frank Olah to the firm's Los Angeles office as a shareholder. Olah joins the firm from Carlton Fields LLP, where he was a shareholder, following nearly six years as a principal at Ja more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Advises SK Biopharmaceuticals on Opakalim Licensing From Biohaven * Paul Hastings LLP advised SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. on its agreement to in-license opakalim, an investigational antiseizure medication, from Biohaven Ltd. and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries. The agreement provides for upfront and milestone payments related to Biohaven's Kv7 platform totaling up to $795 million. Upon closing, SK Bioph more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Prashant Girinath Named a Massachusetts 'Go To' Lawyer for Life Sciences * BOSTON - Aug. 26, 2026 - Prashant Girinath, Ph.D., an Intellectual Property & Technology shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was named a "Go To" Lawyer for Life Sciences by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Girinath and fellow honorees are featured in the publication's Aug. 24 edition. "Go To" Lawyers are nominated by their peers more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Republican Attorneys General Association posted the following news: * * * Republican Attorneys General Association Highlights New Ad to Stop Michigan Mamdani * WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) today highlighted an ad from its affiliated group Safer Michigan Fund, committed to electing conservative attorneys general and a safer Michigan. "Fighting crime is on the ballot this November," said RAGA Executive Director Adam Piper. The contrast in Michigan cou more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised Genstar Capital in the Sale of First Eagle Investments to Victory Capital for $7 Billion Ropes & Gray advised Genstar Capital in its definitive agreement to sell the firm's longstanding client First Eagle Investments to Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., for total consideration of approximately $7 billion. The transaction was announced on August 26. Upon closing, the combined company is expected to have approximately $571 billi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised Vince Holding Corp. in Cross-Border Acquisition of October's Very Own and Related IP Transaction with Authentic Brands Group Ropes & Gray represented Vince Holding Corp. (VNCE) in a cross-border transaction involving the acquisition of the operating business of October's Very Own (OVO), a globally recognized Canadian streetwear and lifestyle brand co-founded by the Canadian rapper, Aubrey "Drake" Graham. As part of the transac more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Shelby County to Roll Out Rapid DNA Technology * Shelby County is expanding local law enforcement capabilities by rolling out rapid DNA technology, according to the Daily Memphian. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and District Attorney General Steve Mulroy outlined the initiative during an Aug. 25 news conference, saying the technology could return DNA results from a suspect or crime scene in as little as 90 minutes more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents Valiant Integrated Defense Services on Carve-Out Sale of O&M Division to Inspirit Equity * Sidley represented Valiant Integrated Defense Services in connection with the carve-out sale of its operations and maintenance division, Valiant O&M, to Inspirit Equity, a Los Angeles-based private investment firm. Upon closing, the business will operate as Vulcan Government Services, an independent provider of f more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Team Helps Secure Executive Clemency Recommendation for Death Row Inmate * In a significant step forward in Sidley's efforts to secure the release from prison of our pro bono client Tyrone Noling, who was wrongfully convicted of capital murder in 1996 and has steadfastly maintained his innocence, Sidley helped obtain a recommendation by the Ohio Parole Board on August 25, 2026 that Governor Mike DeWine grant Mr.  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 28 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Data center power plants not subject to utility law or PSC oversight, PSC decides COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Today, the South Carolina Public Service Commission decided that the Valara data center's 450-megawatt power plant is not subject to the state Siting Act, which requires power plants over 75 megawatts in size to get approval prior to construction. The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Concerned Cit more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Staudacher to Speak on Data Center Panel at the American Bar Association Business Law Fall Meeting * Taft Detroit partner Gina Staudacher will participate in the panel "Data Centers: Issues of National Infrastructure, State Investment, and Local Sustainability" at the American Bar Association Business Law Fall Meeting on Sept. 3. Throughout the session, Staudacher and fellow panelists will examine the legal aspects of data center d more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Study: Ticket Fees, Resale Markups Cost Fans $11.3B * A new study from Vanderbilt University's Policy Accelerator estimates that ticketing fees and inflated resale prices cost fans $11.3 billion in unnecessary expenses for live events in 2025. The research found that online ticketing platforms charged an estimated $6.8 billion in excess fees, while ticket scalpers added another $4.5 billion through inflated resal more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Receives Multiple IFLR Americas Awards 2026 Nominations * Troutman Pepper Locke has earned multiple IFLR Americas Awards 2026 nominations, including Best in State honors in Georgia and Pennsylvania. Attorneys Andrea Farley, James Stevens, and George Ticknor also are individually recognized as Best in State Leaders in their respective states. The IFLR Americas Awards, presented by The Lawyer, recog more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * University of Alabama Students Appeal Denial of Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Censorship of Campus Magazines * MONTGOMERY, Ala.-Today, a group of student plaintiffs challenging the University of Alabama's suspension and termination of university funding to two student-run magazines, Alice and Nineteen Fifty-Six, filed a brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to reverse a district court's more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Voting Rights Groups Move to Block Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule * Plaintiffs in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump Supplement Original Complaint and Seek Emergency Court Order to Block USPS From Implementing Mail Ballot Rule for November Election BOSTON -Voting rights organizations today supplemented the complaint in their lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order restricting mail voting to  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Move to Block Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule * August 26, 2026 CONTACT: ACLU Media, media@aclu.org(link sends email) ACLUM Media, media@aclum.org(link sends email) Brennan Center for Justice, kennardl@brennan.law.nyu.edu(link sends email) LDF, media@naacpldf.org(link sends email) Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.org(link sends email) LatinoJustice PRLDEF, media@latinoju more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Move to Block Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule * Contact Aleisha Flores (771)-233-8202 aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.org BOSTON -Voting rights organizations today supplemented the complaint in their lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order restricting mail voting to add claims against the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) newly-finalized mail ballot rule. The groups simultaneously asked a more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law posted the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Groups Win Emergency Order Blocking USPS Mail Ballot Rule Ahead of November Elections The temporary restraining order will remain in place for 14 days while the parties brief the pending motion for a preliminary injunction. - BOSTON -- This evening, a federal court granted voting rights organizations' emergency request to block the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing the newly more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Washington ranchers appeal dismissal of jury trial lawsuit * Spokane, Washington; August 26, 2026: A Washington ranching family fighting for the right to a jury trial filed an appeal yesterday after a judge dismissed their lawsuit against the state. Wade and Teresa King, owners of King Ranch in Grant and Douglas counties, are asking the Washington Court of Appeals to reverse the dismissal and to halt an administrati more PR