Morning Docket: 04.07.25

Morning Docket: 04.07.25

* Are the Biglaw settlements legally enforceable? Obviously not, but that’s not really the point of bribes. [American Lawyer] * Hundreds of law firms signed onto the amicus brief in the Perkins Coie case… with a lot of notable absences. [Law360] * Attorney General won’t dismiss possibility of third Trump term. [Newsweek] * DOJ places…

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How to Stay Top of Mind Without Being Annoying

How to Stay Top of Mind Without Being Annoying

You can do a great job for someone, but that doesn’t mean they’ll remember your name in six months. People move on. They forget. And when a legal issue pops up, they either Google a solution or ask a friend for a referral—often without thinking twice about who helped them last time. That’s not because…

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Imposing Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil (Trump EO Tracker) | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Imposing Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil (Trump EO Tracker) | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

To combat Venezuela’s destabilizing actions and support for illicit activities, the Secretary of State in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the U.S. Trade Representative, is authorized to determine in his discretion whether a tariff of 25% will be imposed on goods imported into…

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Allocation of CSR Funds: Need for more equitable distribution

Allocation of CSR Funds: Need for more equitable distribution

Context The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) introduced the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) for the first time through the Voluntary Guidelines on CSR, 2009. These guidelines encouraged companies to formulate policies to undertake CSR, provide for its strategic planning and a roadmap for its CSR initiatives. As a mandatory legal requirement, CSR was…

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Blurring the Line Between the Dry and Wet Lab: Joint Inventorship in AI-Assisted Life Science Inventions | Jones Day

Blurring the Line Between the Dry and Wet Lab: Joint Inventorship in AI-Assisted Life Science Inventions | Jones Day

In 2024, not one but two Nobel Prizes (in Chemistry and Physics) were awarded to researchers for their work in artificial intelligence (“AI”). Particularly noteworthy for the life science community is the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to David Baker for “the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins” and to Demis…

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