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Lawyer who headed Missouri Department of Revenue’s legal department faces child enticement charge

A lawyer who worked in Missouri state government for two decades, most recently as the top legal counsel for the Missouri Department of Revenue, was arrested in an apparent child enticement sting operation.

Jun 26, 2026 9:41 AM CDT

Plaintiffs attorneys in 2 multidistrict litigations face sanctions for protective order document breach

Plaintiffs lawyers in two different multidistrict litigations were recently sanctioned by judges for violating protective orders by referencing court documents in both cases.

Jun 23, 2026 2:25 PM CDT

State attorneys general open investigation into OpenAI, company says

Several state attorneys general have opened an investigation into OpenAI, the creator of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.

Jun 16, 2026 9:43 AM CDT

Family sues Campbell Soup over alleged ‘worm-like organisms’ inside SpaghettiOs

A Florida mother and her child allege that they became ill after eating SpaghettiOs containing “worm-like organisms," the basis of their negligence lawsuit filed against the Campbell Soup Co. in federal court Tuesday.

Jun 4, 2026 10:06 AM CDT

Legal tech companies make a play for more sports deals

Some things just go together. Fans and foam fingers. Beer and hot dogs. Sports and legal technology? While the latter once seemed like an unlikely pairing, several leading legal tech companies have inked multiyear sponsorship deals with professional sports teams in the last couple of years.

Jun 2, 2026 12:36 PM CDT

Florida AG brings ‘first-in-the-nation state-led lawsuit’ against OpenAI and its CEO

The Florida attorney general’s office is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the company marketed its artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to children while concealing serious risks related to its use.

Jun 2, 2026 9:59 AM CDT

General counsel compensation climbs, aligned with equity and company scale

General counsel compensation continues to increase, particularly among large public and private equity-backed companies, creating a divide in how legal chiefs are paid.

May 28, 2026 1:09 PM CDT

Lawyer sentenced to year in prison after conviction in $20M bank fraud trial

A New York compliance lawyer was sentenced Tuesday to 12 months and a day in prison for his role in a fraudulent scheme to steal $20 million from an Emigrant Bank unit.

May 27, 2026 11:15 AM CDT

LexisNexis AI Symposium charts transformative change

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Nik Reed, the chief executive officer of Knowable and vice president of AI product at LexisNexis, and Roland Vogl, the executive director and co-founder of CodeX at the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, about their participation in the 2026 LexisNexis AI Symposium at the Harvard Club.

May 22, 2026 9:10 AM CDT

FTC warns companies to comply with Take It Down Act

The Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to 12 unnamed websites Wednesday to cease offering “nudify” tools that may violate a new federal law allowing victims to petition platforms for the removal of nonconsensual intimate images within “48 hours of a valid request.”

May 21, 2026 10:58 AM CDT

Judge in Google antitrust case blasts attorney fees request as ‘shockingly huge’

A California federal judge who approved a $700 million antitrust settlement with Google described the class counsel’s $85 million attorney fees request as "patently unreasonable" and "shockingly huge."

May 18, 2026 9:33 AM CDT

BigLaw firm commits nearly $1M to summer associates, nonprofits in new program

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is committing nearly $1 million to a new initiative that promotes public service by pairing its summer associates with nonprofit organizations and government agencies around the country.

May 15, 2026 9:51 AM CDT

Former Willkie Farr & Gallagher counsel pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate in M&A insider trading case

A former Willkie Farr & Gallagher attorney has pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the government in a multimillion-dollar mergers-and-acquisitions insider trading case.

May 8, 2026 11:01 AM CDT

Justice Department accuses lawyers of insider trading ring

BigLaw lawyers provided tips on scores of mergers as part of an insider trading ring involving tens of millions of dollars in illegal profits, according to a May 6 press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

May 7, 2026 9:41 AM CDT

LegalEng Consulting Group names new CEO—one of ‘most recognized figures’ in legal ops

Mary Shen O’Carroll has been named the new CEO of the LegalEng Consulting Group, a boutique legal consulting and services company based in San Francisco.

May 5, 2026 9:05 AM CDT

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