Former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider filed a complaint last week alleging defamation against producers of the Warner Bros. Discovery docuseries “Quiet on Set,” which falsely implies he sexually abused children who worked on Nickelodeon television shows from the early 1990s to mid-2010s. This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM’s source for immediate alerting…

Potential new opportunities are on the horizon for law firms in Hong Kong and Shanghai after the respective governments reached a consensus to deepen collaboration in 15 key sectors, including legal services. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng presided over the agreements at the Sixth…

It has become a trend in many circuit courts to order cases to nonbinding arbitration, either in place of mediation or after a case reaches an impasse at mediation. Some courts use nonbinding arbitration regularly to encourage settlement and clear their dockets. Other courts use this form of alternate dispute…

“Increased pay transparency is a growing global trend, as well as an increasing expectation among staff and new recruits more generally within the market.” —Deloitte Legal, March 2024 “Organizations are at a tipping point, and leaders must act in anticipation of major change. Now is the time to prepare by…

There is nothing more compelling to law firm leaders than a global vision. A&O Shearman, which launched last week, epitomises this drive. “Ready for anything. Anywhere.” That is the opening slogan on its new website. Others include: “Where you are, we are” and “Every need covered. Everywhere.”

Potential new opportunities are on the horizon for law firms in Hong Kong and Shanghai after the respective governments reached a consensus to deepen collaboration in 15 key sectors, including legal services. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng presided over the agreements at the Sixth…