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This first-year New York lawyer is big news...in Japan

Legal Industry · October 22, 2021 · 8:26 PM UTC

Kei Komuro might be the most headline-grabbing lawyer you’ve never heard of.

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Legal Industry · October 24, 2021 · 12:29 AM UTC

Alec Baldwin shooting victim was wife of Latham & Watkins lawyer

The husband of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was fatally shot by actor Alec Baldwin with a prop gun on Thursday, is a corporate lawyer in Latham & Watkins' Los Angeles office.

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Litigation

Litigation · October 22, 2021 · 11:33 PM UTC

U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas abortion case, lets ban remain

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on Nov. 1 a challenge to a Texas law that imposes a near-total ban on the procedure and lets private citizens enforce it - a case that could dramatically curtail abortion access in the United States if the justices endorse the measure's unique design.

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Legal Industry

Legal Industry · October 22, 2021 · 8:26 PM UTC

This first-year New York lawyer is big news...in Japan

Kei Komuro might be the most headline-grabbing lawyer you’ve never heard of.

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Government · October 22, 2021 · 11:33 PM UTC

U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas abortion case, lets ban remain

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on Nov. 1 a challenge to a Texas law that imposes a near-total ban on the procedure and lets private citizens enforce it - a case that could dramatically curtail abortion access in the United States if the justices endorse the measure's unique design.

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Transactional

Transactional · October 22, 2021 · 2:36 PM UTC

Former Deutsche Bank whistleblower awarded $200 mln record payout, sources say

A U.S. regulator has handed a record reward of almost $200 million to a whistleblower who provided key information about global benchmark manipulation, with sources familiar with the matter identifying the recipient as a former Deutsche Bank employee.

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