Ukraine paid US law firm Covington approximately $3 million in November 2025 to defend its interests in an arbitration case with Russia concerning maritime rights in the Kerch Strait, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea waters around Crimea. The Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled against Ukraine on all counts.
Law firms hired by HDFC Bank found no merit in ethical concerns raised by former Chairman Atanu Chakraborty in his resignation letter. Findings are expected to be presented to the board's audit committee soon.
Benjamin Del Real, an active-duty soldier, is still undergoing treatment for wounds sustained during a shootout near the White House on May 23. The gunman, Nasire Best, was killed, and Del Real's lawyer is investigating the circumstances of his client's injuries, with reports suggesting he may have been wounded by Secret Service officers.
Silent Ransom Group, a cybercrime gang, has been targeting law firms with a novel approach, sending fake IT workers in person to steal data via USB drives or remote access, alongside traditional phishing and social engineering tactics.
Law firm Fenwick & West has agreed to pay $54 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed by former FTX customers, who alleged the firm facilitated the crypto exchange's fraud by obscuring the misuse of customer funds.
Law firm Gerstein Harrow LLP is seeking to seize over $344 million in frozen Tether (USDt) linked to Iranian entities. The firm argues these funds should compensate victims of state-sponsored terrorism, drawing criticism from the crypto community who say it delays repayment for hack victims.
OpenAI considers legal action against Apple due to a poorly executed ChatGPT integration in iOS, leading to disappointing subscriptions and visibility, with historical precedents of Apple alienating major partners like Google and Adobe.
20 FTX victims from 5 jurisdictions sue Fenwick & West LLP for $525M, alleging the law firm helped conceal FTX's fraud, giving it a false legitimacy that led to their financial losses.
President Trump convened with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his first day in China, while an appeals court heard arguments from law firms targeted by Trump's administration.
Anthropic launches new chatbot features for law firms, expanding its Claude for Legal platform with specialized legal plug-ins and MCP connectors for automation of clerical tasks across various legal fields.
Anthropic launches new chatbot features for law firms, expanding its Claude for Legal offering with legal plugins and MCP connectors
Gerstein Harrow has filed similar cases in the past, arguing its clients have a claim to funds stolen by the DPRK and frozen by crypto firms.
A British Vietnamese-Cantonese-Hakka third-generation diaspora member recounts how an offhand comment about needing "international exposure" at a London law firm led them to book a three-month stint in Shanghai a decade ago — and never leave. Reflecting on their experience as a minority of a minority in the UK, where less than 1% of the population identified as Chinese, they explore questions of belonging, identity, and the assumptions embedded in casual remarks about where one truly belongs.
A Welsh couple were forced to pay their £2,000 monthly mortgage twice after PM Property Law collapsed before completing their remortgage from Halifax to Nationwide. Gabriella and Kurtiss Smith of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, had to borrow £6,000 from family and friends to cover payments to both banks while the solicitors' firm shut abruptly in February. The law firm's parent company, PM Law Group, is under investigation by South Yorkshire Police and the Solicitors Regulation Authority for suspected fraud involving almost £40m in client funds. Halifax has since refunded the additional payments and apologised.
Hong Kong's Law Society has ordered the immediate closure of Raymond Lam & Associates amid investigation into 'crash-for-cash' scams. The council found prima facie evidence of dishonest acts and accounting violations. Robertsons firm appointed to handle the closure. A disciplinary tribunal referral is possible.
Both law firms representing Annie Altman have withdrawn from her civil lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, citing a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship. Annie Altman accuses her brother of sexual abuse occurring between 1997 and 2006, beginning when she was three years old. Sam Altman, 41, denies all allegations and has filed a defamation counter-suit seeking $1 in damages, claiming the accusations surfaced after the family rejected an extortionate financial demand.
Law firms in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are requiring employees to return to offices, sparking resistance from lawyers who left during the Iran conflict. US firms including Jones Day and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have asked staff to resume in-person work as early as next week, with some offering financial support for relocation. The shift follows the US embassy lifting its shelter-in-place advisory after a ceasefire between the US and Iran.
The NSW Supreme Court has ordered a Sydney-based law firm and related companies to pay the Broken Hill City Council more than $4.7 million.
Sullivan & Cromwell, a top Wall Street law firm, has apologized to a New York federal judge for AI-generated errors in a court filing. The firm admitted to misquoting the US bankruptcy code and incorrectly citing cases in a filing made on April 9. The errors were uncovered by rival firm Boies Schiller Flexner. The case involves liquidators from the British Virgin Islands pursuing actions against Prince Group, owned by Chinese-born businessman Chen Zhi, who faces US charges of wire fraud and money laundering related to alleged forced-labour scam compounds in Cambodia.
Sheffield-based PM Law Ltd collapsed on 2 February after allegedly misusing £39.5m in client funds. The SRA intervened in what it calls a sophisticated suspected fraud, one of the largest and most complex in its history. Over 600 staff lost jobs via window notices, while 92 claims worth £9.31m have been paid from the compensation fund, with £6.8m recovered from the firm.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has proposed halving the minimum valuation for Weighted Voting Rights (WVR) companies to HK$20 billion (US$2.6 billion) as part of its latest listing reforms, aiming to attract more innovative firms and overseas issuers.
Meta has removed advertisements from law firms seeking clients for social media addiction lawsuits, stating they conflict with its platform interests and user relationship. This move follows recent legal defeats for Meta, including a $6 million award in a California addiction case and a $375 million penalty in New Mexico over child safety concerns.
