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Home Daily News BigLaw bankruptcy partner literally lends… Trials & Litigation BigLaw bankruptcy partner literally lends an ear to cause of Claire’s sale By Debra Cassens Weiss September 17, 2025, 12:04 pm CDT Kirkland & Ellis bankruptcy partner Joshua Sussberg was so committed to finding a buyer to keep his client Claire’s as a going concern that he vowed to get his ear pierced if the team succeeded. (Photo from Shutterstock) Updated: Kirkland & Ellis bankruptcy partner Joshua Sussberg was so committed to finding a buyer to keep his client Claire’s as a going concern that he vowed to get…
There are lots of celebrities in Atlantis The Royal for the launch of CARBONE DubaiThis is a big weekend in the Dubai restaurant scene, it’s the launch of CARBONE Dubai in Atlantis The Royal and lots of famous faces stepped out (and stepped on a plane) to show support.The legendary New York restaurant CARBONE has arrived in Dubai and you can make reservations to dine there from next Monday. The Italian restaurant debuted in the US over a decade ago and has become one of the most celebrated restaurants in America. CARBONE Dubai marks the brand’s tenth outpost worldwide and…
ReutersFlights have resumed at Germany’s Munich airport after unconfirmed drone sightings forced it to suspend operations for the second time in 24 hours.In a statement on Friday evening, the airport said that flights were stopped at 21:30 local time (20:30 GMT), with around 6,500 passengers affected.At least 17 flights were also grounded in Munich on Thursday evening due to multiple drone sightings in nearby airspace.It was the latest in a series of incidents involving drones that have disrupted aviation in Europe in recent weeks.On Saturday morning, Munich airport said flights had been “gradually ramped up”, but warned that delays were…
The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon once again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan nationals of their protected status under federal immigration law. In a brief, unsigned order, the justices paused a ruling by a federal judge in San Franciso that barred Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, from terminating that status. Friday’s order came roughly four-and-a-half months after the court blocked a temporary order by the same judge requiring Noem to leave the protected status in place while a challenge to Noem’s efforts to end the Temporary Protected Status program…
Home Daily News Intellectual property team of 21 lawyers… Law Firms Intellectual property team of 21 lawyers jumps to Sheppard Mullin By Debra Cassens Weiss September 18, 2025, 1:43 pm CDT Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has acquired a 21-lawyer team of intellectual property lawyers from Ropes & Gray that includes five partners. (Photo from Shutterstock) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has acquired a 21-lawyer team of intellectual property lawyers from Ropes & Gray that includes five partners. One of the lawyers making the move is Steven Pepe, chair of Ropes & Gray’s IP practice group, report Bloomberg Law, Law.com…
Dust off the costumes, spooky season has arrived for the kids in DubaiIf you’re looking for fun things to do this Halloween in Dubai to keep the kids happy, there are lots of spooky happenings around the city from kid friendly brunches to horror movies.Witches of the DunesSonara Camp presents a fun, spellbinding spectacle for all the family in the Dubai desert with Witches of the Dunes. With a Wicked-inspired theme, there will be family adventures, amazing food and live performances. Guests are welcomed by whimsical witches bearing sweets and surprises before a gentle drive through the dunes. As the sun…
Most food banks rely on a combination of federal or state dollars, private giving and partnerships with businesses that donate leftover food. While the cancellations were disruptive to all food banks, according to their representatives, those that receive state funding or have strong community support said that they have weathered the cuts better than others.The Food Bank of Central Louisiana, where Cornwell and Green’s groceries come from, gets more than half of its food from the federal government and receives very little state support. It serves rural areas of Louisiana, which has the highest poverty rate in the nation, according…
Getty ImagesGisèle Pelicot will return to court as one of her 51 rapists launches an appeal The first day Gisèle Pelicot walked up the steps of the courthouse in Avignon in September 2024, she was an anonymous retired grandmother.Within weeks, this diminutive 72-year-old – the victim at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history, involving 51 men including her husband – had become a feminist icon.She was last seen in public when the verdicts – all guilty – were handed down in December. By then, crowds of supporters were chanting her name.On Monday Gisèle Pelicot returns to…
The Supreme Court on Friday morning agreed to hear oral arguments this winter in a challenge to a Hawaii law that makes it a crime for someone who has a concealed carry permit to carry a handgun on private property without the property owner’s affirmative permission. The announcement that the justices will take up Wolford v. Lopez came as part of a short list of cases from the court’s “long conference” on Monday, at which they considered all of the petitions that became ripe for review during the justices’ summer recess. In addition to the Hawaii case, the justices added…
Home Daily News Judge accused of sexually harassing colleagues,… Judiciary Judge accused of sexually harassing colleagues, showing up at courthouse after drinking alcohol By Debra Cassens Weiss September 18, 2025, 3:27 pm CDT Michigan’s Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wilson in 2022. (Photo by J. Scott Park/The Jackson Citizen Patriot via the Associated Press) Updated: A misconduct complaint accuses a Michigan judge of sexually harassing female colleagues, including by describing “his sexual activities” and expressing a long-time desire for sex with a fellow judge. Judge Thomas D. Wilson of Jackson County is also accused of showing up at the…