Ankur Sangal Khaitan & Co equity partner Ankur Sangal is set to leave the firm to launch a specialist intellectual property law firm along with members of his existing team, sources close to the development confirm. Sangal, who has been a key member of Khaitan & Co’s Intellectual Property practice, is expected to launch the…
As of June 14, 2026, India’s subordinate courts carried a crushing backlog of over 4.94 crore pending cases. High Courts had another 64.2 lakh matters waiting for disposal. The Supreme Court itself crossed 93,676 pending cases. As per NJDG data, over 3,37,600 cases across the system have been pending for more than 20 years. The…
Amit Kapur Amit Kapur is set to move to Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as Senior Partner, head of the firm’s Delhi office and chair its National Disputes Practice, sources close to the development confirm. The transition brings to a close a three-decade-long association with JSA Advocates and Solicitors. Kapur has led JSA’s infrastructure and regulatory practice…
Introduction – Insider trading traditionally refers to trading public securities based on material nonpublic information (“MNPI”) in breach of a duty of trust, confidence, or loyalty. Liability can arise under multiple overlapping theories, including the classical theory (corporate insiders trading in their company’s securities), the misappropriation theory (outsiders obtaining and misusing a corporation’s confidential information),…
Download PDF The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of the United States of America and the State of Georgia entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) with Gold Creek Foods, LLC (“Gold Creek”) addressing the recovery of alleged natural resource damages pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). See…
Why North Texas Is Now a Top Destination for Large-Scale Restructurings Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the state’s bankruptcy docket. Over the past twelve months, more mega-bankruptcies were filed in Dallas and Fort Worth than in either the Southern District of New York or the District of New Jersey. For companies facing financial distress —…
In this video, Wayne Pollock (Founder of Copo Strategies and the Law Firm Editorial Service) explains why the chatter about social media followers not mattering anymore is wrong, especially for professional services providers. == + Learn more about the Law Firm Editorial Service at See more + In this video, Wayne Pollock (Founder of Copo Strategies and…
In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. In this episode, we look at 4 new books out in May that were featured in the New…
June 12th, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT CLE Relay 2026 With trade policy shifting faster than compliance teams can track, this session provides in-house counsel with a practical framework for navigating sanctions exposure, tariff-related contract risk, and the evolving enforcement environment. Jenner & Block lawyers draw on substantial experience advising clients across industries…
I thought this was an interesting decision posted by the Court of Appeals. Waldy Quinones Garcia v. Monadnock Construction, Inc. (Decided May 21, 2026) The court held that the Justice For Injured Workers Act (JIWA) enacted “effective immediately” as of 2022 prohibited the court from giving collateral estoppel effect to workers’ compensation decisions applies to…
