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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
 
Vol. 21, No. 1383
 
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 PUBLICATIONS
In-House Weekly
 LEGAL BUSINESS / TECHNOLOGY
GC Moves
Legal Tech
CCBJ Blog
CCBJ News
 SECURITIES LITIGATION
State AGs
 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Patently - O
 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FTC
DOJ Antitrust
FDA
 

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PUBLICATIONS

In-House Weekly (Law.com)

  1. ABA Settles Lawsuit Over Diversity Scholarship, April 28, 2026
  2. Read the Indictment: Ex-FBI Director James Comey Faces New Charges, Arrest Warrant, April 28, 2026
  3. Firm Leaders 'Determined' to Train Attorneys to Avoid Using AI-Produced Mistakes, April 28, 2026
  4. Supreme Court Considers Freeing Cisco From Torture Lawsuit by Chinese Religious Minorities, April 28, 2026
  5. Call for Nominations: New Jersey Legal Awards 2026, April 28, 2026
  6. Sephora Hits Back at Claims That Loyalty Program Discriminates Based on Race, Age, April 28, 2026
  7. Kirkland & Ellis to Hire Senior Paul Weiss Partner in London, April 28, 2026
  8. 'Remarkable' but 'Unsustainable': Ex-McKinsey CLO Gives Up Government GC Post 6 Months After Confirmation, April 28, 2026
  9. The Future of Lawyering, April 28, 2026
  10. Winston Taylor Merger Date in Doubt as European Split Delayed, April 28, 2026
  11. China Stops Meta's AI Buyout as National Security Reviews Reshape M&A in Asia, April 28, 2026
  12. Live from the GCC Midwest 2026 with American Negotiation Institute's Kwame Christian, April 28, 2026
  13. These Am Law 100 Law Firms Have Stacked Revenue the Most Since 2000, April 28, 2026
  14. Crypto Push Won't Last Without Congress, SEC's Atkins Says, April 28, 2026
  15. How I Made Partner: 'Take the Opportunities That Come Your Way,' Says Elisabeth Arko of Tucker Ellis, April 28, 2026

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LEGAL BUSINESS / TECHNOLOGY

General Counsel Moves

  1. Principal Financial Group Names Tim Brown as New General Counsel - Business Wire, (General Counsel), April 28, 2026
  2. Firstsource’s General Counsel Resigns, Triggering Leadership Transition in Legal Function - TipRanks, (General Counsel), April 28, 2026
Legal Technology

  1. Manifest OS raises $60m Series A to build AI-native law firm model - Legal IT Insider, April 28, 2026
  2. How Legal Operations Can Build Cross-Functional Partnerships with Finance and Procurement Teams - JD Supra, April 28, 2026
  3. Manifest OS Raises $60M to Scale the World’s First AI-Native Law Firm Model - Business Wire, April 28, 2026
  4. Litera Appoints Legal Industry Veteran Grant Hewlett to Lead AI Firm Intelligence Portfolio - LawSites, April 28, 2026
  5. Harvey hires Rachel Hepworth as CMO - Legal IT Insider, April 28, 2026
Corporate Counsel Business Journal: Blog

  1. Claude in Word Finds Its Lane: Document-Level QA Over Drafting Hype, April 28, 2026
  2. Deepfake Voice Fraud Targets Legal Workflows—Not Security Stacks, April 28, 2026
  3. OpenAI–Microsoft Loosen Ties, Signal Multi-Cloud AI Shift, April 28, 2026
Corporate Counsel Business Journal: News

  1. RELX Acquires Doctrine, April 28, 2026
  2. DXC Introduces DXC OASIS, April 28, 2026
  3. WLF-Backed Appeal Granted in Ninth Cir. Challenge to CA Cartwright Act, April 28, 2026
  4. John Liolos Returns to Sullivan & Cromwell's Litigation Team, April 28, 2026
  5. Grant Hewlett Leads Intelligence Portfolio at Litera, April 28, 2026

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SECURITIES LITIGATION

State Attorneys General

  1. Attorney General James Announces Conviction of Madison County Tax Preparer for Running Decades-Long Ponzi Scheme, Attorney General: New York, April 28, 2026
  2. Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Bipartisan Effort Urging Credit Card and Payment Processing Companies to Combat Illegal Sales of Tobacco and Nicotine Products, Attorney General: California, April 28, 2026
  3. Attorney General James Leads Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products, Attorney General: New York, April 28, 2026
  4. | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Attorney General: Delaware, April 28, 2026
  5. Drummond raises concerns over ESG policies at top credit rating agencies, Attorney General: Oklahoma, April 28, 2026

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Patently - O - Dennis Crouch Blog

  1. Range of Motion En Banc Petition: The Plainly Dissimilar Test and the Functionality Question, April 28, 2026

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Federal Trade Commission

  1. New FTC Data Show People Have Lost Billions to Social Media Scams, FTC: Speeches, April 28, 2026
  2. FTC Takes Action Against High-Level MLM Participants who Deceived Workers About the Amount of Money They Can Earn, FTC: Testimony, April 28, 2026
Department of Justice: Antitrust

  1. Illegal Alien Who Fired Shots Near Border Agents During Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  2. Former U.S. Postal Service Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Mail, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  3. Homeland Security Task Force Investigation leads to seven defendants sentenced to prison in methamphetamine trafficking ring tied to Mexico, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  4. Twice Deported Guatemalan National Living in Hartford Charged with Illegally Reentering U.S., USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  5. Two Illegal Aliens With Prior Felony Convictions Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  6. Former East St. Louis Librarian and Public Aid Eligibility Assistant sentenced to prison for embezzling more than $100,000 from government employers, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  7. Second violent ATM robber sentenced to nine years in prison, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  8. French National Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Laundering Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Using Shell Companies And Crypto Accounts, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  9. Harvey Man and New Orleans Woman Indicted for Obtaining Fraudulent Loans by Impersonating Professional Athletes and Threatening Victims, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  10. Branson West Man Indicted for Illegal Transactions, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  11. Tallahassee Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Multiple Threats to Kill the President, Member of Congress, and Federal Reserve Chairman, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  12. Jefferson County woman charged in federal tax return fraud scheme, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  13. Three-Time Convicted Drug Dealer, 70, Sentenced in Major Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  14. Waterbury Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  15. Clermont Woman Charged in $3.9 Million Embezzlement Scheme, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  16. Career Offender from Morrilton Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  17. Pearl River Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  18. Former Missouri State Trooper Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Searching Women’s Phones for Nude Images, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  19. Two Houston-area men get life for roles in murder-for-hire plot against wrong man, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  20. Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Sentenced for Fraud and Kickback Conspiracies, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  21. Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Northampton Company, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  22. Dominican National Living in Waterbury under False Identity Pleads Guilty to Passport Fraud, Identity Theft Offenses, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  23. Houston business owner sent to prison for failing to pay over $1.6 million in taxes, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  24. New charges added against Dayton man who allegedly had multiple kilograms of narcotics in safe, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  25. Incarcerated Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison In Separate Fentanyl Trafficking Scheme, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  26. 58 Kilograms of Cocaine Destined for West Tennessee Seized; Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  27. Cincinnati man sentenced to more than 6 years in federal prison for gun & drug crimes, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  28. Gloucester man sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing a foreign exchange student and receiving child sexual abuse material, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  29. Madison Felon Sentenced to 9 ½ Years for Armed Drug Trafficking, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  30. Little Water Man Pleads Guilty to Assault for 2024 Shooting, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  31. Broken Arrow Man Sentenced for Unlawfully Possessing Several Firearm Switches, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  32. Felon Sentenced for Possessing a Shotgun and Ammunition, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  33. Civil Rights Division Sues Cloudera for Excluding U.S. Workers from Applying to High-Paying Technology Jobs, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  34. Peruvian National Unlawfully in U.S. Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Distraction Theft and Identity Theft Scheme, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  35. Shiprock Man Pleads Guilty to Assault and Kidnapping, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  36. U.S. Attorney's Office Reaches $300,000 False Claims Act Settlement with Clarksville Clinic Over Allegations of Improperly Coded TRICARE Claims, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  37. Former Brink’s, Inc. Employee Sentenced to 171 Months in Federal Prison for Robbing Two Brink’s Armored Trucks, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  38. Pensacola Mail Handler Federally Indicted For Drug and Postal Crimes, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  39. Federal Charges Filed for Drug Trafficking in Perry, Florida, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  40. Jury Finds Man Guilty of Threatening a Federal Judge, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  41. Former Senior NIAID Official Indicted for Concealing Federal Records During COVID-19 Pandemic, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  42. Felon Sentenced to More than 22 Years for Selling Dangerous Drugs in North Central West Virginia, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  43. Former USPS employee pleads guilty to stealing and hiding mail, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  44. Former Senior NIAID Official Indicted for Concealing Federal Records During COVID-19 Pandemic, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  45. Deltona Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Attempting to Meet a 13-Year-Old Girl to Engage in Sexual Activity, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  46. Marion County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison For Attempting to Meet A Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  47. Two Marion County Men Plead Guilty to Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Pound of Methamphetamine, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
  48. Guatemalan National Sentenced to Over Eight Years for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material and Illegal Reentry into the United States, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, April 28, 2026
Food and Drug Administration

  1. FDA Announces Major Steps to Implement Real-Time Clinical Trials, FDA: Center for Biologicals Evaluation & Research, April 28, 2026

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