Corporate Legal News Sample

LEGAL BUSINESS / TECHNOLOGY

General Counsel Moves

1. The Suite Appoints Laura Belmont as General Counsel - Legal Reader, (General Counsel), May 6, 2026
2. Heaven Hill's general counsel departs, replacement named - The Business Journals, (General Counsel), May 6, 2026
3. Miguel Barbosa joins Banco Português de Fomento as general counsel - Iberian Lawyer, (General Counsel), May 6, 2026
4. Basic Capital Appoints Jake Eigner as General Counsel to Strengthen Retirement Platform Legal Strategy - citybiz, (General Counsel), May 6, 2026
5. People moves: Jennifer Lankford takes over as legal chief at Cracker Barrel - | Governance Intelligence, (General Counsel), May 6, 2026
6. Mansfield, Bronstein & Stone Managing Partner Gary Mansfield Appointed General Counsel to The Laffer Center - citybiz, (General Counsel), May 6, 2026

1. Movers and Shakers: K&L Gates; Morgan Lewis, Axinn, Eversheds, Harvey, LegalEng & Litera - Legal IT Insider, May 6, 2026
2. The Legal Industry's Inflection Point: Moving Ai From Adoption to Orchestration - The National Law Review, May 6, 2026
3. Legal Teams Don’t Need More Technology. They Need Engineering. - JD Supra, May 6, 2026
4. Legal AI startup Jurisphere.ai raises $2.2 million in funding - Bar and Bench, May 6, 2026

1. Reddit Tightens Control Beyond the Browser, May 6, 2026
2. Unexpected Questions Are a Stress Test for Judgment, May 6, 2026
3. LexBlog Stakes Its Claim in the AI Legal Knowledge Layer, May 6, 2026
4. AI in Legal Is Easy to Try—and Hard to Trust, May 6, 2026

1. Venable Awards $770,000 to 101 Nonprofits, May 6, 2026
2. Brad Antici from Butler Snow Named 2026 Global Pricing Professional by TVPi, May 6, 2026
3. Eighth Circuit Vacates the FCC’s Controversial Digital Discrimination Rule, May 6, 2026
4. Data from Epiq: April Commercial Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filings Increase 42%, May 6, 2026
5. Reed Smith Advises Concord on BMC Combo, May 6, 2026
6. Andrea Smith Joins Paul, Weiss in Houston, May 6, 2026
7. Will Myer Joins Vinson & Elkins’ Denver Office, May 6, 2026
8. Dentons Guides PZU Group on MetLife Ukraine Acquisition, May 6, 2026
9. Jenna Levy Joins Herrick, May 6, 2026

1. Lawyer judgment in the age of AI: Why legal reasoning is only half the answer - Thomson Reuters Institute, Legal Resource Center: Thomson Reuters, May 7, 2026
2. Legal Soundings: The Fight for the Table Is Over. Now What? — Inside the CLOC/Harbor State of the Industry Report, HBR Consulting: Law Department Surveys, May 6, 2026

SECURITIES LITIGATION

State Attorneys General

1. Attorney General Jay Jones Statement on Reported FBI Activity in Portsmouth, Attorney General: Virginia, May 6, 2026
2. Attorney General Jay Jones Announces 2026 Unsung Heroes Award Recipients, Attorney General: Virginia, May 6, 2026
3. Drummond refuses to approve sketchy investment contract, warns of suit if Treasurer proceeds, Attorney General: Oklahoma, May 6, 2026

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Federal Trade Commission

1. Librarians: Helping Small Business Patrons Avoid Scams, FTC: Speeches, May 7, 2026
2. Librarians: Helping Small Business Patrons Avoid Scams, FTC: Testimony, May 7, 2026

1. Takedown Targets Open-Air Drug Market at L.A.’s MacArthur Park, Long an Area Run by Gang Members and Homeless Drug Users, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
2. Springfield, Illinois, Woman Sentenced for Wire Fraud, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
3. Two U.S. Nationals Sentenced for Facilitating Fraudulent Remote Information Technology Worker Schemes to Generate Revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
4. Jury Finds Maryland Man Guilty of 2022 Vehicular Homicide and Assault, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
5. Independence Man Charged for Trafficking Fentanyl, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
6. New Orleans Woman Guilty of Conspiracy to Make & Pass Counterfeit $100 Bills, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
7. Virginia Man Charged with $6.6 Million Wire Fraud Scheme, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
8. Somali Illegal Alien Sentenced to 30 Years for Kidnapping Resulting in Death, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
9. Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Assault, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
10. Alleged California Drug Trafficker Indicted in the District of Utah During Homeland Security Task Force Operation, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
11. Honduran Illegal Alien Found Living in Greenbrier County Sentenced for Immigration Crime, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
12. Former Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling U.S. Mail, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
13. Former Lee’s Summit Teacher Sentenced to 12 Years for Distributing Child Pornography, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
14. Pueblo Pintado Man Sentenced for Murder, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
15. Shiprock Man Sentenced for Unprovoked Assault, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
16. Hartford Man Charged with Drug Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
17. Foxborough Man Charged with Impersonating a Federal Officer, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
18. Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Iron Pursuit, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
19. Nigerian Man Indicted on Fraud Charges, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
20. Texas Man Charged in Shooting at Secret Service Agent Near the Washington Monument on the National Mall, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
21. Two Orlando Residents Sentenced for $148 Million Construction Payroll Scheme that Defrauded the IRS and Workers’ Compensation Insurers, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
22. Activity in the U.S. Attorney's Office, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
23. Justice Department Sues Colorado for Unconstitutional Weapons Ban of Standard-Capacity Firearms Magazines, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
24. HSTF: Three Dominican Nationals Plead Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy Charges After Importation of 1,694 kilograms of Cocaine, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
25. Two Brothers and a Public Official Sentenced to a Collective 55 Years in Prison for Fraud and Bribery Conspiracy, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
26. Former Bank Employee Admits Stealing More Than $125,000 from Elderly Customer with Dementia, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
27. DISH Wireless LLC to Pay More than $17M to Resolve False Claims Act and Administrative Allegations Related to FCC’s Broadband Benefits Programs, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
28. Registered sex offender pleads guilty to possessing child pornography of infants, toddlers, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
29. Huron County Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Abuse Charges, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
30. Cayuga County Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
31. DISH Wireless LLC to Pay More than $17M to Resolve False Claims Act and Administrative Allegations Related to FCC’s Broadband Benefits Programs, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
32. Memphis Bank Robber Sentenced to Over 48 Years in Federal Prison, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
33. Missouri man indicted for creating child pornography, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
34. Federal Homicide Charges Brought Against Man Who Allegedly Murdered Postal Worker, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
35. Two Huntington Men Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Huntington-Area Drug Trafficking Conspiracy, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
36. Felon on Federal Supervised Release Sentenced for Having Gun in Car While Meeting with Probation Officer, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
37. Judge orders civil forfeiture of $1.7M Brownsville mansion tied to drug proceeds, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
38. Dominican Republic Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy in Connection with International Grandparent Fraud Scheme, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
39. Rutland Man Sentenced to 100 Months for Drug Trafficking, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
40. Man From the Republic of Congo Sentenced To 14 Years in Federal Prison for Selling a Tenth of a Gram of Fentanyl That Caused the Overdose Death of His Customer, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
41. Raleigh County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026
42. Shelby County Man Charged in Multi-Million Dollar COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme, USDOJ Antitrust Division: What's New, May 6, 2026

1. Menzies Aviation to Pay $55,000 in EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Over Sabbath Scheduling Request, May 6, 2026

1. FDA Expands AI Capabilities and Completes Data Platform Consolidation, FDA: Center for Biologicals Evaluation & Research, May 6, 2026
2. FDA Launches One-Day Inspectional Assessments to Strengthen and Expand Oversight, FDA: Center for Biologicals Evaluation & Research, May 6, 2026