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Tipoffs: Law/Legal Newsletter for Monday April 13, 2026 ( 12 items )  

Barnes & Thornburg Earns National Recognition for Its Collegiate Athletics Legal Team
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 7 -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Barnes & Thornburg Earns National Recognition for Its Collegiate Athletics Legal Team Barnes & Thornburg has been recognized for its athletics legal services in Hackney Publications' Sixth Annual "100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About." "Barnes & Thornburg has an industry-leading practice in college sports law and strategic planning," said Hackney. The firm ea  more

Can Your Town Ban Your Bible Study? ACLJ Files at the Supreme Court To Defend Religious Liberty
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following statement on April 10, 2026, by senior associate counsel Nathan Moelker: * * * Can Your Town Ban Your Bible Study? ACLJ Files at the Supreme Court To Defend Religious Liberty We've seen increasing hostility toward people of faith. Towns are banning public prayer and shutting down Bible studies in people's homes. Now the fight for religious liberty has reached the Supreme Court. We just filed a critical amicus  more

Cooley Secures Three #1 Vault Practice Rankings
PALO ALTO, California, April 8 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Cooley Secures Three #1 Vault Practice Rankings Firm ranked in 11 practice areas and eight geographic regions * For the ninth consecutive year, Cooley earned at least one market-leading ranking based on Vault's annual nationwide survey of thousands of law firm associates. Each Spring, Vault publishes an industrywide report ranking law firms based on overall prestige, practice area prestige, qualit  more

Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath Issues Commentary: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Tin Mill Products From China, Taiwan, and Turkey
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 11 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on April 9, 2026, by counsel Richard P. Ferrin, associate Morgan Alexis Howard, and partners Carrie Bethea Connolly and Daniel R. Wilson: * * * New Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Tin Mill Products from China, Taiwan, and Turkey Petitioner Alleges Dumping Margins from 152.15% to 1,077.08% At a Glance * United States Steel Corporation and the United Steelwork  more

Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath Issues Commentary: Countervailing Duty Petition on Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Algeria
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 11 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on April 10, 2026, by counsel Richard P. Ferrin, associate Morgan Alexis Howard and partners Carrie Bethea Connolly and Daniel R. Wilson: * * * New Countervailing Duty Petition on Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Algeria At a Glance * Charter Steel, Commercial Metals Company, Liberty Steel USA, Nucor Corporation, and Optimus Steel, LLC, filed a countervailing duty petition on   more

Foley Hoag Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of The College of Commercial Arbitrators Urging Court to Reject Trump Administration Appeal of Law Firm Executive Orders
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 8 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Foley Hoag Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of The College of Commercial Arbitrators Urging Court to Reject Trump Administration Appeal of Law Firm Executive Orders A team of Foley Hoag attorneys filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of the College of Commercial Arbitrators in the case Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice, et al., urging the   more

Four Barnes & Thornburg Partners Recognized in Variety's Legal Impact Report
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 8 (TNSrep) -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Four Barnes & Thornburg Partners Recognized in Variety's Legal Impact Report Partners Christina Chang, Carolyn Hunt, Bryan Thompson and Stephen Weizenecker have been recognized in Variety's Legal Impact Report 2026 (https://variety.com/lists/legal-impact-report-2026-hollywood-top-attorneys/). The annual report recognizes lawyers helping clients navigate disruption in the ente  more

Kostelanetz Files Amicus Brief On Question of SEC Power to Require Disgorgement in Sriptech V. SEC
NEW YORK, April 7 -- Kostelanetz LLP, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Kostelanetz Files Amicus Brief On Question of SEC Power to Require Disgorgement in Sriptech v. SEC Kostelanetz LLP filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) in the U.S. Supreme Court case Sriptech v. SEC, a case involving the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) authority to require disgorgement of illicit gains. Attorneys Victor Suthammanont, Gray Proctor, Grace Hall, a  more

Littler Issues Commentary: Form I-9 Updates - ICE Sets Aside Many of the Prior Positions for Determination of Substantive and Procedural Errors
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 11 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on April 10, 2026, by special counsel Deepti Orekondy and senior counsels Bruce Buchanan and Tasneem Zaman: * * * Form I-9 Updates: ICE Sets Aside Many of the Prior Positions for Determination of Substantive and Procedural Errors At a Glance * ICE's revised I-9 inspection fact sheet sets forth many new substantive violations, which were previously viewed as technical errors. * The fact sheet appears   more

Littler Issues Commentary: Maine Greatly Expands Department of Labor's Enforcement Powers Against Employers
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 11 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on April 10, 2026, by shareholder Steve Silver and associate Allaina Gilligan: * * * Maine Greatly Expands Department of Labor's Enforcement Powers Against Employers At a Glance * LD 1587 greatly expands the Maine Depart of Labor's investigation and enforcement authority over state employment, wage and hour, and unemployment compensation laws. * The law also imposes new administrative obligations whe  more

TBA YLD Holds Inaugural Business College
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 11 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on April 10, 2026, by Laura Labenberg: * * * TBA YLD Holds Inaugural Business College The TBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) held its inaugural Business College today in Nashville. YLD Membership Committee Chair and Nashville attorney, Patrick Morrison, moderated the event. YLD District Representative Claire Tuley from Chattanooga and YLD District Representative Jack Wagster from Nashville pre  more

Wise Joins The Capitol Forum to Discuss State AGs' Expanding Role in Merger Review
TYSONS, Virginia, April 7 -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Wise Joins The Capitol Forum to Discuss State AGs' Expanding Role in Merger Review Squire Patton Boggs US Antitrust Practice Group Leader Michael Wise joined The Capitol Forum during the 74th Annual ABA Spring Meeting as part of its annual interview series featuring leading voices in antitrust. Wise discusses the increasing involvement of State Attorneys General in merger review matters, as well as   more