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Trump commutes sentence of fraudster
President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of David Gentile, a private equity executive convicted of defrauding investors in a $1.6bn scheme. Gentile, 59, served less than two weeks of his seven-year sentence before his release. He and co-defendant Jeffry Schneider were found guilty of securities and wire fraud in August 2024. Schneider received…
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Judge grants Amazon request to stall NY labor law
Amazon has been granted a preliminary injunction by a federal judge to block the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) from enforcing a new state law that the online retailer considers an attempt to illegally regulate private-sector labor relations. A state law recently signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul permitted PERB to hear private-sector…
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WV Sen. Jim Justice to pay more than $5m in unpaid taxes
Sen. Jim Justice (R–WV) and his wife, Cathy, have agreed to pay more than $5m in long-overdue federal income taxes dating back to 2009, just hours after the Justice Department sued them on behalf of the IRS for repeatedly failing to pay despite multiple collection attempts. According to the settlement, which is still awaiting a…
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Linklaters launches 20-strong global AI lawyer team
Linklaters has established a dedicated team of 20 AI lawyers to enhance its global operations and support client-facing lawyers in integrating generative AI tools. Linklaters’ director of AI delivery, Sarah Barnard, said: “We’ve identified these 20 individuals across different practises and multiple different jurisdictions, and we’ve said, ‘We are embedding you back into the practise…
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Eversheds makes twin banking and finance hire in Dubai
Mike Rainey and Asal Saghari have joined Eversheds Sutherland as partners, enhancing the firm’s presence in the Middle East. Rainey, with 20 years of experience in banking and restructuring, focuses on real estate finance and corporate lending. Saghari specializes in private credit and has expertise in both conventional and Shari’ah compliant financing. Their addition marks…
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Judge blocks Texas Ten Commandments law
A federal judge has ordered 12 Texas school districts to remove Ten Commandments displays from classrooms by December, ruling that a state law mandating them violates the U.S. Constitution’s Establishment Clause. Judge Orlando L. Garcia called the law unconstitutional, marking a legal victory for parents who challenged it. The decision follows similar legal actions in…
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