Wake Up Call: Clare Locke Letter in Focus in Harvard ‘Collision’

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• The Harvard Corporation’s governing board retained Clare Locke in an effort to stop the New York Post from running a story that noted “alleged instances of plagiarism” by Harvard University President Claudine Gay. A firm letter threatened to sue the paper if it published the allegations—though the firm now says the Post “made its own decision” to air them. (Wall Street Journal)
• Crypto companies and their Big Law advisors are girding for the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s “forever war” that includes court fights that could shape “whether rules written for Wall Street apply to digital assets.” Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, which represents Coinbase, the largest US crypto exchange, over SEC allegations that the company broke investor-protection laws, is just one of several leading firms involved in major regulatory battles. (Wall Street Journal)
• Greenberg Traurig is coordinating with the Israel Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association in launching a new platform to connect Israeli civilians impacted by the war with Hamas with pro bono legal professionals. The platform has already received more than 300 requests for assistance with social security, relocation, and medical benefits, among other issues. (Greenberg Traurig)